City of Madison - File #: 52486

• File #: 52486
• Version: 1
• Name: 2018 Art in Public Places funding
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/17/2018
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 8/7/2018
• Final action: 8/7/2018
• Enactment date: 8/10/2018
• Enactment #: RES-18-00619
• Title: Seeking Common Council approval of the 2018 Art in Public Places funding awards as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
• Sponsors: Sheri Carter, Larry Palm, Barbara Harrington-McKinney

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/7/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
7/30/2018	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
7/24/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
7/17/2018	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution approves the Madison Arts Commission’s recommended funding awards for the 2018 Art in Public Places and authorizes payment of $75,000 for the awarded projects. The Municipal Art Fund capital project has sufficient funding for the recommended awards. No additional City appropriation is required.
Title
Seeking Common Council approval of the 2018 Art in Public Places funding awards as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission.
Body
WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted Resolution, I.D. 30476 on March 19, 2002 adopting the Public Art Framework and Field Guide for Madison, Wisconsin and recommendations contained in the framework; and

WHEREAS the Public Art Framework and Field Guide recommends the Madison Arts Commission create opportunities for community partnerships for Art in City-Building; and

WHEREAS, The Madison Arts Commission, whose mission it is to make the arts an essential part of the lives of all of Madison’s citizens, established the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program so that non-profit arts organizations, Neighborhood groups, and City Agencies could receive technical assistance and funding to assist them with permanent public art and placemaking projects; and

WHEREAS, funding for these project are identified as potential expenditures in the Municipal Art Fund in the 2018 Capital Budget; and

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2018 the Madison Arts Commission issued a call for proposals inviting non-profit organizations and neighborhood groups to submit letters of interest in the AIPP program; and

WHEREAS, By the May 31, 2018 application deadline the Madison Arts Commission received five applications for Art in Public Places projects funding, totaling $75,000 in requests; and

WHEREAS, the Public Art Standing Committee of the Madison Arts Commission met on Monday, June 4, 2018 to evaluate the initial applications for the 2018 grant period; and

WHEREAS, the Madison Arts Commission invited all five applicants to present the...