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CAC - 1) Consideration of a Recommendation from the CAC Artist Laureate Subcommittee to Appoint Victoria Marks as Culver City Artist Laureate for 2025-2027; and 2) Make Recommendation to the City Council
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Meeting Date: May 20, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Sally Unsworth/ City Manager, Office of Economic and Cultural Development
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs Commission (5/15/25); Culver City Arts Foundation (5/15/25)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (5/13/25)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) consider the information provided, together with the CAC Artist Laureate Ad-Hoc Subcommittee (Subcommittee) recommendation and make a recommendation to the City Council to appoint Victoria Marks as Culver City's Artist Laureate for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027.
BACKGROUND
On May 11, 2015, the City Council considered the possibility of creating a Poet Laureate position and directed the Cultural Affairs Commission to investigate and provide a recommendation. The CAC formed an ad hoc subcommittee which researched and considered public comment on the subject. This subcommittee recommended establishing an Artist Laureate Program that would encompass all arts disciplines. They also recommended appointing Dr. Janet Hoult as Honorary Artist Laureate for poetry for a two-year term, with duties including facilitating public awareness of poetic arts and advising the CAC on program guidelines and selection criteria.
The program was formally established by the City Council in March 2018. The City Council appointed Alexey Steele as the first Artist Laureate in Januar...
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