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CAC - 1) Consideration of a Recommendation from the CAC Artist Laureate Subcommittee to Appoint Katy Krantz as Culver City Artist Laureate for 2023-2024; and, 2) Make Recommendation to the City Council
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Meeting Date: December 20, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers / 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 (12/15/22); Culver City Arts Foundation (12/15/22)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (12/15/22)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) consider the information provided, together with the CAC Artist Laureate Subcommittee recommendation, and make a recommendation to the City Council to appoint Katy Krantz as Culver City's Artist Laureate for a two-year term beginning January 2023 and ending December 31, 2024.
BACKGROUND
The Culver City Artist Laureate Program was developed by the Cultural Affairs Commission with input from Dr. Janet Hoult and formally established by the City Council in March 2018. In January 2019, the City Council appointed Alexey Steele as Artist Laureate for a two-year term, ending December 31, 2021. On May 24, 2021, the City Council considered a recommendation from the CAC and passed a motion extending Alexey Steele's term for a third year in light of the extenuating circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
DISCUSSION
The program overview and guidelines were reviewed and updated in the summer of 2022 with input from the CAC Artist Laureate Subcommittee (Tania Fleischer and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin), representatives of the Culver City Arts Foundation (program partner), Ale...
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