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CAC - Recommendation to City Council on Extending Alexey Steele's Term as Artist Laureate to a Third Year Through December 31, 2022 with a Stipend Increase
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Meeting Date: April 20, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers / Administrative Services - Cultural Affairs
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [] No []
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs Commission (04/16/21); Culver City Arts Foundation (04/16/21); Dr. Janet Hoult (04/16/21); Alexey Steele (04/16/21)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (04/15/21)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Cultural Affairs Commission make a recommendation to City Council to extend Alexey Steele's term as Artist Laureate for a third year through December 31, 2022 and that his annual stipend for 2022 be increased to $6,000.00.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Alexey Steele was appointed Culver City Artist Laureate by the City Council on January 13, 2020 for a two-year term ending December 31, 2021.
With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health orders, Mr. Steele has responded in numerous ways to the need of the Culver City community, emphasizing art as a vehicle for emergency relief. Mr. Steele's work to date has involved children, youth, and the elderly, as well as less recognized and at-risk populations. He provided a detailed summary of his first year as Artist Laureate at the CAC meeting on January 19, 2021.
Staff and the CAC Artist Laureate subcommittee (Chair Tania Fleischer and Commissioner Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin) are in support of extending Alexey Steele's term to a third year which would: 1) allow for continuity in his work relating to the COVID-19 pandemic; and, 2) provide more...
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