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CC - (1) Extension of Alexey Steele's Term as Artist Laureate to a Third Year Through December 31, 2022; (2) Authorization to Increase Artist Laureate Stipend for 2022; and (3) Direction to City Manager as Deemed Appropriate
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Meeting Date: May 24, 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 [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Date: CAC - 04/20/21
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/20/2021); Culver City Arts Foundation (05/13/2021); Dr. Janet Hoult (05/13/2021); Alexey Steele (05/13/2021)
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Assistant City Manager (05/19/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) extend Alexey Steele's term as Artist Laureate for a third year through December 31, 2022; (2) authorize an increase to the annual stipend for 2022 to $6,000.00; and (3) provide other direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
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 (Attachment 1).
Staff and the CAC Artist Laureate subcommittee (Chair Tania Fleischer and Commissioner Jeannine Wisnosky Ste...
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