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Ann Arbor Public Art Commission Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2013
Memorandum
On November 5, 2007, the Mayor and City Council of Ann Arbor adopted an ordinance establishing a Percent for Art Program through the City of Ann Arbor Public Art Ordinance, Section 1:238 of Chapter 8 Title 1, and added a new Chapter 24 to Title 1 of the City Code to be directed by the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission. The City of Ann Arbor, recognizing the importance of promoting art in government spaces and facilities, and determining that public art will improve the aesthetic quality of public spaces and structures, has enacted a percent for art ordinance to foster a sustained commitment to public art. The City of Ann Arbor has identified the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission to be responsible for oversight of implementation of public art projects funded through the Ordinance.
The Annual Plan details "potential projects and desirable goals to be pursued in the next fiscal year" (City Code, Chapter 24, Section 1:837.2.B). During the discussion of the future projects and goals to select for next year's plan, the Ann Arbor Public Art Commission recognized the need for longer-term planning to guide the city's public art program. The Commission elected to adopt a master planning document to form the basis of future Annual Plans. This overarching goal is the primary direction for this Annual Plan.
For the upcoming fiscal year, the Commission set five objectives. Those objectives are detailed in the attached Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2013.
Staff
Prepared by: Aaron Seagraves, Public Art Administrator
Approved by: Craig Hupy, Interim Public Services Administrator