65B - ARTS AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN

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Examples of Local Arts Aaencv Models Each of the following local arts agencies were selected to provide a range of examples of arts agency and arts commission structures as well as to illustrate the many ways that municipal governments have managed or outsourced them. Minneapolis in particular demonstrates how a range of programs tied to arts, culture and the creative economy can operate within the City as well as outside it. San Antonio is included here as an example of a robust agency with a wide range of responsibilities and programs. The Greater Columbus Arts Council was established by the Chamber of Commerce and today operates as a separate nonprofit that receives a majority of its funding through a contract with the City. Pasadena, CA Arts and Culture Commission and the Cultural Affairs Division Housed in: Planning and Community Development Department. Type: City agency Staff: 2.75 FTE Budget: $855,000; not including the Capital Public Art Fund which varies from year to year depending on current projects, in 2015 is was $166,000. Structure: The Pasadena Arts Commission advises the City Council on matters pertaining to the City's arts and cultural program which: fosters public and private partnerships for providing arts and cultural programs for the youth of Pasadena; promotes access for the public to the highest quality arts opportunities possible; promotes the work of artists and art groups and celebrates the City for its ethnic diversity, creativity, and its leadership in arts and culture; provides grants-in-aid to individual and group artists, cultural groups, and arts organizations; and encourages the provision of cultural and artistic facilities and features in public and commercial construction. The Commission appoints peer panels for specified time periods to: select public art and art in public places; review and evaluate requests for funding; and advise the Commission on the allocation of funds from the Cultural Trust Fund. The Division is charged with the implementation of Cultural Nexus Plan, the 10 -year cultural plan, the public art in private development and capital improvement programs, and the highly anticipated Pasadena Arts Night, bi-annual community arts gatherings for Pasadena's citizenry. The Annual Grants Program is designed to support the creative life of Pasadena through four grant categories. The Program expands public access to the arts by supporting the work of the individual artist, bringing the creative process into the classroom, funding annual festivals and parades as well as planning for and programs in cultural institutions. The programs and initiatives funded under the arts grants program serve more than 200,000 citizens each year. In 2015 the City Council adopted Pasadena's first public art master plan while the Division implemented a new public art initiative, the Rotating Public Art Exhibition Program, which places temporary artwork City -owned property throughout the city. It began with 11 works displayed.