HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2 - Discussion on Arts Moments Presenters
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 3, 2018
Action Agenda
Item No. 2
SUBJECT: Discussion on Arts Moments Presenters
DEPARTMENT: County Manager / Arts
Commission
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Murray, Arts Commission
Coordinator, 919-245-2335
PURPOSE: To discuss the possible participants in the Arts Moment portion of the Board’s
regular meetings and provide any comments to staff on any parameters to consider in soliciting
possible presenters.
BACKGROUND: As part of regular meetings, the Board of Commissioners recently instituted
an “Arts Moment” at the beginning of each meeting. The County’s Arts Commission Coordinator
solicits an artist to briefly share arts-related work for each meeting.
To date, individual literary artists have been presented the Arts Moments, mostly due to the
availability, willingness, and reliability of those local authors. A suggestion has been made to
allow local arts groups to promote themselves during the Arts Moment.
The item gives the Board the opportunity to discuss including arts groups. It should be noted
that the majority of Board regular meeting dates in 2018 are already filled (only five are available
later in the year), so any groups would likely not present until late 2018. The Board may also
want to discuss the possibility that the inclusion of groups may present the opportunity for the
Arts Moment to shift from presentational to promotional in nature.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact with discussing the possible participants in
the Arts Moment portion of the Board’s regular meetings and providing any comments to staff on
any parameters to consider in soliciting possible presenters.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Social Justice Goal impact associated with discussing
the possible participants in the Arts Moment portion of the Board’s regular meetings and
providing any comments to staff on any parameters to consider in soliciting possible presenters.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the possible
participants in the Arts Moment portion of the Board’s regular meetings and provide any
comments to staff on any parameters to consider in soliciting possible presenters.
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