Arts Commission

Agendas and Minutes

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City Staff Liaisons

Members

• ​​​​​​David Clegg
• Jamie Dawson  (Vice-Chair)
• Isabel Villa-Garcia
• Moses T. Alexander Greene (Chair)
• Pam Hartley
• Bain Jones
• Judy Payne
• Angela Salamanca
• Shelley Smith
• Salima Thomas
• Billy Warden
• Patty Williams 

Committees and Boards

Standing Committees

Arts Commission Executive Committee

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Members:

• Moses T. Alexander Greene (Chair)
• Jamie Dawson (Vice-Chair)
• Scott Hazard (Chair, PADB and AEC)
• Chair, Grants
• Chair, CCE

Art, Education, and Collections Committee (AEC)

The Art, Education, and Collections Committee encourages and oversees temporary public art projects, community art programs, and arts education initiatives. They are charged with review and approval of acquisitions to the Municipal Art Collection, citizen-initiated public art projects, and donations of artwork to the City.

Meetings are held virtually on the first Thursday of each month from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Members:

• ​​​​​​David Clegg (Chair)
• Pam Hartley
• Bain Jones
• Shelley Smith

Grants Committee

The Grants Committee reviews applications to the Arts Grant Program, the official vehicle for municipal support to the City's arts organization, and makes funding recommendations to City Council each year. The program is supported currently by a $5 per capita allocation,  The Committee also advises on capacity building and other support for Raleigh's nonprofit arts organizations. The committee includes Arts Commissioners as well as community members who are subject-matter experts in the arts and nonprofit management. 

Meetings are held January - March each year. For more information visit the Arts Grant page or contact S.A. Corrin, Arts Grant Director at sarah.corrin@raleighnc.gov or 919-996-4686.

Members:

• Judy Payne  (Co-Chair)
• Patty Williams (Co-Chair)
• Courtney Greer
• Salima Thomas

Communications & Community Engagement (CCE)

Members:

• Isabel Villa-Garcia (Co-Chair)
• Billy Warden (Co-Chair)
• Angela Salamanca

Public Art and Design Board (PADB)

The mission of the Public Art and Design Board is to promote and facilitate the inclusion of art into Raleigh's public realm. Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Learn more about the Public Art and Design Board
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Members: 

• Scott Hazard (Chair)
• Linda Dallas (Vice-Chair)
• Adam Cave
• Susan Cannon
• Lincoln Hancock
• Phillip Jefferson
• Angela Lombardi