RESOLUTION NO. 24-____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Adopting The Community Grant Subcommittee And Public Art Committee Recommendations To Select Artists Sean Griffin, Joey Rose, Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith, John Patrick Thomas, Salma Arastu, Chris Granillo, And Juan Lopez As The Recipients For The 2024-2026 Visual Arts Grant Program; Approving The Artworks Proposed By The Recipients; Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Grant Recipient Contracts With The Recipients Or Their Fiscal Agents, As Applicable, For The Installation Of The Proposed Artworks; And Appropriating An Additional $53,000 From The Public Art Fund (Fund 243) To The Operating Budget For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 For The Visual Arts Grant Program
WHEREAS, Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 3 of the Emeryville Municipal Code establishes the Contributions for the Art in Public Places Program; and WHEREAS, Section 3-2.404 of the Emeryville Municipal Code establishes the Emeryville Public Art Fund to implement the Art in Public Places Program; and WHEREAS, since 1996, the City has implemented a Community Promotions Grant Program that provides funds to non-profit organizations for community events and activities; and
WHEREAS, past applications to the Community Promotions Grant Program have included projects that proposed “visual arts” installations; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18.13 of the Art in Public Places Program Policy and Procedure, adopted by the City Council by Resolution No. 90-115 on December 18, 1990, the Public Art Committee (“PAC”) shall review art plans for art work to be located within a public place by the City; and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2022, the PAC recommended that the City Council approve a Visual Arts Grant Pilot Program that augments the Community Promotions Grant Program with $50,000 in Art in Public Places funds; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022, the City Council approved Resolution No. 22-26 establishing a Visual Arts Grant Pilot Program that augments the Community Grant Program with $50,000 in Art in Public Places funds; and WHEREAS, between January 22, 2024 and February 28, 2024, the City accepted applications to the Visual Arts Grant Program for 2024-2026; and WHEREAS, twenty-nine applications for sixteen sites from twenty-six artists were received for Visual Arts Grant Program funding; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2024, a selection committee recommended the award of 2024- 2026 Visual Arts Grant funds to three applicants: Sean Griffin, Joey Rose, and Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith, and the selection committee further recommended funds for applicants
Resolution No. 24-___
Visual Arts Grant Pilot Program Awards
City Council Meeting | April 16, 2024
John Patrick Thomas, Salma Arastu, Chris Granillo, Juan Lopez; Packard Jennings, and Fernanda Martinez; and
WHEREAS, on March 14,2024, the PAC recommended award of 2024-2026 Visual Arts Grant funds to seven applicants: Sean Griffin, Joey Rose, Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith, John Patrick Thomas, Salma Arastu, Chris Granillo, and Juan Lopez, and increasing the program funding budget to accommodate the recommended awards; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby selects Sean Griffin, Joey Rose, Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith, John Patrick Thomas, Salma Arastu, Chris Granillo, and Juan Lopez as recipients of the 2024-2026 Visual Arts Grants, and be it further RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby approves the artworks proposed by Sean Griffin, Joey Rose, Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith, John Patrick Thomas, Salma Arastu, Chris Granillo, and Juan Lopez as depicted by their respective applications submitted to the City for 2024-2026 Visual Arts Grants, attached hereto as Exhibit A to this Resolution; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby appropriates an additional $53,000 from the Public Art Fund (Fund 243) to the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for Visual Arts Grants (Account 243-87300) for a total revised budget of $103,000 for 2024-2026 Visual Arts Grants; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute Grant Recipient Contracts with the recipients of the 2024-2026 Visual Arts Grants for the following amounts: Sean Griffin, Joey Rose, Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith, Chris Granillo, and Juan Lopez, in an amount not to exceed $17,500 each, John Patrick Thomas, in an amount not to exceed $9,000, Salma Arastu in an amount not to exceed $6,500; and be it further RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to make minor amendments to the Grant Recipient Contracts as necessary to effectuate the installation of artworks for the Visual Arts Grants Program, provided such amendments do not materially increase the obligations of the City thereunder.
Resolution No. 24-___
Visual Arts Grant Pilot Program Awards
City Council Meeting | April 16, 2024
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, April 16, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY