MURRIETA
PUBLIC ART POLICY
WORKSHOP
DOMINIQUE SAMARIO, Public Information Officer
September 5, 2023
Received After Agenda Printed
Regular City Council Meeting 09-05-23
Workshop - Staff Presentation
BACKGROUND2
USC CAPSTONE REPORT3
NEXT STEPS4
DEFINING PUBLIC ART1
01 DEFINING PUBLIC ART
4 Public art is art created for general
public consumption.
Alec Monopoly, David Kracov, Eduardo Kobra
5 PUBLIC ART
What makes public art unique?
• What distinguishes public art is the unique
association of how it is made, where it is, and
what it means.
• Public art can express community values,
enhance our environment, transform a
landscape, heighten our awareness, or
question our assumptions.
- Association for Public Art
City of Oceanside
City of Carlsbad
02 BACKGROUND
7 PUBLIC ART POLICY
BACKGROUND
MURRIETA GENERAL PLAN 2035
Consider the adoption of a public art
ordinance (Action HC-A8) that
1) offers incentives for businesses to
provide public art, and
2) establishes a fee for commercial and
industrial projects that do not wish to
install public art.
City of Mission Viejo
03 CAPSTONE REPORT
9 PUBLIC ART POLICY
REPORT
USC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
CAPSTONE PROJECT
• Partnered with City staff
• Robust research on policy options and best
practices
• Stakeholder interviews:
● Scott Agajanian, Economic Development
● Brian Ambrose, Community Services
● David Chantarangsu, Development
Services
● Patrick Ellis, Chamber of Commerce and
Explore Murrieta
● Monica Gutierrez and Paul Diffley, MVUSD
● Steffany Lluvia and Casey Jurado,
Murrieta Arts Council
10 CAPSTONE REPORT FINDINGS
• The presence of public art and culture has been an
increasingly popular strategy for local development to
improve quality of life;
• The City does not have an arts and culture department or policy to link interdepartmental resources;
• Collaboration among departments and stakeholders
is needed to increase civic pride in arts and culture;
• Broad support for a policy among stakeholders;
• A fee associated with capital improvement projects is one of the most effective methods for funding an
eventual public art policy; and
• The presence of a public art commission, as well as
criteria for approval of public art pieces, are the most prevalent components of public art policies implemented throughout the country.City of Beverly Hills
04 NEXT STEPS
12 WORKING GROUP
1. Establish a working group to develop a
draft public art policy for the City of
Murrieta
PILOT PROGRAM
2. Initiate a pilot program for art in public
spaces within the Downtown Specific
Plan, Innovation Zone, and City-owned
parks and public spaces. A draft of the
pilot program would be brought back
before the City Council prior to initiating
pilot projects
NEXT STEPS
13 Arts and culture programs
reflect group interests and values,
forming community identity.
Questions?