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Arts Commissions and Cultural Programs
Contents
- Introduction
- Washington Arts Commissions and Programs
- Out-of-State Arts Commissions and Programs
- Other Arts Organizations in Washington State
- Arts and Cultural Districts
- Additional References
- Related MRSC Pages
Introduction
Arts and culture contribute to a community’s vitality and economic development. Many Washington communities have developed local arts commissions and cultural programs. Sometimes these programs are found within the parks and recreation department, and, in other cases, they may be independent offices. In addition to arts commissions, these include public art programs such as a percentage for art works, arts and cultural plans, art in public parks, municipal arts collections, and the establishment of arts, entertainment, and cultural districts.
Washington Arts Commissions and Programs
This includes public art programs, arts funding, and management of art works.
- Art in Public Places, Washington State Arts Commission - Organizations throughout Washington State that have public art programs
- Bainbridge Island
- Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 2.42 - Arts and Humanities Council
- Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 3.80 - Public Art Works Program and Fund
- Bainbridge Art Display Agreement (
)
- Bellevue
- Bellevue Arts Commission
- Bellevue City Code Ch. 3.56 - Arts Commission
- Bellevue City Code Ch. 4.48 - Municipal Art Program
- Cultural Compass, A Strategic Vision for the Arts & Culture, 2004
- Bellingham Arts Commission
- Bellingham Municipal Code Ch. 2.36 - Municipal Art Commission
- Burien
- Burien Municipal Code Ch. 3.31 - Art in Public Places Fund
- Burien Resolution No. 152 (
) - Establishes policies and procedures for public art expenditures, passed 04/2002
- Edmonds Arts Commission
- Edmonds Community Cultural Plan (), updated 12/2008
- Edmonds City Code Ch. 3.13 - Municipal Arts Fund
- Edmonds City Code Ch. 2.60 - Edmonds Civic Arts Commission
- Edmonds Community Cultural Plan (
- Enumclaw Cultural Programs
- Everett Arts and Culture
- Everett Municipal Code Ch. 2.95 - Cultural Commission
- Issaquah
- King County 4Culture - Public development authority providing cultural services for King County, including the arts, heritage, preservation, and public art
- Kirkland Public Art Policy Guidelines ()
- Kitsap County Arts Board
- Longview Visual Arts Commission
- Oak Harbor Ordinance No. 1501 () - Creates an art acquisition and maintenance fund
- Olympia Public Art - Parks, Arts, and Recreation
- Arts Programs and Services () - Ch. 8 of Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation Plan, 2002
- Olympia Arts Commission
- Arts Programs and Services (
- Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
- Redmond Arts Commission
- Redmond Municipal Code Ch. 2.18 - Arts Commission
- Richland Arts Commission
- Strategic Art Plan, 03/2006
- Richland Art Management Program Policy and Procedures
- Seattle
- Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs
- Arts Planning - Seattle Parks and Recreation
- Seattle Comprehensive Plan - Cultural Resource Element
- Seattle Placement and Maintenance of Visual Art Work on Seattle Parks and Recreation Property - Includes section on gifts and donations
- Shoreline Municipal Code Sec. 3.35.150 - Municipal Art Fund
- Spokane Arts Commission
- Tacoma Culture - Information about Arts Commission, Landmarks Commission, Sister Cities, Public Art, and Historic Preservation
- The Arts
- Tacoma Municipal Code Title 1 () - Administration and Personnel - See Ch. 1.28A - Tacoma Arts Commission and Ch. 1.28B - Municipal Art Program
- Tacoma-Pierce County Public Art Tour - Virtual tour
- Vancouver Municipal Code Ch. 2.88 - Cultural Commission
- Walla Walla Municipal Code Ch. 2.42 - Arts Collection Management
- Woodinville
- Woodinville Resolution No. 200 () - Creates a Public Art Program and Public Art Advisory Committee, passed 04/22/2002
- Woodinville Resolution No. 210 () - Creates a City Gift Program, passed 01/2002
- Woodinville Resolution No. 200 (
Out-of-State Arts Commissions and Programs
- Austin, TX - Art in Public Places Program - Includes Artwork Donation & Loan Policy
- Chico, CA - City Arts Program
-
Minneapolis, MN - Public Art Policies and Procedures (), 04/02/2004
- Portland, ME - Guidelines for the Public Art Program - Includes maintenance and accession policy
- Tempe, AZ - Arts
- Toronto, ON - Cultural Services
- Vancouver, B.C. - Public Art Services
Other Arts Organizations in Washington State
- Allied Arts of Seattle - Local organization supporting the arts, urban design and historic preservation
- Eastside Arts Coalition - Represents organizations and artists in east King County
- Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) - Serves Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Region, including Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties
- South King County Cultural Coalition
- Washington State Arts Commission
Arts and Cultural Districts
In addition to the districts below, as of 2011, Bellevue and Everett are in the process of establishing arts districts.
- Bellingham Arts District - Arts District & Flora Street: Making Places for People Project
- Bremerton Arts District
- Spokane
- Davenport District Arts Board
- Davenport District Strategic Plan (), Downtown Spokane Partnership, 2002
Additional References
- Americans for the Arts
- Resources for Public Artists - includes planning tools, model programs, case studies
- Artists' Centers: Evolution and Impact on Careers, Neighborhoods and Economies (), by Ann Markusen and Amanda Johnson, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 02/2006
- Arts & Culture: More Than Just Entertainment, National League of Cities, Issues & Options, Vol. 6, No. 4, July/August 1998 (Available through MRSC Library Loan)
- Arts Economy Initiative Publications - Project on Regional and Industrial Economics, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
- Awaken Your Agency with Art (), by Gaylene Carpenter, Research Update, Parks and Recreation, 04/2005
- The Enterprise of Process: Notes on Planning for Public Art, by Marc Pally, Lessons Learned, National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- Resources: Lessons Learned: A Planning Tool Site
- 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (), NEA, Research Report No. 49, 11/2009 and Highlights ()