09-30-26 Boulder Arts Commission Meeting

Work Groups i. Accessibility ii. Action: Statement on Environmental Sustainability iii. Artificial Intelligence

Work Groups i. Accessibility ii. Action: Statement on Environmental Sustainability iii. Artificial Intelligence

Action: Pearl St. Mall 50th Anniversary Experiments in Public Art

in a climate such as this where you know federal funding cuts and politics aside, right? however you um support that.

It reauthorizes us as a special district and then takes whatever language requires voter approval and refers that to local ballot measures.

the 27 arts uh recommended budget builds on these ongoing conversations that we have about how to implement the builder arts blueprint

um give you the opportunity tonight um to make recommendation to city council on the 2027 arts budget.

council will begin considering their full proposed city man city manager budget this Thursday

the city asked all departments to cut or to recommend 4% cuts to their budgets um because of sale tax being almost flat year-over-year

Um, this does give projected estimates of our fund financials over time.

1% of art public projects are not included in the 2A tax percent.

So we are consciously working to um add additional funding beyond the 2A tax in and beyond our percent funding.

These projects take years, but you have lots of our colleagues that are also supporting 1% from their projects, right?

that the city council approve the 2027 recommended budget for the arts culture and heritage tax fund fund 2620 as presented

in regards to our current experiments in public art program, which is two projects commemorating the Pearl Street Mall 50th anniversary

I had a quick one around Halloween. You know, that day on Pearl Street was a total and complete mess.

So in last month's meeting we received advice from you all about changes to make to the grant program documents.

Then I think we should specifically say these types of activities are eligible for Boulder Commission grants at the end of that paragraph.

we're now taking applications for cultural grants panelists. Um we would like people to apply before November 9th.

they wrote this book about writing poetry with AI for AI and I don't know I didn't understand anything he said

and then also how artists are using AI in their artwork and, you know, some aren't just some aren't using it.

she specializes in creative climate communication using performance and the arts to engage people with climate and sustainability issues