The Town of Clayton has been awarded $3,000.00 from the North Carolina Arts Council for the Community Vision for Public Art Project. The funds will be used to engage a public art consultant to help conduct a visioning process and create a planning document to be used in developing future public art projects. It is envisioned that this project will act as a springboard for a broad-scale public art master plan for the Town of Clayton. It will also strengthen community understanding of public art. The Public Art Planning Committee will begin working in October with Laura Coats, a public art consultant from Morrisville, North Carolina. A public visioning forum will be scheduled in early winter and the project will conclude by March, 2007.
The Public Art Planning Committee includes: Local artists Cheryl McCardle, Kelly Sari and Walter Day; Jessica Meadows, Executive Director of the Johnston County Arts Council; Lyn Austin, President, Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation; Mayor Jody McLeod; Joyce Blackley, President of the Downtown Development Association; Heidi Stump, Executive Director, The Clayton Center; Scott Carpenter, Planner for the Town of Clayton; and Bruce Naegelen, Downtown Development Coordinator, who is the project and grant administrator.
The Town Council has expressed, as a goal for FY2006/07, to determine a direction for a public arts policy and program development. “This project will go a long way toward realizing that goal,” according to Mr. Naegelen. He added that, “We’re grateful for the continued support of the North Carolina Arts Council and the N.C. General Assembly in our community and for this project in particular.”
For more information on the Community Vision for Public Art Project, contact Bruce Naegelen at 553-1545 or bnaegelen@townofclaytonnc.org.
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, awards grant money each year to provide diverse arts experiences for citizens in all 100 counties of North Carolina. To be eligible for Arts Council funds, organizations must produce programs of artistic merit that encourage community involvement. Grants require that matching funds be raised by the applicant organization.
For more information about North Carolina Arts Council programs, visit http://www.ncarts.org/ or contact Communications Manager Jessica Orr at (919) 807-6520, or Jessica.A.Orr@ncmail.net.
The Public Art Planning Committee includes: Local artists Cheryl McCardle, Kelly Sari and Walter Day; Jessica Meadows, Executive Director of the Johnston County Arts Council; Lyn Austin, President, Clayton Cultural Arts Foundation; Mayor Jody McLeod; Joyce Blackley, President of the Downtown Development Association; Heidi Stump, Executive Director, The Clayton Center; Scott Carpenter, Planner for the Town of Clayton; and Bruce Naegelen, Downtown Development Coordinator, who is the project and grant administrator.
The Town Council has expressed, as a goal for FY2006/07, to determine a direction for a public arts policy and program development. “This project will go a long way toward realizing that goal,” according to Mr. Naegelen. He added that, “We’re grateful for the continued support of the North Carolina Arts Council and the N.C. General Assembly in our community and for this project in particular.”
For more information on the Community Vision for Public Art Project, contact Bruce Naegelen at 553-1545 or bnaegelen@townofclaytonnc.org.
The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, awards grant money each year to provide diverse arts experiences for citizens in all 100 counties of North Carolina. To be eligible for Arts Council funds, organizations must produce programs of artistic merit that encourage community involvement. Grants require that matching funds be raised by the applicant organization.
For more information about North Carolina Arts Council programs, visit http://www.ncarts.org/ or contact Communications Manager Jessica Orr at (919) 807-6520, or Jessica.A.Orr@ncmail.net.
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