HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-23-20 Public Comment - S. Beaupre - Percent for Art OrdinanceFrom:Sahra Beaupre
To:Agenda
Subject:Percent for Art Ordinance
Date:Friday, October 23, 2020 3:27:54 PM
Commissioners:
Myself and my co-founder in Echo Arts, Greta Hagg, having been artists ourselves and
originating from metropolitan areas where art was at the forefront of community, fully supportBozeman’s Percent for Art Program.
Bozeman is experiencing rapid change. The community is experiencing the growing pains
associated with that change; inclusive of a wildly exorbitant housing market, delayedinfrastructure for increased traffic and associated permitting delays and contentious feelings
about new development. The community needs to make a statement about what madeBozeman so wonderful to begin with, why so many transplants have committed to making it
“home”.
Public art is imperative to establishing a shared sense of community and place. It is also mustbe a thoughtful, creative collaboration amongst the municipality, its citizens and artists. We
are proponents for a program that utilizes public funds for a program that is not hastilycontrived, but rather, thoughtfully laid out with opportunities for arts organizations andartists to be a part of the civic dialogue and subsequent placement of art. This should notbe a unilateral decision-making opportunity to “land” artwork across town, but rather one that
engages the public and allows for artists (makers and otherwise) to vet the work accordingly.
Thank you for your consideration,
Sahra BeaupréECHO ARTS
208 768 7174
echoarts.netsahra@echoarts.net