Fayette County’s Public Arts Committee has been established by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners. The purpose of the Public Arts Committee is to make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners of Fayette County as to find ways to use art to enhance the County’s reputation, to contribute to the civic environment, to enrich the lives of citizens and visitors through the involvement of amateur and professional artists, and to integrate public arts throughout Fayette County.
The Public Arts Committee aims to acquire, cultivate, and perform responsible stewardship of public arts, to enhance the dignity of Fayette County through the commitment to artists and their disciplines as integral elements of economic vitality and development. It offers opportunities and support to citizens, emerging students, amateur and professional artists, arts education resources, and public beautification arts projects. Its mission is to change the way the Fayette County community approaches arts and culture.
The goal of the Fayette County Public Arts Committee is to become a leader in the arts through conceptualizing, implementing, organizing, and executing art projects and programs for the citizens. Its first order of business is to formulate the vision and long-range goals of the Public Arts Committee and to forward the same to the Board of Commissioners.
The committee is to be comprised of eleven members. The terms for each member is two years. Only Fayette County citizens are eligible for appointment to the committee.
Meetings will occur regularly on the first Wednesday and third Monday of each month. Meeting times for this committee are at 7 p.m. All members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with their official duties if such expenses are approved by the county administrator.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners informs all interested and eligible Fayette County citizens that three unexpired positions are available to those interested in serving on the Public Arts Committee. Two of the unexpired terms will expire May 31, 2018 and the remaining term will expire May 31, 2017.
Fayette County will be accepting applications and resumes for this position. Applications can be obtained by contacting Tameca White at 770-305-5103 or at [email protected]. All applications must be returned to Tameca White at 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100, in Fayetteville by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9.
