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Art in Public Places Committee - Call for Committee Members
The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) in partnership with the City of Orillia has established an Art in Public Places Committee to provide advice and guidance to the City of Orillia on matters related to policies, projects, and procedures related to the provision and installation of public art within the community.
The committee is seeking five (5) members with knowledge and expertise from a broad range of arts, culture, and creative disciplines. Members of the committee must be eligible electors of the City of Orillia or in a neighbouring municipality (Townships of Oro-Medonte, Severn, Ramara, and Chippewas of Rama First Nation) and will be required to take out a membership in OMAH.
Individuals interested in applying to this committee are asked to submit a letter of intent and resume. Please note that no member of the committee or member of their immediate family, during their tenure will be able to submit for public art commissions, acquisitions, or projects.
The term for this committee is 2 years. Meetings are anticipated to occur monthly.
The deadline for application is Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4pm. The application may be dropped off in person at OMAH (Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 1-4pm) or by email.
For more information, please contact:
Ninette Gyorody, Executive Director, OMAH
705-326-2159 - www.orilliamuseum.org
BACKGROUND
The City of Orillia adopted its first Art in Public Places Policy 1.12.6.1 in 2010 to recognize and promote the value of arts and culture through the integration of artwork into public views. The objective of the policy is to establish a standard and transparent for the acquisition, consultation, selection, site selection, maintenance, deaccession, monitoring and evaluation of purchased and/or donated works of art for display in public places.
In 2018, City Council passed a resolution authorizing the Orillia Museum of Art & History to manage the City's public art program under the direction of the Manager of Culture and an Art in Public Places Committee.
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
Do you have a public art project you would like to bring to life? We encourage you to contact staff before completing our Public Art Propsal Checklist to ensure we have all of the necessary information to assess your proposal.
Jacqueline Soczka, Manager of Culture.
Ph: 705-325-4530; Email: jsoczka@orillia.ca
Public Art projects are subject to the City of Orillia’s Art in Public Places Policy 1.12.6.1. and require a written proposal prior to being forwarded to Council for approval.
Art in Public Places Policy 1.12.6.1
