Arts Committee

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The City of North Salt Lake Arts Committee was officially created by Resolution 2024-40R on December 3, 2024.

The Committee is made up of five citizens at large serving (rotating) four-year terms. The Committee is supported by one member of the City Council, the Assistant City Manager, or his/her designee and the Community Development Director, or his/her designee.

The Committee may also invite interested members of the public to be involved as as non-voting members of the Committee. These invitations do not require approval from the City Council.

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Current Committee Members:

  • Tori Beck 
  • Rachel Chase
  • Heather Hendrix
  • Jean Montanaro
  • Camille Thorpe

City Council Appointee: Heidi Smoot

City Staff: David Frandsen, Sherrie Pace

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding public art, including, but not limited to signage, branding, murals, artworks, streetscapes and creative urban design that incorporates artistic and pleasing aesthetics throughout the City.
  2. Make recommendations to the City Council on long-range planning for the incorporation of public art and the performing arts in the City. The Committee should look at methodologies to increase the amount of public art including how to fund such initiatives (city budgets, fundraising, private investment, donations of art).
  3. Plan for and recommend to the City Council art-related events such as art markets and art festivals, celebrations of art, use of public parks and facilities as locations to place and display public art. This duty is a way to expand the importance of art as a part of the community and culture of the City.
  4. As time and citizen interest permit, the Committee should work on strategies to include the performing arts in community events. The Committee should make recommendations to the City Council on barriers, opportunities and public support for the performing arts.  
  5. Make any other recommendations it deems necessary to the City Council in the furtherance of public art and performing arts.
  6. The Committee shall make an annual report to the City Council during the first quarter of the calendar year. The report shall include the Committee’s goals, objectives, activities, recommendations and any budgetary requests for the next fiscal year.