If These Walls Could Talk

One City's Journey to Pass a "1% for Art" (Ep. 1)

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Host:

Morgan Bricca

Guests:

Maddie McBirney and Paula Rini

Episode Summary:

Maddie McBirney and Paula Rini served as city art commissioners for the Bay Area community of Los Altos. During their tenure they were able to secure a budget for future art, through a 1% tax on future development projects, as well as develop a master plan for art.

Show Notes:

  • (1:50) How creating a Master Plan was instrumental in passing the "1%
    • or Art" in Los Altos.
  • (7:00) Why does a small city need art, and does it deter development
    • projects?
  • (8:35) What advice would you give yourself in retrospect about the
    • process of getting a "1% for art " approved?
  • (11:45) The decision-making process of approving art projects.
  • (17:53) Tapping into various demographics
  • (19:42) What advice do you have for other small cities who want to
    • pass a "1% for art"?
  • (26:18) Why are you an arts advocate?
  • (27:10) What was the process like for getting the new murals approved
    • in Redwood City?
  • (28:35) Morgan's white paper on Managing a Public Mural Project
    • ...more
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