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

from If These Walls Could Talk · host Morgan Bricca

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

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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.

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