Operating Support
ACHF Arts Access
Implement The Next Public Art program restructuring. The program title/structure has been refined for greater integration to achieve desired outcomes of artistic excellence, public service and benefit, improved management and fiscal responsibility, and standards of on-going assessment and evaluation. Measurable outcomes for general operations: reorganization of accounting program jobs and accounts lists; securing support, with a three year goal of $1.8 million; restructure staff responsibilities to align with The Next Public Art; and engagement in program oversight committees of those whose expertise aligns with program goals. Public Art Saint Paul has engaged professional evaluators and a public relations consultant to create frameworks to support staff, board members, and volunteers in strategic planning and efforts to communicate the value of our work. Public Art Saint Paul continues to investigate new tools, such as Ripple Effect Mapping, to better understand and develop new ways of understanding the impacts of our programs. 2: Implement The Next Public Art’s synergistic activities: Artists in Civic Service. Expand the City Artist in Residence program by forming a cohort of artists resident in City agencies, Watershed Districts, and other critical milieus. The 2013 measurable outcomes will be engagement of another City Artist in Residence early in 2012, and establishment of the structure to support creation of the cohort that will also include existing City Artist in Residence Marcus Young and Watershed District Artist in Residence Christine Baeumler. If additional funding becomes available, by year-end 2013 we will engage yet another City Artist in Residence to join this cohort. Creating The Next Public Art is a slow process that is not captured in typical metrics. Public Art Saint Paul evaluates the constellation of success, made up of many individual points. Those points include but are not limited to: increased City pride in the City Artist in Residence program; the Saint Paul Department of Public Works asking City Artist in Residence Marcus Young to represent the Department at the American Public Works Association Congress and Exhibition in Chicago in August 2013; Watershed District Artist in Residence Christine Baeumler and Public Art Saint Paul's sponsorship and involvement in planning the 2013 International Low Impact Development Symposium and securing a place for an artist as a keynote speaker for environmental professionals; increased desire of artists, STEM, and other professionals to collaborate across Public Art Saint Paul programs; new and additional funding for programs; further development of existing and initiation of new City-scaled artworks. As part of ongoing evaluation plans, Public Art Saint Paul continues to identify and develop new points of understanding in the constellation.
With our independent auditor, Public Art Saint Paul developed new tracking and reporting systems to reflect The Next Public Art restructuring. Public Art Saint Paul has leveraged Arts Board funds to secure additional funding for general operations, core programs, and new projects; Arts Board support is a major vote of confidence in Public Art Saint Paul that has a direct impact on our fundraising. We are on track to meet our three year goal. New staff roles and changes in existing staff tracking and reporting align with The Next Public Art. A committee of public art experts and urban planning and design professionals was created to oversee the City Artist in Residence program and our work to administer the City of Saint Paul's Public Art Ordinance; the City Art Collaboratory is similarly advised and curated by relevant artistic and STEM professionals. 2: The City Artist in Residence program was expanded from one artist to three artists and one program manager. The City Artist in Residence program has worked with the Public Art Saint Paul-supported Saint Paul Public Art Ordinance Administrator to define the role the City Artist in Residence team plays within the Public Art Ordinance. The expansion of the City Artist in Residence team has led to a more visible presence within the City and increased interest among City workers in City Artist in Residence participation in City processes. Together, the City Artist in Residence program, Watershed Artist in Residence, and the City Art Collaboratory have gathered a cohort of artists and professionals deeply engaged with the City. That cohort is able to address City-scale problems from a variety of angles with a diverse set of interests, backgrounds, and professional experience.
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