REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Presentation by Cultural Commission on the "Surviving COVID" Pocket Exhibition Winner, Upcoming Special Events, and Projects
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High-Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The Cultural Commission selects and works on completion of annual workplan goals. The FY 2021/22 goals include: (a) Host and enhance multicultural events to encourage and acquaint Santa Clara residents with cultural diversity; (b) Develop and encourage interactive art opportunities to provide temporary, performing, cultural, and public art in the City; (c) Raise visibility of commemorative month celebrations; (d) Enhance communication and media strategy to increase community awareness of the Cultural Commission; and, (e) Prepare for Citywide Arts Master Plan process. The Cultural Commission activities completed this year include the installation of six (6) Utility Boxes Art Projects, the conducting of a Commemorative Month Coloring Book Marketing Campaign, the scheduling of 2022 Summer Concert Series, the scheduling of the 2022 Street Dance, and completing the "Surviving COVID" Pocket Exhibition.
DISCUSSION
The Cultural Commission will present a brief overview of the Commission's accomplishments for FY 2021/22 including the winners of the "Surviving COVID" Pocket Exhibition, new images from the Utility Box Art Program, and sponsored summer activities.
The Pocket Exhibition was initiated with a call for artists from March 17 through April 5, 2021, by the Cultural Commission in partnership with the Triton Museum. The theme was selected to acknowledge the collective loss and opportunities for collective healing due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Artists were able to explore a range of artistic expression, including sculpture, paintings/drawings, spoken word, music, photography or other media that may be represented in a video. The exhibition categories were for artists aged 17 and under and those 18...
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