Committee on the Arts

BALLSTON SPA COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS (Approved by vote of the Village Board of Trustees on November 28, 2022)

Committee Charge Mission Statement: The mission of the Committee on the Arts is to foster and advance artistic and creative efforts in the Village’s public spaces in order to enrich and enhance the quality of life in our community.

Duties of the Committee:

1) Build collaborations among artisans, the community, and arts organizations.

2) Examine options for expanding the role of the arts in the Village.

3) Solicit, recruit, and review proposed art exhibits/projects for the Village’s public spaces. All solicitations and application recommendations shall be ultimately approved by the Village Board.

4) Assist artists/art projects through oversight, advice, and resource identification as necessary.

5) Explore ways to increase and diversify revenues for funding arts in the Village’s public spaces.

6) Make recommendations to the Board, consistent with the Committee’s mission, including recommendations on the expenditure of funds for arts in the Village’s public spaces.

Committee Membership: The Committee will consist of five members. Members are not required to be village residents, but preference will be given to those who are. Initial terms will be for 1,2, and 3 years respectively, with subsequent appointment to 3-year terms. The Committee members and chair will be chosen per the Village of Ballston Spa Committee Policy that was approved on Oct. 11, 2022.

Open Meetings/public disclosure: All regularly scheduled meetings to be attended by a majority of the members of the committee shall be published on the village’s website calendar and shall be open to public attendance.

Members of the committee shall disclose to the board of trustees any personal financial interest in any project considered by the committee

Committee Members

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Committee Chair

Committee Secretary