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Gastonia council approves arts grant rubric language, buys two public sculptures and funds festival activities
Summary
City council moved to add upfront award-history language to the arts grant application, approved purchases of two public artworks totaling $44,000 and authorized several small event budgets tied to the fall festival and city arts programs.
The Gastonia City Council on Oct. 7 approved adding explicit award-history language to the arts committee grant application and scoring rubric, purchased two public art pieces for a combined $44,000 and authorized several small event expenditures tied to upcoming festivals.
Councilwoman Stepp presented the arts committee report, saying the committee debated updates to the grant guidelines and scoring rubric and that the committee vote on the draft had been 5-3. “The main reason I voted against it … was that we felt that there needed to be language at the beginning of the application that explained that … if you had already applied and received money in the past, your score is automatically gonna be lowered according to that rubric,” Councilwoman Stepp said.
The council directed staff to…
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