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Arts Commission to finalize Achievement-in-the-Arts selections in September; plans business outreach breakfasts
Summary
Commission members will rank nominations and finalize awardees at the September meeting; they also discussed organizing geographically focused breakfast roundtables with business groups to raise awareness of the awards and public-art initiatives.
The Webster Groves Arts Commission set a timetable to complete rankings for the Achievement-in-the-Arts awards and to finalize selections at its September meeting, and members discussed conducting outreach breakfasts with business districts to raise awareness of arts initiatives.
Commission members reported there were four nominations on file, including one nomination submitted on behalf of an organization rather than an individual. Members asked colleagues to submit ranked choices via a spreadsheet that staff will circulate and to return rankings before the September meeting so winners can be selected at that time.
Members discussed outreach to local business groups. The commission reported meeting with the Business Development Commission and with area associations, and staff (Fran and Tiara were named in the discussion) offered to coordinate a series of geographically focused breakfast roundtables in the fall. Members suggested one commissioner take responsibility for each district; one commissioner volunteered to lead a Crossroads District breakfast. Late September was identified as the earliest feasible time to convene these roundtables when businesses and community members are more likely to attend.
No formal vote was taken on awarding categories or outreach plans. Staff were asked to circulate the nominations spreadsheet, collect rankings, and begin scheduling breakfast roundtables in coordination with Fran and the business groups. The commission also discussed the possibility of proposing a mayoral proclamation for the theater’s 100th anniversary in 2026 and tabled a broader discussion about adding a group category to the awards for a future meeting.
Ending: The commission will collect rankings, finalize award winners in September, and pursue fall business-district breakfast roundtables to broaden outreach and participation.
