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Arts commission finalizes nomination rubric and process for Achievement in the Arts awards
Summary
The commission reviewed and affirmed a rubric to score Achievement in the Arts nominations, agreed to hold nominations on file for future years, set a June 30 deadline and outlined initial screening and storage procedures.
The Webster Groves Arts Commission reviewed and largely approved a formal rubric and process for the Achievement in the Arts nominations, including a scoring guide, storage and follow-up procedures.
Commissioners endorsed a 1-to-5 scoring rubric across categories such as artistic excellence, community impact, connection to Webster Groves, contribution to the field and longevity/sustainability, with total possible points of 25. The commission discussed whether unsuccessful nominees should be held for reconsideration; members favored retaining nominations for future cycles and contacting nominators to confirm continued interest.
The commission agreed to a June 30 nomination deadline and described an initial screening process: if fewer than 10 nominations arrive, the entire commission will score all entries; if more, panels of 3–5 reviewers will pre-screen and then bring top candidates to the full commission. Commissioners asked staff to upload nominations into a Google Drive folder for long-term storage and to forward incoming nomination emails to the commission for review.
Process details include: a test nomination to verify the submission flow; an option to mark promising but not selected nominees for re-consideration in subsequent years; and the plan to have at least three reviewers evaluate each nomination in initial screening. Commissioners discussed conflict-of-interest steps (recusal or disclosure) for members with personal or business ties to nominees.
Commissioners also asked for clearer public language on the nomination confirmation message so nominators know whether their submission will be retained and whether they can update materials in future years. Staff will resend the rubric and testing instructions to all commissioners.
