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Laredo arts commission seeks new city-owned site for Cesar Chavez walkway art
Summary
The Fine Arts & Culture Commission reported engineering identified a proposed mural site on private property, prompting staff to seek alternate city-owned locations and explore non-wall installations and partnerships with tourism and economic development.
Laredo’s Fine Arts & Culture Commission heard an update on the Cesar Chavez walkway art project and was told the site originally proposed by engineering is on private property, so staff are pursuing alternate city-owned locations and other installation options.
Commission members were told the engineering department identified a location “on the side of a pawnshop,” which cannot be used because commission-funded public art must be on city property. Commission members asked whether the commission could contribute to murals on private property through partnership or by amending the ordinance; staff said they are exploring…
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