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Committee reports: public art trust grows, rail-trail guidance sought, Friends of Ruth Blay to donate remaining funds
Summary
The Public Art Committee reported a $50,000 trust balance, an added $25,000 in the CIP for public art, HDC feedback on the Judy Schubert mural, the rail-trail nonprofit planning public-art guidelines, Friends of Ruth Blay planning to donate remaining funds to the public art trust, and plans to promote public art at an August Street Life event.
Members of the Portsmouth Public Art Committee reviewed several program updates: the committee’s trust fund balance, Historic District Commission (HDC) feedback on a mural, early conversations with a rail-trail nonprofit about public art guidelines, a donation offer from the Friends of Ruth Blay group, and plans to use the Chamber’s August Street Life event to raise public-art awareness.
A committee member reported the public art trust holds about $50,000 and noted the city’s capital-improvement program included another $25,000 for public art in the recent budget. The committee discussed the Judy Schubert mural and said the HDC did not approve an unmodified mural; the HDC suggested a smaller treatment, and the…
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