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Yakima Arts Commission selects artists for trash-can and utility-box wraps, clarifies stipend and conflict rules
Summary
At its June 5 meeting the Yakima Arts Commission ranked and approved a set of designs for downtown trash-can and utility-box wraps, agreed on stipend rules, and set a near-term deadline for artists to deliver final files as staff works the budget.
The Yakima Arts Commission on June 5 approved a slate of artworks to wrap downtown trash cans and utility boxes, set stipend rules for artist payments and directed staff to collect final, print-ready files from selected artists within a day.
The vote follows a months-long call to artists and a second round of submissions. Commissioners and staff ranked designs by show of hands and agreed to prioritize pieces that received at least a majority of votes during the meeting. Erica McNamara, the commission’s staff liaison, told the group, “We have roughly $2,000 left,” and reminded commissioners that larger seasonal programs already account for most of the commission’s annual funds.
Commissioners said the selections will be added to the city’s art bank and used as the city calls for wraps. The commission…
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