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Bothell Arts Commission advances gallery calls and grants, weighs $30K–$60K dog sculpture
Summary
The commission discussed gallery programming and a new juried artist call, agreed to focus recent culture-grant funding on individual artists, and debated whether a proposed dog sculpture — estimated at $30,000–$60,000 — should use the city’s 1% for public art funds.
The Bothell Arts Commission on a regularly scheduled meeting discussed next steps for gallery programming, a juried call for artists with an April 4 deadline, and how to spend recently awarded culture funding, while also considering whether to allocate up to $60,000 for a proposed dog sculpture in a city park.
Commissioners and staff highlighted immediate items of note: the City Hall Gallery will feature artist Sherry Rudin in March, muralist Diane Lawson is scheduled for April and May, and the commission’s juried gallery call (hosted on the Café platform) is open to Washington-state artists with a submission deadline of April 4. Communications plans include postcards, a City Hall presence during the March 13 art walk and promotion through the city’s e-newsletter and department social channels.
The commission reported a funding shift that affects how grants will be distributed. The city has received a new “grant for culture” award of $26,000 per year for three years; commissioners plan to combine two years of that award into a…
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