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Ogden Contemporary Arts proposes curation for Weaver Morgan Children's Justice Center; commissioners hear presentation
Summary
County staff introduced an agreement with Ogden Contemporary Arts to curate artwork for the Weaver Morgan Children's Justice Center. Staff described a multi-year effort to design the center with survivor experience in mind; no vote appears in the provided transcript.
Brad Layton and Scott Mendoza presented an agreement by and between Weber County and Ogden Contemporary Arts for curation and artwork-related services at the Weaver Morgan Children’s Justice Center during the Feb. 4 Weber County Commission meeting.
Layton said the project has been under development for about four years and described outreach and interviews with past clients who visited earlier CJC facilities. He relayed multiple anecdotes in which survivors remembered colors and small details of interview rooms rather than case specifics, and said those recollections influenced how the county is considering design elements for the new center.
Layton said artwork had not been a central part of earlier planning but that staff now view curation as an important component of making the facility supportive for children and families. He asked the commission to consider approval of the agreement; the transcript ends during his presentation and does not record a formal vote.
The item was introduced on the agenda as a request for approval of an agreement with Ogden Contemporary Arts to provide curation and other artwork-related services at the Weaver Morgan Children’s Justice Center.
