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Mayor's office posts arts administrator role; Alton Delaney named city curator as mini murals resume
Summary
Houston's mayoral arts update said the city posted an arts administrator position, named Alton Delaney as a city curator splitting time with airports, and restarted a tranche of mini murals after correcting long-delayed contract approvals.
The City of Houston posted an arts administrator position for the mayor's cultural affairs work and named Alton Delaney as a city curator who will split time between the Houston Airport System and the mayor's office, officials told the Arts and Culture Committee on May 21.
The posting for the arts administrator — described by the mayor's office as a staff-analyst–level contract-management role — aims to clear a backlog of outstanding local operating agreements (LOAs), manage civic-art and grant contracts, and serve as a point of contact for Houston's arts community. Steven David, a representative of the mayor's office, said the position will also support data analysis and help speed stalled projects into implementation.
"Do not let the money stop flowing to the arts community," David said, summarizing the mayor's…
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