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Council questions eligibility of Thornton arts project that would dedicate collection pieces and fund gallery improvements
Summary
Reviewers debated whether a Thornton arts project that budgets the majority of its expense to artist payments and purchases for a permanent municipal collection, plus 'small gallery improvements,' fits SCFD project eligibility; staff said they would review and report back.
Council members scrutinized a project submitted by Gordon Arts, Sciences and Humanities (TASHCO) that appeared to allocate a large portion of its budget to artist payments and to acquiring art for the City of Thornton’s permanent collection. Members asked whether any purchase of permanent collection pieces or gallery improvements would constitute capital or an ineligible purchase under SCFD rules.
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