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Arts commission reports expanded public art projects, MAPS funding and a first-ever public art master plan
Summary
The Meridian Arts Commission presented recent public-art projects funded under the city's MAPS ordinance and announced the start of a public-art master plan, traffic-box and transit-shelter installations, gallery programming and youth performing-art support.
The Meridian Arts Commission reported to City Council on March 25 about public-art projects completed in 2024 and plans for 2025, including an inaugural public-art master plan process and continued use of MAPS funding for public installations.
Brecken Byrd, chair of the commission, and Cassandra Shifler, the city’s arts and culture coordinator, described projects completed under the Meridian Art in Public Spaces (MAPS) ordinance (2014), which dedicates approximately…
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