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Milwaukee Arts Board reappointments advance amid debate over public art car
Summary
The Development Committee reappointed several members to the Milwaukee Arts Board and heard criticism and defense of a recent public-art project, the so-called “moving car,” including disputed cost estimates and differing views on artistic risk.
The Milwaukee Common Council Development Committee reappointed multiple members to the Milwaukee Arts Board during its meeting and discussed a recent public-art project that drew mixed reviews from committee members.
David Flores, reappointed by the mayor, told the committee the arts board has “streamlined our process for distributing funds” and worked to make grants more accessible to “underrepresented and underserved populations.” Several board reappointments were moved and ordered without recorded objections.
The meeting included pointed remarks from Alderman Chambers about a recent project the alderman described as “that ridiculous traffic car.” Chambers questioned whether the project’s cost — mentioned in the discussion as “nearly a hundred thousand dollars” by a committee member — was an appropriate use of public art…
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