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Arts Commission hears FY23 civic art report, cites conservation shortfall and $1.8M annual care need
Summary
San Francisco Arts Commission staff told commissioners the Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program invested just over $6 million in FY23 but faces a collections-care gap; staff estimated an annual maintenance need of about $1.8 million and reported a pandemic-era deficit of roughly $2.3 million.
The San Francisco Arts Commission received its FY23 Public Art Program and Civic Art Collection report on March 4, in which program staff detailed installations, commissions and a collections-care funding shortfall.
Public Art Program Director Mary Chu and senior collections manager Lisonbee Cummings summarized FY23 expenditures and activity, saying direct public-art investments plus collection investments were "just over $6,000,000." Chu highlighted new commissions and purchases approved in FY23, including…
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