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Local volunteer asks CAC for small recurring funds to run "Art in the Park" program

Englewood City Arts and Culture Commission (CAC) · January 8, 2026
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Summary

A resident and part-time parks employee presented a pilot "Art in the Park" program at Eric Park and requested modest monthly supply funding (about $50 per session) to keep the program free and accessible; commissioners suggested partnering with Parks & Rec, promoting via the city events calendar and returning with a specific budget proposal.

Tracy Savina, introduced by staff as a part-time parks employee appearing in a citizen capacity, told the Arts & Culture Commission she piloted a neighborhood art program this fall and winter at Eric Park to engage residents around native-plant demonstration gardens and bring more people into improved park spaces. "I created a demonstration garden, native plant demonstration garden at Eric Park," she said, describing pumpkin-carving and rock-painting events run with limited…

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