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Commission approves process for Esperanza Park mural and names subcommittees; $98,167 state grant funds events
Summary
The commission agreed to a community-participation mural funded through an Art in California Parks grant ($98,167 total; $50,000 for the mural), approved subcommittees to work with Desert Recreation District, and will present artist concepts to the public before recommending a design to city council.
Staff told the commission that Cathedral City received an Art in California Parks grant totaling $98,167 to produce four themed cultural events at Esperanza Park and to fund a community-engaged mural. The staff presentation said $50,000 of the grant has been budgeted for a single mural that will weave four themes — "echoes of the past, voices of the present, visions of the future, and together we will heal" — and that the grant requires meaningful community participation in the mural’s creation.
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