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Council panel recommends Austin White to Arts Commission, reappoints Gerard Penovic and forwards Rebecca Payne to mayor
Summary
After interviews with two finalists, the council’s appointment panel recommended Austin White for Seat C5, reappointed Gerard Penovic to Seat C4 and said it will forward Rebecca Payne’s candidacy to the mayor, while noting recent staff turnover in the public art program.
The council’s interview panel recommended Austin White for an arts commission seat and reappointed Gerard Penovic to another seat after brief interviews with two finalists.
Panel members interviewed two applicants — Rebecca (Becca) Payne and Austin White — about their backgrounds, availability and priorities. Payne, a lifelong Bloomington resident studying arts administration, said she has studio-art experience and has served as a grant reviewer for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission. She told the panel she would like to serve on the public-art subcommittee to help guide the city’s…
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