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Oswego arts commission asks for $16,000 to expand downtown banners, launch lantern walk and beautify utility boxes
Summary
The Culture & Arts Commission proposed a flat 2026 budget that includes $6,000 for downtown student banners ("Look Up Oswego"), $4,500 for a new evening lantern walk festival and $3,500 to paint utility boxes, plus funds for signage and free-library installations.
Anthony Pastore, chair of the Culture & Arts Commission, and commissioner Michelle Myers presented the commission's 2026 budget request at the Village of Oswego's Committee of the Whole on Oct. 25. Pastore said the commission is asking to repeat the downtown student art banners program, "Look Up Oswego," and to continue small community art projects that help market the village.
"We're looking at repeating our downtown student art banners, our Look Up Oswego project, which is $6,000," Pastore said. He added the commission also wants to continue a…
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