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North Port communications manager offers promotion for Art Advisory Board events, with guidelines for third‑party activities
Summary
At the April 14 Art Advisory Board meeting, North Port communications manager Jason Bartolone said the city can promote official board actions and recurring 'call for artists' notices using city social media, a twice‑monthly newsletter and podcasts, but outlined rules for promoting third‑party events to ensure fairness.
Jason Bartolone, North Port communications manager, told the Art Advisory Board on April 14 that the city can help publicize the board’s official actions and recurring calls for artists through municipal channels but must follow promotion guidelines.
“We’d be happy to help promote that,” Bartolone said, listing the city’s social media channels, a twice‑monthly email newsletter and podcasts as available tools. “I just wanna be sure that we are promoting everything fairly.”
Bartolone said the communications team will promote official board actions and city programs and can create recurring items — for example, a monthly or biweekly “call for artists” spot — but that third‑party organizations seeking promotion must meet criteria. He said such events generally must be open to the community and typically come from a nonprofit or a business offering a free event.
Board members asked about process and timing. Bartolone said the newsletter runs twice a month and suggested the board nominate one member to draft wording for recurring items so the city can copy‑edit and slot the content into its rotation. The clerk or staff liaison would be the submission point; Bartolone said, “If you have any questions, please reach out through Michael,” referring to staff liaison Michael Davie.
The board discussed how artist contact information should be collected and maintained. A committee member volunteered to gather artist contacts for a shared database; Michael Davie said he could maintain the list and ensure all board members have access. A participant warned about public‑meeting rules for group email chains: if a boardwide email is sent, members should avoid using “reply all” so as not to create an inadvertent quorum discussion.
Bartolone also invited board members to appear on a city podcast to help promote the board’s work and suggested staff coordination to review wording before publication. Next steps: the board will name a member to draft the recurring call, the clerk/staff liaison will confirm submission details, and the city will slot approved copy into its newsletter and social channels.
