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City staff outline Cyan Park public art project; roughly $98,000 earmarked, task force applications due March 30
Summary
City arts staff described a new Cyan Park public art project funded through the city’s 2% for art ordinance, saying just over $98,000 is allocated. Task force applications are due March 30 and a community survey is open through April 19 to help shape the call for artists.
Megan Burner, the City of Reno’s arts and culture manager, told the Ward 6 Neighborhood Advisory Board on March 2 that the city is launching a Cyan Park Public Art Project and has ‘‘just a little bit over $98,000 allocated for this’’ from the city’s 2% for art funding for capital projects.
Burner said staff opened task force applications (due March 30) and a community survey (open through April 19) that will inform a June–July request for qualifications for artists. She described a tentative schedule that would include artist selection with Arts & Culture Advisory Board recommendation and City Council approval in August–September 2026, design and fabrication beginning in October 2026 and installation possibly in late 2027, depending on the selected artwork.
“The Cyan Park public art task force will work with our staff and our Arts & Culture Advisory Board to plan community outreach and help select an artist,” Burner said, adding that the task force would be a voting body on finalists and would likely meet up to five times during 2026 to craft the call for artists and review submissions.
Board members asked about how often the task force would meet and where. Burner said meetings will usually be held at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center but “we can do whatever works for the task force” and that the group would likely meet intermittently rather than monthly.
Board members also raised outreach to nearby homeowners associations and apartment complexes. A board member noted the money is earmarked and must be used for the project; Burner confirmed the allocation is restricted to Cyan Park’s public art. The board discussed using neighborhood newsletters and asked that any handouts or materials go through the city communications department for review before distribution.
Arts staff encouraged residents to complete the survey and apply for the task force; information is available at renoculture.com and on the Cyan Park public art project page. The presentation concluded with staff noting that the call for artists would be crafted from community input gathered through the survey and task force.
