§ 271-106. Public art grants program.

(a)

The council may appropriate money from the public art for neighborhoods fund for the purpose of annually awarding sub-grants for public art and public space beautification. The council's appropriation for the purpose of the public art and public space beautification grants program shall be administered by the Arts Council of Indianapolis. Upon appropriation from the council for the public art grants program, the controller shall expend the appropriation to the Arts Council as an all-purpose grant and enter into agreements for the establishment of guidelines, application processes, and other criteria for multiple public purpose sub-grants in support of the council's desire to fund the selection, acquisition, commissioning, maintenance, display of artwork, public space beautification and expanded opportunities for community engagement with the arts. The Arts Council's guidelines shall establish protocols to ensure that the public art for neighborhoods program is geographically balanced and provides opportunities for neighborhoods to present projects that will install art projects in public space and to beautify public space. Projects may be located anywhere in the county.

(b)

There is hereby created a public art for neighborhoods selection committee, composed of ten (10) members, with six (6) members appointed by the Arts Council, two (2) members appointed by the mayor, and two (2) members appointed by the city-county council. The members shall serve for terms of two (2) years and are eligible for reappointment. The Arts Council will name the chair of the selection committee. The members must have an interest in and understanding of city planning, neighborhood and community development, urban design, or the arts. The committee shall hold public meetings to determine the sub-grant recipients and shall consider the following elements, at a minimum, in evaluating projects; the level of community and neighborhood support; the opportunity for economic development; the ability to aid crime prevention; the design or artistic merit; the cost of the project; and the potential overall effect on quality of life in the neighborhood.

(c)

In addition, the selection committee shall award at least fifty (50) percent of the total amount of the sub-grants for projects in neighborhoods where the average income is at or below one hundred thirty-eight (138) percent of the federal poverty line.

(G.O. 16, 2016, § 1)