Choice Neighborhoods Resident Artist Selection
Context
Selection of a resident artist for the Choice Neighborhoods (CNI) initiative in east Winston-Salem, run by the CNI Residency (Resident Artist) Committee of the Public Art Commission with staff member Erica Palmiter. Finalists interviewed July 28: Kasia Ozga, Nina Cooke John, Vinnie Bagwell. Finalists interviewed August 6: Immanuel Oni, Maeghann Coleman, Matthew Mazzotta, David Wilson (the agenda lists these; the minutes for that date are not in the record).
Status
On August 18, 2026 the committee voted unanimously to select Immanuel Oni, conditional on positive references, after community members at an Aug. 13 meeting favored his work. A special meeting on Aug. 31 was noticed to review budgets and make a final selection; the outcome is not in the record.
Log
- 2026-09-01 - Public Art Commission - Resident Artist listed as an action item (agenda only).
- 2026-08-31 - Public Art Commission - Special meeting agenda: review budgets, make final selection.
- 2026-08-18 - Public Art Commission - Voted to select Immanuel Oni, conditional on references.
- 2026-08-06 - Public Art Commission - Agenda: four more finalist interviews.
- 2026-08-04 - Public Art Commission - Reported that the committee was in the interview stage.
- 2026-07-28 - Public Art Commission - Interviewed three finalists.