2026-09-01 - Public Art Commission

Summary

Full commission (virtual) agenda: approval of Aug. 4 minutes; admin updates on meeting changes, committee assignments and federal compliance protocols; action items on the Choice Neighborhoods Community-Led Art Program, Sunrise Towers and Resident Artist; the 10-year anniversary and October retreat; and project updates including the MLK Jr. Drive bus shelters. Summary of the posted agenda, not of what happened at the meeting.

Summary of the posted agenda only; no minutes or transcript yet.

Issues discussed: MLK Jr. Drive Bus Shelter Project, Choice Neighborhoods Resident Artist Selection

Agenda

AGENDA
Public Art Commission
September 1, 2026, at 09:00 AM
This meeting will be held virtually. Please email Erica Palmiter (ericap@cityofws.org) for a
link to join.

  I.    Call to Order

  II.   Approval of Summary Minutes
           a. August 4, 2026

  III. PAC Admin Updates
         a. Meeting Changes
         b. Committee Assignments
         c. Federal Compliance Protocols

  IV. ACTION ITEM: Choice Neighborhoods: Community-Led Art Program

  V.    ACTION ITEM: Choice Neighborhoods: Sunrise Towers

  VI. ACTION ITEM: Choice Neighborhoods: Resident Artist

  VII. 10-year anniversary

  VIII. October Annual Retreat

  IX. Project Updates
         a. Choice Neighborhoods
                  i. Rupert Bell Park Basketball Pavilion & Courts
                 ii. Brunson Elementary Sculpture
               iii. Brown School Lofts
                iv. MLK Jr. Drive Bus Shelters
         b. City Funds
                  i. Open Call 2025: Kelsey Merreck Wagner
                 ii. 6th-Cherry-Trade Parking Deck Mural
               iii. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Mural (Boston-Thurmond)

  X.    Public Comment Period

  XI. Adjourn
UPCOMING MEETING DATES & EVENTS

  -   September 8, 2026: Arrival of Brian Peterson (Rupert Bell Park Mural)
  -   September 18, 2026: Arts Crush 10-Year Anniversary (6th Street & Trade Street)
  -   October 2, 2026, from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM: PAC Annual Retreat (Location TBD)

Transcript

Transcript pending: video captions can't be retrieved yet (see the Winston-Salem playbook).