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Goal: Engage the community in the process of public art <br />Strategies: <br />• Include citizen representatives as part of an arts selection committee. <br />Allow for programs such as a "People's Choice" for voting on and selecting pieces for the city's permanent <br />collection. <br />• Engage decision makers in business and government. <br />Create an event such as a business /benefactors luncheon or awards program to introduce artists and <br />projects to civic leaders. <br />• Incorporate artists in other government run public engagement processes. <br />• Encourage community groups to raise money to purchase and install public art. <br />Goal: Support public artists <br />Strategies: <br />Maintain and develop arts based programming in recreation, community education, and within the <br />school district to further the development of new and emerging artists. <br />• Compensate artists for their public art contributions. <br />• Explore the development of affordable artist space for studios and sale of art. <br />• Pursue grants to fund public art projects. <br />Appendix: Elk River Public Arts 98 <br />