HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-2529 Committee and Commissions 2026 Initial Point Art Gallery Schedule CITY OF MERIDIAN RESOLUTION NO. 25-2529
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: CAVENER, LITTLE ROBERTS, OVERTON,
STRADER, TAYLOR,AND WHITLOCK
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN ACCEPTING THE
2026 INITIAL POINT GALLERY SCHEDULE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,Meridian City Code sections 2-1-2(B)(6) charges the Meridian Arts Commission
with making recommendations to the Mayor, City Council, and City staff regarding activities that
advance publicly accessible arts and cultural enrichment in the City;
WHEREAS,the City desires that public art will be a component of Meridian City Hall, and to
that end, the Meridian Arts Commission issued the Call to Artists seeking proposals for the display of
artwork in Initial Point Gallery;
WHEREAS, the Meridian Arts Commission reviewed all responses submitted to the Call to
Artists, selected artists whose works are appropriate for display in Initial Point Gallery based on their
respectively submitted proposals, and recommends to the Meridian City Council that certain artists'
work, as set forth in Exhibit A, be displayed in Initial Point Gallery in 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council find that display in accordance with the proposed
2026 Initial Point Gallery Schedule, as set forth in Exhibit A, will serve the best interest of the people
of Meridian and visitors to Meridian City Hall;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That the proposed 2026 Initial Point Gallery Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit A,
as may be amended or supplemented by the Arts and Culture Coordinator from time to time, is hereby
accepted and adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Meridian.
Section 2. That the Arts and Culture Coordinator is hereby authorized to invite the artists
enumerated on the 2026 Initial Point Gallery Schedule to display their work in Initial Point Gallery,
subject to terms and conditions of a written agreement to be negotiated by the City Attorney's Office.
Section 3. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption
and approval.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 12thday of August , 2025.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this 12thday of August , 2025.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Robert E. Simison, Mayor Chris Johnson, City Clerk
RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2026 INITIAL POINT GALLERY SCHEDULE Page 1
Initial Point Gallery
2026 Gallery Schedule 7/ 16/25
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