Arts & Culture Commission

Purpose / Charge

Established by the City Council on December 5, 2018. The Arts and Culture Commission was established for the purposes of:

1. Promoting arts and cultural activities throughout all three wards of the City of Lebanon;

2. Cultivating relationships, activities, and opportunities to grow Lebanon’s cultural economy;

3. Supporting the development of public-private partnerships that enhance the quality of life and economic vitality in Lebanon;

4. Establishing policies for consideration and adoption by the Lebanon City Council for the integration of arts into all municipal buildings, structures, and spaces;

5. Establishing policies for consideration and adoption by the Lebanon City Council defining prospective spaces for, forms of, and processes for the adoption of public art in Lebanon.

Work towards the purchase and installation of fountains within the City of Lebanon by raising funds; coordinating volunteer efforts, locating fountains for purchase by the City, developing plans for the location of fountains and seeking approval by the Lebanon Heritage Commission and the City Council prior to the installation of any new fountain (Fountain Commission was disbanded and this duty was added to Heritage Commission May 21, 2014; removed from Heritage and added to Arts & Culture Commission duties March 22, 2021)

Membership

The Commission shall consist of nine voting members:

• One City Councilor, appointed by the Mayor to serve for their respective term. 
• Three Citizen Representatives, one from each Ward, appointed by the City Council. Terms shall initially be staggered for periods of one, two and three years. Thereafter, all Citizen Representatives shall be appointed to three-year terms. 
• One Heritage Commission Representative and One Economic Vitality Exchange Committee Representative appointed from their respective bodies. 
• Three Representatives from Arts Organizations within the City, appointed by City Council for one-year terms. 

The Council may appoint not more than three alternate members, one of which may be a City Councilor and two of which may be Lebanon residents at-large. At all times, a majority of the non-alternate members shall be Lebanon residents. The City Council shall act within sixty (60) days to fill vacancies.

Meetings

4th Tuesday of the Month, 6:30 PM