Fayetteville Arts Council

Description

Contact

Connie Edmonston, Parks and Recreation, 444-3471

The Fayetteville Arts Council was created by Resolution 60-07 on April 3, 2007 to help define the community’s identity and sense of place, promote social interaction, bring the arts into everyday life and memorialize the past wile expressing shared values for the future.  The Fayetteville Arts Council shall develop and recommend to the City Council policies and programs that would enhance and encourage the planning, placement and maintenance of public displays of art in locations open to the public within the community and uphold other duties defined in the Bylaws, Rules and Procedures.

Terms

Staggered Three Year Terms.

Membership

The Board shall be composed of nine members comprised of visual and performing artists, arts professionals and other citizens of diverse backgrounds and strong links to the Fayetteville arts and cultural community.  A minimum of four commissioners must be working artists as defined by a broad interpretation as any arts practitioner working in the arts (listed for clarity as:  architecture, dance, drama, film, video and animation, literature, music and opera, visual arts and news media), be they creative or interpretative, who either makes or endeavors to make a living from their work.

Five   Arts and Cultural Community/Citizen-at-Large Representatives
Four 
Working Artist Representatives

Appointment

Vacancies are filled by appointment from the governing body of the City.

Public Notification

A weekly meetings list is prepared by the City Clerk’s office which is distributed to the press and posted on the City’s web site: www.accessfayetteville.org

Meeting Times

Regular meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building.

Current Members

Position Name Address Phone Terms
Michael Landman P.O. Box 2275, Fayetteville, AR 72702 (479) 444-8992 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2008
Vice Chair Kathy Thompson 793 East Lighton Trail, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 521-0139 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2009
Secretary Dede Peters 306 Baxter Lane, Fayetteville, AR  72701 (479) 571-5161 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2010
Julie Gabel 106 N. Olive, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 442-0694 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2008
Chair Bryan Gott 2723 N. Stagecoach Dr., Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 444-8367 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2009
Hank Kaminsky 543 Assembly Rd., Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 443-2077 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2010
John O'Connell 67 N. Fletcher Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 422-2710 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2008
Mark Landon Smith 122 W. Meadow #6, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 236-6849 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2009
Ladawna Whiteside 112 Fletcher Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 251-9472 07/01/2007 thru 06/30/2010