by Samantha Gunther

The City of Colorado Springs is seeking two community visual artists to serve on the Public Arts Commission.

The Public Art Commission is a 13-member advisory panel with representatives from a variety of local art institutions and professional visual artists and citizen representatives. The Public Art Commission is an official City of Colorado Springs resource in service of public awareness of the arts. The commission’s charter is to review and make recommendations to the City Council and El Paso County Commission regarding issues of public art. Their goal is to promote the inclusion of art in everyday life and the value of what artistic thinking can contribute to the community. Public Art Commission meetings are open to the public and held on the third Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall.

Please send applications, letters of interest, and resumes by Monday, December 1, 2014 to Samantha Gunther, sgunther@springsgov.com or mail the information to City Council; Attention Samantha Gunther; P.O. Box 1575; Colorado Springs, CO 80901.

Applications can be found at www.SpringsGov.com under the “Get Involved Tab” then by clicking on “Committees, Commissions, & Boards”. For questions or more information, please call (719) 385-5453.