ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Duties
The Arts Advisory Committee consists of nine members appointed by the mayor. This group’s mission is to promote the creation, understanding, appreciation and awareness of the arts in the City. This Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and Council on matters related to the arts and cultural development of the City. They also work as a liaison and in partnership with local, regional, state or national arts organizations as appropriate to foster support for the arts. They actively determine ways in which the arts can enhance the quality of life in the city and foster community economic and social growth. The Arts Advisory Committee meets the first Wednesday of every month unless otherwise announced.
Click here to view the Rock Island Arts Plan.
Click here to view an update on the Arts Advisory Committee's accomplishments (2/09).
Artspace, a Minneapolis based not-for-profit firm that develops affordable space for artists and arts organizations, conducted a prefeasiblity study for Rock Island in March 2008. The purpose of the prefeasiblity review was to determine whether there are structures in the city which are of interest to Artspace and to gauge general community support for a project. Download the Artspace prefeasibility study here.
The next step was Artspace conducted an online artist market survey in early 2009 to determine demand for housing and studio space for artists and 204 respondents participated. Artspace indicates “the findings clearly support a small to moderately sized live/work project in Rock Island”. More specifically, the survey found that 81 artists are interested in relocating to a live/work project and 119 artists are interested in renting studio or workspace. The Artspace expertise is in creating affordable live/work space for artists and they believe that a project of up to 27 units is market feasible. In addition, they suggest up to 20 studio/work only spaces be considered. It is interesting to note that of the respondents, 41% of those interested in live/work space have never lived in Rock Island presenting an opportunity to attract new artist residents to the city.
To download the artist market study click here.
To download Artspace’s interpretation letter click here.
Term
Three years.
Public Meetings
Regular meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. The Arts Advisory Committee regularly meets in the Personnel Conference Room in the basement of Rock Island City Hall, 1528 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois. You may access a listing of meeting agendas and minutes.
| Members |
Year Appointed |
Term Expiration |
| Joedy Cook |
2007 |
06/30/2010 |
| Carmen Darland |
2009 |
06/30/2012 |
| Brett Hitchcock, Chair |
2007 |
06/30/2012 |
| Jodie Kavensky |
2007 |
06/30/2011 |
| Ellis Kell |
2007 |
06/30/2010 |
| Carolyn Krueger |
2007 |
06/30/2012 |
| Lori Roderick |
2007 |
06/30/2010 |
| Dean Schroeder |
2007 |
06/30/2012 |
| Corrine Smith |
2007 |
06/30/2011 |
All appointed members are Rock Island residents. Anyone interested in becoming a member should contact the Staff below
Staff
Secretary to the Commission: Greg Champagne, Community Economic Development Director, City of Rock Island
E-mail: planning@rigov.org
Phone: (309) 732-2900
Address: 1528 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201
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