§ 13-8-206 - Selection committees. - Arkansas Statutes

13-8-206. Selection committees.

(a) (1) Each selection committee shall be composed of nine (9) members. The membership shall be as follows:

(A) The chair of the Arkansas Public Art Advisory Board;

(B) The member of the Advisory Council of the Arkansas Arts Council who is appointed to the board;

(C) The architect of the construction or renovation project;

(D) The director of the agency that owns the building to be constructed or renovated;

(E) Two (2) representatives of the community in which the building is located who shall be appointed by the board based on the appointee's demonstrated love, appreciation, and experience with the arts and knowledge of the community;

(F) A professional representative of the art history or criticism field to be appointed by the board;

(G) A practicing artist who shall be appointed by the board; and

(H) The Program Coordinator of the Arkansas Public Art Program who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

(2) No artist who has work under consideration for selection by a committee shall be eligible to serve on the committee.

(b) Committee members may receive expense reimbursement in accordance with 25-16-901 et seq.

(c) (1) It shall be the duty of the committee to select works of art for purchase or commission for the building site.

(2) If all factors are equivalent, preference shall be given to the selection of works of art by Arkansas artists.

(3) The committee shall fulfill communication needs between the communities, the building occupants, the public, the architects, and the artists.

(d) The committee shall dissolve upon the procurement of the art work for the building site.