On the agenda, October 10th meeting of the Lake Worth CRA: “Canvas Outdoor Museum Show”.

Attention all street artists and muralists
in the City of Lake Worth:

Contact the Lake Worth CRA. Ask about the project titled CANVAS, a “massive public art infusion” in the City of Lake Worth.

The meeting begins at 6:00 tomorrow at HATCH, located at 1121 Lucerne Ave. (to see tomorrow’s Community Redevelopment Agency [CRA] agenda use this link to the City’s website and scroll down to download items of interest).

If you would like to learn more about this project “[T]hat the City [of Lake Worth]/CRA and local property owners contribute a total of $70K to assist in paying the artists and any fees associated with the walls for the 7 murals”, use this link to contact the CRA or call 561-493-2550.

Excerpts from CRA agenda item VIIc:

Recently, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County approached the City and the CRA about meeting with Nicole Henry,* a gallerist and founder of the CANVAS event. Ms. Henry and her team worked with the City of West Palm Beach to host CANVAS: the Outdoor Museum Show for several years. The CANVAS event was so successful that it has been promoted as the nation’s largest outdoor art show.

and. . .

This massive public art infusion would begin shortly after Thanksgiving [emphasis added] with a series of events that would help activate spaces, cover at a minimum 7 walls with murals by world renowned artists, add 3-D installations to specific project spaces and host a series of public/private events throughout the downtown and Dixie Highway.

and. . .

The CANVAS team has asked that the City/CRA and local property owners contribute a total of $70K to assist in paying the artists and any fees associated with the walls for the 7 murals. The CRA/LULA Lake Worth Arts would like to commit $14K from the Lake Worth Cultural Renaissance Foundation budget and $6K from the CRA operating budget.

another excerpt. . .

The Cultural Council of Palm Beach will host the initial press conference and also the VIP event after the installations, where artists and sponsors celebrate the culmination of activities. The Cultural Council has also generously volunteered to advertise the event both regionally and nationally.

The recommendation:

Staff recommends the Board approve the $20K expenditure, taking funds from both the Cultural Renaissance Foundation and the CRA operating budget.

*Nicole Henry is “The Woman Behind West Palm Beach Art Scene”. For Henry’s Facebook page use this link.
     From Wikipedia, more about this artist: “Nicole Henry Fine Art is a West Palm Beach gallery [522 Clematis St.] specializing in emerging art markets including Cuban and Street Art to secondary works from Pre-Columbian, Old Masters, Impressionists, Modern, Contemporary, Latin American, European, and American Art. The Gallery was founded by art dealer Nicole Henry in 2006.”