Speaker 1
0:00 – 0:29
Here's a preview of the next municipal equation. Everybody in this across the country is excited about the arts and trying to invest new things. And we you could drown trying to read about all the cool stuff everybody's doing. So we do feel like we've got lots of peers, but what we need to figure out is how it's best to do it in our city for our our folks, our artists, so that they're first. Not the cool thing someone else did, but what do our creative folks wanna do? And what makes them excited? Because that's how you have a great art scene. I think that part of what you have to learn if you're,
Speaker 2
0:29 – 0:40
gonna pursue public art, there's a lot of dialogue. Sometimes the initial idea that you presented needs to be refined. There are a lot of questions when it comes to working with committees and cities.
Speaker 0
0:41 – 1:26
We hang out with the Municipal Arts Office, and we go behind the scenes of public art. How it gets there, what the process is like for both the city and the artist, and why it's worth it. Meaning, we're also gonna check out the economic value of a local art scene. That's on the next Municipal Equation. Check back for it on July 4 at soundcloud.com/municipalequation. That's where you can find all the past episodes and links to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Instagram, and Twitter. Our Twitter handle, by the way, is at muni equation. Please follow, subscribe, and interact with us. Municipal Equation is a production of the North Carolina League of Municipalities online at nclm.0rg. And we'll talk to you on July 4. This is Ben Brown.