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Arts Commission

The Arts Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council. It may hold public meetings and make such studies, analyses and reports as requested by the City Council and may perform the following functions:

Inform the City Council in matters of arts

Serve as a clearinghouse for concerns and ideas about arts

Enlarge the art consciousness of Bellevue

Encourage multi-age working, sharing, learning and teaching in the arts

Encourage and recognize local artists

Explore financing for acquisitions related to the arts

Establish a long-range plan for the development and operation of a cultural center

Make recommendations as requested by the City Council

Review the suitability of art works intended as gifts to the City.

Major programs include the Municipal Art Program for acquiring public art for the community, program funding for providing direct support to arts organizations serving Bellevue and the Bellevue Arts Awards for honoring outstanding artists and arts supporters in Bellevue.

Members: The Arts Commission is comprised of seven Bellevue residents appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the City Council. The terms are four years and expire on May 31 of the last year of the term. No one can serve more than two consecutive full terms.

Roxanne Shepherd, Chair

Betina Finley, Vice Chair

Judy Holder

Genevieve Tremblay

Valentina Kiselev

Bill Ptacek

Howard Donkin

Meetings: First Tuesday, 4 p.m., City Hall, 1E-109

Contact Information

Arts Commission
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Mary Pat Byrne, Arts Specialist
Phone: 425-452-4105
E-mail