RESOLUTION NO. 3766

A RESOLUTION of the Port of Seattle Commission establishing the Port-Wide Arts
and Cultural Program  Policy Directive which directs the
Executive to create a strategy for art and cultural programs
across all port facilities, return art funding to one percent
of capital construction  projects port-wide, establish  art
pools for art  expenditures,  and  create  an  operational
budget for art conservation, maintenance, staffing needs,
cultural programming, and public engagement.

WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was the first
public airport in the nation to establish a public art collection in the late 1960s; and

WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle first established an Art Program funding art through one
percent of capital project budgets on November 15, 2000; and

WHEREAS, the Port, in response to the economic downturn of 2008, reduced art
funding from 1 percent of capital projects at the airport to 0.5 percent; and

WHEREAS, The Commission affirms the value of art in the public arena and embraces
equity principles inherent to a collection accessible to everyone, regardless of socio-economic
status; and

WHEREAS, airport rating organizations use the presence and quality of art in the
terminal as a measure of customer experience in their evaluation; and

WHEREAS,  the  administration  of a  first-class  port-wide  public  art  collection
necessitates a baseline understanding and appraisal of all works, a publicly available database
of art port-wide, dedicated conservation and maintenance efforts, a robust program of public
engagement and requisite staff and funding; and

WHEREAS, an investment in cultural programming contributes directly to displaying
the spirit of the Pacific Northwest and celebrates a diverse and vibrant region; and

WHEREAS, cultural programming allows the Port to explore different artistic ways to
showcase the diversity of the Pacific Northwest via public engagement; and

WHEREAS, the Port is a gateway to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, and aspires to

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              build facilities and incorporate pieces and showcases which reflect the quality and stature of
its businesses, visitors, residents and the Pacific Northwest region itself; and

WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle values the positive impact that art and culture has on
both Port employees and the public; and

WHEREAS, the Commission strives to return the Port of Seattle to its position as a
national leader in public art and cultural programming among its peers; and

WHEREAS, this Resolution and Proposed Policy Directive repeals all previous Port of
Seattle Art Programs established in 2000, 2008, and 2009;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port of Seattle Commission as follows:

SECTION 1.  The Policy Directive on the Port-Wide Arts and Cultural Program as shown in the
attached Exhibit A is hereby established.

ADOPTED by the Port of Seattle Commission at a duly noticed public meeting thereof,
held this {4     day  of    Nayexn'pe{™                2019, and
,                   duly
authenticated in open session by the signatures of the commissioners voting in favor thereof
and the seal of the commission.
STEPHAYIR SONIA Ns

PETER STEIMNBRUECK

Port of Seattle Comission








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