City Arts Commission

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City Arts Commission

Appointed by City Council, the City Arts Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to artistic, aesthetic and cultural aspects of the City. The City Arts Commission also recommends to the City Council the adoption of such ordinances, rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for the administration and preservation of fine arts, performing arts, historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of the community. On behalf of the City, the Arts Commission actively encourages programs for the cultural enrichment of the community and performs such other duties relating to the arts as the City Council may require.

Committee Authorization:
City Charter, Article VII, Section 712

More information on the City’s cultural arts programs can be found online at newportbeachca.gov/culturalarts .

Frequency of Meetings:
The second Thursday each month, unless otherwise noticed.

COMMISSION MEMBERS	Appointed	Reappointed	Term Expires	Email
Maureen Flanagan	08-13-19	06-22-21	06-30-25	mflanagan@newportbeachca.gov
Heather Ignatin	06-25-24		06-30-28	hignatin@newportbeachca.gov
Barbara George	06-22-21		06-30-25	bgeorge@newportbeachca.gov
John Blom	06-27-23		06-30-27	jblom@newportbeachca.gov
Wayan Kaufman	06-26-18	06-28-22	06-30-26	wkaufman@newportbeachca.gov
Vanessa Moore	06-25-24		06-30-28	vmoore@newportbeachca.gov
Melissa Kandel	06-27-23		06-30-25	mkandel@newportbeachca.gov

Length of Term for Members:
The seven members of the commission serve for a term of four years on a staggered basis.

STAFF LIAISON
Melissa Hartson	Library Services Director	mhartson@newportbeachca.gov
Camille Escareal-Garcia	Cultural Arts Assistant	cgarcia@newportbeachca.gov

Staff Support:
Staff allocates approximately 30 hours a month to this commission.

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