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T2019-3744
| * | | | | Oversight - Improving the Gender and Cultural Diversity of Monuments Located in City Parks. | Oversight | | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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T2019-3744
| * | | | | Oversight - Improving the Gender and Cultural Diversity of Monuments Located in City Parks. | Oversight | | Filed, by Committee | |
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Int 1114-2018
| * | Inez D. Barron | | | Creating a task force to examine the monuments, statues, public art and historical markers on city-owned property. | Introduction | This bill would create a task force to study and issue recommendations regarding monuments, statues, public art, and historical markers on city-owned property, placing special emphasis on those that have been subject to sustained negative attention or may be viewed as inconsistent with the values of diversity, equity and inclusion. The task force would be chaired by the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs or the Executive Director of the Art Commission. The Commissioners of City Planning, Parks and Recreation, and Transportation would have seats on the task force, as well as the Executive Director of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The remaining five members of the task force would be representatives from each of the five boroughs respectively and have expertise in one or more of the following areas: history, art and antiquities, public art and public space, preservation, cultural heritage, diversity and inclusion, or education. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1114-2018
| * | Inez D. Barron | | | Creating a task force to examine the monuments, statues, public art and historical markers on city-owned property. | Introduction | This bill would create a task force to study and issue recommendations regarding monuments, statues, public art, and historical markers on city-owned property, placing special emphasis on those that have been subject to sustained negative attention or may be viewed as inconsistent with the values of diversity, equity and inclusion. The task force would be chaired by the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs or the Executive Director of the Art Commission. The Commissioners of City Planning, Parks and Recreation, and Transportation would have seats on the task force, as well as the Executive Director of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The remaining five members of the task force would be representatives from each of the five boroughs respectively and have expertise in one or more of the following areas: history, art and antiquities, public art and public space, preservation, cultural heritage, diversity and inclusion, or education. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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Int 1439-2019
| * | Rafael Salamanca, Jr. | | | Increasing the percentage of women depicted in works of art belonging to the city and requiring the art commission to foster diversity among the subjects and themes depicted in works of art belonging to the city. | Introduction | This bill would require the Art Commission (known as the “Public Design Commission,” or “PDC”) to establish a goal that at least 50 percent of all new works of art that depict a nonfictional person depict women. It would also require the PDC to advise city agencies on submitting diverse pieces of work, including by providing strategies to increase the representation of women in city art work, to report annually on the number of submissions it receives for works of art that depict a nonfictional person, and to post its annual report online. | Hearing Held by Committee | |
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Int 1439-2019
| * | Rafael Salamanca, Jr. | | | Increasing the percentage of women depicted in works of art belonging to the city and requiring the art commission to foster diversity among the subjects and themes depicted in works of art belonging to the city. | Introduction | This bill would require the Art Commission (known as the “Public Design Commission,” or “PDC”) to establish a goal that at least 50 percent of all new works of art that depict a nonfictional person depict women. It would also require the PDC to advise city agencies on submitting diverse pieces of work, including by providing strategies to increase the representation of women in city art work, to report annually on the number of submissions it receives for works of art that depict a nonfictional person, and to post its annual report online. | Laid Over by Committee | |
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