Arts and public art items in Town of Cary, between 6 Nov 2025 and 6 Nov 2026
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| Subject | Items |
|---|---|
| Arts and public art | 108 |
| Parks and recreation | 55 |
| Roads and transportation | 15 |
| Grants and outside funding | 14 |
| Budget and appropriations | 7 |
| Comprehensive plan | 6 |
| Faith and cultural communities | 6 |
| Historic preservation | 3 |
| Zoning text amendment | 3 |
| Economic development incentives | 2 |
| Public facilities | 2 |
| Appointments and personnel | 1 |
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Cultural arts report, including the Old North State Storytelling Festival at The Cary Theater November 6-7 and the Chinese Lantern Festival at Koka Booth Amphitheatre from November 21.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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William Lewis's division report lists October events: the Marvelous Music season opener, Zombiepalooza downtown, a Cary Youth Theatre musical and an exhibition of quilts by Sydney Lee at Page-Walker.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Presentation Arts and public art
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Debra Grannan presents for Cary Players, which lists a live radio play of It's a Wonderful Life at the Cary Arts Center on December 3-6.Presentation Arts and public art
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Sarah Redpath and Gil Arnold present for the Fine Arts League of Cary, whose members' show opens at Page-Walker on November 12.Presentation Arts and public art
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Mickaella Guarasci presents for the Triangle Wind Ensemble.Presentation Arts and public art
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Sarah Preston's handout proposes asking FY28 applicants for Cary-only participation counts alongside totals, and breaking the 3,000-character management essay into four numbered prompts.
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Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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2. Teen CouncilStaff or committee report Arts and public art
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Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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1. ArtistArtist Jack Mackie appears before the board, listed for information only.Presentation Arts and public art
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Concept rendering & additional artworksDiscussion item Arts and public art
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The board is asked to review and act on its 2027 goals and work plan.Discussion item Arts and public art
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Artist Bryant Holsenbeck
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A handout listing the town's current capital and temporary public art projects.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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December, January or February 2027 at Carpenter Park - Heads UpWillow Basket Making Workshops ? Fall 2027Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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The advisory board liaison or chair reports from the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board.
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The board's rules of order, adopted in January 2025, presented to new members. They cover officers, quorum, three-minute public comment, and the Greenway, Cultural Arts and Athletic standing committees.Approved unanimously, with a next review date of October 4, 2027
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The cultural resources report covers the Marvelous Music Mainstage series opening 9 October, Zombiepalooza at Downtown Cary Park on 23 October, and Spring Daze artist applications.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Staff give the committee the September cultural resources report.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Continued work on the committee's own governing documents: its policies, standard operating procedures and by-laws.Discussion item Arts and public art
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H.1 Cultural Non-profit Presentations: Cary-Apex Youth Choir, Triangle Art Works, Cary Ballet CompanyThree arts organizations present to the committee: the Cary-Apex Youth Choir, Triangle Art Works and the Cary Ballet Company.Presentation Arts and public art
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Members give feedback on events held by organizations the town has funded.Discussion item Arts and public art
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An update on adoption of the town's parks, recreation and cultural resources system plan and its bike plan.Staff or committee report Arts and public artComprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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The board reviews and votes on artwork proposed for the McCrimmon Village development at 4405 NC Highway 55. Hunter Diefes of Atlas Stark Holdings brings the proposal; Matt McConnell is the artist. The agenda gives no description of the piece.Design approved unanimouslyDiscussion item Arts and public art
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The board takes up its annual report.Approved unanimouslyStaff or committee report Arts and public art
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The board's draft 2025-26 annual report lists the year's work, including six land-dedication or payment-in-lieu recommendations under Section 8 of the Land Development Ordinance, most recently on the Jacobs Creek Lane rezoning and the Hatcher property case in August. It also notes $192,000 in cultural arts grant recom…Approved 8-0 (Masterson absent)
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The cultural arts report covers the Cary Film Festival's September return to the Cary Theater, the Fine Arts League's 31st juried exhibition closing at Page-Walker, and the fall lineup at the Cary Arts Center and Koka Booth Amphitheatre.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Speaker: Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Transportation Executive Summary: The Imagine Cary Community Plan, adopted in 2017, is Cary ’ s comprehensive plan created by the community. The residents and community leaders who developed Imagine Cary anticipated that periodic updates would be necessary to keep the plan curr…Approved 7-0 on consent
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** Please note the staff report was updated on 8/25/26 and those changes are shown in red.** Speaker : John Collins, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Executive Summary: Cary has successfully hosted and helped grow a Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) tournament since 2024, including a higher-level PPA…Approved 7-0 on consent
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Private Development, Parks Hospitality Group, Jenny Hinton Jim Gallucci, ArtistDesign approved unanimouslyDiscussion item Arts and public art
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Drop in ? No registration required Long-term interactive community sculpture Jane Cheek, ArtistStaff or committee report Arts and public art
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Piano painted by Lisa Gaither, Artist Town owned pianoAccepted into the collection unanimously
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A handout covering the current public art capital and temporary projects.
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The cultural resources division report.
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Long-term interactive community sculpture Jennifer Armstrong, DCP Programmer & Jane Cheek, ArtistStaff or committee report Arts and public art
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Staff overview of public art projects underway and coming up.
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Where the fiscal 2027 cultural arts grants stand.
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What the committee will take up for the rest of 2026.
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A preview of the 50th Lazy Daze, Cary's long-running arts and crafts festival.
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How the town tracks attendance at its events using geofencing rather than gate counts.
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Work group presentations, including nonprofit sector education.
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The nonprofit education work group proposes asking new members what they want to learn, then briefing the committee in January on nonprofit conditions and on which grantees are Arts Center residents or co-brand events with the town, before the grant review.
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Liaison report from Friends of Page Walker, which supports the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.
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2. Koka BoothLiaison report from Koka Booth Amphitheatre.
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The cultural arts report for the month.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Minutes of the Cultural Arts Committee's 27 May meeting, attached for the board's information.Minutes approval Arts and public art
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The chair thanks the Teen Council representatives, Tanvi Bondre and Vartika Sharma, who sat with the committee.Held at the end of the meeting
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Committee members tour Downtown Cary Park, starting outside Guest Services at 311 Kildaire Farm Road.Moved to the end of the meetingDiscussion item Arts and public art
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The board's liaison or chair had no report.
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Staff said the parks and recreation system plan and the town's bike plan are moving through the public hearing process, with adoption expected later this summer.Staff or committee report Arts and public artComprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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The board toured the pedestrian bridge at NW Cary Parkway and Black Creek Greenway to review the site and discuss public art there, not North Cary Park as the agenda listed.
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A report from the cultural arts manager, with a handout.
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The parks and administration report covers ACCESS programming, Earth Month environmental outreach, and the April 11 opening of the Davis Drive Inclusive Playground, which drew more than 350 people.
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Downtown Cary Park's monthly report lists May programming, including the Cary Farmers Market, the Wands and Wonder festival, the Kids Food Fest and a Shakespeare Live performance.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Speaker : Cassie Schumacher-Georgopoulos, Transportation Paul Kuhn, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Executive Summary: The Imagine Cary Community Plan, adopted in 2017, is Cary’s comprehensive plan created by the community. The residents and community leaders who developed Imagine Cary anticipated periodic u…
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Speaker : John Collins, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Executive Summary: Cary has successfully hosted and grown The Soccer Tournament (TST), a Town-recognized event, since 2023 and has recently signed a long-term agreement to host the event in Cary at WakeMed Soccer Park through 2029. As part of the agreem…
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A follow-up on the commission's plans for Historic Preservation Month in May 2026: communications, volunteer sign-ups for Herb Fest, a possible FALC event at the Waldo House, and this year's report.Discussed; no votes recorded
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A briefing on ACT 37 and ACT 38, which fold the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources System Plan and the Bike Plan into the Engage and Move chapters of the Imagine Cary Community Plan and amend the land development ordinance to match. Staff sought the council's input before the public hearing that Thursday.Discussed; public hearing held two days later
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Chris reported on the parks, recreation and cultural resources advisory board's recent meeting.
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Members discussed the next steps after voting on their cultural arts grant recommendations, which go to the parks, recreation and cultural resources advisory board.
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William Lewis gave an overview of how the town markets its cultural arts programs; members had no questions.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Arnetta reported for Friends of Page-Walker, sharing upcoming events.
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Jennifer said ticket sales are underway for Art Daze and other events, and pointed members to the town's website for details.
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A revisited mural concept by artist Sean Kernick for the Koka Booth Amphitheatre, listed for review and action.
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artist Sean Kernick
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temporary wall mural
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A handout on current public art capital and temporary projects.
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The cultural arts committee recommends $192,000 in FY27 grants to 24 of the 25 nonprofit arts organizations that applied. Requests totaled $292,250; one applicant did not meet the grant's basic eligibility requirements.
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The report lists April's arts calendar: the Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival at Bond Park, the spring concert schedule at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, classes at Cary Arts Center, and programs at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.
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The committee's March 25 minutes record a vote finalizing its FY27 grant funding recommendations for the 25 nonprofit applicants. No members of the public spoke.
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The committee's March 19 minutes record a budget exercise ranking facility maintenance, new capital investment and fiscal responsibility as its top values, plus planning for the town's 100 Miles of Greenways celebration and a Spring Daze booth. No members of the public spoke.
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Staff member William Lewis's cultural arts report. A copy was provided and members raised no questions.Funding recommendations agreed and approved
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The committee reviewed the FY 2027 cultural arts grant applications and agreed how the grant money would be split, for recommendation to the parks, recreation and cultural resources advisory board. The minutes do not list the amounts.Approved, on a motion by Todd Hemphill seconded by Cara Lewis
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Chris Herndon reported on the PRCR Advisory Board's recent meeting; the committee had no questions.
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The cultural arts report to the advisory board.
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The cultural arts committee's 2026 goals.
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The cultural arts report, provided in writing. No questions.
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The committee's 2026 tactics, with members volunteering as champion for each.Discussion item Arts and public art
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A presentation on grant review best practices from a committee member, ahead of the FY 2027 cultural arts grant review in March.
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Staff said the Optimist Farm Greenway and Higgins IV Greenway are both under consideration in the upcoming town budget, and that advocating for greenway-gap funding generally is more effective than targeting specific gaps.Staff or committee report Arts and public artBudget and appropriationsParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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Staff said the PRCR System Plan and the town's Bike Plan will each go to a future Town Council meeting for adoption, with the specific date depending on Council's overall agenda.Staff or committee report Arts and public artComprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
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Speaker: Susan Bradley – Oper ations Manage r, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
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The director recognized three PRCR staff members for their work during recent winter storms and discussed a new marketing supervisor role for the department.
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Members discussed which committees advisory board members liaise with: the Cultural Arts Committee, the Greenway Committee, the Cary Art Daze work groups and the senior club presidents.
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8 ReportsStanding reports from administration and parks, including the teen council; cultural arts, whose Cary Art Daze work group did not meet; Downtown Cary Park; and sports and community centers, where the senior club president reported the Cary Senior Center will not hold its yard sale this year.
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An overview of the town's cultural arts policies.
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The cultural arts report to the committee.
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A review of the FY 2027 grant review schedule.
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A review of what the committee set out to do in 2025.Discussion item Arts and public art
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Setting the committee's goals for 2026.Discussion item Arts and public art
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Establishing work groups against the 2026 goals.Discussion item Arts and public art
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An overview of the grant review process for FY 2027 grant applications.
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A review of the language governing the committee's liaison roles.Staff or committee report Arts and public art
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Artist Morgan Cook / MCK CreativeApproved unanimously
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Wake County Western Regional Center ? Sculpture - Review/ActionApproved unanimously
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Status of the parks, recreation and cultural resources system plan and the bike plan.
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The cultural arts committee chair's report.
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The greenway committee's report to the board.
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The cultural arts report. Jurying is under way for artists and concessionaires for Spring Daze on April 25. Lazy Daze is August 22 and 23, its fiftieth year, marked by a fifty-day campaign.
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The cultural arts committee's December 2025 minutes.
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A handout of current public art capital and temporary projects.
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William Lewis discussed the December cultural arts report, which was provided to each member. Members raised no questions.
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William Lewis reviewed the proposed schedule for evaluating FY 2027 arts grant applications and gave each member a copy. Members raised no questions.
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The 2026 work plan and its focus areas. Members asked whether the board has its own budget — it does not — and discussed an app or map guiding people to specific artwork. Staff noted the public art webpage already carries an interactive map of the collection and the town shares a walking tour app with Downtown Cary Pa…Approved without objection
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Current projects including a GLOW installation at First Cary United Methodist Church and the lantern-making workshops leading into the January parade.
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William Lewis presented the November cultural arts report, provided to each member.
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Carl Daehler updated the committee on applicants for its vacancies.
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