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Committee Meeting

Town of Cary · Cultural Arts Committee
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:00 pm · Virtual / Conference Room 11130, Call-in information will be available on agenda, For in person attendance: 316 N. Academy Street, Cary, NC 27513

Committee meeting Arts and public artFaith and cultural communitiesGrants and outside fundingParks and recreationBroadband and technologyHistoric preservation

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What's on this agenda

Cary's Cultural Arts Committee gets an update on the FY 2027 cultural arts grant timeline and sets its meeting topics for the rest of 2026. Jenna Kustka previews the 50th Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, and Sarah Preston presents event attendance analytics, listed on the portal as geofence event tracking. The committee's nonprofit education work group, Kristen Farrell, Mary Margaret Barnes and Todd Hemphill, proposes briefings for members ahead of the January grant review.

The packet's June report lists Pride Month events, the NC Summerfest season at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, and gallery shows at the Cary Arts Center and Page-Walker. Liaisons report on the Friends of Page Walker and Koka Booth. The next meeting, July 22, is a bus tour of Cary historic properties. No minutes or recording of this meeting were available at the time of reading.

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Agenda items (10)

Staff or committee report · 3Discussion item · 3Presentation · 2Procedural · 1Other · 1
  1. 1. Instructions- Submitting Comments
    Procedural
    Written public comments go to Dalton Love by noon on the meeting day and are summarized at the meeting.
  2. 1. Status of FY27 Grants
    Staff or committee report Arts and public artGrants and outside funding
    Where the fiscal 2027 cultural arts grants stand.
  3. 2. Meeting Timeline - Remainder of 2026
    Discussion item Arts and public artFaith and cultural communities
    What the committee will take up for the rest of 2026.
  4. 1. Cary Lazy Daze 50th Anniversary Preview (Jenna Kustka)
    Presentation Arts and public artFaith and cultural communitiesParks and recreation
    A preview of the 50th Lazy Daze, Cary's long-running arts and crafts festival.
  5. 2. Cary Geofence Event Tracking (Sarah Preston)
    Presentation Arts and public artBroadband and technologyFaith and cultural communities
    How the town tracks attendance at its events using geofencing rather than gate counts.
  6. 3. Work Group Presentations/Discussions
    Discussion item Arts and public artFaith and cultural communities
    Work group presentations, including nonprofit sector education.
  7. 4. Nonprofit Sector Education
    Discussion item Arts and public artGrants and outside funding
    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.
  8. 5. Other
    Other
  9. 1. Friends of Page Walker
    Staff or committee report Arts and public artFaith and cultural communitiesHistoric preservation
    Liaison report from Friends of Page Walker, which supports the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.
  10. 2. Koka Booth
    Staff or committee report Arts and public artFaith and cultural communitiesParks and recreation
    Liaison report from Koka Booth Amphitheatre.

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