The Gainesville Cultural Affairs Board (CAB) is a 10-person board that serves as the advisory body to the City on cultural priorities and supports the implementation of its initiatives, and are a very diverse body currently made up of members from the arts sector, academic community and marketing field, as well as community facilitators for equity, diversity and inclusivity. CAB reviews the City’s Cultural Affairs programming schedule, providing feedback and suggestions to increase the effectiveness and reach of the proposed offerings, for larger projects conducts half day retreats to provide more in depth recommendations, and reviews and ranks the Outside Agency Grant applications.

Reference Ordinances 2397, 3154, 3486 and 3913. Add one Student Adjunct Member [Ordinance No. 3427 (03/28/88)]; and changing name of board and method of appointment of five members [Ordinance No. 3586 (11/14/88)]; and consolidation of Art in Public Places Trust (Ordinance No. 3913; 10/18/93); and the separation of the Art in Public Places Trust (Ordinance No. 960440; adopted 01/13/97); amended (Ord. 170526; adopted 03/01/2018)

Carol Velasques-Richardson

VelasquesC1@cityofgainesville.org

352-393-8532