Develop allowable arts events list and approvals.
The Park Arts Streamlined Activities would be a working list of arts events that do not require permits to hold in designated park spaces. For example, small performances by pre-approved arts organizations without amplification or small interpretive drama without permanent structures should ideally be allowed in parks in a way that contributes to the use of space. This concept relates to public art, cultural programming, and creative placemaking in city parks. RAP and the RAP Board would review a list of arts organizations that apply to be on the “pre-approved” list for events on a recurring basis. Events would need to reserve space in advance through the reservation system at individual parks. The types of allowable activities would be limited and groups would lose privileges if one of the allowances was broken.
The goal would be to ensure that arts and culture initiatives are inclusive, community-responsive, and enhance the civic and environmental experience of the park system as well as making the distinctions between permitted and non permitted art events clear and making this information easily available to the public.