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Powered by ZoomGrants™ <br />City of Pleasanton <br />FY 2024/2025 Community Grant Program - Civic Arts <br />Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council <br />City Stories <br />Requested Amount <br />$ 3,600.00 <br />Official Amount <br />$ 3,000.00 <br />Provide a brief summary of the project for which your agency is seeking funding for (no <br />more than 3 sentences; this text will be used widely during the review and implementation <br />process to describe your project.) <br />Pleasanton’s Public Art embodies the values and stories of our city yet there is no current <br />celebration focused on public art and how it expresses what it means to be an American <br />small city with a rich heritage. In addition, various cultural groups seeking identification can <br />be celebrated as they become a recognizable part of Pleasanton. Pleasanton Cultural Arts <br />Council (PCAC) is seeking funding to engage in marketing and promoting local Pleasanton <br />Public Art and assist organizations in celebrating various cultural events by providing arts <br />activities related to the cultural groups. <br />Describe the following:a. The problem(s), need(s), issue(s) or service gaps to support the <br />need for this project in Pleasanton. b. How your project relates to the problem, need, issue <br />or service gap. c. How this relates to the Cultural Plan. <br />a.There is no current activity or celebration focused on Pleasanton’s Public Art. The stories <br />associated with public art are being lost. The collective memory is depreciating. In addition, <br />various cultural groups seek to become a recognizable part of the American experience. In <br />both cases raising the awareness of the community is a herculean task requiring the use of <br />digital resources, social media and engaging active volunteers. <br />b. The Charles Huff Free Walking Tours at the Museum on Main are a welcomed history <br />tour of the historic people of Pleasanton and buildings. What is missing is the inclusion of <br />comments on Public Art to highlight Pleasanton’s bronze artworks and murals on the tour <br />routes. By inserting Public Art stops on the existing MOM routes and offering a script for <br />Page 99 of 116