Public Art Advisory Panels

CRA/LA Art Advisory Panels

The CRA/LA Art Program currently has three active advisory panels. These include artists, arts and design professionals who live, work or are directly associated with a project area. Members advise staff and the CRA/LA Board on:

Arts/cultural priorities for the community that can be addressed through the Art Program
Review and approval of public art projects supported by redevelopment project area-based cultural trust funds
Review of public art proposals from developers

Downtown Art Advisory Panel

Glenna Avila	Artist & Director, Community Arts Partnership, CalArts
Maya Emsden	Director of Creative Services Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority
Carol Nye	Artist
Joey Shimoda	Principal, Shimoda Design Group
Ruth Wallach	Librarian, USC Roski School of Fine Art

Hollywood Art Advisory Panel

Nyla Arslanian	President, Hollywood Arts Council
Nancy Baker Cahill	Curator
Soccoro Callejas	Yucca Residents Group
Ravi GuneWardena	Principal, Escher GuneWardena Architecture, Inc.
Holly A. Myers	Art Critic, Editor, and Curator
Sandy Rodriguez	Artist and Sr. Project Coordinator, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Barbara Smith	Director, American Cinematheque
Carol Stakenas	Executive Director, LACE
Stuart Vaughan	Art Center Director, City of Los Angeles Dept. of Cultural Affairs

North Hollywood Art Advisory Panel

Terry Evans	Andak Theatrical Services Antaeus Theater Company
Harvey L. Jordan	JordanARTS / NoHo Frames
Shirley Martin	Martin Dance Company and MKM Art Center USC Art & Architecture Library
Moran de Musee	Artist and Filmmaker
Dennis Reed	Dean, Fine, Performing & Media Arts, Los Angeles Valley College
Carrie Ungerman	Artist