Public Arts Commission

The Public Arts Commission will consider matters pertaining to the planning for the arts in the City; facilitating interaction among artists; promoting arts activities and education; recognizing achievement in arts; providing a mechanism for public participation in the arts; advising the City Council on the involvement of arts in economic development; supporting and assisting existing organizations involved in arts and/or culture in the City; reinforcing the City’s identity and civic pride through arts and culture; recognizing the importance of arts to the City’s quality of life; researching grants for arts and culture and making recommendations for the City Council; encouraging service organizations and/or other governmental agencies to propose, finance, and give public arts projects to the City; reviewing and considering proposed gifts as to their artistic quality, authenticity, appropriate site, and maintenance and installation costs; and research and provide reports and recommendations of possible sources of funding, in addition to public funds for potential City public art projects.

“The Moreno Valley Public Arts Commission is a local art agency appointed by the Moreno Valley City Council. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life by encouraging, promoting, and fostering artistic and cultural enrichment within the City of Moreno Valley.”

The Public Arts Commission sponsors the

• Exhibit your art in a City facility
  Application form

Notice on Public Participation
Members of the public who wish to submit written comments to the Public Arts Commission may do so by emailing PAC@moval.org. Staff will forward all correspondence to the Public Arts Commission and provide hard copies to each Commissioner at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Any correspondence received after 5 p.m. on the same day of a Public Arts Commission meeting may be distributed at the subsequent meeting.

Please note that written comments on specific Public Hearing Items, must be received by 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Please be sure to include your name and Agenda Item.  All comments submitted to PAC@moval.org by 5 p.m. on the meeting date will be provided to the Public Arts Commission for consideration before action is taken on the matter. Public comments may also be provided in person at the Public Hearing.

Commission Members

Staff: Claudia Torres, Special Events & Facilities Division Manager, Jhonalee Morse, Community Services Supervisor, and Jeanine Heynen, Management Assistant