Teton commissioners to weigh $30k FY27 request from Jackson Hole Public Art

Teton County commissioners are scheduled to consider a FY2027 community-development funding request from Jackson Hole Public Art (JHPA) as part of the Board of County Commissioners’ April 27 agenda packet. JHPA requests $15,000 from Teton County and $15,000 from the Town of Jackson (a combined $30,000) to help support two project-manager positions, including one focused on civic projects and grant writing, with current projects listed as the Justice Center, Stilson Transit Center and Gregory Lane. (BCC Staff Report — Jackson Hole Public Art Funding Request)

In its application narrative, JHPA describes its work facilitating temporary and permanent public art installations and says it has “raised or overseen more than three-million dollars of investment in public art” since 2010. The organization lists its annual budget as $837,580 and reports that the $30,000 request would represent about 4% of that total. (BCC Staff Report — Jackson Hole Public Art Funding Request)

Separately, meeting materials also include a second Jackson Hole Public Art-related request tied to the “Arts for All” grant program that JHPA administers for the town and county. That application seeks $41,160 from the county and $10,290 from the town to run the Arts for All process (grant solicitation, review, contracting and reporting) and includes a summary of prior-year awards and project impacts. (Arts for All Staff Report — Jackson Hole Public Art FY27 Funding Request)