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On February 12, 2026 (6:00 PM, online/phone), the Olympia Arts Commission (six present, two absent) approved the agenda and December 11, 2025 minutes; forwarded a ranked list of new-commissioner applicants to the Community Livability and Public Safety Committee recommending the top five (and up to the top seven) for interview; recommended a jury-selected slate of 15 sculptures for the 2026 Percival Plinth Project to City Council; and approved the 2026–2027 Arts Commission Work Plan and Municipal Art Plan as edited, including a $200 increase to each of four Poet Laureate stipend payments and proposed increases to Arts Walk cover commission, Artist in Residence program, and reimbursable supplies. A request from United Churches for a commissioner to serve on an art jury was noted. The meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM.
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