What We Do
The board consists of six volunteer members appointed by the Mayor with the consent of City Council. The seventh member of the Board is a member of City Council appointed by the President of City Council. All members are residents of the City of Lancaster, or demonstrate that they are actively engaged in the arts within the City. Members are individuals who have demonstrated expertise in architecture, art criticism, art education, art history, visual arts, graphic arts, interior design, landscape architecture, city planning or other art and design related fields, or who have demonstrated a strong interest in the visual arts and civic improvement. Terms are two years, with a maximum of six consecutive years.
The Public Art Advisory Board meets on the second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Commission Room.
Public Art Advisory Board Members
Chair – Amy Ruffo, Artist and Consultant for Visual Arts Non-Profits
Secretary – Natalie Lascek, Director of Admissions, Marketing, & Recruitment, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
Salina Almanzar, Artist
John McGrann, President, Penn Stone
Robert M. Shenk, Landscape Architect
Wendy Tippetts, Tippetts/Weaver Architects, Inc.
Barbara J. Wilson**, Lancaster City Council, Vice-President
Joanna Davis Seedorf*, Public Art Manager, City of Lancaster
Members of the City of Lancaster Public Art Advisory Board are appointed by the Mayor with the consent of City Council.
*Ex-officio
**Member of City Council appointed by the President of City Council