Sarah, a city arts and culture staff member, told the League City Convention & Visitors Bureau on Feb. 1 that the city received 16 applications for a pilot artist‑in‑residence program. Staff plan to select up to three artists at a time for the pilot, which will use studio space at the Girardi House.

“We will be looking over those and we're doing up to 3 artists at 1 time, so we don't want to do any more than 3 as we start this pilot program,” Sarah said at the meeting.

Sarah also reported that a large mural planned for a plaza near Main Street and the feeder road is awaiting parking‑lot resurfacing and landscaping; staff expect the asphalt work to finish before mid‑March or early April and the mural painting to take about a month after that. The mural location is adjacent to the Dollar Tree and other businesses noted in the packet.

On music and festivals, Sarah said the city’s music industry advisory group has met twice and is pursuing a music‑friendly certification. The League City Folk Association will host a concert on Saturday, April 26, featuring a presentation by the Texas Music Office. The city will also host a single Saturday‑night jazz event on May 24 in partnership with KTSU‑FM and Texas Southern University.

Sarah previewed other arts‑related events including a nonprofit expo scheduled for March 29 and a larger summer arts event (the city’s fourth annual) planned for June 14; staff are accepting artist and musician applications for those events.

No formal votes were taken on arts programming at the meeting; staff presented the pilot‑program timeline, mural schedule and upcoming event dates for board awareness and input.