Jill Manton, Director of Programs

Jill Manton's accomplishments at the Arts Commission include the initiation of the Art on Market Street Program, and the successful revision of San Francisco's percent for art legislation in 1996, which resulted in an expansion of the kinds of construction projects that are eligible for public art. She has been Program Director of Public Art Program since 1990 and was appointed to her current position in 2009. Jill was the recipient of the Public Managerial Excellence Award in 1997 from the Mayor's Fiscal Advisory Committee. With over 20 years in the public art field, Jill serves as an elected member of the national council of the Public Art Network, and serves on the Advisory Board for the Public Art Review.