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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-13-1998Auburn Arts Commission Monday, April 13, 1998 MINUTES Commissioners present: Herman Ansingh, Ron Carson, Don Gardner, Cheryl Hosking, Lynn Norman, Barbie Sharrard, Pam Smith, Gertie Sprenger Commissioners absent: Paul Dodsworth (excused), Bonnie Egbert (excused), Paul Fouhy, Bobby Medina (excused) Staff present: Dick Deal, Josie Emmons, Susan Sagawa Chair Lynn Norman called the meetingto order at 4:35pm. She introduced new Commission member Cheryl Hosking. Commissioners introduced themselves. Commissioner Hosking stated she is a resident of Lakeland Hills and a parent. She subscribes to the BRAVO! series and she and her family try to attend as many of the Shades of Summer performances as possible. She is honored to be a new member of the Commission. Chair Norman called for the minutes to be approved as mailed. Commissioner Ansingh moved the minutes be approved. Motion seconded by Commissioner Sharrard. MOTION PASSED II. Chair Norman read a thank you note from Josie Emmons written to the members of the Arts Commission. Chair Norman reported that artist Vicki Scuri is working with the Downtown Task Force planners to identify opportunities for artwork in the downtown area. She stated that Ms. Scuri is following the Commission's goal of integrating artwork into projects. Chair Norman asked Commissioner Carson to work with staff and Ms. Scuri as the representative of the Commission. Commissioner Carson accepted. III. Commissioner Gardner presented the BRAVO! committee report. BRAVO! scheduling is continuing to be worked on and the season has not yet been finalized. The committee met with staff with the direction given to program performances which have a broad appeal. Preliminary bookings include: October Symphony Performance; December West Side Story (touring production); January Symphony Performance; February a jazz dance or jazz music performance; April, Seattle Shakespeare Festival's Romeo and Juliet. Village Theatre's production of My Fair Lady is no longer available due to their run in Everett. The Flying Karamazov Brothers are booked in Tacoma and the presenter there has placed a geographical block on them. The Auburn Arts Commission is first in line for The Flying Karamazov Brothers in the 1999/00 season. The Commission reviewed a tape presented by the King County Performance Network of artists available this coming season. Discussion followed after viewing the tape. The Commission felt that many of the Discussion followed regarding the challenges of booking dates in the PAC meshed with obtaining of artists. Discussion also followed regarding the needed commitment of Commissioners to BRAVO! and the importance of having as large of audiences as possible. Some Commissioners felt that programming should consist of very familiar programming while others felt that a mix of programming is important. The consensus was that BRAVO! allows programs to happen in Auburn which otherwise would not occur. There should be a good variety of quality performances at an affordable price. There was discussion regarding the two Auburn Symphony performances. Commissioners remained committed to supporting the Symphony with two performances due to the fact that the ASO is in a critical stabilization phase. The Commission also had consensus that the ASO performances must consist of accessible, recognizable music which is family oriented. Commissioner Carson reported that Deborah Mersky will be installing her artwork at the Pioneer Cemetery on Monday, April 20. The dedication of the piece will take place May 21 at 4:30pm. Nancy Mee and Dennis Evans, artists on the Library project, have met with the architects. They are in a phase of deciding where to place the artwork. This phase will continue through June. Once placement is decided, they will build a model for approval in October. The artist roster for the RTA projects will be completed by METRO this month. Once published, the Arts Commission can work with other city departments and the Downtown Task Force to select an artist(s) for the transit hub. Commissioners commented on the wide variety of projects which are taking place in the public art area. III. Josie Emmons reported that the artist residencies at the middle schools have been very successful. The spring theatre camp was canceled due to small enrollment. An evaluation as to why there was such small enrollment will take place. The Commission did not apply for WSAC and KCAC education grants this year due to staff time and the planning required to write the grants. The Commission will look at its education programming for 1998/99 and make recommendations. Susan Sagawa passed out the list of performances booked for the Shades of Summer and 4th of July Festival. The selected artists were met with excitement and approval. Commissioner Carson stated he will be a judge for the Valley Arts Association art show on the 4th of July. IV. Chair Norman postponed the discussion regarding the Commission's involvement with the City's millennium celebration to next meeting due to the length of this meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 6:20pm. The next meeting of the Arts Commission will be Monday, May 11, 4:30pm, Conference Room 1.