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Home My WebLink About05-14-2001Auburn Arts Commission Monday, May 14, 2001 MINUTES Commissioners present: Herman Ansingh; Anne Baunach; Kristen Brock; Bonnie Egbert, vice chair; Don Gardner; Gcrtic Sprcngcr; John Stanphill Commissioners absent: Paul Dodsworth; Lynn Norman; Steve LePenskc, chair; Barbie Sharrard; Pam Smith (all excused) Staff present: Susan Sagawa, cultural programs manager; Lori Patrick, cultural programs specialist Vice Chair Bonnie Egbert called the meeting to order at 4:38 p.m. I. Approval of minutes Commissioner Egbert moved that the April minutes be approved as mailed. Commissioner Anne Baunach seconded the motion. MOTION APPROVED II. Public art projects and dedication at Les Gove Park Susan Sagawa reported Phillip Levine installed "Threshold" last week at the J Street entryway to Les Gove Park. Parks department staff will install an irrigation system and landscape around the piece. A dedication of three public art pieces in Les Gove Park--Threshold, the Millennium sundial table and the J Street banners--is set for the summer solstice, Thursday, June 21. A picnic will be at 5 p.m. followed by a 6 p.m. dedication ceremony. Students in the Terminal Park Elementary 4th/5th-grade class who participated in the banner-design workshop led by artist Dianne Aurigemma will receive invitations to the event in addition to arts commission, city council and park board members and other invited guests. III. Performing arts discussion and the King County Cultural Education Grant Sagawa reported the commission, in collaboration with the Auburn School District and Gildo Rey Elementary School, received a $5,000 Cultural Education Grant from King County Arts Commission. The grant will fund a pilot cultural education program at Gildo Ray. The aim is to expand the program to other schools within the Auburn School District in future years. A committee will form to discuss the goals of the pilot cultural education program and to develop a curriculum. The committee will include school staff, arts commission staff and members. Commissions Kristen Brock, Bonnie Egbert and Gertie Sprenger Offered to participate. (more) Auburn Arts Commission May 2001 minutes Page 2 The education program will bring mists from the 2001/2002 BRAVO! Series into the schools. Proposed cultural education programs include: American Indian Dance Theatre will perform for all third graders in the district on Friday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m. at the Auburn Performing Arts Center. · Seattle Opera Young Singers can present a week-long residency · Lelavision, a physical music group that blends sculpture, dance, theater and music, can perform a week-long workshop. IV. Follow-up on artist space meeting · The vacant JC Penny building has created interest as a potential space for mist studios. The vice president of Artspace, a non-profit development agency of mist studio space, recently visited the JC Penny building along with Jim Kelly, executive director of the King County office of cultural resources. King County spearheaded the talks with Artspace and is working with the organization on a similar project in Seattle's Pioneer Square. One area of discussion is whether local artists could fill the space without relying on out-of-town artists to rent studios. The space would be for working studios only, not for living. Paul Krauss and A1 Hicks from the City's planning department gave assurance of affordable housing nearby for mists moving to Auburn. LiHi, a developer of low-income housing, has submitted an offer on the building, which is pending. Artspace liked the site and will do research into affordability of renovating the building. Jim Kelly will notify the ms commission of Artspace's findings. V. Other business Due to a significant revenue shortfall, King County is bracing for big budget cuts. This means significant reductions and revisions to ms funding. Sagawa urged commissioners to attend a Cultural Roundtable with new King County Councilmember Les Thomas, Wednesday, May 23, 10 a.m. to noon at Evergreen City Ballet. Staffofthe King County Arts Commission and Office of Cultural Resources will also attend. Commissioner Egbert invited commissioners to visit the Amy Bumett Gallery in Bremerton and the Bronze Works Foundry and sculpture garden in Shelton. Egbert also invited commissioners to attend her retirement party, Thursday, May 31, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Dick Scobee Elementary, where she works as a librarian. (more) Auburn Arts Commission May 2001 minutes Page 3 Sagawa reminded commissioners oft he sustained support grant interviews tomorrow at 2 p.m. Five local arts organizations applied for $12,000 in county funds. The commission will have fewer county dollars to re-grant next year, funding levels are expected to drop back to $6,000. Commissioners briefly discussed The Boeing Company's recent corporate move and its affect, if any, on arts funding. Commissioner John Stanphill, a Boeing employee, said funding requests will now funnel through the Renton plant. Sagawa passed around a newly published book of photographs featuring the seven transit stations along Sound Transit's new commuter rail line. Sound Transit commissioned and published the book "Rail Work," with photographs by Peter DeLory. Lori Patrick reminded commissioners of the artist reception in progress for quilt artist Joyce Becket in the Auburn City Hall Gallery. The reception will continue until 6:30 p.m. There was no other business. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. The next regular meeting is Monday, June 11, 4:30 p.m. in Conference Room 1.