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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-12-2004 Auburn Arts Commission Monday, July 12, 2004 MINUTES Commissioners present: Herman Ansingh, Kristen Brock, Vice Chair Bonnie Egbert, Amanda Flanery, Pat Gallagher, Steve LePenske, Barbie Sharrard and Pam Smith Commissioners absent: Chair Anne Baunach, Nancy Colson, Paul Dodsworth and Don Gardner (all excused) Staff present: Susan Gochoel, cultural programs manager, Lori Patrick, cultural programs coordinator Vice Chair Bonnie Egbert called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. I. Introductions and approval of June minutes Commissioner Herman Ansingh moved that the minutes be approved as submitted. Commissioner Steve LePenske seconded the motion. MOTION APPROVED Cultural Programs Manager Susan Gochoel requested the commission add an item to the top of the agenda to discuss a 2004-2005 BRAVO! performance. II. BRAVO! 04-05 season Gochoel said the 133rd Army Band's holiday concert, "A Red, White and Blue Christmas," 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 5 must be free to the public. She explained it's against the Army Band's regulations to charge for tickets. Gochoel proposed the commission celebrate its 20th anniversary with a free holiday concert for the community. The Valley Chorale and the 70th Army Band of the U.S. Reserve are also on the bill. Commissioners a~reed the free holiday concert would be a great way to mark the commission's 20t anniversary. The concert is part of the commission's BRAVO! series. III. Community Arts Organization Support Grant Commissioner Pam Smith reported an arts commission panel met June 23 to grant a total of$12,000, $10,080 awarded through 4Culture's Sustained Support Program and $1,920 from the arts commission budget. The total amount requested by six applicants was $16,500. The panel's recommendations follow. White River Valley Museum - $1,700 (requested $2,000) to support a photography exhibit by Steve LePenske, Aug. 11 to Dec. 19. Grant funds are to cover marketing and printing costs, not production costs related to mounting the color photographs. (more) Auburn Arts Commission July 2004 Minutes, Page 2 Puget Sound Musical Theatre (PSMT) - $1,400 (requested $1,000) to support the professional salaries of co-directors as well provide funds for costumes and sets for a year-round, after-school musical theatre program at Gildo Rey Elementary School. The panel granted $400 above PSMT's request to cover the cost of hiring a choreographer to work with the students. Auburn Symphony Orchestra - $2,000 (requested $4,000) to support the symphony's education program. Panelists didn't grant full funding because they felt details of the education program weren't outlined clearly in the grant application, and the symphony's September and October concerts are already supported by the commission's BRAVO! senes. It Plays in Peoria Productions (SPLAB!) - $500 (requested $2,500) to support Living Room, the Northwest Spoken Word Lab's (SPLAB!) weekly writers' circle and a new Haiku challenge. Panelists said they would like to see expanded outreach and an increased presence in the schools. The Evergreen City Ballet - $4,000 (requested $5,000) to support the performance "The Best ofECB" Oct. 8 and 9 commemorating the ballet's 10th anniversary season. Trillium Employment ServicesfUniquely Auburn - $2,400 (requested $2,000) to support Uniquely Auburn's free, annual community celebration that showcases the city's diversity, history and artistic expression. The Jan. 23, 2005 event will mark Uniquely Auburn's 10th anniversary. Panelists awarded additional funding based on the event's merit - it also includes a free community supper - and community impact. Commissioner Ansingh moved that the panel's re-granting recommendations be approved. Commissioner Barbie Sharrard seconded the motion. Commissioner LePenske abstained because he serves on Trillium Employment Services' board and will show his photographs at the White River Valley Museum. MOTION APPROVED IV. Parks and Recreation Department Long Range Plan Gochoel distributed a draft of the arts section for the parks and recreation department's comprehensive plan, which is being updated. Commissioners reviewed the draft and made suggestions and edits. At a meeting of the arts commission's public art committee and the city council's planning and community development committee (PCDC) last March, the arts commission was charged with developing a 5 to 6-year plan for public art. In May, a panel of commissioners revisited the public art policy drafted in 1996. (more) Auburn Arts Commission July 2004 Minutes, Page 3 Gochoel distributed a draft of the commission's new Art in Public Spaces Policy. The new policy outlines a formal process for selecting public art sites and artists. Until recently the arts commission's public art policy was an informal document, Gochoel explained. The revised policy calls for biennial meetings between cultural programs staff, the City Council's Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) and City departments to develop a prioritized list of potential public art projects. Commissioners reviewed the draft policy and made suggestions. Gochoel will make edits to both documents and present the commissioners with the revised drafts. V. Fourth of July Festival and Shades of Summer concerts Gochoel said attendance at the City's annual Fourth of July Festival was down due to the three-day weekend. There were also fewer arts and crafts booths. Historically, Fourth festivals falling on a Sunday have attracted the smallest crowds. Festival favorites included Beatles cover band The Nowhere Men on the Main Stage, the new water playground and face painting. Despite lower festival attendance, the museum attracted 800 visitors, a record number, and the Senior Center's Pie Shack sales were strong. Next year, the Kids' Parade grandstand will sit alongside the paved park path, so parade participants won't have to ride their bikes on the grass, which slows the procession down, Gochoel said. Cultural Programs Coordinator Lori Patrick passed out the 2004 Shades of Summer brochures and posters. Shades of Summer kicks off, July 14 with a performance by The Amazing Pop '0' at Les Gove Park followed by rockabilly band Jo Miller and Her Burly Roughnecks, July 16 at Game Farm Park. The parks department will host a barbecue for its volunteers just prior to the July 16 evening concert. VI. Schedule for installation of Lakeland Hills public art project Gochoel will meet with artist Brandon Zebold, July 19 to mark where the piece will be sited at the corner of Evergreen Way and Lakeland Hills Way. Zebold is scheduled to pour the concrete footing July 22 or 23 and plans to install the sculpture the second week of August, after the concrete has cured. Parks and Recreation will host a dedication a couple weeks after the installation. Commissioners Ansingh, Smith, LePenske and Kristen Brock visited Zebold's Seattle studio in early July. (more) Auburn Arts Commission July 2004 Minutes, Page 4 VII. Other business Commissioner Egbert recently visited Chicago where she picked up a publication at the Chicago Art Institute, which included an informative piece on concert etiquette by the Chicago Symphony. She passed around the publication for commissioners to review. There was no other business. The meeting adjourned at 6: 15 p.m. The next regular meeting is Monday, Aug. 9, 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Conference Room at City Hall, 25 West Main St.