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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07-2007~.. CITY OF ~ * ~,,, U~JR~~T WASHINGTON City of Auburn Arts Commission Tuesday, August 7, 2007, 4:30 pm Meeting Minutes Commissioners present: Herman Ansingh, Anne Baunach, Kristen Brock, Nancy Colson, Linda Elliott, Steve LePenske, Tanya Rottle, Barbara Sharrard, Pam Smith, Councilmember Rich Wagner Commissioners absent: Lela Brugger, Pat Gallagher, Amanda Flanery Staff present: Laurie Rose, Cultural Arts Manager; Megan Myers, Cultural Arts Specialist Call to order: President Pam Smith called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. I. Approval of Minutes, Introductions Ms. Smith called for approval of the July minutes. Commissioner Barbie Sharrard moved the July minutes be approved as submitted. Commissioner Herman Ansingh seconded the motion. Motion approved. II. Chair's Report March 2009 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Auburn Arts Commission. Ms. Smith reviewed special project ideas generated in the July meeting to celebrate the milestone. Membership Commissioner Anne Baunach led a review regarding the officer election process for the Auburn Arts Commission for 2008. Voting for a new vice president will take place at the December 2007 meeting. Several Arts Commissioners' terms expire at the end of the year; Laurel Siegmund, Pat Judd and Leslie Moore will join the Commission in January. Commissioners are reminded to continue recruiting Auburn residents interested in being on the commission in the future. III. Committee/Panel Reports Project Support Grant The Project Support Grant Application Review Panel came together on Tuesday, July 10th. Ms. Baunach presented the recommendations from the Project Support Grant Application Review Panel for disbursement. Recommendations are as follows: • $2,000 to the White River Valley Museum to support the Abby Williams Hill art exhibit. • $1,900 to the City of Auburn Teen Council to support cultural arts events at the S'More Than You Imagined Event. • $1,500 to Auburn Regional Theatre to support its production of The Tempest. Ms. Smith called for approval of proposed funding and called for discussion. Ms. Sharrard moved that the recommendations be approved as submitted. Commissioner Tanya Rottle seconded the motion. Commissioner Nancy Colson abstained. Motion approved. August 7, 2007, City of Auburn Arts Commission Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 2 Visual Arts Committee Committee Chair Steve LePenske reviewed the Visual Art Program "tagline," vision and mission statements created by the Visual Arts Committee. The next challenge of the visual arts committee is to implement this vision. Mr. LePenske updated the commission on progress of the Auburn Good OI' Days Juried art exhibit as well as the 2008 Small Works exhibit with White River Valley Museum. Public Arts Committee Ms. Smith reported on the last Public Art Committee meeting. Committee members took a walking tour of the 6 public art pieces in the downtown corridor. They used the newly developed Downtown Public Art Walking Tour brochure as a guide and to assess its accessibility. The next challenge of the Public Art Committee is to determine educational programs to attach to the Public Art Program. IV. Staff Report Maryls Erickson, coordinator for Pike Place Market Foundation's public art project, Pigs on Parade, will be a speaker at the September meeting. Public Art Program Funding Options will be presented at the Planning & Community Development Committee (PCD) meeting on August 27. Commissioners are encouraged to attend. The Arts Commission will be recommending a 1% for art program on municipal capitol projects. The Commission will recommend that 95% of these funds will go towards a public art project while the other 5% will go towards maintenance or an endowment. The recommendation will include maintaining current funding commitment of REET funds and establishing a fund to endow future projects. The Auburn Good OI' Day Juried art exhibit has been installed in Auburn City Hall Gallery and will run through August 24. The artist reception takes place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, August 10th. Many commissioners and Visual Arts Committee members volunteered to help put on this exhibit. The 2008 City Hall Gallery and Cheryl Sallee Gallery seek submissions. Applications are now available online and at the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Department. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Megan Myers, Cultural Arts Specialist August 7, 2007, City of Auburn Arts Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2