HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts Commission Meetings City 03-03-2020 MinutesCity of Auburn Arts Commission
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Present: Tammy Dwight, Kelly Gordon, John Harris, Ana R. Kear, Eydie Leighty, Anne Marie Natali,
Dinah Rau, Sirichanh Sisavatdy, Pam Smith, Kent Sprague, Kenneth Greg Watson .
Staff: Arts & Events Manager, Julie Krueger; Arts Coordinator, Allison Hyde; Arts & Events Assistant,
Mary Ellen Bowers
Guests: Rachael McAlister, White River Valley Museum; Monica Tolas, Interurban Center for the Arts
Excused. Pat Judd
I. Call to Order
a. Call to Order — Chair Leighty called the meeting to order at 4:31 PM.
b. Introduction and welcome to new Arts Commissioner, Tammy Dwight. Tammy introduced
herself and shared some thoughts on her passion for the arts. Commissioners and staff
introduced themselves to all in attendance and noted how or why they serve on the Arts
Commission.
c. Approval of minutes —Chair Leighty asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the
February 4, 2020 Arts Commission meeting. Commissioner Sprague moved that the minutes be
accepted as written. Commissioner Gordon seconded the motion. Vice Chair Leighty called the
vote, and the motion passed unanimously.
II. Auburn School District Presentation — Ryan Foster, Associate Superintendent, Principal
Leadership & School Programs for Auburn School District was unable to attend the meeting as
planned. Arts & Events Manager Julie Krueger, relayed Foster's apologies and distributed a
document he provided outlining the way the Auburn School District understands and uses
Washington's Arts Standards. The document includes the Visual Arts Standards for Kindergarten
through grade 5.
Ill. GRC Interurban Center for the Arts Presentation — Arts Coordinator Allison Hyde introduced
Monica Tolas, Program Coordinator for the Interurban Center for the Arts, a program of Green River
College Foundation. Tolas provided a Power Point presentation describing the arts education
program provided by the Interurban Center for the Arts. The successful program works with 33
schools in 7 school districts in the Puget Sound region, as well as providing a modified program
through 6 YMCAs and a few afterschool programs. The program is currently running in only 2 of
Auburn School District's 14 elementary schools. Commissioners brainstormed ways Tolas might alter
the program's approach to gain a foothold in the school district.
IV. White River Valley Museum Presentation — Rachael McAlister, Director of White River Valley
Museum and Mary Olson Farm, presented a program on the museum's cultural, heritage, and history
education programs. McAlister described the ways the museum addresses state standards and
collaborates with community organizations, volunteers, and funding partners in the presentation of
their successful programs.
V. News and Updates
a. Calls to artists & upcoming classes — Two calls to artists will be closing soon. The Mary Olson
Farm Artist in Residence program and the Downtown Sculpture Gallery calls to artists will close
on March 19, 2020. Arts Coordinator Hyde reviewed the jurying process for both programs and
alerted commissioners that they would be receiving email instructions on jurying the
applications, Upcoming classes mentioned include: Fused Glass, Orizomegami (.Japanese
paper folding and dyeing,) and Pysanky Ukrainian Egg Etching.
b, BRAVO series - Staff provided information about upcoming BRAVO shows through April,
c. Upcoming April meeting — Hyde notified commissioners that the April 7, 2020 arts commission
meeting's primary topic will be selection of the sculptures for the 2020-2021 Downtown
Sculpture Gallery program.
VI. Adjourn
There being no further business, Commissioner Gordon moved to adjourn the meeting,
Commissioner Sprague seconded the motion, Chair Leighty called the vote, the motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 5:58 PM,
Respectfully submitted, Mary Ellen Bowers
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