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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-2009 City of Auburn Arts Commission Location: Auburn City Hall Room 3 Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Meeting Minutes Commissioners Present: Linda Elliott, Laurel Siegmund, Donna Smart, Pat Judd, Tanya Rottle, Debby Deal, Cary Davidson, Nancy Colson,. Amanda Flanery, Councilman Rich Wagner Commissioners Excused: Pat Gallagher, Leslie Moore, Youth Council Liaison Erika Shepherd Staff Present: Laurie Rose, Maija McKnight I. Call to Order, Approval of Minutes, Introductions: Chair Nancy Colson called the meeting to order at 4:32 pm II. Approval of Minutes: Ms. Colson called for approval of the December minutes. Commissioner Linda Elliott moved the minutes be approved as submitted. Commissioner Tanya Rottle seconded the motion. Motion approved. Opening Remarks: Ms. Colson noted that the viewing of the 25th Anniversary Video would be moved to the end of the agenda. III. ACTION ITEM: Acceptance of "Veteran's Day" arfinrork by Greg Boudreau: The artwork was created as part of an exhibit coordinated by the Cultural Arts Staff that was on display as part of `The People and Places of Auburn' exhibit at the Golf Course Clubhouse in August 2008. Commissioner Linda Elliott moved to purchase the artwork "Veteran's Day" by Greg Boudreau to be permanently located at the Veteran's Memorial Building. Commissioner Cary Davidson seconded. Discussion followed regarding appropriate lighting of the artwork and the reflective glare off the piece from the fluorescent fixtures in the building. Staff will look into solutions to reduce the reflective glare. Motion approved. IV. Committee Reports Public Art Committee: Senior Planner Elizabeth Chamberlain has been scheduled for February meeting to present information about Downtown Committee plans and to discuss temporary public art exhibits as well as permanently sited works as well. Out of this and subsequent meetings will be developed a Public Art Downtown Master Plan. Staff has already met with this committee in regards to City Hall Plaza design. Visual/Public Art Coordinator Maija McKnight reported that the date for the 25th Anniversary Public Art Reception will be Thursday, September 24th in the evening at the Truitt Building Rainer Room. A letter of invitation and request for participation was sent to those artists whose works are featured in the City's public art collection. Responses from the artists, both for attendance and participation, will help dictate the program for the evening and level of artist involvement. Committee next steps include program planning and invitation/mailing list creation. Feb 09 Meeting Minutes.doc Page 1 of 4 Ms. McKnight reported that the Golf Course Public Artwork by Susan Zoccola has encountered a delay in completion. Ms. Zoccola continues to stay in contact with City staff regarding her progress and is actively interviewing to hire a new fabricator to see through the completion of the installation. Cultural Arts Manager Laurie Rose mentioned that oftentimes in the development of public artworks there are unforeseen circumstances, like other capital projects, that create delays through no fault of the artist. Ms. Rose reported on the Community Center Public Artwork and thanked the Arts Commission for their feedback on the presentation by Virginia Paquette at the January Commission meeting. Ms. Paquette also presented her model to the Community Center Committee on January 27th and has been making progress to determine the details, budget and engineering requirements alongside architecture firm. Councilman Rich Wagner reported the he Ms. Paquette visited Denny Swanson as a resource to mill and dry the wood that will be used as part of the fireplace mantel artwork. Ms. Paquette intends to use the cherry trees from the site in which the community center will be built. Visual Art Committee: Commissioner Laurel Siegmund reported that the Visual Arts Committee is planning for its 25th Anniversary event to take place on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at Les Gove Park. Event planning including call to artists, types of booths desired, and event logistics are the action items for upcoming committee meetings. Ms. Rose noted that Special Events Coordinator Kristy Pachciarz attended the last committee meeting in order advice best practices and give input on many logistical items. Ms. McKnight noted that the Parks, Arts and Recreation Marketing Staff suggested the name of the event be changed from "Art-Tagious" to "ArtRagious" and that this could be further discussed at an upcoming committee meeting. Commissioner Tanya Rottle noted that when selecting artists to be involved it may be important to maintain a distinction between crafty and fine art and that this can be difficult to determine if artists don't represent themselves accurately. Performing Art Committee: Ms. Rose noted that the Performing Art Committee has several interested individuals who have set their first meeting for the end of the month. The agenda will be a loose format to brainstorm and talk about potential goals for this committee. Arts Education Committee: Commissioner ponna Smart reported that the first meeting of this newly formed committee discussed developing a full roster of a variety of fine art education classes through the Parks, Arts and Recreation programs, participating in Arts Education Week in May, and coordinating a Student Art Show to be displayed at Auburn Avenue Theater in Nov-Dec 2009. Ms. Smart noted that the committee is additional members and hope to start to address the lack of arts in the schools and what the commission can do to support arts education in K- 12. Ms. Smart would also like to explore a partnership with Green River CC Foundation's "Art Docent" school residency program. Ms. McKnight reported that a Beginning Stenciling class, May 7- May 28, Th 3- 4:30p taught by artist Chris Sharp has been scheduled and that work is being done to schedule additional art classes for the Fall recreation guide. Feb 09 Meeting Minutes.doc Page 2 of 4 V. ACTION ITEM 25th Anniversary: Emeritus Membership: Ms. Colson reviewed a meeting with Commissioner Leslie Moore and Ms. Rose regarding Emeritus Memberships. As a"kick-off° event to commemorate the 25'h Anniversary, the Mayor and City Council will declare during regular March 2"d Council Meeting recognition of the commission's 25th Anniversary and induct founding members as Emeritus. Commissioner Laurel Siegmund moved that founding commissioners Herman Ansingh, Barbara Sharrard, and posthumously, Gertrude Sprenger be inducted as Emeritus Members. Linda Elliott seconded the motion. Motion passed. Prior to the Council Meeting on March 2"d, an informal reception will be held in the lobby at City Hall to meet and greet current and former Arts Commissioners, as well as take in the new exhibit scheduled for installation that same day. Staff will send out invitations. Ms. Elliott noted that there are many others integral to the Art Commission and that special recognition should occur throughout the year where appropriate. VI. Staff Report Ms. Rose reported that 4-Culture annual came through at last year's level. Ms. Rose reminded the commission that some of the funds will be used to support all the events planned for the 25th Anniversary. Ms. Rose distributed the Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation "Year in Review" and encouraged commissioners to read the document to give a broad sense of the many impactful and important projects that the Park, Arts and Recreation manage. The report can also be accessed online: http://www.auburnwa.gov/Communitv/Parks Arts Recreation Ms. Rose reported that the Arts Commission participation at the recent Uniquely Auburn event was well received. A Public Art Matching Game created by Ms. McKnight was an effective tool to interact with attendees and share information about the Public Art Program. The 25t" Anniversary DVD ran during "pre-show" in the theater. Approximately 300-400 people attend this event. Ms. Smart reported on behalf of Staff on Arts Day participation in Olympia earlier that day. She and Ms. Rose attended the lobby day and were able to have group meetings with representatives from District 31 and 47. Ms. Smart provided a brief overview of the salient issues and points that were discussed with the legislators regarding funding and continuing support for the arts. VII. 25th Anniversary DVD: Ms. Rose introduced the video and noted that shorter versions will be created for use in the community. Copies could be made available and encouraged the commissioners to think of it as a tool to promote and educate about the role of the commission. The DVD in the original form is approximately 25 minutes in length and will be screened in full on the Auburn Government Channel 21. Commissioner Cary Davidson commented, following the viewing, regarding access to the arts in Auburn's schools. His experience as an educator that local High Schools in the area actually have relatively good arts programs and that the real vacuum was in the elementary and middle-schools. Feb 09 Meeting Minutes.doc Page 3 of 4 VIII. February Committee Meeting Date Reminders Art Education Committee - Tuesday, February 10 at 1 am at Parks, Arts & Rec Visual Arts Committee - Wednesday, February 11 at 4 pm at Parks, Arts & Rec Public Art Committee - Thursday, February 26 at 5 pm at Parks, Arts and Rec Performing Arts Committee - Tuesday, February 24, 4:00pm at Auburn Ave Theater City Council and Emeritus Proclamation - Monday, March 2 at 7:30 pm at Council Chambers Next Arts Commission Meeting - Tuesday, March 3 at 4:30 at Auburn City Hall, Room 3 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Laurie Rose Feb 09 Meeting Minutes.doc Page 4 of 4