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Unless otherwise noted, the Arts Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the 2nd Tuesday of each month
at Centennial Center, Conference Room 401, 400 West Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032.
For additional information please contact Calleen Bidman at 253-856-5052.
Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City C lerk’s Office at
253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications
Relay Service at 7-1-1.
Arts Commission Minutes
Commissioners: Chair Suzanne Smith, Vice Chair Dan Cox, Treasurer Gerard Philpotts,
Secretary Christy Caravaglio, Secretary Linda Mackintosh, Martha Cunningham, Bayard DuBois, Tonya
Goodwillie, Susan Machler, Colleen Maloney, Hal O’Brien, Michael Taskey, Sandi Westman,
Susan Bagrationoff (alternate)
November 13, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Item Description Action
1. Call to order
2. Roll Call
Excused: Susan Machler
3. Guests
A. Traffic Signal Control Box Artists Presentations – Ahmed Davis, Erica Peto, Cheryl
Rhodes, and John McLaughlin attended. Staff Billerbeck presented for Cecelia
DeLeon and Debbi Commodore.
B. Clark Wiegman, Morrill Meadows Parcourse Artist - Concept presentation,
Commissioner discussion and input.
4. Changes to the Agenda: None
5. October Minutes YES
Taskey made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Cox seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
6. Treasurer’s Report - None NO
7. Performing Arts Committee
A. Spotlight Series NO
-2018-2019 Update – 190 sold for Molly Ringwald (Ushers: Taskey, Philpotts,
Mackintosh, maybe Smith), 263 for Magical Strings (Ushers: Smith)
-2019-2020 Booking – efforts on-going
8. Visual Arts/Acquisitions Committee
A. Kent Creates:
-Exhibit – Fall Colors – open through 11/30 NO
Unless otherwise noted, the Arts Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the 2nd Tuesday of each month
at Centennial Center, Conference Room 401, 400 West Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032 .
For additional information please contact Calleen Bidman at 253-856-5052.
Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk’s Office at
253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications
Relay Service at 7-1-1.
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B. City Art Plan Projects
-Traffic Control box – vote on designs YES
Taskey made a motion to approve the designs (with input to/clarification from
Creative Art Space about less negative/black space). Mackintosh seconded and the
motion carried unanimously.
-Maintenance:
WATER, Barbara Grygutis NO
Kent Banners, Koryn Rolstad NO
C. Gallery: Justin Gibbens and Graham Schodda NO
9. General updates/other business
A. Community Arts Support Program YES
2019 Applications/Review – Taskey made a motion to approve total funding at
$7,975 ($1,000 to KidsQuest Children’s Museum, $1,500 to Rainier Chorale,
$1,000 to Kent International Festival, $1,500 to At the Ridge Theatre, $,1475 to
Interurban Center for the Arts, $1,500 for Rainier Youth Choirs). O’Brien
seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
B. 4Culture Creative Consultancies NO
A panel interviewed 5 candidates to assist with downtown art plan
development. The top three priorities were submitted to 4Culture.
C. SOCO Culture – Meeting 11/14, 10 a.m., NO
Kent Commons
D. Kent School District/Arts Education – no update NO
10. Next Meeting – December 11, 5:30 p.m. NO
Holiday Party
11. Adjournment