HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Arts Commission - 11/11/2020Arts Commission Minutes
Commissioners: Chair Dan Cox, Vice Chair Suzanne Smith, Treasurer Gerard Philpotts,
Secretary Susan Bagrationoff, Secretary Christy Caravaglio, Bayard DuBois, Tonya Goodwillie, Campbell
Kristenson, Susan Machler, Linda Mackintosh, Colleen Maloney, , Michael Taskey, Sandi Westman,
Sherelle Owens, Alternate)
Brenda Fincher, City Council Liaison)
November 11, 2020
5:30p.m.
Remote Meeting Zoom
Item Description
1. Calltoorder Chair DanCoxcalled themeeting toorder at5:31p.m.
2. Roll Call Excused: SusanBagrationoff / Absent: Gerard Philpotts, Susan Machler
3. Changes totheAgenda None
4. October Minutes Caravaglio made amotion toapprove theminutes aswritten.
Taskey seconded andthemotioncarried unanimously.
5. Octoberhasnt closed yet. Month endreport willbeavailable
nextmonth.
6. Performing ArtsCommittee
A. Spotlight Series 2020-2021
TajMahal livestream 11/17 (6ticketssoldtodate, but62clicks)
Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide virtual concert 12/6 (tickets justwentonsale,
7sold)
7. Visual Arts/Acquisitions Committee
A. PublicArtUpdates:
Downtown rotating mural project CallforArtistsQualifications willgooutin
lateNovember/early December with adeadline ofJanuary 8.
B. Gallery
BrettRude andIanShearer Nov/Dec (Canceled)
Enid Smith BeckerandSusanne Kelly Jan/Feb (waiting forearly Dec. to
decide)
C. Kent Creates:
2020 Silver Linings exhibit: Newexhibit islive, submissions are coming in.
Unless otherwise noted, the Arts Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday of each
month at Centennial Center, Conference Room 402, 400 West Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032.
For additional information please contact Calleen Bidman at 253-856-5052.
253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications
Relay Service at 7-1-1.
8. General updates/otherbusiness
A. 2021 Community ArtsSupport Program: The Commission reviewed and
approved panel recommendations, including funding to4organizations for atotal of
7,000. Smith made themotion and OBrien seconded; themotion carried
unanimously. (Mackintosh abstained from voting duetohermembership in one of
thefunded organizations.)
B. 2020Give MeCulture Grant
SteelMagicNorthwest ProjectScope Adjustment Caravaglio made amotion
toapprove Steel Magic Northwests request todirect their 2020 grant toa
virtual December performance, inplace oftheir livespring performance.
Kristenson seconded andthemotion carried unanimously.
C. 2021 Officers Current slate includes Smith for Chair, Cox for Vice Chair, and
Philpotts for Treasurer. Chair Cox called for additional nomination tobesenttohim
before theDecember meeting.
D. SOCO Culture Chair Cox reported onthe11/10 membership meeting about the
artsandheritage funding landscape during thepandemic.
E. KentSchool District No report
9. NextMeeting Wed., December 9, 2020, 5:30, Zoom
10.Adjournment 6:07 p.m.
Unless otherwise noted, the Arts Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday of each
monthat Centennial Center, Conference Room 402, 400 West Gowe St., Kent, WA 98032.
Foradditional information please contact Calleen Bidman at 253-856-5052.
ffice at
253-856-5725 in advance. For TDD relay service call Washington Telecommunications
Relay Service at 7-1-1.