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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Arts Commission - 01/22/2019 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 t he City Clerk’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 Susan Bagrationoff, Secretary Christy Caravaglio, Bayard DuBois, Tonya Goodwillie, Susan Machler, Linda Mackintosh, Colleen Maloney, Hal O’Brien, Michael Taskey, Sandi Westman January 22, 2019 5:30 p.m. Item Description Action Speaker Time 1. Called to order by Chair Smith at 5:32 p.m. 2. Roll Call – Excused: Dan Cox, Susan Machler, Gerard Philpotts 3. Guest: Austin Hochstetler, PROS Consulting NO SWOT Analysis for Recreation Plan 4. Changes to the Agenda – None NO 5. December Minutes YES Michael Taskey made a motion to approve the minutes as written. Christy Caravaglio seconded and the motion carried unanimously. 6. Treasurer’s Report – None NO 7. Performing Arts Committee A. Spotlight Series NO -2018-2019 Update – 362 attended Peter Yarrow on 1/19, Seattle Rock Orchestra on 2/2 and Letter Aloud on 2/15 are up next. Ushers for SRO: Linda Mackintosh, Suzanne Smith, and Tonya Goodwillie (maybe). Ushers for Letters Aloud: Sandi Westman. -2019-2020 Booking – Update in February B. Summer Concert Series – 2019 Schedule YES Michael Taskey made a motion to approve the schedule as presented. Christy Caravaglio seconded and the motion carried unanimously. 8. Visual Arts/Acquisitions Committee A. Kent Creates: -Exhibit – New Year NO B. City Art Plan Projects -Traffic Control box – Currently being printed, NO will need to wait for warmer, dry weather to install. 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. 2 -Morrill Meadows Parcourse sculptures – update NO Artist is currently working on design development. C. Gallery NO -Mary McInnis and Ray Fernandez (Jan./Feb.) 9. General updates/other business A. Give Me Culture applications YES -Steel Magic Northwest for “Blast into Spring” concert: Susan Bagrationoff made a motion to approve $1,000 in funding. Hal O’Brien seconded and the motion carried unanimously. -Trey Schaaf for “Solstice” graphic novel project: Commissioners decided that the project was not a fit for the Give Me Culture program at this time. Christy Caravaglio made a motion to not approve funding. Linda Mackintosh seconded and the motion carried unanimously. B. 4Culture Creative Consultancies Update NO Artist Lucia Neare is on board and will be working with staff to prepare a more detailed proposal to submit to 4Culture. C. Commissioner vacancies/applications NO Campbell Kristenson will be confirmed as a Commissioner and Sherelle Owens will be confirmed as an alternate at the February 5 City Council meeting, filling our current vacancies. D. SOCO Culture NO Christy Caravaglio shared that SOCO Culture is planning an Arts Commissioner summit for September and invited Commissioners to share ideas for topics E. Kent School District/Arts Education – no update NO F. Other: NO -Arts and Heritage Day in Olympia is slated for Wednesday, February 6. Christy Caravaglio is the Team Captain for the 33rd District, and Barbara McMichael of SOCO Culture is Team Captain for the 47th. -Community Arts Support Program recipients will be recognized at the February 5 City Council meeting. Please plan to attend if possible. 10. Next Meeting – February 12, 5:30 p.m. NO 11. Adjournment – 6:49 p.m.