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Arts Commission Minutes
Commissioners: Chair Ryan Olmsted, Vice Chair Countess Stekovic, Treasurer Jen Treese,
Christy Caravaglio, Kerry French, Renee Hazen, Julianna Hind, Campbell Kristenson, Colleen Maloney, John
Mclaughlin, Bryan Ohno, Gerard Philpotts, Kelly Spreitzer, Sandi Westman (Alternate: Vacant)
(Brenda Fincher, City Council Liaison)
January 8, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Centennial Building, 1st floor conference rooms, 400 W. Gowe Street
Item Description
1. Call to order - The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m.
2. Roll Call - Excused: Hazen, Kristenson, Stekovic
3. Changes to the Agenda - None
4. December Minutes - Westman made a motion to accept the minutes as written.
Hind seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
5. Treasurer's Report - November month end reports were distributed for review.
6. Performing Arts Committee
A. Spotlight Series
-2024-2025 updates: Jazz at Lincoln Center 1/24,
Ushers: Sandi Westman and two Parks Commissioners
International Guitar Night 2/7, Ushers: Countess Stekovic and Christy
Caravaglio
B. 2025 Summer Concerts update
-Thursday evening concerts will move to Morrill Meadows Park
-Still a couple of dates to book for 2025
7. Visual Arts/Acquisitions Committee
The public may submit written public comments that relate to an agenda item by emailing:
cityclerk@kentwa.gov by 3:30 p.m. on the day of this commission meeting. After 3:30 p.m.,
written public comments may only be submitted in person by presenting them to the commission
secretary at the public meeting. Written public comments that do not relate to a committee agenda
item are not permitted. Written public comments are not read into the record.
Unless otherwise noted, the Arts Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday of each
month at the Centennial Building, 1st floor conference rooms, 400 W. 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.
A. City Art Plan - 2025-2029: Spreitzer made a motion to approve the plan as
presented and recommended by the Visual Arts Committee. Philpotts seconded and
the motion carried unanimously.
B. Gallery
-Charlene Burley - January 7 through February 27
8. General updates/other business
A. 2025 Give Me Culture Application: Krubel Amare - Break Something
Olmsted made a motion to not fund the project. Treese seconded and the
motion carried with Hind abstaining.
B. Arts, Culture Heritage and Science Week - February 5 in Olympia.
9. Next Meeting: February 12, 5:30 p.m.
10. Adjourn - The meeting was adjourned at 6:17 p.m.
The public may submit written public comments that relate to an agenda item by emailing:
cityclerk@kentwa.gov by 3:30 p.m. on the day of this commission meeting. After 3:30 p.m.,
written public comments may only be submitted in person by presenting them to the commission
secretary at the public meeting. Written public comments that do not relate to a committee agenda
item are not permitted. Written public comments are not read into the record.
Unless otherwise noted, the Arts Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. the 2nd Wednesday of each
month at the Centennial Building, 1st floor conference rooms, 400 W. 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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