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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 05/10/2016 ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting, May 10, 2016, 4:00 p.m. Parks & Recreation Conference Room, City Hall, 1201 Leopard St., Corpus Christi, Texas MEMBERS P A MEMBERS P A STAFF 1. Coles,SarahX 6. Mintz,Sean X 2. Duke,Paul X 7. Petican,Laura X Tess Allan 3. Gardiner, CarlaX 8. Rybak,Stephen X ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4. Harrison, CathyX 9. Sherman,Dianna X ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5. Kisner,BradX Total: 8 1 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I. CALL TO ORDER-The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:04 p.m. by Brad Kisner. II. ROLL CALL-The recording secretary called roll and announced quorum. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES— Regular Meeting, April 12, 2016—Sean Mintz moved to approve the April 12, 2016 and April 21, 2016 minutes as submitted. Sarah Coles seconded. Both minutes were unanimously approved. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT— None V. OLD BUSINESS Public Art Projects, Administration and Conservation No report Public Art Book Release City Staff provided a status report on the Art Book release party at the Galvan House from 5:30 to 7:00 on Thursday, May 19th. Councilman Rudy Garza will attend and give a welcome, Brad will introduce the Councilman & make an announcement about the artists present. Cathy & Carla will welcome people as they arrive and make sure everyone gets a copy of the new book. Tess will take photos. Arts Grant Commissioners reviewed a letter sent from Corpus Christi Creative Connections letting them know that due to scheduling conflicts the 2016 Festival of the Arts was canceled and they were returning the grant funds. 4:18 Dianna Sherman entered the meeting. Commissioners then discussed automation for the Arts Grant application process which would allow applicants to apply online and the Commissioners to score the applications online. Sean Mintz moved to allocate the $12,236 in returned grant funds from Creative Connections to the cost of automating the Arts Grant application process. Sarah Coles seconded. Motion was unanimously approved. Arts Forum The Commissioners discussed selecting an artist for the Star Volunteer award and reviewed art samples from two Del Mar art students. Laura will contact two more students from TAMUCC and request samples of their artwork to bring to the June meeting. Commissioners will choose an artist in June. By general consensus it was determined that Carla would give a brief presentation on the Coastal Bend Volunteer Connection. Brad will contact Joe Schenk regarding projection, sound and the best space to give a presentation. Sean will contact Hester's for the catering. Tess will send out the 2015 invitation list to the Commissioners for them to review and update. 1 VI. NEW BUSINESS Deaccessioning Policy Commissioners reviewed a deaccessioning policy draft and suggested the following changes: • Under section B. remove number 3: Deaccessioning has been requested by the Department that displays the work. • Under Section D.1. add: The ACC will seek a value estimate for the artwork from three art professional sources such as art dealers, art auctioneers, or other art experts. Sarah will check her museum law book, and Tess will check with the Legal Department to determine if there are any other legal requirements for the sale of public art. Public Art Work Plan Commissioners reviewed the Public Art Work Plan and identified the artwork with urgent maintenance issues. Priority was given to works that, if left in their current condition, would cause even further damage and maintenance cost. VII. IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AGENDA • Public Art Work Plan • Arts Grant • Public Art Policy • Arts Forum VIII. ADJOURN Cathy Harrison moved to adjourn. Stephen Rybak seconded. Motion passed. Brad Kisner adjourned the meeting at 5:31 p.m. Tess Allan, Recording Secretary 2