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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 04/09/2019 ARTS&CULTURAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting,April 9,2019,4:00 p.m. Galvan House,Heritage Park Corpus Christi,Texas 78401 Member Staff Sarah Coles-Youth Education * P Shelly Rios P Nick Gi nac -Architect P Dr. Abu - Economic Dev/Tourism P Carolyn Mauck- Higher Education P Jim Moore- Performing Arts P Dr. Laura Petican-Visual Arts P Ma ra Zamora- Public Art A . John Boyrs- Marketing P Sharon Sedwick- Business Dev/Corporate P TOTAL CALL TO ORDER-The regular meeting of the Arts and Cultural Commission was called to order at 4:02 p.m. by Sarah Coles ROLL CALL-The recording secretary called roll and announced quorum. PUBLIC COMMENT—None Two new Commissioners joined the group, Dr. Abu and Jim Moore, both from TAMU-CC. The group introduced themselves. March Minutes were approved. COMMISSIONER REPORTS- • Commissioners signed up to attend Art Grant recipient events. o Sharon will attend Dracula, Kent Ullberg, Arts Alive, and the Birdiest, o Carolyn will attend Bailando, Que Bueno Taco Fest, o Laura will attend the TAMU-CC art events, o Jim will attend the Fergeson Bravo Series and POPS in the Park, o John will attend the Jazz Fest. o Ballet Folklorico, and the Chamber Music events will be attended as they come up through the year. • Sarah explained the Commissioner Project Reports o West Guth- Laura o Return, Business Arts Council, Arts Forum-Sharon and Laura o Public Art App- Nick and John o Bylaws-Carolyn and Nick o Arts Grants Guidelines-Carolyn and Jim o Cultural Assessment- Dr. Abu o Ring of Time deaccession- Mayra o Database-Sarah Commissioners will report any updates at each meeting. This is also a great way for us to create agendas and measure our progress. • West Guth Update Laura reported that 3 applications were received from the West Guth RFQ. Shelly handed out examples of each applicants for Commissioners to review. Members discussed the work and advised on the uniqueness of it, what works with the space, and keeping the diversity of the collection as a priority in the decision making. Laura will relay the Commissions concerns and advice to the Art Selection Panel at their next meeting scheduled for May 1011 1 Return Sharon reported that the project is on hold. She would like a meeting arranged with all parties involved. Shelly said she would coordinate that. The goal should be to have it completed by 2020 so it coordinates with Bill Wilhelmi's show at the AMST. Database Sarah reported that our 81 pieces will be put into a database. We are working with Jillian Baguet, the former collections manager at the CC History Museum. Members discussed why we need one, what information it will contain, and who will have access to it. Everyone seemed excited about it. Public Art App Shelly and Sarah discussed Dr. Squires augmented reality presentation and presented the invoice from him. He initially proposed $17,000, but then offered a discounted amount of$2999. The group discussed other options for an app and other funding pots. Sarah proposed that the ACC ask for additional HOT funds be earmarked for this project. Sharon advised further research be done on funding sources and that an RFQ be sent out so we get a list of qualified applicants to choose from. Shelly suggested this be a project for a Commissioner. Nick volunteered to bring some research back to the group. Arts Forum Shelly proposed the Arts Grants application be open to the public at an earlier date an that the deadline. because recipients tend to get checks late in the year. The group discussed that the grant application be made available earlier in the year and that the Arts Forum date be kept the same. A motion was made and passed that the Commission change the Arts Grants timeline on their next meeting. Bylaws Shelly suggested that the bylaws be looked at and expanded. Shelly announced the new Parks director Jermel Stevens.Sharon would like him to meet with the ACC soon. Items to be placed on the new agenda: • La Palmera • Arts Grants Timeline • Arts and Cultural Community Membership Nick moved to adjorn the meeting. John seconded. Meeting adjourned 5:10 pm Shelly Rios, Recording Secretary 2