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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Arts And Cultural Commission - 11/10/2020 (2) ARTS & CULTURAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting, Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 4:00 p.m. MINUTES Member Staff Simone Butler- Youth Education P Shelly Rios P Nick Gignac - Architect P Lisa Oliver Dr. Abu Waheeduzzaman - Economic Dev/Tourism P Becky Perrin Carolyn Mauck - Higher Education P *special guest Darrel Meadows American Bank Center staff Jim Moore - Performing Arts P Dr. Laura Petican- Visual Arts P Jody Hughes- Public Art A Wade Echols- Marketing P Sharon Sedwick- Business Dev/Corporate P TOTAL Meeting was called to order by Chair Dr. Laura Petican at 4:04 pm No public comment. Chair Laura Petican added an emergency agenda item V .b. Jesus Moroles sculpture move. All previous items were pushed down the agenda in order. American Bank Center, Director of Event Services, Darryl Meadows was in attendance to tell the commission about the need to move the Lui s Jimenez sculpture currently sitting under the atrium outside the ABC entrance. Mr. Meadows explained that the ABC will undergo construction in that area and will need the statue removed in the next few months. It is unclear weather there will be a place inside the newly built ABC entrance to reinstall it. The group agreed that the statue is best kept indoors or in a outdoor covered area similar to its current spot. Laura asked Darrel if he would be willing to meet with her to do a walk-through of the ABC building and look over the plans to possibly find another home within the building. The sculpture would require an RFP to be created and put out for a professional art handling team to deinstall, crate, transport, and reinstall the work if another site was chosen outside ABC grounds. City staff and commission members will work on finding other possible locations for the sculpture. Becky Perrin, Parks and Recreation assistant director explained the emergency agenda item to the commission. She received a message from the City Manager’s office that the Jesus Moroles sculpture located in the atrium of City Hall was to be relocated to the Art Museum in three days. The commission explained to Mrs. Perrin that this was a highly unusual direction from city authority and that it simply was not possible either logistically (safely) or by ordience, as art from the public art collection cannot be donated unless it was approved by the ACC. If the piece needed to be moved as soon as possible, professional art handlers would be needed to deinstall and crate it, and it would have to be stored in a secure climate-controlled location. Commissioner Carolyn Mauck said she would contact Ken Rosier, Del Mar College Art Department chair to see if he would consider accepting the piece and installing it on campus. Commissioner Sharon Sedwick said she would contact the City Mangers office to discuss the options. All members agreed. Mr. Perrin reported top the group that the city had not had any more dissent about the Coppini fountain and that pursing the ACC statement approval was a moot point for the ACC at this time. No discussion transpired. Votes for the Star Award artist were tallied prior to todays meeting. Artist Clarissa Gonzalez was chosen as the winner. Commissioner Laura Petican will work with Clarissa and offer her the commission of 20 pieces at $40 per piece. Ms. Petican suggested the Star Award nomination requests go out mid-December to non-profit cultural organizations and be awarded in March. The group agreed on the timeline. Staff liaison Shelly Rios told the commission that an RFP had gone out to a tile person to repair the Selena Memorial. Work will begin after the procurement process was complete in the next few weeks. . IDENTIFY ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA Commissioner Jim Moore asked that the ACC sponsored cultural events be placed on the next agenda. Adjourned at 4:55 pm by ACC Chair, Dr. Petican