HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_01.18.2011Notice of Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Arts and Culture Board will meet on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 04:30 PM in the Library
Classroom, located at 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Arts and Culture Board Members:
Charles Aguillon, Dar Richardson, Kaki Bassi, Karen Lange, Mandy Solin, Philip Baker, Steve Proesel
Arts and Culture Board meets every third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
Call to Order at 04:30 PM
A. Call to order
B. Announcements regarding upcoming events
C. Citizens wishing to address the Board
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of December 21, 2010
E. Consideration of and possible action on
1. Art for the Bark Park, presentation by Mike Simpson – Judy Fabry
2. Placement of SU/3M grant sculpture – Dar Richardson
3. Georgetown Sculpture Tour article in the View – Karen Lange
4. 9
th
Grade Center/public recognition of Art Works banners – Charles Aguillon
5. Presentation to Paul Brandenburg of Arts Center Subcommittee findings – Charles
Aguillon
6. Investigation of chainsaw sculpture project in Bark Park – Dar Richardson
7. State of the Arts Conference, Jan 31-Feb 1, Austin – Eric Lashley
8. Application for Cultural District Designation – Charles Aguillon
9. Schedule for future meetings – Judy Fabry
Certificate of Posting
I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2011, at __________, and remained so posted for at
least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
Minutes of the Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Members present: Charles Aguillon, Philip Baker, Karen Lange, Steve Proesel, Dar Richardson,
Mandy Solin
Members absent: Kaki Bassi
Staff present: Eric Lashley, Library Director; Judy Fabry, Library Administrative Assistant
Others present: Mike Simpson, Judy Ommen
A. Chair Charles Aguillon called the meeting to order at 4:38 p.m.
B. Announcements. Eric announced that there will be a public meeting in Round Rock on Thursday,
January 20, to gather information for that city's master plan for the arts. He and Judy Ommen
plan to attend and he invited the board members to join them.
C. Tudv Ommen, president of Georgetown Art Works, had si--ned un to steak as a citizen
addressing the board. She said that Art Works has begun to plan the 2011 Art Hop and this year
will be incorporating eight mobiles into the display that will be at the library.
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of December 21, 2010. There being no corrections or
additions, Steve moved to accept the minutes of the arts center subcommittee as distributed
and Philip seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. There being no corrections or additions
to the minutes of the regular board meeting, Steve moved to accept them as distributed and
Philip seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.
E. Consideration of and possible action on
1. Art for the Bark Park, presentation by Mike Simpson — Judy Fabry. Mr. Simpson introduced
himself as a former member of the Parks Board who served when the Bark Park was planned
and developed. He also serves on the Animal Shelter Board. He gave a 10- minute illustrated
presentation about the present appearance of the Bark Park, his desire for the park to be more
visually interesting, and examples of the ways in which dog parks in other cities have been
enhanced.
After his presentation, Dar Richardson pointed out the Arts and Culture Board's very limited
funding and asked whether Mr. Simpson had funding sources. He said he believed that other
boards would be willing to raise money for improvements, but they need ideas. He challenged
the Arts and Culture Board members to come up with ideas for aesthetic improvements that he
could take to other boards. Before he left he said that he will return in a few months to ask for a
committee to be established to work on identifying possible acquisitions or installations.
While Mr. Simpson was present, the chair suggested discussing agenda item #6, the
investigation of chainsaw sculptures for the Bark Park. Eric and Dar had met with Heather
Brewer to discuss her ideas and then Dar went with Heather to see the stumps at the Bark Park.
Dar reported that there are eight stumps in varying conditions. He believes that with $6 -8,000
four sculptures could be produced. His approach would be to put out a call for proposals and
to allow metal sculptures to be included in the proposals. Mr. Simpson said that he has some
ideas of how the pecan wood that isn't appropriate for sculpting might be used as a way to
raise money for the Bark Park improvements. The conclusion of the discussion was that unless
the Board gets funding at mid -year, it is not likely that anything may be done this fiscal year
for the Bark Park.
2. Placement of SU /3M grant sculpture — Dar Richardson. Dar reported that the Parks staff would
like to leave the sculpture in its present location near the playscape. Wherever it is placed, it
needs a concrete platform. Judy reminded the group of the conditions of the grant, which
specified that the sculpture would need to be placed near the river. Eric said he would talk
with Dr. Pierce about that issue, but that the Board definitely does not want to place Horatio II
in the floodplain.
3. Georgetown Sculpture Tour article in the View — Karen Lange. Karen said that her article had
not made the January issue but would be in the February issue and may be longer than she
originally thought.
4. Art Works banners at the 9th Grade Center /public recoLnition — Charles A -auillon. Charles
proposed having the February board meeting at the 91h Grade Campus with a reception
following, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Judy Ommen said she would invite the Art Works board and
would ask Nick Ramos to invite the artists whose work is being honored. Judy Fabry will get
contact information for the Council and the local arts organizations to Charles. Charles said he
would send the invitations and would arrange for refreshments for the reception.
5. Presentation to Paul Brandenburg; of Arts Center Subcommittee findings — Charles Aguillon.
Charles and Eric have agreed to save the full -blown Day in the Life of an Arts Center
presentation for Council and to prepare instead for a discussion with Paul. They propose to
meet with him on February 2. At that time they will speak generally about the committee's
findings and desire to make a presentation to Council. They also will ask about mid -year
funding. Charles said he'd also like to tell Paul about Mike Simpson's presentation today,
pointing out that during the five years that the Arts and Culture Board has been in existence,
most of the people who have brought ideas to the board have been artists of one kind or
another. But today, Mike Simpson came seeking the board's help because he is a citizen who
believes in the importance of having art in public places. The work the board has done is
finally bearing fruit.
6. Investigation of chainsaw sculpture project in Bark Park — Dar Richardson. See item E1 above.
7. State of the Arts Conference, Jan 31 -Feb 1, Austin — Eric Lashley. Eric referred to the agenda
attachment and Charles encouraged as many board members to attend as possible. He
attended the session two years ago and found it extremely helpful. Mandy and Steve said they
would attend and Dar said he would check his calendar. The board's budget will pay for
registration for the two -day event for anyone who chooses to attend.
8. Application for Cultural District Designation — Charles Aguuillon. There is no new information
on this subject.
9. Schedule for future meetings - Tudy Fabry. Charles moved to change the location of the
February 15 meeting to the 91h Grade Campus. Mandy seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Steve Proesel, Secretary
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Charles guillon, Chair