HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_10.10.2006_SubcommitteeMinutes of the Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board Public Art Panel for the New Library
City of Georgetown, Texas
Wednesday, October 10, 2006
The Arts and Culture Board Public Art Panel for the New Library of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on
Wednesday , October 10, 2006.
Board Members Present:
Linda Nix, Martha Lawlor, Natalie Davis Dowling, Rich Bartko, Ruth Roberts, Travis Cook
Board Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Judy Fabry, Administrative Assistant, Georgetown Public Library
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Workshop Session
Public Art Panel Members present: Natalie Davis Dowling, chair; Ruth Roberts; Rich Bartko;
Martha Lawlor Ballard (Friends of the Georgetown Library representative); Linda Nix
(Library Advisory Board representative); Travis Cook (staff representative).
Staff Attending : Judy Fabry, Administrative Assistant for the library
Other Arts and Culture Board Members Attending (tour only): Paul Gaffney, Addie Busfield,
Jane Paden
Workshop Session
Call to Order at 5:30 PM
A.Tour of the new library building . Judy Fabry led the group on a tour of the new
building. Besides identifying the location of the murals in the children’s room, the panel
members noted a number of spaces that will be appropriate for displays of art, such as the
open area adjacent to the bridge on the second floor, the hallway outside the public
meeting rooms, and the south wall of the stacks area on the second floor.
B.Discussion of possible art projects for the new library . The committee quickly
determined that creating a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the murals in the children’s room
should be their immediate focus due to the short amount of time available to solicit and
review proposals. Judy said she would talk with the City’s purchasing agent , then draft an
RFP and send it to the members of the committee for their input.
The panel members also considered an oil painting of a beach scene that had been donated
to the library by Gloria Weisenberger. They agreed that it probably can be hung
somewhere in the new library but its exact location will be determined after the building is
finished.
The panel members agreed to meet again on October 25 at 5:30 p.m. Natalie will invite
Justin M. Smith, a blacksmith who has offered to donate a piece of his work to the new
library, to meet the panel at that meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Submitted by,
Judy Fabry
Staff Liaison