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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_05.19.2015Minutes of the meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas May 19, 2015 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. in Classroom 211 of the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th Street MEMBERS PRESENT: Gary Anderson, Steve Harris, Shana Nichols, Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Liz Stewart, Amanda Still and Melissa Waggoner STAFF PRESENT: Dana Hendrix, Lawren Weiss Chair Sensabaugh called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Regular Session A. Citizens who wish to address the board. — None were present. B. Announcements of upcoming events. — Liz Stewart announced that the Georgetown Symphony Society's finale concert was a success. She passed out a schedule for the Symphony's 2015-2016 season. Amanda Still announced that invitations had gone out for a dinner featuring the 12 artists exhibiting their work for the Women Painting Women exhibit at the Art Center. The dinner will be held Friday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. Steven Harris passed around a brochure for the Women Painting Women exhibit at the Georgetown Art Center. Dana Hendrix passed around flyers for the Summer Live Music Series held at Georgetown Public Library. Hendrix informed the board that Alice Stultz is the current exhibit on the second floor of the library; the Teen Art Show will be next, followed by the Texas Society of Sculptors to finish out the summer months' art exhibits. Williamson County Art Guild will display art in September followed by the Art Hop in October. Still announced that a contract was signed for Austin Monthly to create an insert to go in its October issue, featuring arts and culture organizations in Georgetown. Austin Monthly will provide a template by June 1. A completed template will be given back to Austin Monthly by the end of July so the final insert can be made in time for the October issue's release. C. Consideration and approval of the minutes of the April 21, 2015 Arts & Culture Board meeting. Hendrix explained that item "I" states the Southwestern University representative should be a faculty member. This is incorrect. The SU representative can be staff, faculty or an administrator. Melissa Waggoner moved to approve the minutes with the above mentioned amendment for item "I". Still seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. D. Election of Vice Chair. — Lawren Weiss. Shana Nichols moved to elect Waggoner as Vice Chair of the Georgetown Arts & Culture Board for fiscal year 2105-16. Gary Anderson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. E. Election of Secretary. — Lawren Weiss. Waggoner moved to elect Stewart as Secretary of the Georgetown Arts & Culture Board for fiscal year 2015-16. Harris seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. F Consideration and possible action to select an artist to construct a mural on 711 Main Street. — Lawren Weiss, Dana Hendrix. Weiss presented a Power Point to the board containing votes for the Board's top 3 mural picks and an image of each proposed mural. She also informed the Board of the building owner's top 3 picks and vetoes. After some discussion, the board agreed on one artist to select for the mural project. Harris moved to select Joseph Magnano as the mural artist for 711 Main Street. Stewart seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. G. Report and possible action regarding the expenditure of funds from the Arts & Culture Board budget. — Lawren Weiss. Weiss reported that no money was spent during the previous month. She asked the board to consider how they would like to spend the $3,000 remaining in the budget designated for the Georgetown Art Center. Weiss asked the Board to consider funding one of the Art Center's exhibits with the remaining budget money. The Board discussed different ways to spend the money to support the Art Center, including a sign -in podium, sponsoring a child to go to summer camp at GAC, or purchasing piece from an exhibit at GAC. H. Consideration and possible action to send a representative to the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention. —Dana Hendrix. Hendrix reported the estimated costs related to attending the convention in Chicago. She explained that the previously approved $1,600 for the trip may not cover the costs for the representative attending. Still moved to transfer $400 from the Public Art budget category to the Training & Administration category, in order to fund the remaining estimated costs of the trip, bringing the total amount funded by the Arts & Culture Board to $2,000. Anderson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The board discussed which representative to send the Americans for the Arts Convention in Chicago, June 12-14. The Board asked Nichols if she was interested, but Nichols is unavailable during the dates of the convention. Nichols moved to send Hendrix as the Georgetown Arts & Culture Board's representative to the Americans for the Arts Convention. Waggoner seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. I. Report on the new arts website. —Dana Hendrix. Hendrix showed the Board a mock-up for the new arts.georgetown.org website. The City of Georgetown hired a firm to re -design all of its websites, so the City would have a unified look no matter which department's page you're using. Hendrix explained that she is in charge of content for this site and asked for the Board's feedback on that, as well as the look of the site. The Board gave kudos to Hendrix for all the hard work she's put into the site, they are happy with the new look. J. Report on the City of Georgetown's Breakfast Bites event. — Dana Hendrix. Hendrix presented the flyer to the Board and asked Still to give more information about the event, since she is on the Breakfast Bites panel. Still explained that the panel will how businesses and organizations can capitalize on the downtown's cultural district designation. This is a great marketing tool to make Georgetown a signature destination. Jane Estes will mediate the panel which consists of Amanda Still representing Georgetown Art Center, Arts & Culture Board and her own experience as an artist/business owner; Mickie Ross will represent the Williamson Museum and Marissa Austin will represent the Palace Theatre. K. Report from Georgetown Art Works regarding the operation of the Georgetown Art Center during the month of April. — Lawren Weiss. The Board reviewed the monthly report for April regarding the Georgetown Art Center. Chair Sensabaugh suggested that discussion on the report be tabled until next meeting due to time constraints. The board agreed to do so. L. Consideration of future meetings. — Lawren Weiss. The next Arts & Culture Board meeting will be Tuesday, June 16 at 4:30 p.m. M. Report on Artist in Residency programs. — Dana Hendrix. Hendrix explained that the second floor of the Art Center will be vacated by City offices sometime this year. The Georgetown Arts & Culture Board has the opportunity to make a proposal on how to use the space. An Artist in Residency program is one option the Board wants to explore. Hendrix gave a report to the Board on her research for the Artist in Residency program. The space would allow an artist to live there for a specific amount of time and create art that the City could benefit from. The Board will consider this option for the proposal. N. Field trip to the second floor of the Georgetown Art Center. — Dana Hendrix. Board members visited the second floor of the Georgetown Art Center as a possible future space for the arts. Chair Sensabaugh adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Liz Ste a Secretary IJ Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Chair