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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_08.18.2015Minutes of the meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas August 18, 2015 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. in the Friends Room of 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: Eric Lashley, Dana Hendrix, Lawren Weiss Chair Sensabaugh called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m. Regular Session A. Citizens who wish to address the board. — None were present. B. Announcements of upcoming events. — Liz Stewart announced that season tickets are now available for purchase to the Georgetown Symphony Society concerts for the 2015-2016 season. Eric Lashley announced that Shelly Hargrove, with the Main Street Program, is inviting the Arts & Culture Board to attend this year's Road Trip. The Road Trip will venture to Fort Worth, October 23-24, to explore the city's arts & culture venues. The trip will also allow for participants to meet with arts & culture organizers in the area. Lashley asked the board members to let him know if they're interested in attending. Lashley reported that he and Dana had attended the monthly cultural district lunch. The big news from that meeting was that Laura Sewell is the new Sarofim School of Fine Arts Manager. She will be the main point person from Southwestern University regarding fine arts. C. Consideration and approval of the minutes of the July 21, 2015 Arts & Culture Board meeting. Steve Harris moved to approve the minutes as distributed. Stewart seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. D. Report on the Austin Monthly insert. — Dana Hendrix, Eric Lashley. Dana Hendrix expressed her thanks to Amanda Still and Diane Gaume for working so hard on this project. Hendrix brought a copy of the insert, which contains over 100 events, a map- created by Nick Ramos, and beautiful cover art- by Leslie Kell. The board had the opportunity to flip through the 40 page insert that will be featured in Austin Monthly's October issue. E. Report and possible action regarding the expenditure of funds from the Arts & Culture board budget. — Lawren Weiss reported expenditures from the previous month: $50 to Ideal Signs for before and after images of the mural building on 711 Main St., $64.84 to HEB for supplies for Joe Magnano's mural reception. Discussion moved to how to spend the remainder of this year's budget money. Lashley explained that because there weren't as many ads sold as anticipated, the remainder of the Arts & Culture budget funds needs to go towards paying for the Austin Monthly insert. After much discussion regarding the funds, Stewart moved to spend remaining budget funds for FY 2014-2015 on the Arts & Culture insert in Austin Monthly. Amanda Still seconded the motion. Motion passed, 5-2 (Anderson, Waggoner opposed). F Update regarding the Arts & Culture Board's budget for FY 2015-16. — Eric Lashley. Lashley asked the board to consider their goals for next year. He asked that the board consider deciding on one large project. That way, if they decide to apply for a grant, the Board will already have a project in mind to use the funds towards. Lashley also asked the Board to consider how they wish to categorize funds for next year, and bring ideas to September's meeting. Board members asked Lashley to create an estimated budget for a potential artist in residency space. G. Review of the City of Georgetown Sidewalk Ordinance. — Eric Lashley. Lashley asked the board to review the City of Georgetown Sidewalk Ordinance. He explained that any sculptures displayed on City property must be approved by the Arts & Culture Board. Lashley notified the board of Georgetown Art Work's plan to have the December & January exhibit pieces displayed in front of Georgetown Art Center, as well as on the splash pad. In order to do this, Georgetown Art Works must submit a proposal to the Arts & Culture board for approval. H. Report from Georgetown Art Works regarding the operation of the Georgetown Art Center during the month of July. —Eric Lashley. A report was not provided this month. I. Discussion about options for the 2nd floor of Georgetown Art Center. —Eric Lashley. During item F, Board members requested that Lashley create an estimated budget for potential artist - in -residency space for the second floor of the Georgetown Art Center. This will allow Board members to create an appropriate budget for next fiscal year. J. Discussion of future data collection related to arts and culture. — Dana Hendrix. Hendrix passed out a spreadsheet (attached to these minutes) and asked board members to select the top 10 items they believe are priorities in data collection. Consider data collections for the cultural district as a whole, as well as for individual non -profits. What data can best demonstrate the impact of the arts & culture in Georgetown? Spreadsheets should be returned to Hendrix at September's meeting. K. Final report on 711 Main St. mural and artist reception. —Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that the mural is complete and the artist reception on August 7 was well attended. Lashley reported that just hours prior to the artist reception, he found out that Joe Magnano had been arrested in 2014 for vandalism on the Prada Marfa sculpture in west Texas. He pled guilty, paid a fine, and paid for the piece's restoration. Lashley asked the board if, in the future, they would want to look into the backgrounds of artists they select for various projects. Discussion ensued; no motion was made. L. Report on sui)r)ort letter from the Arts & Culture Board to HARC (Historic and Architectural Review Commission) reaardina the Palace theatre's r)ror)osed children's education center and event space. Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that he did write a letter of support, on behalf of the Board, for the Palace Theatre to present to HARC. Lashley explained that the Palace no longer needs to get approval from HARC, so the letter was not presented. M. Consideration of future meetings. — Eric Lashley. The next Arts & Culture Board meeting will be September 15, 2015. Chair Sensabaugh adjourned the meeting at 6:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Liz Stewart, Secretary etty Ann Sensabaugh, Chair 4 /