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
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