HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_11.19.2019Minutes of the Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
November 19, 2019
The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the second floor Small
Conference Room of Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8t" Street.
Present: Jane Estes, Susie Flatau, Tim Fleming, Laura Sewell, Carol Watson and Linda Wilde.
Absent: Sharon Snuffer
Staff present: Amanda Still — Arts and Culture Coordinator, Eric P. Lashley — Library Director and Lawren
Weiss -Administrative Assistant.
Chair Estes called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
Regular Agenda
A. _Citizens wishing_to address the Board. — Jane Estes, Board Chair. GISD art teacher Angela Morin
and student Peyton Vega were present to address the board regarding item E. Business owner
Amanda Bradley from Gus's Drug and artist Sarah Blankenship were present to address the board
regarding item F. No action required.
B. Announcements re ardinq arts and culture. —Janes Estes, Chair.
a. Susie Flatau with Georgetown Art Works announced the first Artists and Makers Boutique
Market was successfully held on November 9 at Georgetown Art Center. The event included
handcrafted art by 10 local artists and makers. Each participating artist sold at least one
piece. GAW's goal is to host this event annually on the last second -Saturday Market Day of
the year.
b. Carol Watson with Georgetown ISD announced the district's holiday performances will begin
after Thanksgiving break. Georgetown High School's show choir will perform A Holiday to
Remember Dec. 5-7 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The following weekend, East
View High School's show choir will perform Jolly Holiday Dec. 12-13 @ 7 p.m., as well as
shows at 3 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 and 15. See fine arts calendar for full list of holiday events
on georgetownisrl.org.
c. Jane Estes with Lark & Owl Booksellers announced the Dia de los Muertos poetry reading
event and Lark & Owl Booksellers was well attended. Book release party will be held for Julia
London and colleagues at L&O at @ 6:30 p.m, on Thursday, November 21. They will discuss
their experiences and how to be successful in the romance novel industry. L&O's monthly
book club offers morning and evening opportunities. The store will participate in Shop Small
Saturday festivities in Georgetown, and will debut t-shirts with their' just a little sweary'
slogan.
d. Linda Wilde with Texas Society of Sculptors announced the Austin Mosaic Guild is exhibiting
a Contemporary Mosaics show at Georgetown Art Center.
e. Laura Sewell with Southwestern University announced musician Alina Kobialka is performing
tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Alma Thomas Theater with pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa, The
Percussion and New Music Ensemble performance will be held November 20 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Caldwell-Carvey Foyer. On Dec. 3, SU will host a music recital, dance recital and a jazz
concert. On Dec. 4, visitors can purchase a lunch at SU's McCombs Center Bishops Lounge
at 12:30 p.m. and enjoy music by the Southwestern University Singers. On Dec. 5,
Candlelight Services held at 6 and 8 p.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel.
Tim Fleming with Texans for the Arts announced he and Carol Watson enjoyed participating
in painting the Preserving History mural. No action required.
C. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the October 15 2019 Arts and Culture
Board meeting. —Jane Estes, Chair. There were no changes to October's minutes. Motion by
Sewell; second by Watson to approve the October Arts and Culture Board meeting minutes as
distributed in the agenda. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent)
D. Consideration and possible action to approve an artwork donation by Karch Dah-Veed. —Amanda
Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Artist and library patron Karch Dah-Veed created a collage from
items he purchased at the Second -Hand Prose bookstore, located on the library's second floor.
Dah-Veed would like to donate his piece to the City, with the intent of it hanging in the Second -Hand
Prose bookstore. Library Director Eric Lashley noted he would be happy to have the piece on
display in the library. Following brief discussion, motion by Watson; second by Fleming to accept
the art donation by Karch Dah-Veed. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent).
E. Consideration and possible action to approve the GHS mural design based on student/teacher
presentation and further design development. — Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Art
teacher Angela Morin introduced student Peyton Vega to the board. Vega's artwork was selected by
the Arts and Culture Board to be installed as a mural on The Co -Op building on 8th Street. Vega
presented design options to the board and discussed her creative process. The plan is to install the
mural next spring but students need design approval from the Arts and Culture Board, so they can
begin creating the piece. Following discussion regarding lettering options, and color selections
Watson moves to select the proposed white lettering and orange people on the blue background
for the, "Everyone Deserves Kindness" mural by GHS art students. Second by Flatau. Approved
6-0 (Snuffer absent).
F. Consideration and possible action to approve the Gus's Drug mural design. — Amanda Still, Arts and
Culture Coordinator. Business owner Amanda Bradley and artist Sarah Blankenship were in
attendance to address the board regarding design elements of proposed mural at Gus's Drug.
Bradley and Blankenship explained that they would like to invite artists from the community to
volunteer their time to create the mural. Board members reviewed the proposed design and
proposed the inclusion of a Georgetown ISD building rather than Inner Space Cavern. The board
considered the image included for Inner Space to be advertising and strongly recommended against
its use. Sewell offered to provide a different Southwestern University logo since the one included is
specifically from athletics branding. Sewell recommended using the academic logo rather than the
athletics logo to be more inclusive of the school as a whole and encouraged Blankenship to review
the SU style guide. Following some discussion, Bradley and Blankenship proposed removing the
Inner Space Cavern logo from letter "R" and replacing it with the historic GISD Hammerlun building.
Board members agreed and suggested that the image should be of this historic building only and
not include any lettering for GISD. Motion by Sewell to approve the proposed Gus's Drug mural
design, to include the replacement of imagery in letter "R" from Inner Space Cavern to the
Georgetown ISD Hammerlun building. Second by Wilde. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent).
G. Consideration and possible action to award prizes for the 2019-2020 Sculpture Tour. -Amanda Still,
Arts and Culture Coordinator. Board members reviewed the top rated pieces in the sculpture tour
and voted to award first and second place prizes as follows:
a. First prize, $1,50020ne Trick Pony" by Dan Pogue
b. Second prize, $750-"Remember When" by Anthony St. James
An Honorable Mention award of $500 per sculpture will be granted to artists for the remaining 11
pieces. Following voting, Watson moved to award first prize to Dan Pogue for "One Trick Pony" and
second prize to Anthony St. James for "Remember When" for the 2019-2020 Sculpture Tour.
Second by Sewell. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent).
H. Consideration and possible action to approve updated Call for Grant Pro osals for 2020 Grant Cycle
Round 1. —Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Still reviewed updated call for grant
proposals for round 1 of the 2020 grant cycle. The call is set to open on December 1. Still explained
that there would be a press release announcing the call. Board members discussed adding dates for
when funds must be used, wording changes and adding the City's non-discriminatory disclaimer to
the call. Still will update the call with proposed changed before December 1. No action taken.
1. Consideration of Arts and Culture Coordinator report. — Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator,
Still discussed the monthly report with the board regarding the following topics: public art program,
long-term City Hall gallery plans, grant opportunities and the Texans for the Arts toolkit. No action
required.
J. Consideration and possible action_ re ardin future meetin dates. — Jane Estes, Board Chair. The
next meeting will occur as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. No
action taken.
K. Adjourn to recognize Kayla Moore for "Cloudy Day" utility box at the corner of 8t" Street and Austin
Avenue. — Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Board members met student Kayla Moore at
the utility box where her artwork is on display. Still read a proclamation from Mayor Ross to
recognize the student's great work. No action required.
Chair Estes adjourned the meeting at 6:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Watson
Board Secretary
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Jane Estes
Board Chair