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summer as 4Culture is covering the, full fees for any performers booked this summer. Maximum funding is $2,500 and applications take 2-4 weeks for approval. PSP — Facility Openings (Station 51 — August; Justice Center — September) —Tracy Gallaway shared that two of the Public Safety Plan facilities would be opening soon. She asked the Arts Commission for any ideas on celebrating these facility openings with the community. Ideas included — calll for artist for the art poles, a vocal performance transmitted via short wave radio, honoring community members as "Treasures of Tukwila", a scavenger hunt for "pieces of Tukwila". Further ideas will be brought to the July Arts Commission meeting. 6. Commission/Staff Report Outs: o Tracy Gallaway, Staff Liaison: ■ Tracy Gallaway reported that Artist in Residence (AiR) Sarah Kavage has a new contract working on an art project with Public Works for the Riverton Creek Flapgate Project, She is interested in presenting to the Arts Commission at a future meeting, July or August. Tracy will check in with Sarah to determine which date might work best for an upcoming presentation. ■ Tracy Gallaway reported that former Artist in Residence (AiR) Olisa Enrico -Johnson is working at Arts Corp but may be interested in continued work in Tukwila. It was discussed that there is interest in adding additional murals to the Wave mural site on Tukwila International Blvd. There is also interest in continuing the Story Project that Olisa began as part of her residency but was not able to finish due to timing and resources. Tracy will check back in with Olisa regarding those projects. ■ Tracy Gallaway reported that she was going to be meeting with staff from Westfield Mail regarding art engagement opportunities including a chalk art contest and the development of a Storefront Art program at the mall. o Sheila Coppola: Sheila Coppola mentioned that the Food Innovation Network was successful in their grant application from 4Culture and received funding to support custom murals by Hoa Hong (former Tukwila resident and FHS graduate; Hoa also did the mural at TCC last year with AiR Sarah Kavage). The mural project was presented at the February 2020 meeting and the Arts Commission was very interested in supporting the project. They asked Tracy Gallaway to reach out to Kara Martin to see if they received enough funding for the project or if additional funds are needed. o Pinky Estell. Pinky Estell reported that he is continuing to work on the report he's preparing regarding the "State of Foster Performing Arts Center" and recommendations on how the City should move forward with a shared use agreement for the facility. o Dylan Mahler: Dylan Mahler reported that no additional progress has been made on the art project at Foster High School. The artist selected for the project is Etsuko Ichikawa. Examples of her art work can be found at www.etsukoishikawa.com. 7. Other— No additional agenda topics. 8. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings: Riverton Restoration, PSP Facility Openings/Community Event & Celebration ideas, Art Engagement for Community Recovery. 9. Adjournment: Cynthia Chesak motioned to adjourn the meeting at 728 pm Shawn Belyea seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Next meeting: July 22, 2020 at Tukwila Community Center