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c. Southcenter District Art, Baker Blvd Sidewalk Art Installation — Tracy Gallaway shared that this project is moving forward. Sidewalk art developed by artist Beth Gahan will be installed along Baker Blvd on September 29th & 30th. Tracy Gallaway is hiring a videographer to document the project and develop some informational materials to share the project on the City website and social media channels. d. Utility Box Art Program — Beth Gahan has created a design to use on the City owned utility boxes at Baker Blvd and Andover Park E. Beth and Tracy have been working on developing a City policy for this program. There are plans to roll out the Utility Box Art Program in October/November starting with the pilot project at Baker Blvd and Andover Park East. e. Park Art Projects — Staff are looking at the possibility of doing mural projects (on plywood) at Bicentennial Park (cabin & restroom building), Tukwila Park (restroom & fences); Mural Project (on concrete) at Crystal Springs; Cascade View Pagoda has been victim to recent vandalism and staff are interested in seeing if there are any ways to use art to curb vandalism at that location. 5. New Business: a. Tukwila Library Advisory Board (TLAB) "Free Little Libraries" — Cynthia Chesak, who serves on both the Arts Commission and TLAB presented an opportunity to the Arts Commission to partner on this new program. TLAB will purchase 5 boxes and the Arts Commission could commission artists to paint or decorate the free little libraries. TLAB is working with City administration to determine if there would be any liability concerns. If this project moves forward it would likely be in spring 2021. 6. Commission/Staff Report Outs: o Tracy Gallaway, Staff Liaison: ■ ArtsCorps — Free Virtual After School Arts Program for Youth — 8 Tukwila kids registered; Free Virtual Teen After School Art Program beginning October 20 — 5 class series, weekly from 3-4pm — Poetry/Spoken Word, Hip Hop Dance ■ Contract with Joel Lee for Public Art Inventory & Assessment ($2,500) — contracted through March 31, 2021 ■ Art Walls at TCC — For 2021 we could showcase the City public art collection on one or both walls. Another idea would be to work with outside organizations to curate our display space. ■ Justice Center Plaza — Tracy is working with artist Elizabeth Gahan for an art proposal at the Justice Center Plaza site. The proposal includes using 3 large lanterns attached to the current light poles. There are a couple of lighting options. We are currently getting pricing for the armature to attach the lanterns to the poles. ■ % for Art 2021/2022 — • Artist in Residence Program —Tracy is looking at the opportunity to begin another Artist Residency program in 2020. This could be an opportunity to launch a residency that includes a Mentor/Mentee project. She is looking for any feedback the Arts Commission has regarding this idea, or other ideas for AiR projects.