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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts 2017-04-19 Minutes ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES April 19, 2017 5:00 p.m. Tukwila Community Center 1.Call to Order: Chairperson Trisha Gilmore called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 2.Attendance: Commissioners – Trisha Gilmore, Cynthia Chesak, Brian Kennedy, Sheila Coppola, Alex Villella, Daniel Humkey Staff - Dave Johnson 3.Approval of Agenda: Cynthia Chesak moved to approve the amended agenda. Alex Villella seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4.Approval of Minutes: Alex Villella moved to approve the minutes of March 15, 2017 meeting. Cynthia Chesak seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 5.Unfinished Business: a.Arts Display Wall – Staff provided follow-up discussion from the previous meeting noting that we have not received a response from Illian, and that Kapetanovic provided an expanded biography. Staff also indicated interest from another artist who intends to submit an application. Trisha Gilmore will follow up to schedule Kapetanovic. The Commission agreed that the lead for this will rotate each year in Spring and that the applications don’t need to come before the full Commission. Staff will continue to receive the applications and work with the Commission lead. th b.Arts Plan – Staff reported that the Call for Planning Artist closed on April 11. We have rejected all th proposals and have re-issued the Call with a new deadline of April 24. c.Art Piece at City Hall Report – Staff reported that the City risk management will be looking to do an appraisal on the art work and will have more information to follow. 6.New Business a.Art Show Schedule – Staff and Commissioners reviewed the schedule for the upcoming Art Show and Backyard Wildlife Festival and signed up for time slots. b.Pianos on Parade – Commissioners reviewed the information and decided to look into it more during the Summer. c.Tukwila Village Update – Staff reported that the Art should be installed as previously reviewed by the Commission a few years back, and reminded the Commission of the Library grand opening on th April 29. d.Arts Commission Bylaws – Staff asked for the Commissioners to review the by-laws and be prepared to discuss them at the next meeting. e.Website Review – Staff asked the Commissioners to review the information on the website and provide any comments, corrections, updates at the earliest convenience. 7.Committee Reports a.Rainier Symphony – no report b.Backyard Wildlife Art Show – see report above c.Arts Promotion in Community - Commission will be reviewing website content. Commission will be working a booth at the Backyard Wildlife Festival with a sign-up list for folks that are interested in Art in Tukwila and/or folks that are artists in Tukwila. d.Commission Reports – Commission reports included concern about the River of Life at the Community Center, and arts facility space in Tukwila. 8.Other a.Staff shared that the City has received a grant from Kaboom for a new playground at Cascade View th Park and there will be an installation event on July 8. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m.