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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts 2017-03-15 Minutes ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES March 15, 2017 5:00 p.m. Tukwila Community Center 1.Call to Order: Chairperson Trisha Gilmore called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. 2.Attendance: Commissioners – Trisha Gilmore, Cynthia Chesak, Brian Kennedy, Sheila Coppola, Steve Mullet, Helen Enguerra, Daniel Humkey Staff - Dave Johnson, Jenny Morgan 3.Approval of Agenda: Cynthia Chesak moved to approve the amended agenda. Daniel Humkey seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4.Approval of Minutes: Brian Kennedy moved to approve the minutes of February 15, 2017 meeting. Helen Enguerra seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 5.Guest Introduction: Alexi Brown-Schmidt and Dori Sherer introduced themselves as guests and are interested in furthering arts in Tukwila and looking for ways to help. The Commissioners welcomed them to the meeting and introduced themselves. 6.Social Media Information: Staff introduced this item as a follow-up to the previous meeting’s discussion on Arts Promotion in the Community, specifically related to Social Media. Staff noted that since the Arts Commission is an official part of the City, there are a couple of things to consider as it relates to Social Media - public records, and volunteers posting on behalf of the city. Staff introduced Jenny Morgan, who serves on the Department’s Social Media team. Jenny shared that in order to have a good social media presence, you first should have robust content on webpage as this guides the postings. She recommends that the Commission explore ways to incorporate Arts-related information and posts as part of the Parks and Recreation Department’s social media. The Department team schedules posts a few weeks in advance and does well to be intentional, and could easily incorporate Arts posts. Ms. Morgan suggested that information could be sent to staff and then onto the Social Media team. The Commission discussed ideas. Staff recommended that the Arts Promotion subcommittee review the webpage content and look for ways to build that information before tackling social media plans. 7.Unfinished Business: a.Arts Display Wall – Staff presented the 3 applications and reviewed the selection criteria. Commissioners reviewed and discussed the applications. The Commission have some questions for a couple of the applications that staff will follow up on. Staff will work with Trisha Gilmore and reach out to the applicants for scheduling. st b.Arts Plan – Staff reported that the Call for Planning Artist is final and opens on March 21. th Proposals are due April 11. The Call will be advertised via the newspaper, SoCo Culture, 4Culture, and the city website. Commissioners requested a copy of the Call. Staff confirmed that it will be emailed to the Commissioners. c.Art Piece at City Hall Report – Sheila Coppola reported back on appraisal information. After much discussion, the Commission requested that staff follow-up with the City’s Insurance carrier and report back. 8.New Business a.Special Event Promotions – Staff introduced this item as a follow-up to the previous meeting’s discussion on Arts Promotion in the Community, specifically related to tabling at Special Events. There are a number of opportunities for promotion in the community. Staff suggests a table at the following events: Backyard Wildlife Festival (May 13), See You in the Park (July 12), Touch a Truck (July 29), See You in the Park (August 9), Kids Festival (August 18), and Autumn Harvest Carnival (October 26). There was considerable discussion about activities, flyer to distribute, and handouts. The Commission decided on coloring bookmarks. Staff indicated that they would order the bookmarks. There was also discussion about the development of an Arts Commission logo, and a desire to move away from the temporary logo. Dori Sherer volunteered to put together some drawings and Daniel Humkey volunteered to digitize them. Staff noted the timing of new logo development related to ordering the bookmarks for the first event, and if the new logo isn’t finished in time, the bookmarks will be ordered with the temporary logo on it. 9.Committee Reports Due to the lateness of the meeting and other commitments, committee reports were deferred to next meeting. 10.Other a.No report Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.