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„" Allan Ekberg,•
Parks & RecreationDepartment Director
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City's Arts Commission will meet on November 18, 2020 at 6:15pm.
THE MEETING WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON.
The phone number to participate in the phone call is: 253.292.9750, Conference ID: 470 966 559#
For assistance during the meeting, please call the Arts Commission Staff Liaison,
Tracy Gallaway at 206.992.4578
ARTS COMMISSION
Chair: Sheila Coppola, Vice Chair: Trisha Gilmore
Helen Enguerra, Cynthia Chesak, Pinky Estell, Jaleh Sadravi, Shawn Belyea, Dylan Mahler
AGENDA
November 18, 2020 at 6:15pm
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes (5 min)
a. September 23, 2020..........................................................................................................................pg 1-3
5. Introduction of guests (5 min)
6. Unfinished Business (30 min)
a. Ignition NW Art Installations
b. Southcenter District Art — Baker Blvd Art Installation
c. Utility Box Art Program
d. Park Art Projects
e. TLAB Free Little Libraries
7. New Business (15 min)
a. Seattle Southside Scene Campaign — Meagan McGuire
b. Tukwila Pond Master Plan - request for stakeholder representative
8. Commissioner & Staff Reports (10 min)
a. Commissioner Reports
b. Staff Report
9. Other (5 min)
10. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings (5 min) — December meeting date (or meeting cancelation)
11. Adjournment
Next Meeting: TBD
For more information contact Tracy Gallaway at 206-767-2305
Draft Minutes
TUKWILA ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES
September 23, 2020 - 6: 00pm
Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting
1. Call to Order, Roll Call & Introduction of Guests: Chair Elect Trisha Gilmore called the meeting to
order at 6:05pm.
Attendance:
Commission Members Present: Pinky Estell, Jaleh Sadravi, Helen Enguerra, Shawn Belyea, Cynthia
Chesak and Dylan Mahler
Commission Members Absent: Sheila Coppola, Trisha Gilmore
Staff: Tracy Gallaway
Guests: Sarah Kavage
2. Approval of Agenda: Tracy Gallaway asked to amend the agenda to include an update from Sarah
Kavage regarding the Riverton Creek Restoration Project. Cynthia Chesak to accept the agenda.
Pinky Estell seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
3. Approval of Minutes: Jaleh Sadravi moved to accept the minutes for 8.26.20. Shawn Belyea
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Riverton Creek Restoration Project — Update from artist Sarah Kavage. The Riverton
project is shutting down for the winter at the end of October, and they are not going to
get to a point where Sarah will be able to do any of the work she had planned. The
project will resume next summer, however with other obligations, Sarah is looking at
how she can complete the project moving forward. The people that she has been
working with are excited to continue this project next summer. It would likely be an
intense 2 -3 -week project (if Sarah can make it work with her schedule). Sarah asked if
there were other ideas or approaches for getting this done that they would want to
offer up? Pinky asked when they will be able to restart the project next year? Probably
late June or early July, then the water work in August. Could you pass the torch to
another artist (that is thoroughly vetted)? This may involve additional costs. The funds
that the Arts Commission was going to allocate for the videographer will need to be
moved to 2021.
b. Ignition NW Art Installations — Pinky Estell has been working with the Ignition NW team
to come up with some options for art installations in Tukwila Parks. What are some
examples of art that might be currently available for installation immediately (but would
be durable for the fall/winter weather)? Pinky, Shawn, and Tracy will coordinate a time
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for a park tour to determine the best locations for installations (in coordination with the
Park maintenance staff).
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 291h & 301h. 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.
S. 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
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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.
o Sheila Coppola:
■ Sheila was not present for the meeting, but she asked Tracy to share that Artist Saya
Moriyasu has created a sculpture for the City of Spokane as part of the Riverfront
Park renovation project. The project was recently canceled. Sheila was wondering if
there was any interest in considering this piece for Tukwila. Several arts
commissioners noted that due to the circumstances surrounding this art piece they
were not interested in considering this for the Tukwila Public Art Collection.
o Dylan Mahler:
■ Art at FHS- a meeting was held on September 15th to approve the artist design for the
decorative seating element to be in the Foster High School center courtyard. Final
design will be approved in December and the art will be installed by summer 2021.
7. Other — We have three commissioner appointments set to expire at the end of December. Staff from
the mayor's office will be contacting commissioners with the information for the reapplication
process.
8. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings: Updates on current projects, Seattle Southside Scene Project —
Meagan McGuire.
9. Adjournment: Cynthia Chesal< motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:28 pm Trisha Gilmore
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Next meeting: October 28, 2020