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„" Allan Ekberg,•
Parks & RecreationDepartment Director
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City's Arts Commission will meet on March 24, 2021 at 6:OOpm.
THE MEETING WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON.
The phone number to participate in the phone call is: 253.292.9750, Conference ID: 681 063 126#
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
March 24, 2021 at 6:OOpm
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. City of Tukwila Land Acknowledgement statement
The City of Tukwila is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. We acknowledge their
continuing connections to land, waters, and culture. We pay our respects to their elder's past, present
and emerging.
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes (5 min)
a. January 27, 2021..........................................................................................................................pg 1-2
6. Introduction of guests (5 min)
7. Unfinished Business (30 min)
a. Public Art Collection — Inventory update & discussion of next steps
8. New Business (15 min)
a. Youth Art Proposal for Virtual Classes in partnership with Arts Corps
b. City of Tukwila & Waste Management Art Contest —Review Committee 4.15.21 (8-10am), asking
for a representative from TAC to review entries and select winners
9. Commissioner & Staff Reports (10 min)
a. Commissioner Reports
b. Staff Report
10. Other (5 min)
11. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings (5 min)
Jolene Haas, Duwamish Tribe & Director of the Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center
12. Adjournment — Next meeting April 28, 2021
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard + Tukwila, WA 98188 » 206-433-1800 - Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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TUKWILA ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES
January 27, 2021 - 6:O0pm
Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting
1. Call to Order, Roll Call & Introduction of Guests: Chair Sheila Coppola called the meeting to order
at 6:05pm.
Attendance -
Commission Members Present: Sheila Coppola, Pinky Estell, Helen Enguerra, Shawn Belyea,
Cynthia Chesak, Trisha Gilmore, Jaleh Sadravi and Dylan Mahler
Commission Members Absent:
Staff: Tracy Gallaway
Guests: Barbara McMichael, SoCo Culture; Potential student reps for 2021-2023 — Thanipa "Honey"
Suwanchote (drawing, graphic design) and Mariam Khazal (graphic design)
2. Approval of Agenda: Trisha Gilmore to accept the agenda. Shawn Belyea seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
3. Approval of Minutes: Jaleh Sandravi moved to accept the minutes for 11.18.20. Pinky Estell
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Ignition NW Art Installations — Pinky Estell reported that one of the artists they reached
out to wasn't comfortable with their art being put outside (without monitoring) due to
concerns of potential theft or vandalism; Shawn Belyea will follow up with Iron Monkey
to see their interest level for a park installation in 2021.
b. 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. This pilot project was delayed until
spring 2021 due to weather conditions. There are plans to roll out the Utility Box Art
Program in spring 2021.
c. Tukwila Library Advisory Board (TLAB) "Free Little Libraries" — Cynthia Chesak, who
serves on both the Arts Commission and TLAB, shared that TLAB was approved to move
ahead with this project. TLAB purchased 2 boxes. The Arts Commission will commission
artists to paint or decorate the free little libraries. This project will move forward in
spring 2021. Parks staff will give input regarding proposed locations. Locations may
have an impact on artist design. The commissions will need to determine if there are
any special considerations for the artist call, such as focusing it on student artists, or if
they would like to proceed with a more general and simplified artist call. The stipend
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and provision of supplies will also need to be determined prior to publishing an artist
call.
S. New Business:
a. Rainier Symphony partnership request —The Rainier Symphony reached out to the staff
liaison to share their hopes for a symphony season in 2021. They understand that
program funding may not be possible but are hoping the Arts Commission would still be
able to partner for rehearsal space at the Foster Performing Arts Center if that space
becomes available to outside groups. The commission expressed interest in continuing
to partner with the Rainier Symphony for orchestral performances in Tukwila, however,
financial support would be contingent upon the ability to provide musical performances
with a providing audiences with more culturally diverse performances.
b. Election of Chair for 2021—The commission confirmed the decision to move the Vice
Chair, Trisha Gilmore, into the Chair role for 2021. Shawn Belyea will serve as Vice Chair
for 2021.
6. Commission/Staff Report Outs:
o Tracy Gallaway, Staff Liaison:
■ ArtsCorps — we are continuing to partner with Arts Corps for youth/teen arts
programming. Staff will be forming a Youth Arts Advisory group, including the TAC
student rep and other interested youth to help determine what programs would be
of interest (virtual and in-person).
■ Contract with Joel Lee for Public Art Inventory & Assessment — due to COVID, work
on this project has been delayed. The original contract date has this project
completed by 3.31.21, so staff will work on a contract extension.
■ Donated Art — introduction of discussion, draft policy will be reviewed at a future
meeting.
■ Tukwila Justice Center
• Art for Tukwila Municipal Court — Tracy Gallaway shared images of the art
that was purchased by the Arts Commission. See attachment A. A tag
identifying the artist and the artwork donation by the Tukwila Arts
Commission will be forthcoming.
• Art for Plaza — the artist is still waiting to hear from the "art pole" engineers
to determine if the proposed lantern project can proceed.
o Sheila Coppola: Hoa Hong mural work at Spice Bridge is underway. Many Commission
members noted how much they enjoy visiting Spice Bridge and the delicious food options.
o Dylan Mahler: Art at FHS — no update regarding this project.
7. Other — There was discussion regarding developing a standard label/tag to use for all public art
owned by the City. Trisha Gilmore, Sheila Coppola, and Pinky Estell volunteered to assist with
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coming up with ideas for the tag, including standards for placement and information provided. It
should be noted that different tags may be developed based on the location of the artwork
(exterior, permanent pieces may have different types of tags).
B. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings: Donated art draft policy; Examples of art labels/tags.
9. Adjournment: Cynthia Chesak motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 pm Shawn Belyea
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Next meeting: February 24, 2021