HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts 2023-05-31 Agenda Packet
Arts Commission will meet on May , 2023 at 6:00pm.
This meeting will be held in-person in the Executive Conference Room at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424
42nd Avenue South. The meeting will also be held on Microsoft Teams.
For questions, please call the Arts Commission Staff Liaison,
Michael May at 206-767-2342.
ARTS COMMISSION
Cynthia Chesak (Chair), Pinky Estell (Vice Chair), Shawn Belyea, Sheila Coppola, Kai Curry, Thanipa
Suwanchote, Pat Bako, Verna Seal
AGENDA
, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
1.Call to Order
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 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 respect to their elders past, present and emerging.
2.Roll Call
3.Approval of Agenda
4.Approval of Minutes
March 22, 2023pg 2-4
5.Guest Speaker
Nancy Eklund from the Department of Community Development will present the
Comprehensive Plan.
6.Ongoing Business
Commissioner Reports (open discussion)
Review draft grant process.
Staff Reports
Review new dates for Strategic Plan engagement sessions.
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7. New Business
Commissioners
Staff
8. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings (5 min)
9. Adjournment
Next Meeting: May 24, 2023
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TUKWILA ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES (DRAFT)
April 26, 2023
ARTS COMMISSION
Cynthia Chesak (Chair), Pinky Estell (Vice Chair), Shawn Belyea, Sheila Coppola, Kai Curry, Thanipa
Suwanchote, Pat Bako, Verna Seal
AGENDA
April 26, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
10. Call to Order
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 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 respect to their elders past, present and emerging.
11. Roll Call
12. Approval of Agenda
13. Approval of Minutes
March 22, 2023pg 2-4
14. Ongoing Business
Commissioner Reports (open discussion)
Determine which art piece to be sent to Olympia (Rep. Berquist): Print
Emily Barronian will be loaned for the duration of his time in office.
o The hope of building this relationship is that more funding for the arts can be
secured, specifically the $1.5 million shortfall for the remodel of the Foster High
School Performing Arts Center.
Thanipa brought a guest to observe the commission. The student Josue Villalobos, a
student at Aviation High School, is a possible candidate to fill the student commissioner
position.
Staff Reports
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Discuss with commissioners about the possibility of tightening up the dates for the
strategic plan community engagement sessions per advice from arts consultant, Una
McAlinden.
o Michael in consultation with the consultant will determine dates September
through early November.
Grand piano donation to school district.
15. New Business
Commissioners
TAC Grants: Ideas and Process
o Pat will draw up a draft process and email it to commissioners.
Review non-student requirement for Utility Art Box Program (Pinky)
o Revisit this requirement next year with the goal of creating one opening for a
student artist.
Waste Management Tukwila Earth Day Art Contest results (Pinky)
Staff
Michael will send the summer events calendar to commissioners.
16. Agenda for Next/Future Meetings (5 min)
Review draft grant process.
Review new dates for Strategic Plan engagement sessions.
Nancy Eklund from the Department of Community Development will present the
Comprehensive Plan.
17. Adjournment
Next Meeting: May 31, 2023
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