HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts 2025-04-16 Agenda PacketCity of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
Parks & Recreation Department - Pete Mayer, Director
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City's Arts Commission will meet on April 16, 2025 at 6 p.m.
This meeting will be held in person and on Teams in the Executive Conference Room at the Tukwila Community Center,
12424 42nd Avenue South. For questions, please call the Arts Commission Staff Liaison, Michael May, at 206-767-2342.
ARTS COMMISSION: Pat Bako (Chair/Position 1), Sheila Coppola (Vice Chair/Position 2), Pinky Estell (Position 3), Verna
Seal (Position 4), Cynthia Chesak (Position 5), Kamla Kakaria (Position 6), Shawn Belyea (Position 7), Angeline Peralta
(Student Representative)
AGENDA:
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.
• RoII Call
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
Visitor Introduction:
• Karine Roettgers, Partnership Development Manager, Seattle Southside
Commissioner Reports:
• Ongoing Business
o Festival Update
o Portrait Project Update
o Council Presentation
• New Business
Staff Reports:
• New Business
Agenda for Next/Future Meetings (5 min)
Adjournment / Next Meeting: May 21, 2025
Tukwila Community Center • 12424 -42nd Avenue South • Tukwila, WA 98168 • 206-768-2822
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
City of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
Parks & Recreation Department - Pete Mayer, Director
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
March 19, 2025
ARTS COMMISSION: Pat Bako (Chair/Position 1), Sheila Coppola (Vice Chair/Position 2), Pinky Estell (Position 3), Verna
Seal (Position 4), Cynthia Chesak (Position 5), Kamla Kakaria (Position 6), Shawn Bcly (Position 7), Angeline Peralta
(Student Representative)
AGENDA:
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.
• Roll Call
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes
Commissioner Reports:
• Ongoing Business
o Festival Update
■ Project Proposal Completion (Status: Pinky/Shawn Update)
• The proposed date for the first festival is June 21, 2026. The desire is to have 20 stalls.
• Verna Seal suggested using LTAC funds
■ Identification of Stakeholders (Status: Pinky/Shawn Update)
o Portrait Project Update
■ Photo of Jan Bolerjack (Status: Verna Update): Verna will seek Jan's approval of an existing
photo.
■ Gloria Alberto (Status: Staff Update): Artist is still available.
■ Sheila is developing a flyer for the Portrait Project. Will seek TAC input.
• New Business
o Sheila would like to see more exposure for the Public Art Program in City publications (i.e. The
Hazelnut).
Staff Reports:
• Council Presentation
o Art Commission Spring Update: moved to April 14 Community Services & Safety Committee Meeting
■ Who will be attending/presenting? Cynthia will present and Sheila and Pat will attend.
• Ongoing Business:
o Teen Art Collective Update: The contract will start in the fall.
• New Business: Events Calendar
Agenda for Next/Future Meetings (5 min)
Adjournment / Next Meeting: April 16, 2025
Tukwila Community Center • 12424-42nd Avenue South • Tukwila, WA 98168 • 206-768-2822
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov