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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 – 3:30 PM
The Lincoln Center, Canyon West Room
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1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:32 PM
2. ROLL CALL
a) Board Members Present – Natalie Barnes, Kathy Bauer Myra Powers, Renee
Sherman Heidi Shuff, and Nancy Zola
b) Board Members Absent – Christopher Staten
c) Staff Members Present – Ellen Martin, Liz Good, Kellie Gorman, Gretchen
Stanford, Jill Wuertz
d) Cultural Resources Board Liaison – Not present
e) Guests – Allie Ogg
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Martin confirmed with City Clerks office that board members can vote on
Minutes for meetings they didn’t attend.
Ms. Powers moved to approve the May 10 and June 21 Minutes.
Ms. Sherman seconded.
Unanimously approved
6. NEW BUSINESS
a) ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PRESENTATION
Artist Allie Ogg, and Utilities Staff (Kellie Gorman with public engagement and
executive sponsor Gretchen Stanford who is Deputy Director of Utilities) were in
attendance to present the project. Allie spent the start of her residency learning
about the Fort Collins Utilities with a goal of showing the community the work
Utilities does 24/7 365 days a year. She has developed a four-panel illustration
with an interconnected panel for each utility—Water, Wastewater, Stormwater,
Light & Power. The illustration creates a digital package to be used ongoing. Its
imagery can show the whole Utility ecosystem or pieces of the image can be
pulled to show specific Utility functions. Allie is also proposing a painted mural of
the four-panel Utility story on a to be determined building downtown as part of
the project. The Utilities project team shared how the Utilities staff at large took
pride the project and are excited to be shown in the illustration. The team sees
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the project as a way to highlight and thank staff in front of the community. It also
raises awareness for recruitment.
Ms. Powers move to approve the Utilities Artist in Residence Project with Allie
Ogg.
Ms. Zola seconded.
Unanimously approved.
b) BACON PARK PRESENTATION
Jill Wuertz, Senior Manager of Parks Planning, gave an overview of the project.
Originally the Mail Creek Trail and Siphon Overpass were separate projects that
the Board recommended going to the Design Consultant List but there is limited
space and small budgets, so it was decided to pool the budget with Bacon Park
for a larger impact at a more public site. The Board discussed.
Ms. Sherman moved that we go out for a 250-mile radius call for Bacon Park
Ms. Barnes seconded.
Unanimously approved.
c) TRANSFORMER CABINET MURAL PROJECT REVIEW
Ms. Martin presented designs for Chelsea Gilmore, Joe Myers (Motive), and
Aerica Raven Van Dorn. There will be designs from a neighborhood project, a
HOA sponsored cabinet at Maple Hill, and at the Water Treatment Facility.
Ms. Bauer moved to accept the three mural concepts as presented.
Ms. Powers seconded.
Unanimously approved.
d) BUS ART SUBMISSION REVIEW
Ms. Martin presented the images selected through a review by the Selection
Committee. The Board voted on the ranking of alternates.
Ms. Barnes moved to accept the presented 21 images and 5 alternates
Ms. Bauer seconded.
Unanimously approved.
e) NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY SUBMISSION REVIEW
Ms. Martin presented the project. There was a smaller than expected response.
Staff recommends that the project team and neighborhood project team
interview the three artists who applied and select an artist through the interviews.
There was a discussion about reaching and mentoring new artists.
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Ms. Powers moved that we accept the three artists for the neighborhood.
Gateway project to interview and select a finalist.
Ms. Zola seconded.
Unanimously approved.
7. STAFF REPORT
Ms. Martin shared highlights from the report. The report will be emailed to the
Board.
8. OTHER BUSINESS
Ms. Bauer shared that a Girl Scout Troup that submitted a mural design for
Pianos About Town that wasn’t accepted have painted the mural for a piano at
Syntax Distillery in Greeley.
9. ADJOURNMENT 5:15 PM
Minutes approved by the chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 8/16/2023