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Home My WebLink About04/24/2025 - CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD - AGENDA - Regular Meeting CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD April 24, 2025 – 5:30 PM Visit Fort Collins Office, The Collins Room (7 Old Town Square suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80524) Teams – www.fcgov.com/culturalresourcesboardmeeting 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – FEBRUARY 27, 2025 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. New Member Introductions – Cori Hixon and Eleanor VanDeusen b. Katy Schneider, Visit Fort Collins – Update c. Grantee Presentation – LuneAseas, Leah Casper d. 2025 Program Support Grant: March Deadline – Discussion and Funding Participation for this Cultural Resources Board Meeting will be in person at the Center for Creativity, 200 Mathews St, Fort Collins, CO 8052 4. You may also join online via Teams, using this link: www.fcgov.com/culturalresourcesboardmeeting Online Public Participation: The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:15 pm . Participants should try to sign in prior to the 5:30 pm meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Teams session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Board or Commission. To participate: • Use a laptop, computer, or internet -enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). • You need to have access to the internet. • Keep yourself on muted status. Masks Strongly Recommended in Indoor Public Spaces While there are currently no public health orders in place, Larimer County Public Health officials strongly recommend that well-fitting, high-quality masks are worn in crowded indoor spaces. For more information, please visit fcgov.com/covid Recommendations e. LuneAseas Cross-Sector Grant Discussion 8. DIRECTOR’S REPORT 9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS 10. OTHER BUSINESS 11. ADJOURNMENT Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, February 27, 2025 – 5:30 PM Center for Creativity – White Pine Room CALL TO ORDER: 5:31 PM ROLL CALL • Board Members Present –Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak -Flood, Jessica MacMillan, Kelly Mosher, Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice -Chair) • Board Members Remote – Leslie Walker (Chair) • Board Members Absent – • Staff Members Present – Solara Clark, Eileen May • Guest(s) – AGENDA REVIEW CITIZEN PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Approval of January 2025 minutes. Jessica MacMillan made a motion to accept the minutes. Conner Horak-Flood seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood, Jessica MacMillan, Kelly Mosher, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Leslie Walker. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS • Chair & Vice-Chair Elections  Sheri Emerick was nominated for Chair. Sheri accepted the nomination.  Conner Horak-Flood was nominated for Vice-Chair. Conner accepted the nomination.  Sheri Emerick spoke about her experience and interest in being Chair for the Board.  Conner Horak-Flood spoke about his experience and interest in being Vice-Chair for the Board.  The Board voted anonymously via handwritten ballets and email submission (for online participants). Based on the anonymous ballets, Sheri Emerick was elected for Chair and Conne r Horak-Flood was elected for Vice-Chair. The new terms will start April 1, 2025.  The Board expressed gratitude for Leslie Walker and Vicki Fogel Mykles for their service as Chair and Vice -Chair. • Cultural Resources Board/Art in Public Places Board Merge – Eileen May  Eileen May discussed the Plans to merge the Cultural Resources DRA F T Board and Art and Public Places Board, including new Board responsibilities and the timeline for implementation.  Eileen May answered questions from the Board about the upcoming changes. • Arts Survey Results  Solara Clark shared the results from the arts survey.  The Board discussed how the survey results can influence future Board endeavors such as capacity building workshops and networking events.  Eileen May informed the Board that Peggy Lyle with the Creative District has been hired to create a workshop model series, with six workshops focusing on networking and capacity building. Peggy Lyle will be invited to a future meeting to present the series to the Board. • Public Safety at Events in City Facilities  Vicki Fogel Mykles shared the concerns about grantee personal safety and event security, especially for the upcoming powwow, and brought up discussion on City responsibilities for security in City facilities.  Eileen May reviewed the recent efforts of the City in regard to the security of the powwow. A security assessment will be conducted for the Northside Aztlan Community Center for the Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association.  The Board will be updated on security efforts as progress is made. DIRECTOR’S REPORT • Eileen May updated the Board on department and City operations:  A new development officer, Elizabeth Messerli, has been hired. She comes from the Northern Colorado Community Foundation and will be working closely with CityGive and our Cultural facilities and prog rams.  The senior manager position at the Lincoln Center is expected to be posted soon. The position will be shared with the Board when posted.  The Lincoln Center brochure is being rebranded to be more inclusive and visually appealing, aiming to highlight various arts and culture areas. The brochure will include features on resident art organizations and is expected to be released by June 30th.  Three performances are planned for the summer under the temporary name 'Arts in the Parks' and will replace the Lincoln Center children’s lawn series.  The department is working to address the noise ordinance and infrastructure challenges for the summer Gardens on Spring Creek concerts. The current limitations impact revenue and event feasibility. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS • Kelly Mosher attended Poudre Library’s BookFest. • Sheri Emerick attended a performance by Centennial Children’s Choir and a Chinese New Year Celebration. • Jessica MacMillan attended performances by the Larimer Choral Association (Larimer Chorale), Fort Collins Wind Symphony and Opera Fort Collins. • Conner Horak-Flood attended performances by BodySpeak (CSU Dance) and High Performance Dance Company. • Vicki Fogel Mykles attended an event by Soda Shop Movement Company. DRA F T OTHER BUSINESS • Audra Vaisbort has resigned from the Cultural Resources Board. Vicki Fogel Mykles and the Board expressed gratitude for the work Audra invested into the Board. • Leslie Walker expressed gratitude for Sheri Emerick and Conner Horak -Flood for stepping up for Chair and Vice -Chair. ADJOURNMENT: • Sheri Emerick made a motion to adjourn at 6:59 PM. Jessica MacMillan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood, Jessica MacMillan, Kelly Mosher, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Leslie Walker. Respectfully submitted, Solara Clark Project Coordinator Minutes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on XX/XX/XX 02/27/25 – MINUTES DRA F T Who We Are: -formed in 2014 & achieved non-proﬁt status in 2015 -an incubation team of artists from different mediums and diverse backgrounds -provide meaningful, enriching, and affordable performance, dance, and music experiences for all ages and abilities Full Bios on Team click here Our mission is to incubate, create, and perform with different platforms of artistic mediums from visual design, music, to dance, while provoking conversations on social issues relevant in today's world. LuneAseas finds the harmony that drives these different mediums through collaboration. We expand, immerse, and diversify audiences through projects in live theatre, film, and digital media. We teach dancers, non-dancers, and organizations how to harness the creative potential of groups using our methods of creative movement and sound. Our vision, goals, and plan Vision and Goals- to be a leader in the immersive theatre and performing arts sector. Provide fair pay to artists and raise the standard in which artists are paid. To make quality performance experience accessible to anyBODY. Short Plan 2025- -Colorado Wonderland -Creative Fusion -Troupe Therapy/Synesthesia -5 Points Nutcracker -Silent Film Festival -Mardi des Souvenirs Why is this important? Why should we fund artists aren’t they all famous and rich, plus you guys can’t even math well... By the Numbers ●Arts and Culture contribute $877.8 billion annually to the nation’s economy (2017-2020) ●Average annual income for ●Musicians-42,800 ●Actors-40,500 ●Dancers 36,500 Abby Author Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, con Educational Contributions ●95% of Teachers saw improvement in group cooperation ●66% of school principals saw an increase in acceptance of others ●81% of students said they treated other with more respect Economic Contributions Price Breakdown of a workshop Movement Workshops Community Immersive Performances Cost for hosting one free 90-120 min movement workshop, $300 Cumulation Showing at Silent Film Festival Cost for hosting the silent ﬁlm festival in $15,000 Cost for one performance 8000 In the Pines Engaged over 14,000 online Sold out 6 evenings Performed 10 times each evening Gave work to over 30 artists and theatre techs Grim Mountain Legends Created in the Fall of 2021 and completed in the fall of 2022. Created during COVID telling Colorado Legendary stories and folk tales with movement, shadow puppetry, and music composition. Performed 2021 as an outdoor immersive experience. Performed in 2022 as a historic venue reactivation tour. We visited 5 Historic Sites and 11 performances: Sources/Some Good Reading https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/arts/unemployed-perfor mer-theatre-arts.html?fbclid=IwAR2Px5CSIjyDvLLyO3b9AHbHN7 u4SdtQep9tWfgH21mZl9aJqTJotD50mk4 https://ideas.ted.com/why-dance-is-just-as-important-as-math-in -school/?fbclid=IwAR0l1gfXT9UM9g8t1kOpoP9TjDLCHU4vmr8I0 FsMTXPp5UnuA542IdciqMw https://www.arts.gov/about/news/2020/during-economic-highs- and-lows-arts-are-key-segment-us-economy