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HomeMy WebLinkAboutART IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD - MINUTES - 03/26/2025 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – 3:30 PM Center for Creativity, Blue Spruce Room 3/26 /20 2 5 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL a) Board Members Present – Natalie Barnes, Kathy Bauer, Myra Powers, Renee Sherman, Heidi Shuff, Christopher Staten, and Nancy Zola b) Board Members Absent – None c) Staff Members Present – Ellen Martin, Liz Good, Eileen May, Victor Trowbridge d) City Council Liaison – Susan Gutowsky e) Guests – Gale Whitman, Emily 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Emily introduced herself as a Social Work student doing a class assignment for her Social Work Policy Class. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, February 19, 2025 Ms. Barnes noted that she was absent from the last meeting and asked it be noted. Ms. Powers moved to approve the minutes Ms. Zola seconded. Unanimously approved. 6. NEW BUSINESS a) CULTURAL SERVICES DIRECTOR UPDATE Ms. May shared updates. She first shared the name of the department will be changing to Arts and Culture. She then shared the plan for combining the Art in Public Places and Cultural Resources Boards. This is part of the City’s goal of moving from complexity to simplicity. The new Board will be the Arts and Culture Board and focus on the whole department. The Cultural Resources Board’s grant review functions for Fort Fund will shift to community panels with one board member participating on each panel. The Board will build advocacy and focus on the implementation of the Arts and Culture Masterplan. Staff are also looking at adjusting the Art in Public Places Percent for Art Ordinance. Currently a draft of those changes is being reviewed that will be brought to the Board for review at a future meeting. The goal is to be more multidisciplinary ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING 3/26 /20 2 5 – MINUTES Page 2 and more innovative and less transactional—engage neighborhoods and expand perception that art is in more areas of the city than downtown. Revisions to the Board ordinance will be reviewed at the May 20 City Council meeting and the 1% ordinance in the fall. The Board had questions about the frequency of meetings. There were concerns about limiting the size of the APP subcommittee to 2-3 members—the feeling is it is not representative. They also discussed the specialized knowledge needed for granting and how that would be built. There was a discussion about a Scientific and Cultural Facilities District in Fort Collins and laying groundwork for the possibility in the future. Ms. May mentioned the recent Americans for the Arts Economic Impact Survey that has data about Fort Collins. It will be sent to the Board. Ms. May asks the Board to follow up with her through email, phone, or meet in person. b) APP 30th ANNIVERSARY Ms. Martin presented an update regarding the plans to celebrate the 30th Anniversary. Many aspects are still in the planning stages, but Staff has been working with the City’s Communications and Public Involvement Office to develop a special logo. There are a variety of options that will be used that incorporate “30” into the existing APP logo. c) NORTHSIDE AZTLAN COMMUNITY CENTER CHILDCARE DESIGN REVIEW Ms. Martin presented the project. Victor Trowbridge, project manager with Operation Services and artist Gale Whitman shared details. The project is an interior renovation of the existing childcare area and the relocation and remodel of Center’s welcome/control desk. Artist Gale Whitman has designed Flourishing Together, a mural that will surround the entrance to the childcare area. The mural will be a combination of hand-painted walls and window vinyl printed with Gale’s artwork. The effect will be a continuous panorama that is a celebration of Colorado mammals, birds and fish in their typical habitats. Ms. Shuff moved to accept the artwork for the Northside Aztlan childcare/lobby project as presented. Ms. Sherman seconded. Unanimously approved. d) PIANOS ABOUT TOWN REVIEW Ms. Martin presented the project, and the selected artists based on the selection committee’s scores. Krista Knott from the Downtown Development Authority was part of the committee but didn’t attend the meeting. The project selected eight artists and three alternates for the 2025 season and the ranking of the alternates was determined by a vote during the meeting. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING 3/26 /20 2 5 – MINUTES Page 3 Ms. Powers move approval of the selected artists and alternates for this year. Ms. Zola seconded. Unanimously approved. 7. STAFF REPORT Ms. Barnes shared how impressed she is by the process for selecting art for the Pedestrian Pavers and how it is a good way to run the process. 8. OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Good shared about the Youth Art Month Exhibit and reception tonight. Ms. Bauer asked about the Center for Creativity Cooling Tower. Ms. Martin stated that we are in the process of restarting the project and will select an artist soon. 9. ADJOURNMENT 4:37 PM Minutes approved by the chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 4/16/25