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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArt In Public Places Board - Minutes - 10/07/2020 Art in Public Places RESCHEDULED MEETING October 7, 2020, 3:30 pm Online 10/7 /20 20 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER 3:30 pm 2. ROLL CALL • Board Members Present – Miriam Chase, Sabrina Davies, Gwen Hatchette, Carol Ann Hixon, Kirsten Savage, and Sara Wade • Board Members Absent – Michael Short • Staff Members Present – Ellen Martin, Liz Good, Jim McDonald, Craig Kisling • Cultural Resources Board Liaison: None present • Guests – Betty Aragon-Mitotes (Mujeres de Colores), Frank Garza (Artist), Julie Pignataro (City Council Liaison), Matt Robenalt (DDA), Donna Visocky (Kristi Visocky Memorial Fund) 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. APROVAL OF MINUTES – AUGUST 19, 2020 Ms. Hixon moved the minutes be approved Ms. Hatchette seconded Unanimously approved 6. BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, OR DISCUSSION: A) ART DONATION REVIEW Ms. Aragon-Mitotes shared a brief overview of the Hand that Feeds art donation for Sugar Beet Park. Ms. Martin presented details including photos, the plan for the plaza, and background of the artist. There were questions from the Board about securing funding, outreach, safety, plaques, educational signage, and maintenance. There were questions to the artist, Frank Garza, about his process working at this scale. He gave information about his background in sculpture and plan for creating the bronze. There was then discussion about this donation’s alignment with the Diversity and Inclusion portion of the FoCo Creates Arts and Culture Master Plan. There was also a discussion of the sculpture as an ongoing opportunity to hold celebrations and educational events for the community. Ms. Davies moved for us to accept the Sugar Beet Park project as presented Ms. Hixon seconded Art in Public Places RESCHEDULED MEETING 10/7 /20 20 – MINUTES Page 2 Unanimously approved B) POWER TRAIL AND HARMONY CROSSING PROJECT PRESENTATION Ms. Martin presented the project. It is an extension of the Power Trail with an underpass at Harmony Rd. The Power Trail now goes onto neighborhood streets to connect both sides of Harmony. Staff recommended a call to artists. There was an initial motion and then the Board discussed geographic limitations to the call. Ms. Chase moved to send this out for bids as an open call to artists Ms. Hixon seconded Ms. Chase amended her motion to send this out for bids as an open call to artists with a requirement that they show their connection to , or vision for, Fort Collins Ms. Hixon seconded Unanimously approved C) BRIDGE PROJECT PRESENTATION Ms. Martin presented the project. The City Engineering department has asked APP to paint murals on older bridges for graffiti mitigation. Because of short life span of paint by roads, APP is proposing temporary murals that will be repainted depending on how long they last. Staff is recommending that the artists are selected from the pre- approved list of mural artists. Ms. Hattchette moved to that we use pre-approved artists for the bridge mural project Ms. Chase seconded Unanimously approved D) TRANSFORMER CABINET MURAL DESIGN REVIEW Ms. Martin presented the mural design by Jessica Bean. Ms. Bean is an alternate artist, replacing an artist not able to paint his mural this season. Ms. Wade moved to approve the artist Ms. Davies seconded Unanimously approved 7. STAFF REPORT Ms. Martin shared highlights from the report. It will be emailed to the group. 8. OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Chase asked about updates related to diversity in calls to artists. Ms. Martin will bring this discussion to future board meeting. There was discussion about the upcoming meeting schedule. 9. ADJOURNMENT Art in Public Places RESCHEDULED MEETING 10/7 /20 20 – MINUTES Page 3 5:02 pm Respectfully submitted, Liz Good