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British Columbia
City of Maple Ridge
PUBLIC ART STEERING COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Public Art Steering Committee, held in the Coho Room, at
Maple Ridge Municipal Hall on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 3:00 pm.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Susan Hayes, Chair
Barbara Duncan
Kristin Krimmel
Councillor Duncan
Leanne Koehn
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Yvonne Chui
Sunny Schiller
REGRETS/ABSENTS
Wayne Bissky
1. CALL TO ORDER
Artist
Curator, Maple Ridge Art Gallery
Artist
City of Maple Ridge
Community at Large Member
Manager, Arts and Community Connections
Committee Clerk
Architect
There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 3:08 pm. New
member Leanne Koehn was introduced.
2. AGENDA ADOPTION
R15-007 It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda of February 18, 2015 be adopted.
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3. MINUTE ADOPTION
R15-008 It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of January 28, 2015 regular meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4.1 Committee Recruitment Results
The Staff Liaison officially welcomed Leanne Koehn to the Committee and provided
an update on the status of the recruitment process which is nearly complete but
still looking to recruit a developer to the Committee.
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4.2 Public Art Commissioning Opportunities 2015-16
The Staff Liaison provided an update on the projects that have been identified as
possibilities and places for integrating public art for 2015-16. The Staff Liaison has
been researching and discussing public art opportunities with internal departments
at the three sites selected by the Committee: Sidewalk Art project, exterior lighting
project at the Greg Moore Youth Centre and smaller project for areas in Hammond
Stadium. Overall internal department representatives are supportive of the sites
under consideration. Further information including preliminary budget numbers will
be shared with the Committee at the next meeting for its consideration.
5. NEW BUSINESS
6.
5.1 Meeting Times and Dates
Due to a scheduling conflict it was agreed the regular committee meetings will be
moved to the fourth Wednesday of the month beginning in March 2015. The
Committee Clerk will distribute an updated calendar invitation to members and
update room bookings.
5.2 Creative Cities Conference, Oct. 27-29 in Kelowna and Education Opportunities
Creative Cities is a national conference that brings together delegates involved in arts
and culture, targeting professionals working for cities and their related partners and
committees. It has been the Committee's practise in the past to support sending the
Staff Liaison and a committee member or two pending budget. The conference fee is
estimated to be $500 with total costs per attendee approximately over $1,000.
Discussion ensued. The Staff Liaison will provide more detailed costs at the next
meeting or when the information from the conference organizer becomes available.
The Committee can make a decision then.
5.3 Public Art Awareness and Education -Goals and projects for internal and
public audiences
During this quarter the Staff Liaison will begin work to explore ideas that will help
raise awareness and education about public art for internal audiences and the
general public. The priority will be internal first then public, taking a multi-year
approach .
The idea of providing a mentorship for local artists was discussed as a possible
component for future public art project calls and the mentoring expenses would be
built into future budgets where appropriate.
ROUNDTABLE
Barbara Duncan -recently met with an artist who has some ideas for an exterior art
installation using neon. The proposal speaks to the theme of Maple Ridge becoming a city
and its changing identity. Ms. Duncan has requested some images and documentation on
the project and will share that with the Committee.
Susan Hayes -inquired about the status of the Request for Expressions of Interest for the
Whonnock Lake site. The Staff Liaison explained that the request will be released Friday,
Feb 20th. Posters for the request were provided to Committee members. The potential
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composition of the Selection Committee for this project was discussed and it was decided
the members of the Selection Comm ittee should be chosen during the March meeting.
Councillor Duncan -will notify Council of the release of the Request for Expressions of
Interest for Whonnock Lake at their next meeting.
Kristin Krimmel -reported that a Fort Gallery alumnus Richard Forbes has created a beautiful
salmon sculpture. Ms. Krimmel will share images with the Comm ittee. Ms. Krimmel will be
working on some projects at the Fort Gallery and will be working on the weekends.
Leanne Koehn -let members know up her upcoming play. Ms. Koehn provided a copy of a
recent newspaper article regarding the Whonnock Lake area plan for discussion. Ms. Koehn
and the Staff Liaison discussed the plans for the unveiling of the Sidewalk Art project.
It was confirmed that any media inquiries received by Committee members should be
referred back to the Staff Liaison.
Councillor Duncan -initiated a discussion regarding committee attendance at workshop
opportunities -Survivor 101 for Community Organizations from Metro on volunteer
engagement at Pitt Meadows and a Board Fundamentals session coming up in Surrey.
7. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved and seconded
That the meeting be adjourned at 4:38 pm.
8. NEXT MEETING
Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Agenda Deadline: Monday March 9, 2015
Location: Coho Room , Maple Ridge Municipal Hall
Chairperson
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