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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPASC 2015-02-18 Minutes.pdf1 l l J ~ " • • I 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. CARRIED 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. Public Art Steering Committee Regular Minutes Page 1 of 3 ·• J Public Art Steering Committee Regular Meeting Minutes February 18, 2015 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 Public Art Steering Committee Regular Minutes Page 2 of 3 Public Art Steering Committee Regular Meeting Minutes February 18, 2015 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 /ss Public Art Steering Committee Regular Minutes CARRIED Page 3 of 3