Athens Cultural Affairs Commission

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Athens Cultural Affairs Commission Meeting Name: Regular Monthly Meeting Meeting Date: 10/16/2023 Meeting Called to Order: 6:00* ☐ a.m. / ☒ p.m. Location: Memorial Park Conference Room (293 Gran Ellen Dr) Virtual? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Public Input Requested or Received? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Voting Member Attendees: ☒ Victoria Prevatt (Chair) ☒ Esra Santesso ☒ Jessica Smith ☒ Sally Kimmel- ☒ Mark Mobley Shepherd ☒ Marissa Chastain Voting Members Absent: Darcie St. Onge, Montu Miller, Madeline Blankenship, Kimberly Davis, Francis Oliver Voting Members Leaving Before End of Meeting & Time of Departure (if applicable): Staff / Ex-Officio Attendees: ☒ Tatiana Veneruso ☒ Jan Bush ☒ Stephanie Raines ☒ Helen Kuykendall Items Discussed:  Staff Reports: o BAC Training to be completed by next meeting o Reviewed ACC A to Z guide and growth concept map public engagement  Project Reports o Walk of fame plaques have been installed o Call for poet laureate is open until November 10th. No applications received yet. o TSPLOST will be discussed next month  o Projects that have been selected are currently in the contracting phase  Waiting on GDOT permitting for greenway selection site off Lexington Rd. o Triangle Artworks – classes for local artists about applying for public art projects. Timeline: December – advertise, January – applications, February – start classes o Lantern Parade on 3/16/24. Call will be going out soon for the selection panel that will be held in January. o Community Collaboration  There is currently no application process for public art outside of those funded by SPLOST/TSPLOST  Proposing that we create one that allows artists to apply based on established criteria  Criteria would include:  On ACC property  Visible area  Accessible to general public  Follows existing ACC procurement policy & public selection/approval process  Ideal candidates are ACC properties built prior to public art ordinance, public neighborhoods & right of ways not funded SPLOST  This would be funded by remaining 2011 SPLOST funds as well as yearly capital campaign and public art/grant specific funding  Action needed from this group:  Send feedback to Tatiana via email (Consider how we measure success for this initiative)  Vote on the initiative at next month’s meeting o Website is 90-95% completed. Helen & Tatiana are meeting with Kaptiv8 for final steps. The goal is to get it to this group this month for final feedback and launch after the next meeting.  Votes Taken with Motion / Second / Results (Unanimous or Number of Yes / No Votes and names) (if applicable): Motion to approve minutes made by: Sally Kimel-Sheppard Seconded by: Esra Santesso Result: Unanimous Motion to Adjourn made by: Sally Kimel-Sheppard Seconded by: Mark Mobley  Result: Unanimous Meeting Adjourned at: 7:00* ☐ a.m. / ☒ p.m. Minutes Drafted By: Marissa Chastain