Athens Cultural Affairs Commission

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government Athens Cultural Affairs Commission Meeting Name: Regular Monthly Meeting & Orientation Meeting Date: 11/13/2023 Meeting Called to Order: 6:00* ☐ a.m. / ☒ p.m. Location: Lyndon House Arts Center (211 Hoyt St. Athens, GA 30601) Virtual? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Public Input Requested or Received? ☐ Yes / ☒ No Voting Member Attendees: ☒ Mark Mobley ☒ Marissa Chastain ☒ Jessica Smith ☒ Kimberly Davis ☒ Madeline Blankenship ☒ Sally Kimmel- Shepherd Voting Members Absent: Darcie St. Onge, Francis Oliver, Montu Miller, Esra Santesso Voting Members Leaving Before End of Meeting & Time of Departure (if applicable): Staff / Ex-Officio Attendees: ☒ Tatiana Veneruso ☐ Kent Kilpatrick ☒ Stephanie Raines ☐ Stephanie Raines ☒ Jan Bush ☐ Helen Kuykendall Items Discussed:  Motion by Sally to approve minutes. Mark seconded. Kimberly and Madeline abstained. Quorom was not met so motion was tabled for next meeting.  December holiday party will replace regular monthly meeting. Regular meeting date is 12/8, but final party date will be discussed and determined at a later date.  Staff Report:  o Reviewed public art master plan proposal. No vote required tonight, commission will take time to review. The commission will need to vote to implement this plan and will work with Todd to implement and solicit feedback from local artists. Discussion around timeline (5-10 year plan) and expectations around goals and specificity. o Making Your Own Opportunities with Public Art - online course that will start in 2024. Promotion would begin Dec. 1 and applications will be accepted through the beginning of the year. Applicants will go through a review process in order to be admitted to the class. o Projects report: o Call for Poet Laureate closed on Friday, November 10th. We received seven applications. The selection will be taking place this Thursday, November 16th. Announcement will be made in January 2024. Bulk of programming will occur during National Poetry Month in April. o Many upcoming projects are in contracting stage right now. TSPLOST projects will be presented in January and the commission will vote to determine which projects are best suited for public art. The selections will then be submitted to Mayor and Commission. o Website - Commission reviewed website and made suggestions. Members can send feedback to Tatiana through Monday, November 20th. Sally motioned to soft launch the website as-is. Madeline seconded. All in favor. o Lantern Parade - There will be 5 calls for artists (or groups) who will be awarded a one-time payment. Parade is scheduled for Saturday, March 16th. Last year there were 350-400 people and we expect closer to 1,000 in 2024.  Misc: o Winter Wonderlights - Sculptures by Chris Taylor. Different setup than last year. Disco nights after Christmas. o Performing Arts Center - Friday night: Terrance Blanchard, Unsilent Night: a Boombox Parade will be Saturday before Christmas (Dec 23) o Athens Symphony - Christmas concert on Dec 9 & 10, free tickets but they sell out quickly! Sale starts November 27 at 9am. Classic City Band Christmas Concert 12/19 7:30 at PAC. o Kimberly co-producing Shine concert on Sunday, November 26th at Morton Theatre. o Nuci's Space Athens Uncovered on Sunday, November 26th with local bands playing throughout the day, starting at noon. o Sweeny Todd opens this Thursday with shows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. o Family Day at Lyndon House on Saturday and art openings coming up. o Spotlight on the Arts month in November with many events o Theme for Holiday Parade of Lights is An Artful Christmas. Thursday, December 7th. Grand Marshall is Harold Whittenberg. ACAC members interested in participating in next year's parade with a float. o Tatiana's show at the library is up until Dec 3. o Mark Mobley's one man show will be at Flicker on Saturday, January 20th at Flicker. o Art show at the Chamber with Sheila Wraps Stones opens on Dec 6.  o Creative Placemaking conference will be in Atlanta March 5-8. Votes Taken with Motion / Second / Results (Unanimous or Number of Yes / No Votes and names) (if applicable): Motion to Adjourn made by: Madeline Blankenship Seconded by: Sally Kimel-Sheppard Result: Unanimous Meeting Adjourned at: 7:00* ☐ a.m. / ☒ p.m. Minutes Drafted By: Marissa Chastain