Cultural Arts Advisory Board

Cultural Commission October 20, 2014 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § CITY OF BEDFORD § The Cultural Commission of the City of Bedford, Texas, met in regular session at 6:42 p.m. at the Bedford Public Library, 2424 Forest Ridge Drive, Bedford, TX on the 20th day of October 2014 with the following members present: Tom Jacobsen, Chair Debbie Savage Barbara Speares Josh Santillan Lee Koch Constituting a quorum Others present included: Mirenda McQuagge-Walden, Staff Liaison Beverly Griffith, City Manager Jeff Florey, Ray Champney, Council Liaison CALL TO ORDER Chairman Tom Jacobsen called the meeting to order at 6:42 p.m. 1. Consider approval of the following Cultural Commission minutes: a) September 8, 2014 regular meeting Josh Santillan made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the September 8, 2014 meeting; the motion was seconded by Tom Jacobsen. The motion passed unanimously. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS 2. Consider and act upon the appointment of a Vice Chairperson and Secretary The nomination for a Vice Chairperson was tabled until the next meeting. Barbara Speares was appointed Secretary. NEW BUSINESS 3. Review and select artists to participate in the Storefront Gallery Event. a. Artists would have to sign waivers before their art can be displayed. b. Mr. Santillan has additional artists he will contact. c. Dr. Davis has artwork to display.  Cultural Commission October 20, 2014 d. Mr. Florey will give Mr. Santillan his phone number so he could provide Mr. Florey with names of artists chosen. e. Mr. Santillan will arrange meetings with the artists at noon on Saturday, November 9. 4. Discussion and planning for the November 15, 2014 Storefront Gallery Event. a. The next Cultural Commission meeting will be a work session for the event. b. November 10 6:30 p.m. meeting - can start at 5:00 p.m. Paper towels, cleaning solutions, and electronic screwdrivers are needed. c. Storefront display planned from November 11 through December 12. d. Christmas lights would be a nice touch. Mr. Santillan has a friend who has a Christmas tree lighting business to decorate the store front. e. Mr. Santillan has jazz musicians that can perform. f. Ms. McGlinchey was suggested as a resource for performing arts including the Suzuki Strings. g. If someone buys art, then the artists can swap out artwork. h. The name, size, contact information from each artist is needed. i. Hot chocolate suggested with SMORES. 5. Report the ArtsFest, 501 ( c ) (3) and Arts incubator subcommittees with follow up discussion. a. 72 hour posting is required for any subcommittee meetings. No minutes are required. b. Storefront Subcommittee meeting should be soon and Mr. Jacobsen, Mr. Santillan and Ms. Savage. c. 501 ( c )( 3 ) Subcommittee will be meeting at the beginning of 2015. Ms. Jensen is booked pretty solid till then and has the key resources. 6. Discussion and planning for ArtPlace Grant. a. ArtsPlace Grant work will begin in 2015 and there is not enough time to apply in 2014. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made at 7:57 p.m. by Mr. Santillan, seconded by Mr. Jacobsen. The motion passed unanimously. Approved: _________________________________ Tom Jacobsen, Chair