Cultural Arts Advisory Board

Cultural Commission March 9, 2020 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § CITY OF BEDFORD § The Bedford Cultural Commission met in regular session on March 9, 2020 with the following members present: Thomas Jacobsen Summer Finley Alexis Perez Sergio Santos Josh Santillan Donna Lively Kimmie Hamm Kim Brown Terry Smith Amy Sabol – Bedford City Council Wendy Hartnett – City of Bedford Charlenia Castillo – City of Bedford Cortney Beach – City of Bedford CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Mr. Jacobsen. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Consider approval of the following Cultural Commission minutes: a. February 10, 2020 The minutes for were approved with no changes by a motion by Ms. Hamm and Ms. Brown seconded the motion. BUSINESS  Discussion and update on Phase Next/Old Bedford School. ￭ ￭ Ms. Hartnett – Said there was not much else to add to this subject since the last meeting.  Discussion, update and possible action of City Council action on subcommittees. ￭ ￭ Ms. Sabol – Explained briefly to Ms. Brown, and others who may have been curious, about the arts and entertainment subcommittee. ￭ ￭ Mr. Jacobsen – Provided an update on the issue of subcommittees. – Reminded the commission of the two categories agreed upon from the previous meeting: Project and Strategic Planning. – Listed the last things talked about: a mural project, a plywood art project, and finally, the electrical box wrapping. 1  Cultural Commission March 9, 2020 – Hoped to rename and re-staff two subcommittees; the first being Self-directed Art (consisting of Mr. Santos, Mr. Santillan, Ms. Longoria and Ms. Hamm), and the second, Veterans Art (consisting of Mr. Jacobsen, Ms. Lively, and Mr. Santos). ￭ ￭ Ms. Hartnett – Restated that the commission has to present to the council a more concrete plan for the mural, over one abstract, if to get them fully on board. ￭ ￭ Mr. Santillan – Returned to one of the topics discussed, being the plywood project. ￭ ￭ Mr. Santos – Wanted the commission’s input on the mural project. ￭ ￭ Ms. Hamm – Suggested creative ideas for the mural. ￭ ￭ Mr. Jacobsen – Made a motion to prepare a Bedford-focused mural at the pool. ￭ ￭ Mr. Smith – Shared his opinion on what makes a mural (by his own observation)—said they are “more relevant, more artistic; more ‘selfie-useful’ for lack of a better word.” – What can we do with the mural to help capture the imagination of people inside/outside of Bedford without sacrificing its central theme or historical context? ￭ ￭ Mr. Jacobsen – Proposed we change the subcommittee’s name from Self- directed Art to Mural Art for next meeting. – Discussed the work and extra hands needed for this year’s ArtsFest. ￭￭ Mr. Santillan – Decided, together with the committee, to have a meeting on Saint Patrick’s Day; 09:00 AM at Hurst’s Central Arts.  Discussion, update and possible action on a Public Art Program. ￭ ￭ Ms. Hartnett – Said she received a call last Thursday (March 5th) from the beverage company, Sparkling Ice—one of our potential project sponsors.  Discussion, updates and possible action on upcoming art/cultural programming, including the City of Bedford Tree Lighting, ArtsFest, and Twilight Concerts. ￭￭ Listed off events to come: ArtsFest (April 4th, 10:00 AM ~ 02:00 PM), HEB Reads plus the Chalk Walk (both May 2nd, 10:00 AM ~ 01:00 PM). Also, in May, the Twilight Concert series—only on Fridays (May 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th). – What is expected of us at ArtsFest: Our time availability and commitment to one area at the event. – What is expected of us at the Chalk Walk (part of HEB Reads): Our time availability and commitment to one or more recreational activities. ￭￭ Mr. Jacobsen – Asked Ms. Sabol if the city had any backup plans should signs of the coronavirus appear in Bedford. ￭￭ Ms. Hartnett – Documented three major subjects Mr. Jacobsen has prepared for next meeting’s agenda: 1) subcommittee updates, 2) strategic planning, and 3) discussion on the mural art project(?). 2  Cultural Commission March 9, 2020 ADJOURNMENT There being no additional business, Ms. Hamm made a motion for adjournment of the meeting; Mr. Santos seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M. Thomas Jacobson, Chairperson 3