Public Art Commission

Blue Springs Public Art Commission Minutes of the Meeting Thursday, April 13, 2027 Fieldhouse Conference Room 3:30 to 5:00PM Attending: Ramon Magee, Lawrence Randall, Greta Hoener, Barbara Landes, Kathe White, Steve Willman Call to Order. Eleanor called the meeting to order at 3:30PM. Minutes: The minutes of the March meeting were approved as emailed. Updates/Information Plaque Signatures. Eleanor reported that she had received a signature from Nicole Beck and that Cecilia Luena wrote that she was sending hers (note: Cecilia signature arrived). We still have not heard from Karl Salitar but Eleanor recalled that he was an older gentleman and may not be practicing as an artist now. Plaque Status. 1. “Mother and Child” is completed and ready to install when Parks can schedule 2. “Breath” has been approved. Need to select color and size of signage. Steve said the base was designed to allow the plaque to be applied to it. 3. “Quasarc” and “Sundance” plaques need to be designed (now that we have signature). “BlueSprings.Net” Restoration. No new information Vietnam Veterans Event. Eleanor thanked everyone for their assistance in the success of the event which was attended by some 250 people. We were pleased with the overall program ceremony and the relatively good weather. The Mayor was pleased, especially with the Quilt of Valor. The event will be shown on YouTube soon. We enjoyed watching wonderful photos taken by Ramon. Re-Dedication of “OH!” Invitations. Eleanor reported that invitation postcards were printed and sent to previous donors and Blue Springs Art League members. Kathe and Barbara addressed postcards to various City personnel and others on a VIP list. Program. Barbara confirmed that the Gordaniers and OPC representative would be there to receive the Certificates of Appreciation. Barbara had contacted artist Diane Mattern who is sending an artist statement. Eleanor is arranging with Sherry to design and print the programs Refreshments. Barbara and Kathe will have refreshments prepared, all items beginning with the letter “O”. We nibbled on example food, Oatmeal Cookies, during the meeting. 11th Temporary Public Art Exhibit 1. Future Plans. a. Greta and Larry presented ideas for placing sculptures along Adams Dairy Parkway, with the suggestion that we place art on the west side of the roadway which Parks maintains. We hope to eventually place artworks as far as Moreland School Road. As any sculptures are acquired, we can place on permanent pads and then move around to increase interest. Larry used the example of “Subdued Radiance” as unexpected artwork for motorists and walkers to enjoy. b. Discussion was on alternate ideas for when to place the Call to Artist, how long to keep art on loan, and when to install-deinstall. We decided that this year, we would have the Call as soon as possible, giving a longer lead time for City Council approval of artist contracts, and that we would have the art installed the last week of March and keep up for an 11 month period. Proposed Theme.. Our previous discussion was that we wanted whimsical art along the parkway. a. Larry suggested that whimsical art may be perceived as a “feminine” word and that we might use it in a description but not the theme. Ramon looked up synonyms of the words (mercurial, unpredictable, temperamental, flighty, quirky) and we felt we could include those as concepts in any theme we chose. b. Various themes were suggested: Serious Fun, On A Whim, Impulse, Twistical, Suspended, Unseen, Uncanny, Unwind, Quizacal, Mischevious, Playful, Capricious, Why not Whimsey. c. After vote, we chose the theme of “Capricious” for the 11th Temporary Public Art Exhibition. CAFÉ Agreeement and Requirements. Eleanor asked Ramon to assist Carol Reed in the CAFÉ agreement so that we can complete as soon as possible and so that Steve can arrange for City approval of the one-year contract for the Call to Artist. We discussed some of the details to place in the contract which requires that we have a theme, various dates, and methodology for artist display of credentials. Call to Artist Information Eleanor said she would complete the Call to Artist and that we would approve at the May meeting. Our plan is that we would immediately place the Call on CAFE so that a longer time would be available for artists to create work for the exhibition. Install dates would still be the last week of March, 2018 and de-install would be the first week of March, 2019. Treasure Quest. Greta provided update on the plans for the Treasure Quest which we want to have available for students and for the public before summer. We will also have at Corks and Canvas. Public Art in the Public School. Greta reported that she will be in contact with Stefan Hodes to get his ideas that he planned when he was a BSSD student teacher. Other Agenda Items. 1. Estimate of Cost of Publishing “Public Art in Blue Springs”. (note: we will need to have this to acquire the grant money that is set aside for us. We have to submit before June 1) 2. Grant Money 3. Dates: --BSAL Spring Luncheon, Thursday, April 27, Adams Pointe Conference Center, Kim is featured speaker. We hope to have a PAC table. --Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, Saturday, May 20 10:00AM --Corks and Canvas, Saturday, June 24, 11:00 Am to 7:00pm Next Meeting: Thursday, May 11 at 3:30 at Fieldhouse Conference Center