Public Art Commission

1 Blue Springs Public Art Commission Minutes of the Meeting Thursday, August 10, 2017 Fieldhouse Conference Room 3:30 to 5:00PM Attending: Ramon Magee, Lawrence Randall, Barbara Landes, Kathe White, Eleanor Frasier, Justin Stuart, Kim Nakahodo, Jerry Kaylor, Visitor: Jeff Carpenter Call to Order. Eleanor called the meeting at 3:30. Justin Stuart was introduced as the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation and our Parks liaison member. Welcome Justin. Minutes. The minutes were corrected with additional corrections: pg. 2, line3 should read: “in a space we think it is more likely to be safer than a park,…” and p. 2, line 28 should read: “ We were very encouraged for….” “Capricious” 1. Submissions. We have six submissions to date, but two are for interior art so not acceptable. The Call ends September 18 so there is a lot of time to receive applications. 2. Art Sites. Ramon, Larry and Randy chose six sites for possible placement and made photos. As stated in the Call, we need to have the photos on the City website for artists to see. Kim will arrange. 3. Selection Panel Meeting. After discussion, there were several changes from previous planning. a. Jurors: Sharon Hammond (BSAL), Ramon Magee (PAC), Randy Cooper (Parks) are all committed. We need two outside jurors: Ramon will check on Sean Kelley (Metalabs) and Larry will check on Christy Cater (former BSSD art teacher). If she is unavailable, Ramon will check with Stefan Hodes. b. Date of Selection Panel: Tuesday, September 26 in Fieldhouse Conference Room. Jurors and PAC members and liaisons will meet to make final decision of the four artists and alternate artist. --Refreshments: Kathe and Barbara will arrange for morning refreshments and lunch --Schedule: will start at 9:00 and end after lunch, around 1:30 c. As information is finalized, Eleanor will provide to PAC 4. Phone Interviews: Selected artists will be interviewed at our regular meeting on Thursday, October 12 in the Fieldhouse Conference Room, but meeting will be from 3:00 to 5:00. Tour of Zahner Company headquarters on Wednesday, September 13 1. We have been invited (hosted by Sean Kelley) to visit the Zahner headquarters. Metalabs who did the restoration of “BlueSprings.Net” is a part of Zahner. After the tour, we will discuss the restoration and other topics related to art maintenance. 2. Address: 1400 E. 9th Street, KCMO 64106. No open toed shoes are allowed for tour. 3. Attendance: Ramon, Jeff, and Kim will attend but drive themselves. Barbara, Kathe, (possibly Libby) will carpool with Eleanor. Justin is checking to see if available. Jerry and Larry are out of town and cannot attend. 4. Ramon arranged for the tour and reported that the opportunity to visit is very worthwhile.  2 “Public Art in Blue Springs” booklet. Kim gave a status report that she is still working on the publication and hopes to complete in fall. We recognize the difficulty of time and resources to complete this task and appreciate all that Kim does for us. Information/Updates. 1. “Breath” Plaque. Kim provided and PAC approved the design of the “Breath” plaque. Eleanor has selected a 12” x 8” gray plaque with black lettering from MVP. 2. “Moving the Stars”. There needs to be some minor repairs on the sculpture as well as surface maintenance to improve the surface color. Discussion was whether to do this work before or after it is moved to the tiny pocket area directly across the street where it is currently residing. Eleanor will check with artist Spencer Schubert as to best decision. Randy Cooper will landscape area as well as move artwork to the new site once we decide above. 3. “The Ultimate Truth” flyer. Eleanor plans to send the flyer and donor letter in August to our donor listing and any new potential donors. Kim will provide the updated flyer for the mailing. 4. Maintenance of Public Art Documents. Kathe and Eleanor have met and started this process. 5. Grant Status from State Farm Foundation. The $500 grant has been approved but not received. 6. Update on fundraising and community involvement plans. No report Other Business 1. Change of Meeting Time. It was decided that beginning with the November meeting, we will meet on the second Wednesday of the month from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Fieldhouse Conference Room. 2. City Budget. Kim reported that the proposed budget will reduce her unit as Asia Jones position will not be retained. This will affect Kim’s time and resources for PAC programming. The PAC budget amount is expected to be the same as previous years. The recycling project is scheduled to be closed by October 1 (for which there was great angst expressed by PAC citizens). 3. Dedication of “Remnants Restored”. Kim reported that the date of Dedication is Thursday, October 19; time uncertain. Plans for Dedication of the two artworks are underway. It is hoped that the Historical Society’s Train Depot will be the place for program and refreshments. The two artists will be contacted to attend (or send artist statements). The end of August is the cutoff date for donors to be listed on the plaques. Kim will design the plaques and Randy will install. Reminder: Meet at Zahner Building, 1400 E. 9th Street, KCMO, 64106 on Wednesday, September 13 at 3:00PM. Reminder: Meet at Fieldhouse Conference Room on Tuesday, September 26 at 9:00am for Selection Panel Meeting Reminder: Meet at Fieldhouse Conference Room on Thursday, October 12 at 3:00 for Phone Interviews of Selected Artists  3 :