Public Art Commission

Minutes of a Regular Public Art Commission Meeting January 9, 2019 A regular meeting of the Blue Springs Public Art Commission was held on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Fieldhouse. The Chairman called the meeting to order. Eleanor Frasier – Present Parks Dept. Staff: Justin Stuart Ramon Magee – Present City Council Liaison: Dale Carter- Absent Jeff Carpenter – Present Community Member: Barbara Landes Kathe White – Present Larry Randall - Present Greta Hoener – Present Kerri Cole – Present A motion was made by Ramon Magee and seconded by Kathe White to accept the Minutes of the December 12 meeting; it passed unanimously. Public Art Commission Financial Report: The financial report was presented for review. There was discussion regarding the fees charged to the Spring For Art fund that was recently set up for art maintenance funds. The fund is set up through the Kansas City Community Foundation and there are administrative fees charged each month. The funds can be set up in an internal City account to avoid the administrative fees. A motion was made by Ramon and seconded by Kathe to request that the funds be moved from the Kansas City Community Foundation account to an internal City account; it passed unanimously. Justin will submit this request to the City Finance Dept. Information/Updates/Status: “Fire, Earth and Water” restoration- Eleanor reported that the artwork had been taken down by staff at the Conference Center. They reported that a child had pulled on the fiber art and it fell off the wall. The APCC staff has requested that the art be moved to a different location and also that the art needs to be cleaned. Eleanor provided a copy of the contract stating that the artist must be contacted in the even the art needs to be moved. A meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 24 to meet with Conference Center staff to discuss the issues with “Fire, Earth and Water”. PAC members are invited to attend. Request from Blue Springs South Library- Eleanor reported that she had been asked that PAC help with a public art display, but she has not been able to reach the person who contacted her in December. Discussion was that the new location of “Breath” is a great fit and PAC would like to work with the library on other public art if possible. Request from Chamber to visit PAC on Feb 14- The Chamber Leadership group has asked the PAC to visit with them and talk about what the PAC does and how they do it. People’s Choice for “Capricious”- A certificate was presented for review. The certificate would be sent to the winner of the People’s Choice. Jeff agreed to make some edits to the certificate and will present an updated version. “Partnership in “The Story of Blue Springs” 4th grade history project- Eleanor reported that she continues to work with a group to put together Blue Springs historical facts into a book that all 4th graders will receive in Fall of 2019. Placing Artworks on Private Property update- Eleanor reported that she has reached out to Michael at MACAA but has not received a response yet. She will attempt to contact him again. 1 Public Art Task Force: The Conservation and Restoration Policy was discussed. Kerri presented some grammatical edits that were made to the document. After discussion, Jeff made a motion to approve the Conservation and Restoration Policy with the edits and Greta second the motion; it passed unanimously. Ramon and Jeff left the meeting at 4:20pm due to other commitments. Informational Flyer for Adams Pointe Corridor Artworks: Kerri presented a draft flyer that will be used to promote the artwork in the Adams Pointe Corridor. Eleanor is planning to meet with Kerri to further discuss the flyer. “Momentum” Thirteenth Temporary Public Art Exhibit: The different aspects of the “Momentum” exhibit were discussed. The artworks will be scheduled to be installed the last week of March. Parks staff will work to get the pads in place once the weather breaks. Justin will work with the artists to schedule their install dates as well as arrange Parks staff and filming for the installations. There are several things that will need to be arranged such as: -arrange times for artists to install -arrange with David Watson to photograph and video installations -arrange for new mailing list -plan for brochure and invitation -plan food and beverage -plan program and special invite -date of the dedication so availability can be confirmed with Adams Pointe Golf Clubhouse Other Business- : Justin reported that items were submitted for the time capsule on behalf of the PAC which included the 10 years of Public Art booklet, info from the Veterans Way Memorial and Wall That Heals, etc. Visitors/Public Comment: None As there was no further business, a motion for adjournment was made by Ramon and seconded by Kerri. Meeting was adjourned at 4:45pm ___________________________________ Eleanor Frasier, Chairman 2