Public Art Commission

Minutes of a Regular Public Art Commission Meeting December 1, 2021 A regular meeting of the Blue Springs Public Art Commission was held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 1:00pm at the Fieldhouse. The Chairman called the meeting to order. Eleanor Frasier – Present Parks Dept. Staff: Justin Stuart Ramon Magee – Present Susan Rew- Absent Visitors: Taylor Beller - Present Kathy Cornelius Pam Vaughan – Present Roscoe Righter Jeff Carpenter – Present Jan Duffendack Barbara Landes- Present Grace Ames Chris Oursler A motion was made by Pam and seconded by Ramon to accept the Minutes of the November meeting; it passed unanimously. Financial Report. There was no financial report available for review. Selection Panel meeting for “Regenerate” temporary art exhibit The Selection Panel was introduced consisting of the jurors for “Regenerate” and the Public Art Commission members. Ramon gave an overview of the process. He explained that 54 artists applied through CAFÉ and the jurors were then asked to evaluate the artists based on their body of work, resume, and statement of interest. Based on the evaluations, the top five artists were identified for further interview by the jurors. The purpose of this meeting was to interview the 5 artist finalists. During the interviews, each artist expressed their proposed artwork for the exhibit. The artists were: Hilde De Bruyne Amie Jacobsen Mark Chew Jake Balcolm Sally Myers Following the phone interviews, the jurors discussed the merits of each artist and proposed artwork. The PAC members were given an opportunity to express their view of the artists and proposed artworks after which a selection by ballot by the jurors determined the four artists were (vote score in parenthesis) Myers(29), Jacobsen(27), Balcom(26), DeBruyne(12) and the alternate was Chew(11). Following this recommendation from the jury panel, a motion was made by Ramon and seconded by Jeff to approve the recommendation of Myers, Jacobsen, Balcom, and DeBruyne as the artists for the “Regenerate” temporary art exhibit with Chew being the alternate. Motion passed unanimously. Justin will contact the artists and alternate and indicate next steps in regards to contracts. Additional information will be needed in order to determine the final art options from each artist as well as the placement of the proposed artworks. Ramon and Justin will schedule an additional meeting at Colonial Gardens for this purpose. Contracts will be arranged with each artist. Visitors/Public Comment: -None Other Business- None As there was no further business, a motion for adjournment was made by Pam and seconded by Taylor. Meeting was adjourned at 5:00pm ___________________________________ Eleanor Frasier, Chairman 1