Cortez Public Arts Advisory Committee

Cortez Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Regular Meeting Minutes Oct 3, 2022, 5-6 PM Cortez City Hall 1. Attendance Tai Rogers - Chair Brian Corrigan - Farm to Spaceship via ● David Ross - Vice Chair Zoom Samantha Combs - Secretary ● Brenda VanKeuren - creative interest ● Isabella Sharpensteen - City Liaison ● SHERE HOLLEMAN - creative interest ● David Rainey - Council Liaison ● Jodi Jahrling - Zu Gallery ● Drew Sanders - City Manager ● TJ Zark - Mancos Creative District ● Jon Brooks - website ● Anne Beach - creative interest ● Rachael Marchbanks – CEDD City Jessica Thurman - CED MoCo Becky Levy - The Cultural Center Mary Fuller - Turquoise Raven ● Julie Ewing - creative interest Bill Teetzel - Rotary Club 2. Tai called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. 3. New Business: a. Farm to Spaceship - presentation by Brian Corrigan b. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88487712575?pwd=SndQbnJxZ0gxNWNmenJsOUR0 QjhZZz09 i. Meeting ID: 884 8771 2575 ii. Passcode: 478750 c. Artist/Entrepreneur at a crossroads with community development, creative economy development i. Creative placemaking and public art ii. “Create Denver” initiative iii. there has been a rich creative culture that has been built in Denver where it is drawing creatives here iv. “Yes Please More” = 100 percent Colorado creative goods like “buy local” 1. utilizing vacant spaces 2. popup stores a. had no budget so had to dumpster dive to get cardboard b. this store brought in $30,000.00 in three months c. they took 30 percent, started a grant fund d. funding local startups 3. projection mapping event on city buildings a. social cohesion 4. Screen in downtown denver like times square a. “Oh Heck Yeah” - interactive street arcade - launched 2014 i. like microsoft kinect ii. using “fun” as the secret sauce, to build communities 5. Meow Wolf - they have an installation there a. poster child of experience economy 6. How do artists sell experiential? a. Omega Mart i. People buy to experience the place Page 1 of 2  Cortez Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Regular Meeting Minutes Oct 3, 2022, 5-6 PM Cortez City Hall ii. then there are objects to buy too v. 74% of Americans prefer experiences over things vi. Farm to Spaceship is a small business excelerator 1. they work with artists but also to help build business relationships 2. “immersive community” 3. how to build an experience economy fund 4. prototype concept and provide next level of investment 5. how do we have capital fund for these ventures a. “rainbow dome” immersive experience meets rollerskating b. Nov 4/5 - Denver Immersive Gathering “DIG” 6. “Personal transformation, business transformation, and community transformation” vii. He will share his proposal with Moffat Tri-County area in Craig for their immersive re-branding viii. digital meeting space for all of their accelerators 1. cooperative advantage vs competitive advantage ix. eventually they want to leave breadcrumbs from each Colorado experience to the next… like chapters of a book for a statewide adventure 4. Review Minutes a. Regular Meeting September 5, 2022 - tabled 5. Old Business: a. committee member updates - tabled 6. Announcements: a. October 15, 2022 10-4 - Painting Party - Ignacio Creative District 7. Next Regular Meeting: Nov 7, 2022 5:00 - 6:00 pm a. Oct 14 @ 12:00 pm - Once Upon a Sandwich - ad hoc meeting to discuss Farm to Spaceship presentation Page 2 of 2