Public Art Committee

SUMMARY MINUTES Wednesday, November 20, 2019 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. General Services Department 2011 Fay Street, Durham, NC 27704 Committee Members Present Antonio Alanis Caitlin Margaret Kelly Katie Seiz, Chair Mya Castillo-Marte Truitt O’Neal Wade Williams Margaret DeMott* Nicole Oxendine Chantal Winston, Vice-Chair Caroline Dwyer Charlene Reiss * Cultural Advisory Board member ** Student Representative Kyesha Jennings Laura Ritchie City of Durham Staff and Representatives Present Alexandra Benson, GSD Linda Salguero, DCE Alexis John, NIS Rebecca Brown, GSD Annette Smith, DPR *Cultural Advisory Board member Brenda Hayes-Bright, DCE Fallon Thompson, GSD I. Call to Order and Guest Introductions II. Approval of Minutes – September 2019 a. MOTION: Motion to approve Public Art Committee summary minutes from October 2019. (Castillo-Marte, Williams 2nd) b. ACTION: Approved with corrections to the attendance. III. Adjustments to the Agenda None. IV. Announcements and Presentations a. Durham County Artist Presentation: Volkan Alkanoglu i. Volkan Alkanoglu gave an update presentation via Skype call to PAC with information on the design concept, site location, and community engagement efforts for the public art installation at Durham County Call-In Number: 1-857-232-0157 Conference Code: 769537  Public Art Committee Library. An online survey asking the community their preferences on the artwork received over 1000 responses and was used as guidance for the design along with the standards set by the Library on the durability, maintenance, and safety of the piece. The sculpture will be made from a high density rain-resistant mesh and face the plaza on the corner of Roxboro and Liberty. ii. There were varying responses from the Committee members on how well the design concept translated from the responses in the survey. Members have until 11/22/19 to submit feedback via email to Rebecca Brown to be compiled for the Library’s review and consideration as we enter the next phase of the project. V. New Business a. Advocacy and Project Cultivation: Neighborhood Public Art Project Update i. The subcommittee has been working on the press release and social media release. The survey will open January 1 and stay open for 6 months. The subcommittee wants the survey to be open long enough to allow as many members of the community to view it. Triangle Artworks has expressed interest in the survey. Caitlin will send PAC members a copy of the press release and link to the survey for review. The subcommittee is creating social media visuals to send out along with the press release. The press release will be sent out via all City of Durham channels. PAC members have suggested adding a link at the end of the survey, requesting zip codes in the survey, posting the survey at the Durham Senior Games Center, and send the survey through the Durham Senior Center’s email listserv. b. Community Engagement Discussion i. This discussion around community engagement to inform and shape the Neighborhood Public Art Project and future public art projects led by the City involved brainstorming around the new Equitable Community Engagement Blueprint and ways to map out our own blueprint for the Cultural & Public Art Program. There is emphasis around designing a model with engagement at the forefront, involving the community before any projects are established and before a call for artists goes out. ii. PAC wants to create a timeline for various projects with specifics on what resources are available for engagement depending on each project’s Call-In Number: 1-857-232-0157 Conference Code: 769537  Public Art Committee scale. Further questions include: What is PAC’s ability to communicate with the community? Who is leading the work of engagement within the City? iii. Katie Seiz will be the lead for the community engagement task force and work with the City to develop a cultural community engagement blueprint draft. c. Fundraising Update i. This item has been pushed to the next PAC meeting in December. VI. Updates/Old Business VII. Adjournment 10:00 AM Respectfully submitted, Rebecca Brown Call-In Number: 1-857-232-0157 Conference Code: 769537