Public Art Committee
Regular MeetingDurham, NC · January 9, 2024
Agenda
Durham Cultural Advisory Board
AGENDA
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In-person
General Services Department 2011 Fay Street, Durham, NC 27704
To learn more about how to join the meeting,
visit: https://durhamnc.gov/452/Durham-Cultural-Advisory-Board
Durham Cultural Advisory Board Members
Michael A Betts, II Mayor Pro Tempore Mark- David Long
E’Vonne Coleman, Chair Anthony Middleton Elias Torre, Vice-Chair
Eldrin Deas Margaret McNab A. Demarcus Williams
Andrew Nurkin Student Members
Tom Jaynes Laura Ritchie Erin Lee
Joseph Jordan Aya Shabu Katherine Lopez
Jose G. Medrano Vanessa Smart
Anna Preston
I. Call to Order & Guest Introductions (3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.; 10 minutes)
II. Adjustments to the Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes – November Meeting Minutes
IV. Announcements (3:10 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.; 5 minutes)
a. Durham Cultural Roadmap Community Input Session Reminder
i. Saturday, January 20
10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Durham Arts Council
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
b. DCAB Annual Report will be presented to City Council, as an agenda item during the
following meetings:
i. City Council Work Session on January 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
ii. City Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
V. Old Business (3:15 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.; 10 minutes)
a. Public Art Committee
i. Criteria for Public Art Recommendations of Approval will be available in
February.
b. Cultural Roadmap Updates
VI. New Business (3:25 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.; 55 minutes)
a. DCAB New Member Application (20 minutes)
i. Currently, there is one, City-Council Appointed vacancy on DCAB due to Raafe
Purnsley’s removal from DCAB.
1. Eric Baer, Eddie Batchelor, Jr., Daniel Ellison, Crystal E. Taylor
b. Poet Laureate RFQ Process Improvement Presentation & Discussion (10 minutes)
c. RFP Festival & Specials Task Force updates (10 minutes)
d. Future DCAB Meetings (10 minutes)
i. Discussion on the areas of focus for upcoming DCAB meetings in 2024.
1. February 21, 2024: Poet Laureate (FY24/25 & FY25/26) recommended
to Mayor.
2. March 20, 2024: Cultural Roadmap Updates (10-15 minutes)
3. April 17, 2024: DCAB Officer Nominations
4. May 15, 2024: DCAB & PAC Officer Elections (terms begins on July 1,
2024 to June 30, 2025)
5. *June 26, 2024 (4th Wednesday of June due to City’s observance of
Juneteenth): Joint DCAB/PAC
6. July 17, 2024
7. August 21, 2024 (2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.): Festival Review
8. September 18, 2024: Festival Debrief
9. October 16, 2024
10. November 20, 2024
11. *December 11, 2024 (2nd Wednesday of December)
VII. Public Questions (4:20 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.; 5 minutes)
VIII. Adjournment (4:30 p.m.)
a. Next meeting will be held (tbd: virtually or in-person) on Wednesday, February 21, 2023
from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
For updates on City of Durham’s Cultural & Public Art Program, visit:
https://www.durhamnc.gov/450/Cultural-Public-Art-Development
For updates on Durham County’s Public Art Program, visit:
https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/engineering-and-environmental-
services/dco-public-art
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