Public Art Committee

Public Art Committee AGENDA Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Location: Zoom For more information on how to join, visit: https://durhamnc.gov/453/Public-Art-Committee Committee Members Jaime Chaves, Vice-Chair Anjali Matthew Heather Wilson Kierston Deck Rachel Mutschler Student Members Lana Dennis, Chair Eliza Redmann Samantha Gonzalez Amanda Frystock-Ronan Tony Santiago Oliver Hess Mark Iwinski Molly Trask DCAB Liaison Malinda Love Bren Vienrich-Felling Aya Shabu Myra Weise I. Call to Order and Guest Introductions (5:45 – 6:00 p.m.; 15 minutes) II. Approval of Minutes (6:00 p.m. – 6:05 p.m.; 5 minutes) a. Action: To approve the August 2024 meeting summary minutes. III. Adjustments to the Agenda IV. Announcements (6:05 – 6:20 p.m.; 15 minutes) a. City of Durham i. Cultural Roadmap ii. Poet Laureate b. Durham County i. Design Reviews for County Public Art projects V. New Business & Presentations (6:20 – 6:40 p.m.; 20 minutes) a. What is a Public Art Plan? (10 minutes) b. PAC member discussion and presentation of Public Art Plan examples (10 minutes) VI. Old Business (6:40 – 7:05 p.m.; 25 minutes) a. Meeting time & location for October through December (and beyond) – discussion (5 minutes) b. Attendance Report & Review (10 minutes) c. PAC Task Force Updates & Next Steps (10 minutes) i. Questions about Task Forces from PAC members? ii. Goal 1: Support the Durham Cultural Roadmap. 1. Initiatives: a. Assess other regional and national Public Art Plans b. Identify core areas of need (Programming, Training, Funding, Mapping (areas that need public art), Collection assessment  c. Articulating the vision of a Public Art Plan and advocating for its inclusion in the Durham Cultural Roadmap 2. Task force lead: TBD 3. Task Force members: Dennis, Mutschler 4. Next meeting: TBD iii. Goal 2: Support Capacity Building for Local Artists. 1. Initiatives: a. Identify cultural, historic, public art, and creative opportunities in the Comprehensive Plan and other City plans b. Revise UDO advocacy letter to include Comp Plan initiatives, examples and research (i.e. other cities that have similar UDOs Boston and Atlanta, Greensboro), PAC presents to DCAB, PAC to sign, release to Planning Department 2. Task force lead: Eliza Redmann 3. Task Force members: Chaves, Santiago, Iwinski 4. Next meeting and advocacy letter drafting – letter must be drafted for staff review by Oct. 1, 2024, to present to DCAB ahead of their Oct. 16 meeting. VII. Public Questions (7:10 p.m.) a. Questions submitted by the public prior to the meeting will be shared. VIII. Adjournment (7:15 p.m.) a. Final thoughts and other reminders by Chair & Vice-Chair. IX. Documents a. Goal 1: Support the Durham Cultural Roadmap. i. Homework: Identify cultural, historic, public art, and creative opportunities in the City’s Comprehensive Plan, City's 2019 Durham Sesquicentennial Honors Commission, and Durham Racial Equity Task Force's “2020 Report of the Durham Racial Equity Task Force.” b. Goal 2: Support Capacity Building for Local Artists. c. Goal 3: The Public Art Committee will develop the skills needed to assess, identify and address where implicit and explicit bias may impact or affect arts and culture in Durham, in order to develop a set of best practices for public art with a focus on anti-racism, community accountability and equity, and to uplift intergenerational, gender diverse, racially diverse, and LGBTQIA+ artists. d. City’s Comprehensive Plan: https://www.engagedurham.com/DocumentCenter/View/599/Durham- Comprehensive-Plan_Adopted_October2023 e. City's 2019 Durham Sesquicentennial Honors Commission:Final-Published Attachment - 13082 - REPORT - SESQUICENTENNIAL HONORS COMMISSION.pdf (durhamnc.gov) f. Durham Racial Equity Task Force's “2020 Report of the Durham Racial Equity Task Force”: https://www.durhamnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/32853/FINAL-REPORT- Durham-Racial-Equity-Task-Force-72220 g. Attendance Report : 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/durham-county-public-art-program