Arts and Humanities Council of Falls Church

Arts and Humanities Meeting Agenda Special Meeting for the Storm Drain Art Project May 27, 2022 Virtual Meeting Minutes Members Present: Mary Sellers, Ariadne Autor, Maureen Budetti, Nikki Graves Henderson, Laura Hull Liaisons Present: Corey Price, Letty Hardi, Marybeth Connelly Guests: Emma Tice Kepner, Mika Galvin Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Laura Hull at 9:07 AM Receipt of Public Comments  No comments were received New Business: 1. Background  Polluted runoff is the number one cause of water pollution in NOVA  This project combines public art and environmental stewardship  Designs should be aquatic, environmentally conscious or clean water themed  Art supplies funded by the EDA o Artists will use traffic paint in 5 colors (black, white, red, blue and yellow) o Designs will be sketched in chalk prior to painting o Safety equipment will be provided (cones, vests, caution tape and spill kits)  Storm drain locations were identified by the Dept. of Public Works  Project timeline is May 23- June 3 Oak Street Design- by Alex Schwartz and Gabi  Image of fish splashing down a drain o Caution making the fish too similar to Nemo to avoid copyright infringement o Consider using fish that are native to the area o The orange fish are particularly eye catching o Positive response to the variation in water and the water going over the curb on the design 1  Larry Graves Designs- by Emma Tice Kepner  Sketch #1- One Big Fish with tagline (only rain down the drain) o Simple and gets the point across. o Bold colors draw attention to the piece  Sketch #2 – Water Variation using Ombre of blue with fish of varying sizes, crab and seaweed along with tagline (only rain down the drain). o Boldness of the blue color really draws your attention o The green of the seaweed and red crab and yellow fish really balance each other. o The bubbles really make this image fun to think about o Putting the words on the curve really incorporates it into the design o Consider adding another element to the bottom left Cherry Hill Park – Mika  Sketch #1 – Fish swirling around the man hole o The black text will be painted in white text o Fish are painted in one of two colors for stronger impact  Sketch #2 – Two fish swimming around the man hole with waves all around o Fish seem balanced, like Yin and Yang o Fish were inspired by goldfish o Nice to see the perspective of the fish from above. o Some white paint will help create the sense of white caps Overall Comments  Should the Artists sign or initial the art?  A bio of each artist along with understanding of the inspiration should be shared for the Falls Church Art Walk Site. Adjourn  Meeting adjourned at 9:52 AM Submitted: By Corey Price 2