Cultural Arts Commission

MINUTES OF THE GALVESTON CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022, 2:00 PM HYBRID MEETING IN PERSON AND VIA ZOOM I. DECLARATION OF QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER a. With a quorum present the meeting was called to order at 2:04 PM by Chair Kathleen DiNatale. Present: Pat Jakobi, Sherrill Hilton, Ken Shelton, Mary Longoria, Trey Click. Absent: Nick Barbee, Jan Collier, Michael Woody. For the City: Megan Pierce, Barbara Sanderson, Legal. Guest: Sarah Piel. b. Review of Minutes: Minutes for July regular meeting were reviewed. Trey moved they be approved; Mary seconded. Approval was unanimous. c. Word on the Street: ArtWalk and upcoming events and fundraisers at Rosenberg Library, Moody Gardens, the Humane Society, and The Grand were shared. Megan announced a citywide bike ride. d. Public Comments: There were no public comments. II. REPORTS a. Chair’ s Update: Budget for the Commission will be increased for the next fiscal year, probably to $100,000 and that the council would like to see some larger projects. The Sea- Wall Project is still working with Sherwin Williams and the company has identified a good paint for the project. Evan McCliman will unveil his public art project at Ashton Villa on Tuesday, September 13 at 5:00 p.m. b. Megan announced that contracts will be sent to artists approved for 2022-23 Public Arts Grants and that half of their funding will be available to them when contracts are signed. c. Sarah Piel, the sitting president for the Galveston Historic Downtown Cultural Arts District, gave a presentation about the need to coordinate activities and funding among various city agencies and organizations. She proposes that the Cultural Arts District hire a director, establish a board, and that the CAC partner with the District and other entities to streamline public arts activities. III. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS a. Megan submitted a draft of the Works in Progress tracking system to the Commission for comments. The system will start with the FY 22-23 projects on a quarterly basis. Commission members will meet with individual recipients in conjunction with the reports.  b. Terms of service for Commission members were discussed, along with the City’ s policy for attendance. c. There was a discussion of a new mural on a building on Ship Mechanic’ s Row that is being opposed by the Home Owners Association that owns the building. No action was taken. IV. ADJOURN MEETING a. Mary moved and Sherrill seconded that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was accepted unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 3:18. Minutes approved September 13, 2022 CAC chair Kathleen DiNatale