Lawrenceville Arts Commission

LAWRENCEVILLE ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Council Assembly Room 6:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Commission Member Walden at 6:01 PM recognizing a quorum. Approval of Agenda There was one change to the agenda, moving the Potential Project Agenda Item to the next meeting. Motion to approve the updated Meeting Agenda was made by Commission Member Clark, Seconded by Commission Member Abuaisheh. Voting Yea: Commission Member Clark, Commission Member Chitwood, Commission Member Stone-Collins, Commission Member Walden, Commission Member Abuaisheh Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 1. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Motion to approve the prior meeting minutes was made by Commission Member Stone- Collins, Seconded by Commission Member Clark. Voting Yea: Commission Member Clark, Commission Member Chitwood, Commission Member Stone-Collins, Commission Member Walden, Commission Member Abuaisheh General Discussion  2. Update on 157 North Perry Alleyway Project Chad Smith was not present at the meeting. Jasmine Billings provided the update for 157 North Perry Street Project. Some additional updated designs received from Chad were presented and all three renderings were reviewed together. The new design showed rebar trees through the alleyway, and Chad had indicated that the rebar could be left to rust, or painted black. The Electric Department advised that they can add uplighting with conduit underground to alleviate any trip hazard and relieve building owners from providing power. The group was asked to consider regrouping on this project since this was the first project and a lot of ideas have been presented. Uplighting can incorporate the City seal, possibly tie it into the Heritage Trail. It was noted that the alleyway is fairly narrow and the renderings make it look bigger than it actually is. The feeling was the trees would be too much for the area but could possibly be used in a different location, maybe a roundabout in the College Corridor. The flooring idea presented was hammered concrete since this would allow for different textures. 3. Update on The Depot District Project Chad Smith was not present at the meeting. Jasmine Billings presented an update on the Depot District in his place. A new rendering was presented which mirrored the update for the alleyway. When all three renderings were presented together, the group felt the first two renderings had a more industrial feel, where the trees seemed too modern for the area, given that Lawrenceville is more of an old town. The College Corridor may be a more appropriate location for the trees. There was also no signage included in the newest rendering. Design 2 is a little more nature oriented and is not as plain as the first design. Several ideas were discussed for the lighting aspect to give it a "nature" feel. 4. College Corridor Project Update Jasmine Billings presented an update on the College Corridor, showing some ideas for artistic pieces that could be put in one of the roundabouts. The roundabouts will contain landscaping in each so design will need to take that into consideration. Several ideas were presented to give ideas for those locations. One roundabout will contain a gateway sign. The tree was still a popular choice, and Jasmine asked the group to forward additional ideas to her and Commission Member Sanders. Before anybody is commissioned to work on this piece, the design ideas will need to be more concrete. Oliver Hardy and Ezzard Charles were mentioned as prior Lawrenceville residents that could possibly be incorporated into future art projects within the city. 5. Potential Project List This agenda item will be moved to next month's meeting. Other Business It was noted that the group has a lot of great ideas and will need to work together to begin making decisions. Citizen Comments Comments will be limited to 2 minutes per person. Art Commission members will not respond to comments. There were no Citizen Comments Final Adjournment Motion to Adjourn was made by Commission Member Clark, Seconded by Commission Member Chitwood. Voting Yea: Commission Member Clark, Commission Member Chitwood, Commission Member Stone-Collins, Commission Member Walden, Commission Member Abuaisheh