Arts Commission

CITY OF LYNNWOOD ARTS COMMISSION AGENDA JULY 21, 2026 6:30PM PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lynnwood Senior Center ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/616668943?pw=4fe0f66f34529eb1f29a5b89960f577e 10. CALL TO ORDER / RECORDING (Announce date/time/AC meeting) 20. ROLL CALL Kalen Knowles Nick Coelho, Council Liaison Tiffany Grunzel, Vice Chair Katie Zeitler, Secretary Fred Wong, Arts, Culture & Heritage Coord (ACH) Robert Gutcheck Marielle Harrington, Healthy Communities Supervisor Rhiannon Kruse, Chair Lynn Hanson Raniere 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 16, 2026 40. COMMISSIONER & AD HOC REPORTS 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS 60. STAFF REPORT 70. BUSINESS ITEMS 70.1 Fair on 44th 10 min 70.2 Soccer Balls Art project (Rec Center & reception 7/28) 5 min 70.3 “Lynnwood Coop” magazine (next issue & submission) 10 min 70.4 Art of Food & Wine / Paint & Sip / Gingerbread event 10 min 70.5 New Art projects: Mural / Signal Box / Trash Cans / Street Art 10 min 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT / COMMENTS 90. FUTURE BUSINESS 100. ADJOURNMENT Upcoming Meetings: August 26, 2026, Lynnwood Senior Center & ONLINE, 6:30-8:30pm The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. Land Acknowledgement: “We acknowledge that the City of Lynnwood is located on the traditional lands of the Snohomish People and the confederation of Tulalip Tribes and their families. For generations, these Indigenous communities have lived on this land, and we recognize, support, and advocate alongside them. We also acknowledge the forced removal of Indigenous communities from their Homelands as a result of the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. We understand that Land Acknowledgements are only the first step in our efforts to support Coast Salish tribes and educate non-Natives about their lived history. We strive to achieve this through building relationships with Indigenous communities, supporting Indigenous commerce, government-to-government partnerships, and lifting indigenous voices to create equity for all. Through these actions, we hope to not only pay respect to the past but also collaborate in creating a sustainable future, hand in hand with the first protectors of our shared environment”. Future Business Items and Events Calendar Revised 7/16/2026 MEETING DATE TIME ITEM LOCATION (2026) July 21 6:30-8:30pm Lynnwood Senior Center August 26 6:30-8:30pm Lynnwood Senior Center September 15 6:30-8:30pm Lynnwood Senior Center October 20 6:30-8:30pm Lynnwood Senior Center November 17 6:30-8:30pm Lynnwood Senior Center December 15 6:30-8:30pm Election of Officers Lynnwood Senior Center July 28 5:30-7:30pm Soccer Balls - Artist Reception City Hall 2-8pm vendors July 29 Summer Sounds The District Event Center 6-8pm concert July 16, 23, 30 7-9pm Shakespeare in the Park Lynndale Park Amphitheater September 12 10am – 2pm Fair on 44th FIRST and THIRD 6-9pm Lynnwood Drink & Draw Pub 44 Wednesdays future Art/Farmers Market 2027 TBD The Art of Food & Wine LINKS TO MORE EVENTS  Galleries schedules City Hall Monday, 9:30AM Blaine Amidon 1/5/2026 J. Dario Pinto 1/5/2026 WA Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 2/9/2026 Art Research Association Gale Johansen 3/16/2026 Marcus Shriver 3/16/2026 Christopher Mitchell 4/20/2026 Laurie Miller 4/20/2026 Lynnwood Artists 6/1/2026 Melynda Hayes 7/13/2026 Susan Akers-Smith 7/13/2026 Cooper Miller 8/24/2026 JOSE CASTRO 8/24/2026 Brazen Bradazzle 9/28/2026 (Decorate Event at Library on 9/26) Elaine Woodhouse 11/2/2026 Mike Hipple 11/2/2026 Suze Woolf 12/7/2026 Tracy Wallschlaeger 12/7/2026 Rec Center Monday, 9:30AM Daniel Lee 1/12/2026 Sharan Grewal 2/23/2026 Wei-Ning Huang 4/6/2026 Josephine Olivia Lohn-Thomas 5/18/2026 Amelia Wang 6/29/2026 Erin Li 8/10/2026 Kaylee Hu 9/21/2026 Cynthia Gao 11/16/2026  CITY OF LYNNWOOD ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES JUNE 16, 2026 6:30PM PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lynnwood Senior Center ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/616668943?pw=4fe0f66f34529eb1f29a5b89960f577e 10. CALL TO ORDER at 6:32pm 20. ROLL CALL X Kalen Knowles X Nick Coelho, Council Liaison X Tiffany Grunzel, Vice Chair X Katie Zeitler, Secretary X Fred Wong, Arts, Cultural & Heritage Coordinator (ACHC) X Robert Gutcheck X Rhiannon Kruse, Chair X Lynn Hanson X Raniere 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES R Gutcheck motioned, T Grunzel seconded; May 19, 2026 minutes unanimously approved. 40. COMMISSIONER & AD HOC REPORTS • L. Hanson shared about the Seattle Art Fair (July 23–26). Her gallery is participating. Limited free tickets available. She highlighted artists showing at her gallery right now, including a mosaic artist working with eggshells and a textile artist known for reupholstering vintage furniture. • Edmonds Arts Festival is next weekend; former commissioner Craig Vandenbosch was accepted into this year’s Edmonds Arts Studio Tour. • Raniere invited commissioners to help residents at Scriber Gardens make name tags/buttons. She’d like to borrow the button maker. Date TBD. 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS - None 60. STAFF REPORT • F. Wong shared photos from City Pride and the soccer ball installation, and noted Summer Sounds, a new event at the Event Center with a market and concert. 70. BUSINESS ITEM 70.1 Lynnwood Idol 2026 (recap & Celebrate) • Judges feedback: ask older contestants to sing more of the song; Invite all three judges back next year, and ask them to lead with a compliment before critiquing. • Staff will forward K. Zeitler’s photos to members. Thanks Katie. • K. Zeitler and T. Grunzel will represent the AC at Celebrate. AWE will also be there. • Connect with Idols & Conor about Mill Creek Festival. • Ideas for 2027: printed program for audience; station someone near the sound booth. • Staff will request funding again for 2027. The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations.  70.2 Soccer Balls Art project (Rec Center & reception) • Online auction & party: Tues., July 28, 5:30–7:30pm at City Hall. All proceeds (minus auction site fees) go to the Lynnwood Food Bank. 70.3 Lynnwood Artists Show (recap) • Good turnout. Artists had to be present to win the People’s Choice Award. • City Hall Gallery space felt cramped this year and lacked its usual “wow factor.” Permit window now takes up part of the wall and cubicles take up some of the lobby. T. Grunzel will explore exhibits at the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center. 70.4 “Lynnwood Coop” magazine (next issue & submission) • K. Zeitler asks members to send submission. • Staff will assign 49 poems to members to find good ones to send to K. Zeitler. 70.5 Art of Food & Wine / Paint & Sip / Gingerbread event • T. Grunzel will forward Neighborhood Center contact to L. Hanson for the Art of Food & Wine. Peace of Mind Brewing is a possible family-friendly alternative for Paint & Sip. 70.6 New Art projects: Mural / Signal Box / Trash Cans • Mural artists (Tori Shao and Alex Nason) propose painting on waterproof MDO panels on wood frame mounted on the bricks. Commissioners discussed the merits. 70.7 AC meeting (Date Change to August 26, Vote) • L. Hanson moved to reschedule the August meeting to Wed., August 26, 2026, 6:30pm; K. Knowles seconded; passed unanimously. 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT ● First ever City Pride was well attended despite rain; anecdotally, vendors were pleased (bakery sold out). ● Upcoming: The District Summer Sounds, Oktoberfest, GeekFest July 17–19. ● Farmers Market project continues under the City’s tourism division; a manager candidate is identified, but launch is pushed to 2027. Likely site is the Sound Transit light rail station. April to September, Sunday mornings. ● Budget: an 18-month effort has brought a $25M deficit down to roughly zero. ● Public-safety and art: Lynnwood was ranked among WA’s deadliest cities for pedestrian deaths (The Urbanist). A Fayetteville, AR asphalt-art crosswalk program cut crashes 29% at treated intersections — seen as complementary to Council Member Robert Leutwyler’s proposed Vision Zero policy (zero traffic deaths by 2040). Sidewalk chalk-art neighborhood walk. ● Greater Seattle Korean Association is targeting mid-September for Lynnwood’s first Asian Night Market, at Dave & Buster’s lot, 100–150 vendors and a performance stage. 90. FUTURE BUSINESS - None 100. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:03pm The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. Staff Report (Program & Project Updates) DATE: July 16, 2026 TO: Arts Commission FROM: Fred Wong, Community Programs Coordinator Commission Member Recruitment No vacancy. Info and to apply here . Art Exhibits City Hall: Susan Akers-Smith & Melynda Hayes. Rec Center: Amelia Wang. Lynnwood Artists Show reception on June 11 was well attended. Syvia Hang and Suzette Tanner won the people's choice awards, $200 each, given by the Lynnwood Parks & Rec Foundation. Farmers/Art Market – Planning for 2025 and 2026 has stopped. City Tourism is leading the way to host a market perhaps in 2027. They are looking to hire a market manager. Soccer – FIFA world cup art project Won grant to Economic Alliance Snohomish County for $6,500. Balls were installed at Rec Center. Auction is live www.32auctions.com/soccerballs. Reception is on July 28, 5:30-7:30pm https://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Community/Events-Calendar/Soccer-Balls- Artist-Reception Lynnwood Idol Winners performed at Celebrate on June 26. And 5 singers and Conor Sullivan (2025 Idol) sang at the Mill Creek Festival on July 12. LSC/Farmers Market - Mural Selected Tori Shao/Alex Nason. Staff will be discussing with maintenance about attaching MDO panels on bricks for the mural. City Budget Currently at 15% reduction. 2027-28 budget has begun. Signal Box Wrap Project • Snohomish Tribe Box: location at 168th and 44th is done. Big box wrap will be removed. • Working on box about history of eggs/chicken/poultry/farms near Barnes & Noble. • Future boxes:, newspapers/radio stations, significant businesses, fairgrounds, rodeos, Edmonds College, Edmonds School District’s sports Wall of Honors, homesteaders, South Lynnwood, Lund’s Gulch. Working on eggs/chicken/poultry box. • Trash Cans: Scriber Lake Park entrance at 53rd. South Lynnwood Park. 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