MADISON ARTS COMMISSION

City of Madison City of Madison Madison, WI 53703 www.cityofmadison.com Meeting Minutes - Approved MADISON ARTS COMMISSION Consider: Who benefits? Who is burdened? Who does not have a voice at the table? How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences? Wednesday, October 12, 2022 5:30 PM Virtual Meeting CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 5:35 pm Present: 9 - Sheri Carter; Fabu P. Carter; Lance M. Owens; Rae C. Senarighi; Katie H. Ryan; Anna T. January; Nicholas A. Pjevach; Bethany M. Jurewicz and Mitchell F. Branscombe Excused: 2 - Annik N. Dupaty and Prenicia E. Clifton APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Pjevach, to Approve the September 7, 2022 Minutes. The motion passed by voice vote/other. PUBLIC COMMENT 1. 61239 Public Comment Masaru Oka spoke in support of Jenie Gao's public art proposal. Daniel Swadener spoke in support of Promega's Mother & Child sculpture. Audifax spoke in support of their Blink proposal. DISCLOSURES AND RECUSALS Jurewicz recused herself from the review of Audifax's Blink proposal. Branscombe recused himself from discussion of the Village on Park Parking Ramp. CLOSED SESSION The Commission convened into closed session at 5:50 pm to discuss Item #2, the Metro Transit Percent for Art Project (Legistar ID #65288). The Commission reconvened into open session at the conclusion of their discussion of Item #2. 2. 65288 Metro Transit Percent for Art Project Commissioners had the following comments: -Is there an opportunity to wrap the design around the corner so there is some attention to S Ingersoll Street? -Can we look at a different use of space? The artwork focuses on the area under saw tooth roof where the windows may be restored. -Allow for separate maintenance of the walls. -Include more diversity of narrative and perspective beyond bus riders, to include Metro staff. -If the location is removed from the saw tooth wall and is more flexible, consider reorienting the narrative to start closest to the Capitol and move down E Washington Ave. away from the Capitol. City of Madison Page 1 MADISON ARTS COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved October 12, 2022 A motion was made by Branscombe, seconded by Senarighi, to offer Jenie Gao the commission for the Metro Transit Percent for Art project with modifications related to the design, location, materials, and other specifications as requested by Metro Transit staff and the Madison Arts Commission. The motion passed by voice vote/other. Item #2 was discussed in closed session and voted on in open session. 3. 27011 Art in Public Places A motion was made by Jurewicz, seconded by Branscombe, to Approve the recommendation of the Public Art Committee to use $110,000 of the Municipal Art Fund to fund the Timekeeper conservation at $8,000, Clyde Stubblefield mural at $10,000, Tom Jones mural at $15,000, S Pinckney Street median sculptures at $15,000, Urban League Job Center at $25,000, and Black Mother & Child sculpture at $25,000. The remaining $12,000 will be used to partially fund the Theresa Terrace window project. The motion passed by voice vote/other. A motion was made by Jurewicz, seconded by S. Carter, to Approve the prior recommendation of the Public Art Committee to select Sunghee Min's Arc I and Arc II for the S Pinckney Street median sculptures. The motion passed by voice vote/other. 4. 21297 BLINK Proposal Review Regarding Wendy Schneider's application, the commission would like additional information and invited the artist to attend the November MAC meeting to provide more project details including event locations. A motion was made by Branscombe, seconded by S. Carter, to Approve the recommendation of the Public Art Committee to fund the Blink project by Audifax for $1500. The motion passed by voice vote/other. 5. 71809 Village on Park Parking Ramp The Commission discussed Michael Ford's concepts. Commissioners preferred the images of people over the strictly abstract images. 6. 22394 Madison Arts Commission Standing Committee Assignments A motion was made by Ryan, seconded by F. Carter, to Approve Branscombe serving on the Public Art Committee, Clifton serving on the Art Grants Committee, and S. Carter serving as an alternate on the Art Grants Committee. The motion passed by voice vote/other. 7. 21279 MAC Administrative Reports Staff reported that there will be an upcoming survey regarding the Annie Stewart Fountain, which will guide the future course of action. 8. 69092 2022 Press and Publicity See attached. ADJOURNMENT City of Madison Page 2 MADISON ARTS COMMISSION Meeting Minutes - Approved October 12, 2022 By unanimous consent, the meeting adjourned at 8:06 pm. City of Madison Page 3