Public Art Committee

Public Art Committee Agenda Merriam City Hall, 9001 W. 62nd St. Merriam, Kansas 66202 April 10, 2025 - 5:30 PM If you require any accommodation (i.e. qualified interpreter, large print, reader, hearing assistance) in order to attend this meeting, please notify the Administrative Office at 913-322-5500 no later than 24 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. ACTION ITEMS 1. Consider approval of the March 13 Public Art Committee meeting minutes. Public Art Committee - Mar 13 2025 - Minutes IV. PROJECT UPDATES 1. MCC Parking Structure Semi-finalist Artist Presentations  5:35 - Cara Lynch  6:10 - Beth Ravitz  6:45 - Milagros Collective 2. City Updates 3. Other Business from the Floor V. ADJOURNMENT  MINUTES Public Art Committee Meeting City of Merriam, Kansas Merriam Visitors Bureau, 6304 E. Thursday, March 13, 2025 5:30 PM Frontage Road I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Shawn McConnell called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Staff Present: Gerald Becker Lauren Krivoshia, Assistant to the City Administrator Jan Schoonover Jordan Gomez Shawn McConnell Jason Silvers Staci Chivetta Vanessa Chasm Committee Members Absent: Julie Denesha Maggie McConnell Christine Nelson III. ACTION ITEMS 1. Consider approval of the Feb. 13, 2025 meeting minutes. Committee Member Gomez made a motion to approve the February 13, 2025 meeting minutes. Committee Member Becker seconded and the motion was unanimously APPROVED. IV. PROJECT UPDATES 1. Q&A with MCC Parking Structure Artist Finalists Semi-finalist artist proposals are due by April 1. The proposals will be shared with the public online and with a display at the MCC. We'll also ask the library if they would like Page 1 of 2 Public Art Committee Minutes – March 13, 2025 to have a display. General feedback will be solicited with a comment card and online form. The committee will provide a list of questions to the artists before their presentation at the next meeting. Committee members should email questions they would like to have considered to staff. Staff will check artist references after their proposals are received and provide feedback to the committee for consideration. The City will investigate possible studio space that could be provided to the artist. The committee was informed that the City has mosaic pieces and stones from the old Irene B. French Community Center that can be used for projects if desired. 2. Parade of Hearts Sponsorship The committee is interested to know more about artist stipends for this program. While not everyone loves the Parade of Hearts, they can agree that it makes art accessible to the public. Last years hearts proved to bring people to the community, as POH has a dedicated following, and were seen as very engaging. There's also appeal with the new shape for 2026. While sponsoring the POH does not guarantee Merriam will get a heart, our location along I-35 with a visitors center should be appealing to the World Cup visitors and selection committee. A Merriam staff member also serves on the committee, which could help our chances. Commissioner S. McConnell made a motion to sponsor the Parade of Hearts in 2026 for $10,000. Committee Member Gomez seconded and the motion was unanimously APPROVED. 3. City Updates One of the artists who applied to our parking structure project, Socorro Reyes Ramirez, is going to participate in the Hispanic Heritage Month exhibition in the Tim Murphy Art Gallery later this year. Matthew Dehaemers, an MCC member who also applied for the parking structure project, is open to another project with us should one come up. Hearts Across Merriam continues to generate lots of engagement with the community, and they're all very hopeful to be the next person to find a heart! The City has metal letters that spell Merriam that were removed from a building, and the committee agreed to add their creative twist to the letters. No location is currently planned for displaying the project. 4. Other Items from the Floor No items. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no other items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m. Page 2 of 2