MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR Ald. Nik Kovac, Vice-Chair William DeLind, David Flores, Donald Fraker, Marcela Garcia, April Heding, Vedale Hill, Tina Klose, Diane Kosarzycki, Emilia Layden, Sandra McSweeney, Polly Morris, Tim Murphy, Paula Phillips, Kantara Souffrant, and Oscar Tovar Staff Assistant, Yadira Melendez-Hagedorn, 286-2775 Fax: 286-3456, Y.Melendez-Hagedorn@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liason: Tea Norfolk, 286-8012, tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov Staff to Arts Board: Sally Svetic, ssveti@milwaukee.gov Wednesday, July 14, 2021 4:00 PM Virtual Meeting Please note the change of date Call in Number: +1 (571) 317-3122 Access Code: 550-891-749 https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/550891749 1. Roll Call The meeting convened at 4:06 PM Individuals also present: Sally Svetic - DCD Terri Grote - DCD Present 12 - Murphy, McSweeney, Morris, Flores, Fraker, Kosarzycki, Murphy, Kovac, Klose, Phillips, Heding and Tovar Absent 1 - Hill Excused 4 - DeLind, Layden, Garcia and Souffrant 2. Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes Ald. Kovac moved approval of the minutes. There were no objections. 3. Public Art Subcommittee Report Ms. Morris stated Riverworks received a grant for a way finding project, but then they found additional funds, so they wanted to use the grant for murals instead. She stated that the Subcommittee recommended the that the funds can be used for the new project. Mr. Murphy stated the project seems more similar, than different from the original project. Ms. McSweeney moved approval of the project substitution. There were no objections. 4. Old Business City of Milwaukee Page 1 MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD Meeting Minutes July 14, 2021 - Discussion relating to the format of future meetings (in-person, hybrid, virtual) Ald. Murphy stated he thinks the next meeting should be in person. Ms. Morris stated there has been more participation in the PASC meetings since they have been virtual. Mr. Fraker stated traffic is bad and parking is hard, so virtual is easier. Ald. Murphy stated staff will send out a survey to members about meeting preferences. - Discussion relating to the 2021 Awards Celebration Ms. Svetic stated the Marcus Center is available on September 14th. Ms. Heding suggested asking the awardees what their preference is. - Discussion relating to the use of ARPA Funds for Art Ald. Murphy stated there is no money set aside for art in the Mayor's proposed ARPA plan. He added that people should reach out the Mayor and express their desire to have funding for arts. - Discussion relating to re-envisioning 2022 grant cycle Ald. Murphy stated future grants should return to being project based because people want to see the projects in the community.. Ms. Morris stated that the merits may not all be the same for each project. Mr. Heding stated the awards should respond to the needs of the community. Ald. Kovac stated there may be a hybrid approach such as funding organizations that are doing art in the city. Mr. Flores stated it is worth investigating a change Mr. Murphy stated this is an opportunity to examine the process going forward Ms. Kosarzyski stated the Board should explore change and support artists Mr. Fraker stated now is the time for change and the old method was burdensome Ms. Klose stated she agrees that a hybrid sounds interesting and worth exploring Ms. Heding stated she agrees that equity is important and there should be a survey to grantees. Ms. Phillips stated she agrees with the other comments Mr. Tovar stated he doesn't have an opinion either way Ms. McSweeney stated she agrees that the process should be revisited Diane & David & April to join Polly in creating a proposal for a change for the October meeting. 5. New Business There was no new business. 6. Announcements There were no announcements. The meeting adjourned at 5:17 PM Molly Kuether-Steele Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 2