Culture, Arts & Pride Commission

CULTURE, ARTS & PRIDE COMMISSION Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:00 noon Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room (3300) 100 Ann Edwards Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 MINUTES Members Present: Bren Romano Monteiro, Chair; Ann McGahey, Frank Sonntag, Kathryn Whitaker Members Absent: Corey Alston, Brad Dunnells, Kelly Trager Staff Present: Nicole Harvey Ms. Monteiro called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m. 1. Approval of Minutes from the July 8, 2020 meeting Mr. Sonntag made a motion to approve the July 8, 2020 minutes. Ms. Whitaker seconded the motion. All were in favor. 2. Public Comments None 3. Report from Subcommittees a. Town Hall Art Ms. Harvey said they had continued with the social media posts and there was some art hanging in the hallways. She said when things change, they will continue with the Mayor’s Art and Music receptions. b. Sculpture Ms. McGahey said Mr. Herb Parker with the College of Charleston said he was going to include a juried exhibition in the fall syllabus. She said that it would be up to the Commission if it was juried in person or by Zoom. c. Art on the Half Shell Ms. Harvey said there was an article in the Moultrie News on the Art on the Half Shell program along with some great pictures.  Culture, Arts & Pride August 12, 2020 Page 2 of 4 She said they were now on display in the downstairs lobby and that Public Services would install them soon at various places. She discussed doing press releases and photos on the painted oysters that businesses purchase to display. Ms. Harvey said there were some more oysters to paint and shared some submissions she had received. The Commission discussed the submissions. Mr. Sonntag made a motion for selections of submissions from Mr. Emil Hristov and Ms. Roxanne Lewis. Ms. Whitaker seconded the motion. All were in favor. d. Traffic Box Art Ms. Harvey said that selections would take place next month. e. Paint the Town Ms. Harvey said the mural at Bowman Place was completed and the framing was being done for the one at Fire Station 7. f. It’s Raining Art Ms. Harvey said Ms. Kris Manning had submitted a proposal for two site visits, labor, and two concepts she would submit for this program. The Commission discussed the price, longevity, and possibly getting students involved as this was a wrap-up project and they would like to minimize the budget impact. g. Marketing Ms. Monteiro said they had Marketing, Performing Arts, and Culture left and those are things in the works, and nothing had to be decided on right now. She said Marketing was moving along at a steady pace. Ms. Harvey said they are working on an upgraded public art map. She thought they should put money toward website upgrades, getting the map active, and marketing for the Accommodation Tax Advisory Committee (ATAX) projects would come out of those budgets. She said they should get rack cards of public art projects that includes everything to show that Mount Pleasant is an artistic, cultural place to visit to see art. Ms. Whitaker left the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180 www.tompsc.com  Culture, Arts & Pride August 12, 2020 Page 3 of 4 Ms. Harvey said they did not have to set a budget today as she did not get any feedback for budget amounts. h. Performing Arts Ms. Monteiro said they had relabeled Emerging Arts as Performing Arts knowing that if there were any new ideas, they could discuss them in New Business going forward. Mr. Sonntag said that he and Mr. Dunnells had not met as they were in a holding pattern to determine what was going to happen with the schools. Ms. Monteiro said she would like them to come up with a performing arts budget. The Commission discussed the Lucy Beckham High School projects and adding another subcommittee as Other Projects. Ms. Whitaker returned to the meeting at 12:43 p.m. i. Culture Ms. Monteiro said they included the Civic Pride Award under Culture. They discussed trying to come up with some nominations for the award. Ms. Monteiro said they had also discussed a performing arts center and producing a mini documentary under Culture. Ms. Whitaker said they had talked about trying to use the Youth Council for something under Culture. She said that may be more attainable in getting the subcommittee moving to brainstorm with them. 4. Budget Review Ms. Monteiro said the budget review was discussed in the subcommittees. She asked everyone to send in proposed figures for the budget and they will review them. Ms. Harvey said she had sent them the cost estimates for proposed Lucy Beckham H.S. projects. The Commission discussed the projects presented: #1 Faces of Mount Pleasant, #2 String Murals, and #3 “Right Now I Can” Interactive mural wall. They discussed that the art teachers would oversee the projects, and the Commission would be guiding and managing it, along with helping with funding. Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180 www.tompsc.com  Culture, Arts & Pride August 12, 2020 Page 4 of 4 Ms. Whitaker made a motion to start the projects in the fall semester with projects 2 and 3, with project 2 being on their grounds, and project 3 finding a community center with foot traffic and then commit to project 1 in the spring. Ms. Monteiro seconded the motion. All were in favor. Ms. Harvey asked about reaching out to the Wando art teacher to see if she has any interest in exploring an It’s Raining Art project and the Commission agreed. 5. New Business Ms. Tracy Richter, Special Events Assistant, said with the Coastal Carolina Fair being canceled there may be an opportunity to get some student art into some of the recreation centers since they probably would not be submitting art for contests at the fair. 6. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Bedenbaugh, 8/12/20 Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180 www.tompsc.com