Culture, Arts & Pride Commission

CULTURE, ARTS & PRIDE COMMISSION Wednesday, August 11, 2021 12:00 PM Municipal Complex, Committee Meeting Room (3300) 100 Ann Edwards Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 MINUTES Members Present: Kathryn Whitaker, Chair; Brad Dunnells, Ann McGahey, Bren Romano Monteiro Members Absent: Corey Alston, Courtney Sarre Staff Present: Nicole Harvey Ms. Whitaker called the meeting to order at 12:08 p.m. 1. Approval of Minutes from the June 14, 2021 meeting Ms. McGahey made a motion to approve the June 14, 2021 minutes. Ms. Monteiro seconded the motion. All were in favor. 2. Public Comments None 3. Vice-Chair Selection Ms. Harvey said they needed to elect a vice-chair since Mr. Frank Sonntag passed away. She said that Ms. McGahey and Ms. Monteiro cannot serve because they had served terms. She said Town Council had selected Ms. Nicole Thomas as a new Culture, Arts & Pride (CAP) Commissioner and she would hopefully be at the next meeting. The Commission discussed Mr. Dunnells being the vice-chair and he agreed to accept the role. Ms. Monteiro made a motion for Mr. Brad Dunnells to be the Commission’s vice-chair. Ms. Whitaker seconded the motion. All were in favor. 4. Budget Review  Culture, Arts & Pride August 11, 2021 Page 2 of 3 Ms. Harvey reviewed the budget. She discussed the Traffic Boxes, It’s Raining Art, and Performing Arts. She said for Marketing she would like to print rack cards and start boosted media posts. The Committee discussed that Performing Arts was going to combine with ArtFest and they need to make plans for this. The Commission discussed the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee (ATAC) money they receive that was previously stalled because of some issues but was now written back into their budget. The Committee discussed the rack cards being a good promotion as they continue to have opportunities to display them at different events and could send them to various visitor centers to promote the Town of Mount Pleasant’s public art. 5. Report from Subcommittees a. Town Hall Art (1) Mayor’s Music and Art Reception Ms. Harvey said the Mayor’s Music and Art Reception would be August 26 from 5 - 7 p.m. and the Dolly Parton performance with the Village Repertory Theatre would be at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Harvey reviewed Town Hall Art submissions and shared the dimensions of the pieces. Ms. Whitaker made a motion to accept all the submissions except for the Charleston artist’s submissions. Ms. McGahey seconded the motion. All were in favor. b. Unincorporated Areas Ms. Whitaker shared notes from Mr. Alston. She said he wanted to thank everyone who helped with the sweetgrass basket stands and said they finished seven of the eight stands. The Committee discussed debris around some of the stands and flooring solutions. They discussed working on four stands at Towne Centre in September and Ms. Harvey said she would talk with Towne Centre about this area. She said the Commission does have left over lumber but would need to buy paint. Ms. McGahey suggested they may be able to use concrete pavers for the flooring of the stands. c. Performing Arts Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180 www.tompsc.com  Culture, Arts & Pride August 11, 2021 Page 3 of 3 Mr. Dunnells said they could not make a performance happen this summer so they would like to be a part of ArtFest in March. He said they would not take away from Towne Centre’s activities but would like to hire local professional performers. Ms. Richter said they should start booking now. d. Culture Ms. Whitaker said they did not have anything on Culture. e. Student Art The Committee discussed the yarn wrapped art project by the students at the Lucy Beckham High School. They said that it would be displayed for back to school night. Ms. Whitaker said she would get in touch with Wando High School. f. Marketing (1) Art Contest Submissions Ms. Harvey said the Town started an online store and wanted to do an official t-shirt design contest. She said they put out the call for t-shirt submissions and for a reusable tote bag. She said the selections would be put on social media to allow the public to choose their favorite. Ms. Harvey shared the tote bag submissions for the Commission to choose five. The Commission discussed the purpose of the bag was to promote environmental stewardship in the Town of Mount Pleasant and should state that for voting purposes. Ms. Monteiro made a motion to approve the top five submissions they had chosen for the tote bags. Ms. McGahey seconded the motion. All were in favor. Ms. Harvey shared the t-shirt submissions. The Commission went back and chose one more submission for the tote bag. The Commission agreed on six submissions for the t- shirt. Ms. Monteiro made a motion to approve the top six submissions they had chosen for the t-shirt design. Ms. McGahey seconded the motion. All were in favor. 6. New Business 7. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:06 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Karen Bedenbaugh, 8/11/21 Telephone (843) 884-8517 - Fax (843) 856-2180 www.tompsc.com