Public Art Committee of the Arts and Culture Commission
Regular MeetingReno, NV · March 11, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Public Art Committee of the
Reno Arts & Culture Commission
Hybrid Meeting
McKinley Arts & Culture Center
925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503
Monday, March 11, 2024
11:00 a.m.
Members:
Erik Fong, Chair Megan O’Reilly
Constance Hightower, Sara Paschall
Vice-Chair Vacant
Kelli DuFresne Vacant
Chelsea Houston Vacant
Kylie Howard
Brenna O’Boyle
Council Liaison: Devon Reese
Staff Liaison: Megan Berner
Public Notice: This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings)
at Reno City Hall – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically
posted in compliance with NRS 241 at https://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To
obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030
or cityclerk@reno.gov.
This meeting will be held at McKinley Arts & Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503 and
via the Zoom video conference platform.
Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting may do so at the designated physical location or may
hear, observe, and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link which will
provide the Webinar ID and call-in phone number:
https://links.reno.gov/3OYqtgA
You can also join the meeting by typing https://zoom.us/join into your computer browser and entering the
Webinar ID: 850 8360 9305. NOTE: This option will require a computer with audio and video capabilities.
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ID: 850 8360 9305, and pressing #.
Accommodation: The City of Reno, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, wishes to
make all its public meetings accessible to the public. Persons who require special accommodation or
assistance in attending this meeting may contact Megan Berner at 775-326-6333 at least 48 hours in advance
so that arrangements can be made.
Supporting Material: Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting
Megan Berner at 775-326-6333 or bernerm@reno.gov, and on the City’s website at
https://www.reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241, supporting material is made available to the general
public at the same time it is provided to the public body.
Order of Business: The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of
parliamentary procedure at the meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body
may combine two or more agenda items for consideration, remove items from the agenda, and/or delay
discussion on or continue scheduled agenda items at any time. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific
time will be heard no earlier than the stated time but may be heard later.
Public Comment:
In-Person
Persons wishing to address the public body at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to Megan
Berner, Staff Liaison.
Virtual
Pursuant to NRS 241, persons not in attendance who wish to submit public comment may do so by (1)
completing the online public comment form found at https://www.reno.gov/publiccomment; (2) sending an
email to bernerm@reno.gov; (3) leaving a voicemail at 775-326-6333; or (4) during the virtual public
comment period of the meeting.
To provide public comment via Zoom, log in to the Zoom webinar at the above link and utilize the “Raise
Hand” feature during any public comment period. To provide public comment via telephone only, press *9
to “Raise Hand” and *6 to mute/unmute.
Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker,
nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment
until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda as an action item. Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m.
on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the public body for review, and entered
into the record. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be provided to
the public body for review prior to adjournment and entered into the record.
A Introductory Items
A.1 Call to Order/Roll Call
A.2 Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or
any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for
each commentator.
A.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – March 11, 2024
A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – February 12 and February 26,
2024
A.5 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational
items only. No action may be taken on this item.
A.6 Staff Liaison Report - Item for general announcements and informational items
only. No action may be taken on this item.
B Business Items
B.1 Review, discussion, and possible recommendation of up to three semi-finalist artists
to interview for the North Valleys Sky Vista Roundabout Public Art Project from the list
of the following artists in alphabetical order: Kelechi Agwuncha, Olusola Akitunde,
ARTECLETTICA, Jake Balcom, John Bannon, Joan Benefiel, Becky Borlan, Daniel
Borup, Justin Buonanoma, Jeanine Centuori, Tofer Chin, John Christensen, Michael
Christian, Michael Clapper, Adama Coulibaly, Daniel DeRoux, Michael Dillon, James
Dinh, Tylur French, Eileen Gay, Donald Gialanella, Peter Hazel, Damon Hyldreth, Seth
Johnson, Don Kennell, Virginia Kistler, Lily Kuonen, Adrian Landon, Zaq Landsberg,
Sujin Lim, Adrian Litman, Ken McCall, Michael McLaughlin, John Medwedeff, DiBari
& Associates Miami, Matthias Neumann, Sean Orlando, David Ortiz, Seth Palmiter,
Mark Rivera, Irina Shminke, Adam Smith, Aaron Stephan, Patrick Sullivan, Katherine
Taylor, Clark Wiegman, Brian Wignall, Sam Wilson, Haiying Wu, Jeff Zischke. (For
Possible Action)
B.2 Review and possible approval of a call for artists for the 2024 Art Signals: Painted
Signal Box Program. (For Possible Action)
B.3 Review and possible approval of a call for artists for a new mural at Evelyn Mount
Northeast Community Center in an amount not to exceed $35,000. (For Possible Action)
C Board/Commission/Committee Member Reports and Announcements – Limited to items
that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. No action may be taken on this item.
D Future Agenda Items – Discussion of items for future agendas. No action may be taken on
this item.
E Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any
general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator.
F Adjournment (For Possible Action)