Public Art Commission

Salem Public Art Commission Meeting November 15, 2016 The Public Art Commission (PAC) was held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 2016, in Room 314, Third Floor, at 120 Washington Street, Salem, MA. Norene Gachignard, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 6:08pm Roll Call: Members Present: Norene Gachignard, Lillian Hsu, James Fallon, Amanda Moore, J. Michael Sullivan, Austen Barron Bailly and Deborah Greel, Public Art Planner Approval of October Minutes: Hsu made a motion to approve. Fallon seconded the motion. Discussion: Motions passes: Hsu noted that under Community Art in paragraph 5 that the word ‘perimeter’ should be spelled ‘parameter’. Moore said add to “youth” ambassadors so it would read “She also mentioned the idea about youth ambassadors to help people learn about public art and to raise the profile of the commission.” Motion Passes: 4-2 absentation Discuss and Vote on Public Art Work plan 2016-2017 Documents and Exhibit: Public Art Work plan 2016-2017 Sullivan made a motion to approve the Public Art Work Plan 2016-2017 Fallon seconded the motion. Discussion: Hsu suggested adding social media to New Initiatives under Outreach but separate from Programs/Forums/Talks. She noted that the outline needs to make the list of initiatives match with the budget. Moore said to add wish list after budget and the whole outline needs to be more organized. She also noted to add collection management and inventory to the wish list. Hsu said to add the mural slam under ongoing programming and not under new initiatives. Greel suggested forming an Art Selection Committee to decide the locations for the public art grants. Moore said to list the committee under site specific art and to have the committee write the criteria and choose the locations. Under New Initiatives Bailly suggested Outreach/Public Forums/Talks Moore said to add social media as a second initiative under Outreach. Moore suggested a thematic focus with celebrating the urban environment to focus on community art. Hsu suggested adding under Funding to add advocacy to the city council, private funding and partnership development. Wish list would include PARking Day, Collections Management and Public Art Inventory. Moore suggested adding Public Art Ambassadors to the wish list. Bailly suggested adding under wish list, Expand Collaborations and Intern Involvement. Moore also suggested adding contingency funding for artists who may want to apply for a project within the year. Hsu said that the budget columns need to reflect outline. Greel mentioned that the Artist’s Row subcommittee can take a deep dive into the funding for art on Artists’ Row. Hsu said that “To Be Determined” for Artbox under the line item for funding. Greel will make the corrections to the Public Art Work Plan for the next PAC meeting. Update: Artists’ Row Greel said that an Artists’ Row Subcommittee has been formed and includes the following members: Lillian Hsu Public Art Commission Amanda Moore Public Art Commission John Andrews Creative Salem Kylie Sullivan Salem Main Streets Alyssa Irizarry Artist Rick Rawlins Graphic Design Deborah Greel Public Art Planner The Committee will meet on November 30th. Hsu suggested having the Salem Framework plan available to the committee before the meeting. Public Comment: There was no public comment. Adjourn: Hsu made a motion to adjourn. Bailly seconded the motion. Motion passes. Adjournment: 7:11pm