Public Art Commission

Salem Public Art Commission 98 Washington Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 KIM (978) 619-5685 BERLEY DRISCOLL MAYOR Public Art Commission Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 6:30 pm City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street, 1st Floor Meeting Minutes ● Roll Call Meeting starts at 6:40 pm ● Kurt Anke ny - Beauchamp, Norene Gachignard, Janine Liberty, Carly Dwyer Naik, John Andrews, Julie Barry ● 3rd Request for brief Bios & Headshots!! Please provide before end of 2019!! ● Reappointment Decisions - Emily Larsen will continue with the PAC. - Gachignard will continue with the PAC. - J Michael Sullivan will be maintained until SRA finds another person. ● Approval of Minutes: - November 19th 1. Differed approval ● Deep Dive Budget Reviews - Public Art Budget 1. Artist in residence would give artist $4000 in supplies a. Andrews would like to see outside sponsors support this 2. Mural Slam stipend was suggested to be increased to a total of $5000 a. Gachignard suggested hanging older murals in city hall b. The PAC would like to see if there was a way to better preserve the art 3. City Hall has a budget for the PAC of $150 for advertising a. Liberty suggested hiring a social media intern 4. City Hall’s Indigenous Person Portrait will be split between Witch house and PAC a. The suggested amount would be $10,500 b. The PAC would like to bring that to $10,000 Gachignard made a motion to approve Andrews seconded Motion approved seconded motion Motion passed unanimously ● Clarification of Artists ’ Row Revolving Account and Old Town Hall Revolving Account - The PAC should collectively decided on Artist Row decisions - Currently the AR and OTH accounts are revolving and do not need a public vote.  - Funds for maintenance of bathrooms on AR in covered under city planning budget a. Barry will request additional funds to update bathrooms. ● Artists ’ Row Call for Artists Review - Barry suggests that AR tenants not be charged rent from Jan - March - PAC would like to add a request for social media marketing to RFP - PAC suggested clarity in insurance requirements 1. no requirements listed but they should encourage normal coverage 2. Possibly list a ballpark figure - Review Specifics PAC would like to add additional options to AR RFP 1. Add the option for video representation for work 2. Add a word count 3. Review process a. Suggest an overall narrative but pull out some bullet points. - Andrews is concerned that the 3 months off may not be beneficial if the goal is to assist creatives in maintaining a year-round business. - A survey has been taken on suggested hours 1. PAC will suggest a suggested time frame for being open 2. Require stalls to be open during Artsfest, and other programing on Derby Square - Grammatical changes 1. Four artists stalls a restaurant and a bathroom 2. Typo on Happens and artists 3. Keep all Artists Creatives references lower case 4. Animate changed to Activate 5. Removal of fall and winter hours Liberty made a motion to approve Andrews seconded motion Motion passed unanimously ● Clarification of Roles of PAC and Public art Planner - Any public art in the city of Salem will be funneled through the PAC - PAC does not approve Artists row rents or budgets - PAC is only able to make budget allocations based on the $25,000 yearly budget that they have from the city - The role of the PAC is to advise on details surrounding Artists Row and Old Town and advise processes around the arts in Salem. - PAC will also be determining programming - Andrews would like the transparency of this ownership and these roles be made more public ● Other Business - In January, there will be an intern coming to take an inventory of the city’s public art. - Old Town Hall will have an assessment done to see what needs to be updated ● Public Comments Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A § 18-25 and City Ordinance § 2- 2028 through § 2-2033. Page 2 of 3  ● Action Items - March review of Shakespeare in the Park /or programing in the park ● Meeting Adjourn at 8:06 Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A § 18-25 and City Ordinance § 2- 2028 through § 2-2033. Page 3 of 3