2020-08-20 Public Art Subcommittee Minutes
PUBLIC ART SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
Parks and Recreation Conference Room, Meridian City Hall, 2nd Floor
Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:00 PM
MINUTES
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ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
x_____ Lizzie Taylor x_____ Jenifer Cavaness-Williams
x_____ Jessica Peters, Chair x_____ Thomas Vannucci
x_____ Natalie Schofield x_____ Bobby Gaytan
APPROVAL OF MINUTES [ACTION ITEM]
1. Minutes from Meeting July 16, 2020
J. Cavaness-Williams made motion to approve minutes, seconded by N. Schofield
and L. Taylor.
All ayes
DISCUSSION ITEMS
2. Public Art Subcommittee Overview- Past, Present, Future
J. Peters presented a PowerPoint, informing the subcommittee members of the
history of the Public Art Subcommittee and background on the current public art
projects.
3. Develop Timeline for Creation of Public Art Plan
The Subcommittee discussed the steps that could go into creating the Public Art
Plan: looking into hiring a facilitator and finding a grant to help with the cost. J.
Peters informed the Subcommittee that the Arts Commission hired a professional
from McCall for about $1500 to assist with the Strategic Plan. These efforts were
funded by a grant from the Idaho Commission of the Arts. The Subcommittee
agreed to look into grants and professionals for the Public Art Plan.
The Subcommittee requested that the survey results from the questionnaire
published by Via Partnerships could be shared with them. A. Belnap will send the
questionnaire results next week.
The Subcommittee also discussed possibilities of renewing the map for public art
and doing an associated social media campaign to raise awareness of Meridian’s
public art.
REPORTS
4. Update: Traffic Box Series 2020
A. Belnap informed the Subcommittee that the vinyl vendors are scanning the
artwork and the boxes should be finished by September.
5. Update: Responses to Mural Series Request for Statements of Interest
A. Belnap informed the Subcommittee that two applications have been received
and described current efforts to recruit more businesses by visiting buildings in
person. Interested businesses include: Truffles Etc., Bicycle Meridian, SagePoint,
The Roosevelt, Jackson’s gas station, the Heritage Building. A. Belnap also plans to
reach out to the Children’s Museum, Meridian Library, and The Flower Place. The
Subcommittee requested that the fliers and posts be shared with them for their
own recruiting efforts. A. Belnap will send next week.
B. Gaytan told the Subcommittee about the Boise Mural Project during Labor Day
weekend. He committed to report back on his experience with the project at the
next meeting.
NEXT MEETING - September 17, 2020 6:00pm
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned around 7:45pm