2023-01-17 Public Art Committee Meeting
To develop, advance, and nurture all facets of the arts
to enhance the quality of life for Meridian residents and its visitors
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE MEETING
Parks and Rec Conference Room, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 4:30 PM
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Agenda
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ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
_____ Lizzie Taylor
_____ Jessica Peters
_____ Bobby Gaytan, Chair
APPROVAL OF MINUTES [ACTION ITEM]
1. Approve PAC Meeting Minutes from 11-15-22
REPORTS
2. Updates: Public Art Projects in Progress; Parks Identity and Public Art Roster (5
minutes)
DISCUSSION ITEMS
3. Discuss: Next Steps for Discovery Park Public Art Project (20 minutes)
4. Discuss: Potential Mural Public Art Project with SagePoint Financial (3 minutes)
5. Discuss: Potential Public Art Project at Transit Shelters with Valley Regional
Transit (3 minutes)
6. Discuss: Traffic Box Series 2023 (3 minutes)
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7. Discuss: Other Public Art Project Ideas (Fuller Park Environment Art, Rotating
Sculpture Program, Temporary Public Art Projects for Art Week, Sidewalk Poetry,
Lakeview Golf Course) (10 minutes)
ACTION ITEMS
8. Draft Prioritization List of Ongoing and Potential Public Art Projects Ideas:
Murals, Transit Shelters, Discovery Park, Fuller Park, Traffic Boxes, Temporary Art
Week Projects, Rotating Sculpture, Sidewalk Poetry, Lakeview, etc (15 minutes)
[ACTION ITEM]
9. 2023 Public Art Committee Chair Elections (3 minutes) [ACTION ITEM]
NEXT MEETING - March 21, 2023
ADJOURNMENT
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PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE MEETING
Parks and Recreation Conference Room, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM
MINUTES
VIRTUAL MEETING INSTRUCTIONS
ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
__x___ Lizzie Taylor
__x___ Jessica Peters
__x___ Bobby Gaytan, Chair
City staff present was Arts and Culture Coordinator Cassandra Schiffler. Also present for
agenda item 2 was Aaron Dyson, City Artist at Public Art St. Paul.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES [ACTION ITEM]
1. Approval of Public Art Committee Draft Meeting Minutes from 10-18-22
J. Peters made motion to approve minutes; seconded by L. Taylor
All ayes
DISCUSSION ITEMS
2. Discuss: Sidewalk Poetry Project Idea Development and Consult with
Public Art St Paul
Committee met via video conference with Aaron Dyson of Public Art St. Paul to
review their Sidewalk Poetry Program which is part of their City’s sidewalk
reconstruction program. Information included an informal, discursive
presentation about the program starting with an overview and a mention of the
artist that originated the project, Marcus Young. Details discussed included the Call
for poetry from residents of St. Paul; using partnerships with local libraries; a
selection process that pays writing professionals, and curators for their selection
panels to review the 600-700 submissions; the hiring of a typography graphic
design expert; the logistics of the successful typography (stay away from serif
fonts, fonts should be over 1” high, look at kerning and spacing and print at scale
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with plotter to review); and fabrication (milled in HDPE ½”thick, letters cut out of
the top ¼, 1/8” aluminum backing with an 1/8” angle iron, air holes at every 8” –
4th Dimension CNC is their fabricator); and the contracting of a stamping
coordinator (this is a sporadic job and needs the right person - the stamping
coordinator coordinates and follows the concrete subcontractor around to figure
out location and literally watch concrete dry – they must understand when the
“goldilocks” moment is to stamp, they need to be comfortable asking to redo the
stamp (75% success, 25% need to be refloated)). Many other tips were discussed
such as spraying a release on stamps of mineral spirits, City mailing residents in
advance about project to give opportunity of right of refusal, not promising anyone
a poem. Some interesting facts were that every resident is within a 3 minute walk
of a poem. They have around 1,300 poems throughout City. Around 6-8 poems are
chosen each year. They don’t put more than 3 poems on each block to keep with
the idea of “sporadic moments of joy” as too many become ubiquitous.
Following the one-hour presentation, the committee commended Aaron Dyson on
his level of enthusiastic, open, responsive, and informative communication skills.
The committee then discussed the project and adjustments would work in
Meridian. Meridian is a newer community, and we have less reconstruction
projects. Sidewalks are also managed by ACHD. The project would be more
plausible in newer construction areas and pathways. C. Schiffler stated that the city
is currently looking for a new Pathways Manager, as K. Warren is moving to a new
job. Support from the new Pathways Manager would likely help this project’s
success. L. Taylor expressed concern for this project’s support from City Officials
and some residents. The committee is interested in adapting it to Meridian, but
also has a lot of public art projects in process, and is trying to keep up with
completing and maintaining current projects. J. Peters suggested that the
committee continues to ” marinate” on the idea.
3. Discuss: Special Traffic Box Project for Deceased High School Art Student at Ten
Mile and Pine
There was a recent accident at the crosswalk and intersection of Ten Mile and Pine,
near the Meridian High School, where a high school student was struck by a truck,
and has died. The student’s father reached out to the City and the Arts and Culture
Coordinator to inquire about putting his son’s artwork on the nearby traffic box.
This process is a bit different than the normal process of having a Call to Artists to
be selected for the repository of images that can be used for traffic boxes or the
selection of artworks from the West Ada School District Annual Art show, so this
project will be considered as a new public art project. People can sponsor traffic
boxes from the repository, but cannot put their own artwork on boxes.
The Arts and Culture Coordinator reviewed this background with the committee
and the committee discussed this project. The public art committee acknowledged
that this is outside of the normal process, but was receptive to the project and
thought that this one warrants consideration due to the impact of this event in the
community and the age and untimely death of the deceased resident. However, the
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public art committee expressed that it did not want to get in a regular practice of
creating memorials, and that future projects for memorial-type projects would not
likely move forward.
The Arts and Culture Coordinator showed several images of the student’s work
that were sent by the parent to the City. The committee reviewed the images for
content, design, style, form, craftsmanship, and the general consensus was that the
image attached to these minutes below would work best for a traffic box.
There are two traffic boxes at the current location, and one is already wrapped
with a 2017 artwork “Outrageous Mavis” by Clarissa Grkovic. That box is not
currently in a condition that warrants removal and rewrap yet (the lifespan on
these boxes is typically 5-10 years), so the committee suggested wrapping the
smaller box next to the current wrap.
The committee discussed sponsorship of the box. In current processes for
sponsorship, people may choose to sponsor a box at a certain location, (though in
that process people cannot propose new images that have not gone through a
selection process), so the committee discussed the parent finding a way to pay for
the vinyl wrap. C. Schiffler stated that the parent said they could likely raise funds
to pay for the box. The cost of the vinyl wraps is 591.00.
This agenda item was not an action item, so the committee did not take a vote, but
discussed relaying the information to the Arts Commission for recommendation.
REPORTS
4. Update: Public Art Projects: Ten Mile Creek Pathway Trailhub Next Steps, Mural
Updates, Mural Signage
C. Schiffler has met with the public artist selected by MAC for the Ten Mile Creek
Pathway Trailhub to prepare the agreement for City Council to review and
approve. The mural ribbon cutting at unBound was a success! The mural ribbon
cutting at Tully Park was postponed until spring due to weather concerns. The
mural design for the Pool was approved by MAC and the C. Schiffler is working on
the agreement for installation with the artist, which will be reviewed for approval
by City Council.
B. Gayton has worked to gather information about mural signage to include braille,
and a design and quote was prepared for review. The signage needs to be a bit
larger, and the braille will be moved to below the text. C. Schiffler will work to
adjust the design, and ask for budget approval from MAC to fabrication and install
the signage.
C. Schiffler also updated the committee about a potential public art project initially
proposed by a former arts commissioner. L. Mauldin, a former arts commissioner
saw a disabled veteran at the transit stop on Overland near Lowe’s and thought
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that this would be a good spot for a shelter. C. Schiffler did research on transit
shelters and public art on shelters and found that transit shelters are created and
overseen by Valley Regional Transit (VRT). C. Schiffler also found that VRT has
collaborated with Boise City Department of Arts and History to create a roster for
some public artworks on the transit shelters in Boise. C. Schiffler reached out to
VRT to ask about the stop on Overland (which is a busier stop and may be a
candidate for a shelter in the future, as it already has a concrete pad
improvement). C. Schiffler also found out that currently, Meridian has 2 transit
shelters, and VRT would be open to working on public art on shelters in Meridian.
VRT will send C. Schiffler more information about how they might work with the
City and the Arts Commission.
NEXT MEETING - December 20, 2022
ADJOURNMENT
L. Taylor made motion to adjourn the meeting; seconded by J. Peters.
All ayes. Meeting adjourned at 6:16 PM
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“Scattered Thoughts” Colored pencil, Terry Binder
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