Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
Public Art Advisory Board
MINUTES
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Conference Room
Present:
Carol Aupperle, Mathias Bishop, Ginger
Castle, Eric Forehand, Ginger Hayes, Pat Hudson, Elizabeth Ray, Carl Regutti, Smythe
Richbourg
Council Liaison: Marla Dorrel
Staff: Denise Dickens, Lyman Collins, Vicki Hayes
Guest: Laura
Coats,
A. Call
to Order – Carol Aupperle, Chair
The meeting was called to order at
B. Roll
Call
Noting those absent
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Lejandro DeRomas,
Teen Council Representative
Welcome new Board members and introductions
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The Board
welcomed and gave brief introductions.
C. Adoption
of Agenda
ACTION: Carl
Regutti made a motion to accept the agenda.
Pat Hudson seconded. The motion passed
unanimously.
D. Minutes
Approval
of DRAFT
ACTION: Ginger
Hayes made a motion to accept the
E. New
Business
Greenways
and future planning – Doug McRainey, Parks Planner
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The greenways are
viewed as an alternative means of transportation.
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The majority of
trails are paved because it provides easier access for all individuals.
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There are
currently 30 miles of trails and 20 more are in the process.
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Bond Park will be
the main location linking the trails together.
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Signage has been
an issue and a consultant has been hired to develop a plan.
Board
Discussion
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The Board asked
staff to keep them informed about the signage plan.
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Staff explained that
Greenways need a public art plan and asked the Board to reaffirm that Parks and
Greenways are priority areas as called for in the Public Art Master Plan.
ACTION: Smythe
Richbourg recommended for the Public Art Advisory Board to continue making
Greenways and Parks a priority. Mathias
Bishop seconded. The motion passed
unanimously.
Representation
from the Fine Arts League
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Ella Williams was
the Fine Arts League representative from this Board and she has rotated off the
Board. We need someone to take on FALC
representation.
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Carl Regutti has
agreed to be the new Fine Arts League representative.
Volunteer
Banquet
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The banquet will
be held on
Spring
Daze and Lazy Daze Festivals
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Reminder to the
Board to save Saturday, April 28, 2007 for Spring Daze and Saturday, August 25,
2007 for Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festivals.
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The Board
volunteers on both of the dates to work a two hour shift talking about public
art.
F. Old
Business
Downtown
Streetscapes Recommendation - update
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The
recommendation will go before Council on
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Survey work has
begun with construction beginning in 2008.
Dedication
of
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On
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Presented and discussed
the final design
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This design is
being brought before the Board for comments. No comments noted
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An update will be
provide at the March meeting
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The contract has
been completed and Michael should begin in March.
Artist
Image/Data Registry - update
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Staff will
develop a call and develop a short list of artists for review.
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The purpose of
the artist register would be for individuals to use when they would like to
hire the services of an artist, developers would be encouraged to use the image
bank to find artists for private
development and the image bank would be used to select a short list of artists
for Town of Cary public art projects.
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The list would be
updated every two years.
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Staff also researched
artists mentoring programs. This could
help develop a pool of qualified local and regional artists.
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The mentor
program would be developed by sending a “call to artists” and asking for
individuals that wanted to be mentored by more experienced public artist.
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Staff felt that
both artists’ pools could be developed simultaneously
Review
current Public Art Advisory Board Goals
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The Board felt
they were meeting the goals established.
G. Reports
from Representative Organizations
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Temporary
Community Arts Exhibition “Take A Seat”
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Take a Seat! Is a
fun community-wide art exhibition and auction designed to increase awareness
and support for public art in
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Project
sponsorships are now available and the Call for Artists prospectus will be
available on-line at www.caryvisualart.org
and in print form the last week of January.
The entry deadline is
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Installation is
anticipated by
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West Regional
Library
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CVA is
contributing $5,000 to the initial planning of the West Regional Library public
art project and an additional $10,000 later, for a total of $15,000. The total project budget for phase one of the
project is expected to be $25,000.
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The design
proposal will be finalized this spring.
The proposal may include multiple phases with ground-level and seating
artworks in the courtyard as well as an artwork inside the entrance area.
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Site at Maynard
and
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CVA will purse a
tile mosaic or other low-relief artwork for the corner of NW Maynard and
Fine
Arts League of Cary (FALC) – submitted by Ella Williams and read by Denise
Dickens
The Fine Arts League appreciates the new FALC Showcase at
Town Hall and want to express this
to all concerned. Doris Buchanan a long
time resident of
February’s Monthly program on the 22nd will
feature Luana Luconi Winner who is a charter member
of the former Art Guild, which was the forerunner of the FALC
organization. She will offer a critique of members’ work as
well as answer question from those in attendance about the art business.
FALC has a new newsletter coordinator so those of you who
get it will see a different look and different
focus as each individual volunteer brings their experience. Carolyn Mitkowski
has a background in Graphics and is an
experienced person as she does newsletters for many staff at NC State College in
Our web master, Tom Mckee is offering new possibilities
for membership involvement. FALC is in the
process of upgrading its website to include some pages that are interactive -
members will be able to enter information
on these pages for all to see. This
capability will be most valuable in
allowing the dynamic scheduling of volunteer workers for
the organizations art shows. Additionally, the interactive pages
(called Wiki pages) will facilitate more member interaction than has been
possible in the past.
The annual FALC JHAC exhibit will feature Land, Sea and
Sky Landscapes in the March 1 exhibit. We
will have a People’s Choice Award Choice award. The voting will take place throughout the month the and then presenting
a 1st, 2nd and third prize ribbons which will be awarded to those favorite artists in time for
the Cary Art Loop Reception. So come and see us at JHAC and participating in the vote for your favorite.
FALC is in the process of hiring a non-member Contract
Employee to coordinate the membership needs
of the organization. We were grateful to have Becky Schaffer who had to go on
to other life goals.
The Annual Juried FALC Exhibit co-chaired by Charles
Shiel and his wife Susan reports finalization
and mailing of the Call for Artist and receiving already registrations. There
is still much to be done but we
are so lucky to have volunteers stepping up to assist with, this important FALC
venture.
Reception planned for April 15,
Other
Organizations
H. Public
Speaks Out (opportunity for guests and members to address Board – limit 5
minutes per speaker)
I. Adjourn
–
ACTION: Smythe
Richbourgh made a motion for the meeting to adjourn at
The Town of
Please contact Vicki Hayes
with any questions about this agenda.
The e-mail address is vicki.hayes@townofcary.org
and the phone number is (919) 319-4560.