Public Art Commission December 17, 2019 Meeting Minutes - Approved

Public Art Commission

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 6:30 pm

City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street, 1^st Floor

Meeting Minutes

• Roll Call  Meeting starts at 6:40 pm
• Kurt Ankey - 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 19^th
    1. Differed approval

• Deep Dive Budget Reviews
  • Public Art Budget
    1. Artist in residence would give artist $4000 in supplies
       1. Andrews would like to see outside sponsors support this
    2. Mural Slam stipend was suggested to be increased to a total of $5000
       1. Gachignard suggested hangin older murals in city hall
       2. The PAC would like to see if there was a way to preserve the art better
    3. City Hall has a budget for the PAC of $150 for advertising
       1. Liberty suggested hiring a social media intern
    4. City Hall’s Indignious Person Portrait will be split between Witch house and PAC
       1. The suggested amount would be $10,500
       2. 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
    1. 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
       1. 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 able 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
   
• Action Items
  • March review of Shakespeare in the Park /or programing in the park
• Meeting Adjourn at  8:06