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Home My WebLink About2021-11-19 Public Arts PACKET PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING November 19, 2021 AGENDA I.CALL TO ORDER a. 8:30 a.m. via zoom II.ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Public Arts Commission regular meeting of October 15, 2021 IV.PUBLIC FORUM Oregon Fringe Festival V.LIAISON REPORTS a. Council Liaison Stephen Jensen b. Community Development Liaison Aaron Anderson c. APRC Liaison Jim Lewis VI.OTHER BUSINESS a. Say Their Names Coalition VII.PAC WORKPLAN a. Golden Connections by Jennifer Corrio and Dave Frei 1. Status of sculpture 2. Plaque b. BIPOC Celebration Mural VIII.PROJECT UPDATES a. Masterworks Medallions IX.GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS a. Strategic Plan discussion and moving forward b. Promoting Art in Ashland and Connecting with Community 1. Power of Public Art Service Club Presentations 2. Public Art Platform Creation/improvement a. Public Art Archive (possibility?) 3. Connecting with community X.ADJOURNMENT a. Next Meeting: December 17, 2021 XI.ATTACHMENTS a. Minutes from October 15, 2021 meeting In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Community Development office at 541-488-5305 (TTY phone is 1-800-735-2900). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1). PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES - Draft October 15, 2021 I.CALL TO ORDER Chair Jennifer Longshore called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. via Zoom. Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Laura Bloom Aaron Anderson, Associate Planner Ken Engelund Joel Frank APRC Liaison: Jennifer Longshore Jim Lewis, absent Cassie Preskenis Stanley Smith Council Liaison: Destiny Young Stephen Jensen, absent Absent Members: Members of the Public: Peter Finkle II. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA Commissioner Engelund added a discussion item establishing a PAC liaison with the Schneider Museum of Art. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Public Arts Commission regular meeting of September 17, 2021 A correction was made to page 2 under IX. GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS a., changing the date from October 17, 2021 to October 7, 2021. Commissioner Engelund/Smith m/s to approve the minutes as corrected. Vote: ALL AYES. Motion passed. IV.PUBLIC FORUM Peter Finkle/Ashland/enthusiasm. V. LIAISON REPORTS Council Liaison Stephen Jensen - none Community Development Liaison Aaron Anderson Provided an update on City news. APRC Liaison Jim Lewis - none Chair Longshore introduced new Commissioner Joel Frank who shared his background and credentials. VI.OTHER BUSINESS Say Their Names Coalition Commissioner Preskenis explained the Say Their Names Coalition gave a presentation to the Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission. The shirts hanging from the fence at Railroad Park were fading. There was no information on potential repairs. Commissioner Smith had documented the entire installation the year before. He was willing to donate his documentation and give up any rights associated with the donation. Ashland Public Arts Commission October 15, 2021 Page 1 of 2 VII. PAC WORKPLAN a. Hub Artwork 1. Status of sculpture Chair Longshore received an update on the engineering package, the required concrete footing, and the script for the spike. The final language would be, 2. Plaque Commissioner Smith and Anderson did a precursory check on the internet for plaque costs. The price ranged from $300 to $500 for a custom plaque. The Commission discussed the plaques needed to have a complete explanation from the artist. Commissioners Preskenis, Engelund and Young would look into creating a web page for each of the historic sites. b. AHS Mural Chair Longshore explained the mural was in progress but had been vandalized. VIII. PROJECT UPDATES a. Masterworks Plaques Mr. Anderson quoted his contact at Masterworks, After the fourth casting was remade, we discovered upon its inspection that the workers must have also damaged its casting pattern and it went unnoticed. So, at this point we stand at three completed raw castings and two remade patterns that the foundry manager has promised to put at the front of the line for production. Once these final two castings are complete, all five will go to our patina artist as discussed for finishing. IX.GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS a. Promoting Art in Ashland and Connecting with Community 1. Power of Public Art Service Club Presentations. Chair Longshore recently presented at OLLI and would be presenting at the Soroptimists in November. The Kiwanis Clubonly met during the day and she was not unavailable. She asked for a volunteer to go in her place. 2. Public Art Platform Creation/improvement. Chair Longshore explained that the existing Story Map was not control. Mr. Anderson would check on policy regarding linking. It was called the Public Art Archive. 3. Connecting with community The Commission discussed the City Social Media Policy. There was general agreement the Commission should request a Public Arts Commission Facebook page. Commissioner Young would write a response to the Administration Department with reasons in support of having a Facebook page. Commissioner Engelund attended an opening at the Schneider Museum of Art. He proposed the Commission establish a formal liaison with both the Schneider Museum of Art and the Ashland Gallery Association. Commissioner Smith commented that this had been discussed previously and noted it would be a significant time commitment. He suggested a lunch could be arranged with some of these other organizations to discuss the possibilities. X. ADJOURNMENT Next Meeting: November 19, 2021 Ashland Public Arts Commission October 15, 2021 Page 2 of 2