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Minutes
Public Art Commission
Special Meeting
September 5, 2014
Attendance
Commissioners: Bussell, Friend, Garrington, Clark, Hepford, Seltzer (staff),
Absent:
None
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m.
Review of Submissions
The PAC reviewed two submissions for the North Mountain Park utility boxes and three
submissions for the boxes adjacent to and near A Street.
The group discussed the importance of artistic excellence and noted that once the boxes are
painted they become a part of the public art collection.
They agreed that all three submissions for the A Street boxes met the basic criteria stated in
the RFP.
Motion: Forward the two submissions for the A Street/Pioneer boxes to the selection panel
and the one submission for A Street/Oak box to the selection panel and inform the panel they
can say no to any of the submissions or request one of the artists paint a box for which they
did not submit a design. Friend/Hepford
Motion passes.
Motion: Do not move either North Mountain Park submission to the selection panel and
issue a new RFP/Call for Artists in the future. Friend/Bussell
Discussion:
Individual members commented that while one of the submissions incorporated a broad
concept of sustainability into the design, the concept “did not translate well” to the proposed
boxes. In addition, members commented that while the artists’ previous work indicated
artistic skill, the submitted design does not meet the PAC desire for artistic excellence.
Members commented that the second design was creative and illustrated artistic competency
and skill, the design was limited to a single sustainability component of recycling. The group
felt that sustainability was much more encompassing that just recycling.
Motion passes.
Seltzer will draft a letter for Garrington notifying the artists that their designs were not
forwarded to the selection panel.
General Discussion
Clark noted that painted utility boxes in Boise seemed to be of higher quality art. Others
commented that the utility box program in Ashland may need to be revised to attract more
submissions with higher artistic quality.
Clark will research Boise’s program.
Meeting adjourned at 9:45.