HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_09.11.2012Notice of Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Arts and Culture Board will meet on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 04:30 PM in the Library
Classroom, located at 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Arts and Culture Board Members:
Amanda Still, Dar Richardson, Liz Stewart, Philip Baker, Shana Nichols, Steve Proesel
Arts and Culture Board meets every third Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
Call to Order at 04:30 PM
A. Call to order
B. Announcements regarding upcoming events
C. Citizens wishing to address the Board
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of August 28, 2012 meeting
E. Consideration of and possible action on
1. Amended Boards & Commissions Attendance Policy — Judy Fabry
2. Art Center — Eric Lashley
3. Entries in Utility Box Art call for proposals — Eric Lashley, Judy Fabry
4. Art in the Square, October 6-7
5. Schedule of future meetings — Eric Lashley
Certificate of Posting
I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times, on the day of , 2012, at , and remained so posted for at
least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
Minutes of the Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Members Present: Philip Baker, Steve Proesel, Dar Richardson, Liz Stewart, Amanda Still
Members Absent: Shana Nichols (medical, excused)
Staff Present. Eric Lashley, Library Director; Judy Fabry, Library Administrative Assistant
Others Present: Marcy Urban Main Street Board
A. Chair Baker called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
B. Announcements regarding upcoming events
• Lashley announced a Main Street -sponsored Breakfast Bites meeting at 8:00 a.m. on
September 19 at the library The speaker will be from Fredencksburg and will talk about
lessons learned in developing their tourism focus. Cost is $10.
• On October 11 the Main Street Board will visit Fredericksburg with the intent of talking with
arts -related business people. Anyone from the Arts and Culture Board is welcome to make
the trip. Dar and Amanda said they would like to go along.
• On Saturday, October 13, the Austin Lyric Opera will perform Act 2 of Pagliacci in front of the
south entrance to the Williamson County Courthouse
• Stewart reminded everyone of the Symphony Society's Tchaikovsky concert on Sunday,
September 16, featuring Michelle Schumann.
• Richardson said that the sculptures on Main Street will be changed out beginning in late
October and new pieces will be in place before the lighting of the Square on Thanksgiving
weekend.
C. There were no citizens wishing to address the Board.
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of August 28, 2012 meeting — Stewart moved to accept
the minutes as distributed. Still seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
E Consideration of and possible action on
1. Amended Boards & Commissions Attendance Policy — Judy Fabry. Fabry read the amended
attendance policy, which now allows two absences for medical reasons. to the board
members.
2. Art Center — Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that plans for the art center are progressing nicely.
Gary Wang informally presented the in -progress proposal for the exterior changes and the
improvements to the pocket park to the Historic Architecture Review Commission (HARC)
during August. His ideas were well received and he and Eric believe that HARC will approve
the finished plans when they are submitted at the commission's October meeting.
Work should begin soon on the sidewalk improvements in front of Thundercloud Subs and the
art center. Thundercloud has requested that some trees be added along the street in front of
their store.
Georgetown Art Works is having their third retreat the weekend of September 15. This one will
focus on fund-raising. Members of the GAW board are also meeting this week with a former
director of an art center in Austin.
3. Entries in Utility Box Art call for proposals — Eric Lashley, Judy Fabry. Members of the board
had received electronic copies of the proposals prior to the meeting. Fabry presented the
original entry packages for review. After some discussion the members each voted for the two
proposals that they preferred. The vote was unanimous for Judith Shriner's proposal (images
of a quilt), which will be used for the 7th Street utility box. For the second image, 3 members
voted for Davin Hoyt's "Thru" proposal and 2 members voted for Heather Kasper's dog
images. Everyone agreed that the majority choice would prevail. Proesel moved to accept
Schriner's and Hoyt's proposals. Richardson seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously. Fabry will notify Schriner and Hoyt by telephone and will email the results to the
other entrants.
4. Art in the Square, October 6-7 — Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that Cari Miller of the
Convention and Visitors Bureau had told him that Lynette Wallace will provide wine and beer
for an artists reception if the Arts and Culture Board will host the event and provide food. It
would take place on Saturday evening, after the show closes for the day. Richardson moved
to host the reception. Stewart seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Lashley
reported that the number of artists who will be participating this year is down considerably from
last year and that the event will not take place in 2013.
5. Schedule of future meetings — Eric Lashley. It was not necessary to reschedule the October
meeting.
Chair Baker adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Enclosures: Minutes of August 28, 2012 meeting
Copy of the amended Board attendance policy
cc: Jessica Brettle
Directors