HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_11.16.2010Minutes of Meeting of the
Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Present: Charles Aguillon, Philip Baker, Karen Lange, Dar Richardson, Mandy Solin
Absent: Kaki Bassi, Steve Proesel
Staff Present: Eric Lashley, Library Director; Judy Fabry, Library Administrative Assistant
A. Chair Charles Aguillon called the meeting to order at 6:00 p m. The late start was due to the
length of the subcommittee meeting that took place before the board meeting.
B. There were no announcements regarding upcoming events.
C. [here were no citizens wishing to address the Board.
D. Consideration and approval of minutes of October 26, 2010. Mandy moved to accept the minutes
as distributed; second by Eric. Motion passed unanimously.
E. Consideration of and possible action on
1. Southwestern University/3M grant, art selection. committee - Eric Lashley. Eric announced that
he had not been able to schedule a meeting of the selection committee yet because the Parks
Board did not choose Bob Laemel to be their representative until their meeting on November
11. Mary Visser of Southwestern has agreed to serve on the committee and will select a student
to serve. Because of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Eric doesn't expect the committee
will meet until after December 1.
2. Georgetown Sculpture Tour additions, map, brochure - Dar Richardson, Judy Fabry. Dar
announced that he had calculated the worth of the borrowed sculptures on display in
Georgetown to be approximately $750,000, which is a remarkable display of art for a very small
investu tent.
There was some discussion about the sculpture that was stolen, Pokey Park's bronze frog, I've
Been Kissed. Judy and Eric have been working with the Sun to advertise the loss and with the
police to try to recover the piece. The City's insurance will cover the loss if necessary, but the
City will have to pay the $5,000 deductible.
Judy distributed copies of the Board's budget expense summary and the revised map of the
Sculpture Tour that Kendell Joseph had created (appended to and made a part of these
minutes) She said she'd received a quote of $1200 from Geoff Hammond to take pictures of the
new sculptures, that Cari Miller had been able to contribute less to the cost of creating a
brochure for the tour than she'd originally suggested, and that the Board has only about $2200
left to work with for the brochure project. Mandy suggested that instead of printing a brochure,
the Board should ask the Georgetown View to do an article about the sculpture tour. That way,
information about the sculptures would reach every residence in Georgetown. Karen then
announced that she very recently has begun writing for the View and that she would propose
the article to the editor. All members present agreed that the magazine article seemed to be a
much better idea than spending money for a brochure.
3. Application for Cultural District Designation — Charles Aguillon. Charles had nothing new to
report about the application.
4. Schedule for future meetmgs — Judy Fabry Judy said she had just received word from the City
Secretary s office about whose terms would be expiring in February. All will expire except
Dar's and Mandy s. To rebalance the staggering of term ends, the Secretary had recommended
that Charles Aguillon's replacement should be given only a one-year term unless some other
member preferred to apply for just a one-year tetiu. Judy will email application blanks to all of
the members whose terms are ending and are eligible to reapply.
Charles adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jody Fabry, Acting Secretary Charles Aguillon, Chair