HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_12.21.2010 SubcommitteeMinutes of Meeting of the
Arts & Culture Center Study Subcommittee
of the Arts and Culture Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Subcommittee Members Present: Charles Aguillon, Philip Baker, Karen Lange, Steve Proesel,
Dar Richardson, Mandy Solin, Paul Gaffney (Southwestern University), Mickie Ross (Williamson
Museum), Bob Kostka (Palace Theatre)
Subcommittee Members Absent: Kaki Bassi, Bob Horick, Judy Ommen, Georgene Richaud
Staff Present: Judy Fabry, Library Administrative Assistant; Cari Miller, Tourism Manager,
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Charles Aguillon called the meeting to order at 4:50 p.m., after waiting for a quorum to assemble.
A. Comments by Chair - Charles Aquilion. Charles said that the purpose of the meeting
would be to firm up the presentation that he and Eric will give to Paul Brandenburg and then,
possibly, to City Council. He also announced that Round Rock currently has consultants
working on developing an arts master plan for the city. Mickie said that she had participated in
the survey that the consultants conducted
B. Comments by Committee Members. Paul Gaffney said that he believes the committee
needs to come up with a mission statement that will focus on the outcome that the committee
is hoping to achieve.
C. Consideration and approval of minutes of November 16, 2010 meeting Bob Kostka
moved to accept the minutes as distributed; Steve seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously.
D. Consideration of and possible action on
1. Presentation to Council - A Day in the Life of an Arts Center
Bob Kostka opened the discussion by suggesting that the subcommittee's
recommendation should be for an "arts district" rather than an "arts center." Charles briefly
described the process set up by the Texas Commission on the Arts for obtaining an arts
district designation, including the complexity of the application and the amount of time and
effort required to achieve a title that has no visible benefit He said that the Arts and
Culture Board has considered this program but has not chosen to pursue it.
Charles addressed the need for a mission statement and suggested using the language of
the Downtown Master Plan, which has an arts component. He also said he will need
visuals to use in the presentation and that committee members should send any they have
to Judy.
Some general suggestions for additions to the slides as they were presented in the
minutes of the last meeting included:
Mention realtors coming into the arts center
• Have a Kiwanis meeting going on
• Make the Friday night event the beginning of a weekend festival, not just First
Friday
• Use a family touring town with a realtor to point out all that is taking place at the arts
center
• Have Mark Thomas bring in someone who is considering moving their small
business to Georgetown
• Put less emphasis on children's activities (schools can do those things)
Slide 1: the artist should be from south Austin
Slide 2: A busload of adults comes from Marble Falls to attend a workshop. During a break
they go to the Square for snacks at Sweet Serendipity and Galaxy Cupcakes
Slide 3: the engaged couple should be "renting" the gallery for their wedding
Slide 4: mention specific restaurants that will cater lunch; have a local printer come in to talk
about the flyers for the new gallery show; mention that some rooms are closed because
there is a regional Rotary conference going on in them
Slide 5: (?) adults attending class on genealogy and preservation of historic photos
Slide 7: tie into the winery idea
Paul Gaffney volunteered to help Charles and Eric create the presentation for Paul Brandenburg.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
`'�udy Fabry, Acting Secretary Charles Aguillon, Chair