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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_11.12.2013Minutes of the Meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas November 12, 2013 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 4:30 pm in the studio at the Georgetown Art Center, 816 S. Main St. MEMBERS PRESENT: Gary Anderson, Philip Baker, Shana Nichols, Dar Richardson, Betty Ann Sensabaugh Regular Session — With a quorum of five being present, Chair Baker called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Nichols had called to say she was tied up in traffic and would be late. A. There were no announcements of upcoming events. B. There were no citizens wishing to address the Board. C. Consideration of minutes from the October 15 2013 Arts and Culture Board meeting. Richardson moved to accept the minutes as published. Sensabaugh seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. (Nichols was not present for this vote.) D. Art Center update — Eric Lashley. Lashley reported that a few things remain to be completed before the Certificate of Occupancy may be issued: the restrooms need soap dispensers and the sink in the pantry needs to be installed. Otherwise, the work that remains is not code - related. A few more ceiling lights need to be hung, the reception desk and display cases are still being built, and the outdoor seating pieces are still under construction. Lashley thanked Gary Anderson, who is on the Art Works board as well as the Arts and Culture Board, for accepting the task of seeing to cleaning and maintenance of the Art Center. He also commended the volunteers who run the center for the fine jobs they are doing. During October Art Works took in $4000 in memberships, many of which came through personal contact in the Art Center. By contract, Art Works is required to report monthly to the Arts and Culture Board about their door count, events held, and other statistics that show they are meeting the requirements of the contract. Baker asked whether someone from Art Works needs to sit on the Arts and Culture Board and Lashley said that he believes Anderson can fill that role, and Anderson agreed. The November show in the gallery will be the High School Art Hop competition. A number of the entries were in the studio already. The work of Rene Alvarado will be the December exhibit. E. Consideration of guidelines to use when making qrants to nonprofit arts organizations -- Eric Lashley. The guidelines that the board had used in the 2011 grant process were a part of the agenda packet and all board members said they had read them and thought they could be used again. Richardson, however, said he thought any call for proposals should include information about the maximum amount that would be granted. Still moved that grants would be made up to a maximum of $3,000 and that the Board would be open to proposals not only from arts nonprofits but also from organizers of arts- related events that have taken place for two consecutive years in the past four years. The deadline for submission of proposals will be January 15, 2014. Richardson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. (Nichols not present.) Fabry will publicize the request for proposals in the next few weeks. F. Consideration of what should be done with the art banners from the 2011 Art Hop —Eric Lashley. (Nichols arrived during discussion of this agenda item.) Lashley stated that Nick Ramos, who was responsible for the Art Banner project originally, doesn't want the banners to be used another year. However, the banners belong to the Arts and Culture Board and the board will decide whether they will be displayed again. Discussion followed with board members being equally divided about whether they should hang again or not. The issue of whether the Board has the right to dispose of the banners at their discretion also was discussed. Richardson moved to contact each artist to find out whether they want to keep their banner or whether they are willing to let the Board sell or otherwise dispose of them. Sensabaugh seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. G. Consideration of purchase of a piece of art from the Chadwick & Spector exhibit at the Art Center—Gary Anderson. The board members moved to the Art Center gallery to look at the pieces in the show. Anderson had a price list and explained that since Art Works was to receive 30% of the sale price of any of the pieces, the Board might be able to purchase a piece for only 70% of the listed cost. Each piece was considered, with the group being divided between those who preferred the larger pieces and those who preferred the smaller ones. Ultimately, Still moved to purchase Madeline de France, Queen of Scotland, which was the piece that had been used on the banner and rack cards publicizing the exhibit, with the understanding that the piece will be hung in the Art Center. Richardson seconded the motion which passed 5 to I with Sensabaugh voting in opposition. The full price of the piece is $5460, discounted price is $3822. Anderson will be involved in the negotiation to purchase at the reduced price. H. Consideration of dates of upcoming meetings — Eric Lashley. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 17, as regularly scheduled. Chair Baker adjourned the meeting at 5:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, I i2dy tFaI)J,/ , Acting Sec� Ttary 1 Joan of Arc Manuscript 7 Jeanne dArc a#er Unknown a#er Eugene Thirion Cibachrome Print (front mounted on plexi) Cibachrome Print Numbered Edition, 1 of 3 Artist Print, 1 of 5 $5460 $4550 2 Saint Mary Magdalene 8 Leda and the Swan a#er Carlo Dolci a#er Antonio da Correggio Cibachrome Print (front mounted on plexi) Cibachrome Print Numbered Edition, 1 of 3 Artist Print, 1 of 5 $5460 $4550 3 Salome with The Head of Saint John The Baptist 9 The Head of Medusa a#er Andrea Solaria a#er Peter Paul Rubens Cibachrome Print (front mounted on plexi) Cibachrome Print Numbered Edition, 1 of 3 Artist Print, 1 of 5 $5460 $4550 • 4 Madeline de France, Oueen of Scotland 10 Sybille, Princess of Cleves a#er Corneille de Leon a#er Lucas Cranach, the Elder Cibachrome Print (front mounted on plexi) 011 and Plaster on Panels Numbered Edition, 1 of 3 $52000 $5460 11 Unknown (Madonna and Child) 5 Cleopatra's Feast (Detail) a#er Leonardo Da Vind? a#er Jacob Jordaens Cibachrome Prints Cibachrome Print (front mounted on plexi) $23400 Numbered Edition, 1 of 3 NFS 6 Judith with head of Holofernes a#er Lucas Cranach, the Elder Cibachrome Print Artist Print, 1 of 5 $4550 • • RE: The Georgetown Arts and Culture Board is seeking informal grant proposals by May 16, 2011. On April 26, 2011, the Georgetown City Council appropriated funds for the Arts and Culture Board which must be spent by September 30. The Board wants to share this funding with as many Georgetown arts and culture nonprofits as possible, but the short time-frame eliminates the possibility of using our regular grants process. Instead, the Board has chosen to provide sponsorships for events that are already scheduled to take place between May 1 and December 31, 2011. The Board is seeking one-page proposals from 501 (c)(3) organizations for events that will take place in Georgetown. These events should have taken place at least twice before and events that are free to the public will receive special consideration. Proposals must include: •a description of the event and how often it has taken place •its location •the size and demographic makeup of your past audiences•a brief summary of the budget for the event and the way in which your organization plans to fund it (e.g., donations, ticket sales, other income) •contact information (phone and email) for the person who can answer questions about your proposal. This person should be readily available.•a completed City of Georgetown vendor application (attached to this email), which is required before the City can cut a check to your organization . There is no suggested amount for which any organization may apply; rather, the Board wants to know what you are spending to bring your event to the community and will consider sponsorships for all credible proposals within the limits of their funding. Organizations that receive funding will be required to •recognize the Arts and Culture Board in their advertising and programs, •speak at a City Council meeting to thank the Council for its willingness to support the arts in Georgetown, and •after the event takes place, submit to the Arts and Culture Board (a) a one-page report about the event, including a description of how you spent the grant monies, and (b) copies of all print materials that displayed recognition of the Board. Proposals must be received, either by mail or email, at the addresses below, no later than 5:00 p .m. on Monday, May 16. Discussion of the proposals will begin at the Arts and Culture Board meeting on Tuesday, May 17 and the Board hopes to make funding decisions by the end of May 2011. • Art of the town At new Art Center, walls echo jail inmates, 100 years ago ould Georgetown become an artist's paradise, an art lover's Mecca? Not long ago I would smile politely at enthusiasts who saw art as the central pole on which Georgetown's cultural identity could be hung. It is true that Georgetown is home to great artists like landscape painter Dalhart Wind· berg, who has specialized in Texas scenes; e PULLING HAIR linda Scarbrough Don Snell, whose fusion of realism and abstraction has produced a bounty of mysterious paintings and sculptures; Carol Light, whose nature paintings light up people's faces; and Robert Ilouglass, Sun photo Eric Lashley, head of Georgetown's library system, watches Mayor George Garver speak at the dedication of the new Art Center in late October. whose silos and gins Spector, is fascinating and weird: rediscov• of Midwestern agri· ered Old Masters paintings repainted on an culture are inspired artist's body and photographed. It's a show by Le Corbusier. that shouldn't be rushed. I look forward to But the penny did taking it in slowlY, on my own, to see what not drop until two I think about these strange fusions of 19th weekends ago, when •· century and present. But the show closes three events honoring this weekend, so I'd better hurry. the visual arts spread a magic curtain over The Studio is dedicated to classes and the city. My epiphany: Art lovers spend mon-is sure to delight, especially children, ey � sometimes big money. with its caterpillar green exposed c·eiling "i�-·'ki" iH•tl:ie Square,'wnichibPings Wf!ll• '') beams and bright red drctilar firemen's , ,.:::, • •! known national and regfon'lil artists'fc\ ' stairs. The Art CehteN ctevelopers made Georgetown, bowed on a gorgeous October a smart decision when they discovered a Saturday. "Sunny," a statue of a woman who wall covered with the scril;lblings of for­sits outside The Williamson County Sun mer inmates in the once-upon-a-time jail offices at 709 Main Street, came from this art and decided to leave the writings exposed. fair several years ago. There are a few drawings of people and 11 animals, and even a couple of sexual fan ta-r This year's overarching event was the sies at about the level of an eighth grader's ct:edicatioh of the Georgetown Art Center, imagination. I spent as much time reading clu-ved out of a venerable building at 816 that wall as I did examining the art in Sputh Main that once housed the city jail. "Museum Anatomy." • · The building later became Georgetown's fire My friend Liz Hobbs worked as a docent at sfation, housing men, fire trucks and equip-the Art Center last weekend and on TuesdaY, ment through the end of the 20th century. she emailed, "Our guests Saturday afternoon ·'The Art Center was a surprise. (especially the younger ones) spent almost I had expected a tasteful redo of an his-a quarter to a half hour examining the wall tdric space, which was certainly achieved; from the old jail. So, it is a combination of What I did not expect was the exciting way :love of history and love of the bizarre." iii which Georgetown architect Gary Wang We have ourselves a hit, citizens. (\vho has practiced in Chicago, Boston and m �ew York) juxtaposed details of the old The night before the opening, Old Hodge fire station against firm contemporary and I attended a fundraiser for Georgetown lfnes. This played out bracingly across the· Art Center hosted by Micki and Nelson'Avery [font of the building, where the old door and Sarah and Preston Stone. It was an inti• �as wrapped with a new entrance made of mate gathering of art lovers at the Av erys' massaranduba, a beautiful reddish-brown beautiful home in River Chase, a sweet occa-hard wood from Brazil; the lintel and sion during which one actually had leisure to ainpipes remain from the original visit with friends,.:... to really talk-a plea· ilding. The glass window across the sure hard to achieve in today:s world. ilding's front did not follow a straight I wanted to see the Averys' outdoor sculp-1 ne, as one might expect, but jutted geo-tures and ventured· out with Gary Wang, the etrically, the glass sliced py metal bars • architect behind the Art Center. After we phasizing the angles. admired the sculptures, we discussed the It is, as Mayor George Garver said at the path that brought him to Georgetown. His ctober 26 opening, a "lovely transformation wife, Allison Miller, is an assistant profes· a Victorian building to very current." • sor of .Asian art history at Southwestern 111 University. The opening of the Art Center was as hap-But Wang wanted to tell me about his and a ribbon cutting as I've ever seen. Allison's first children -twin girls, born Georgetown Library Director Eric LashleY, , just two weeks earlier. Their names are Por-hose dream the Art Center became, noted tia and Mirella. i takes a village to accomplish something "I've got pictures," Gary said, whipping··· ke this. He thanked heaps ·of people, 'in• out his phone. Gorgeous babies, their arms udin:g the mayor and the city council and and bodies instinctively curved together, 1e Georgetown Arts and Culture Board; mimicking life before birth. They were ex-tch. itect Wang; Jo.hn Hughes of Taylor, quisite, like rosebuds. ired in the midst of the project as general The party ended with a presentation by a ntractor (John helped the Governor's friend of the Av erys, the 'Italian artist Beni• tansion get.reconstructed a •· s well); gra .. phic ni, who enchanted his au'dience with capti-• signer Nick Ramos and writer Jane Estes·, '·vat1ng,stories abciut his life and painting. th representatives of Georgetown Art A fifth"grade school dropout, he realized he forks, the non-profit that will run the Art could earn enough money to eafl;iy drawing enter, including its promising gift shop; sketches of people. He always had clever arry McCormick and Councilwoman Patty hands, he said. ason, co;visionaries of the project wi.th • Leveraging that talent, Benini traveled ashley; Misti Adair, head of the Art Cen• and lived all over the world, landing on a r's education arm; and Jim Bob McMillan . small ranch outside Johnson City for the last the Texas Commission on the Arts, who decade. He paints on an epic scale, whether t� ad a proclamation naming the Downtown ·the subject is roses, ribbons or the cosmos. eorgetown Cultural District as one of 24 in His audience vowed to drive to Johnson City e state so recognized. \vH:hin weeks to see his place, where outdoor t, The. Art Center reboot cost the city about : sculptures are displayed on ranch land, and alf a million bucks -a bargain for what : '. dozens of artists are exhibited in galleries. • e've received. Art Works will manage the "I sense yciu have sometliing very powerful �ace at no cost to taxpayers, though the • :here," he told the people in the room, refer• ,:ffort will need private financial and volun• • ring both to the birth of the Art Center and �er support. to art as a motivating force in Georgetown's ---1 lrl •···-future--·-... : The gallery space is lovely. The opening ex-Perhaps I'm dreaming, but I sense he ,ibit, "Museum Anatomy" by Chadwick and might be right. • nues c' iy lines .. through bations' :urn �hat will and. � 12A ekend >fArteningrArt·lof thetat First l, there '.tl'events. iwnover 015261*07/03/14 000369 JUDY K FABRY 1207 HUTTO RD GEORGETOWN TX '; ' -78626-6101 Hutchinsd� saicL ·.. .. ,; . ' . The center cost $500,000 to design • The· : Georgetown Ar t • Center and build; . .. . •.. .. • officially opened to the public on "The center gives a realfocal point , Saturday. • • for the visual arts in deorgetownt About 200. residents attended the Mr. Hutchinson sai.d. "It's. going to event, which coincided. \vith the • be a valuable attraction in the same , • ' crowning of the city's Downtown way the Palace • [Theatre] • and theGeorgetown Cultural District. • William.soil Museum are." . • It was a day residents have antic-The two-story art center features a • ipated for months as they watched. gallery and gift shop, and open space ..: crews slowly· transform the histor-• for events and classes.·•. ·. ic fire station on South Main Street Designed by. Georgetown . archi­·.· into a modern art' gallery. . , .. tect Gary Wang to blend the histor� .•.·•.·As. Georgetowricontinues.to·posi-.: .• icb'1fldin:g. with·.the moderri space·' tion itself ·as a cultural destination' inside, the art center will. anchor in Central Texas, additions like the' • Georgetown's vibrant ii.rt coi:nmuni­art center. help bolster • the city's · ty. Art contests; charitable fund-rais­reputation,' • city. spokesman Keith ' ' ' '' ' Contiriu�d on 3A 7 Seventy-fiive Cents· ' ' ' The Georgetown Art Center opened Saturday in a morning ceremony thaf drew about 200 residents. The $500,000 project included a renovation to the city's historic fire station and a'pocket park at tne corner of Ninth Street and South Main Street. , • • . ' ' • . ' ·. ART IN THE SciµARE •.·.·. • Countyconsiders7Jl/b/J;:r,,,f,-'Jj 111 rlnv ·./'If.·· +t.1" f • • . •.. . .1n1n1no- i u n f a , . . • • GEORGETOWN 9!!yar�certer. ope11.,s to the pubJic Qmtinuedfrom 1A ers, shows for local artists and c6rrimunity educational .pro­grams·a:re. among the events I ' . .f ", •· , , city lea'ders · hope to bring to !,"'-� • .•. ?' ' fii.e spc1R�<·: • • .... ··, ��It'sfhot only th\:i exh,i.bition o�a rt;'' :Mr/Hutcbmson said."The cehte{:wfu .aisolacilita,tetl}'em.�6r�><;:'.: J·,. .. :!rbeAart center, was: first .en­v�iori$d by the ; Gebrgetown : .• �·@dCulture Board more. �. three years ago. The· cit- """,,., --� �. ; \ f • iie,h C()!hmitj:�e led the initial planning' efforts; which were oveise,eif, by':',)'.;lbrary Services Directcir'Erfotashiey. : The";ctfy,�b'uhcil 'contracted with dedrgeto,wri :Art Works, aino11�profi(gr,6up, to manage ·, the, a#""detiter. The arrange­rrierfr''{s jiµiiiiar to·· what · the city';hijs; ,, established with. the �rac�!;j'jEpiscopai .. ·church, a • .· . > ,·' .. ··.ic';•,,, •• \';,)'.Sb�:.',. ,:C:/.; ·, <<<· .. '' .. ;··,'t'./ .·.·•.' .····" ' . . Katie Tomasino hjstoric ,city-owned building, Georgetown.Art Centerarchitett:'Gary Wang;'rightatten.ds the official opening of the center Saturday.across the street. The church is·· managed through a· city agreement w ith the George­town Her itage Society. Construction crews are put­ting finishing touches on the interior of the center and work­ing to complete an outdoor pocket park that will front tlie building. The park will include a water feature tha t children Cqn. use during the summer.. C�ty planners believe additions •like the pocket park and a'widersidewalk in front of the art cen-: ter will help draw pedestriantraffic to the streets and store:fronts that surround the Court­house Square.••The art center is the latestin a series of city-sponsoreddevelopment projects.· around·downtown in the past few years. Those· · improvements helped the city's downtown earn.a des­ignation as a cultural district from the Texas Commission on the Arts. Officials were on hand to present the proclamation on Saturday.. . The. Georgetown Art .Center is at 816 South Main Street. For more information, call 930-2583. • • The Wiiliamson County Sun, Wednesday, October Judy Fabry ,A From: 9Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Arts and Culture Board Members, Eric Lashley Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:55 PM Amanda Still; Amanda Still; Betty Sensabaugh; Dar Richardson; gandersonart@gmail.com; Liz Stewart; Philip Baker; Shana Nichols Judy Fabry Art Center Update red stair sjpg; storefront paintjpg Just a quick update. Since the ribbon-cutting, we are still working on some of the finer details. This week we had the shades installed, the stairs painted red, storefront has been painted (more to come later) and the concrete floor redone in the studio. I think you will be very surprised by the look of the studio once it is finished. THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THE ORIGINATOR OF THE FORWARDED MESSAGE, OR TO ANOTHER MEMBER, AS THAT COULD LEAD TO A VIOLATION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. GROUP DISCUSSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS POSSIBLE BY POSTING AS A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR A FUTURE MEETING. Thanks, •Eric P. Lashley Library Director (512)930-2513 "If the parking lot is full, we're having a good day at the library." 1 • • Above, 4-year-old Kasi Davi� of Georgetown, with her dad, Roger, watches as Lanny Ottosen prepares a cowboy breakfast. Below, while her father, cowboy musician and storyteller Russ . _ Phillips performs, 10-year-old Lane Phillips enjoys the morning's cool breezes in her h�ir as she rests on Duke, her dad's horse. ·1.Arf ce11ter·· gets/grand opening The Art Center is hosting house building but The Art its official grand opening Center on the first floor will and ribbon-cutting on Sat-be managed by local arts urday, October 26, at 11 a.m. non-profit Georgetown Art Mayor George Garver . Works.· will lead the opening and The outdoor pocket . ribbon-cutting, • hosted by . park area next to the Art the Georgetown Arts and Center is undergoing a Culture Board. Light re-. complete renovation and freshments will be _served. should be completed by after the ceremony. mid-November. • The gallery will host ro0 The park will· feature a ' tating shows by local. and. .. splash • pad water feature national artists and the and a sculptural bench that studio will be available for serves as an area for seating art classes and other educa-, and relaxation. The bench tional activities related to also houses the historic bell the arts. • from the old firehouse: • 0fficials from the Texas The Georgetown Art Commission on the Arts .. Center and adjacent park will attend the opening to • were designed by Gary present the·. proclamation· Wang, resident of George­for the ·Downtown George-town and principal of town Cultural District. The • Wang Architects. The pub­commission approved· the lie is invited to this kickoff. new cultural district desig-event located "in the first . nation in September. •floor cif the historic fire'The City of Georgetown station at 816 South .Main still owns the· historic fire-Street. The Pali A matinee performaric\ has been added to the sched ule for Meredith Willson;! "The Music Man" at the Pal ace Theatre for Saturday, od. . .. • I tober 26, at 2 p.m. . • ; This show promises famili fun and hilarity laced witb some of the best show tunel -· I ever written. . . . . l Con man Harold Hill doesn't know a • trombone from a treble clef, when he comes to River City, Iowa, to sell musical instruments and uniforms for a boys' band. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when· h� falls for the local librarian: whose job it is to transforni him into a respectable· citij zen by curtain's fall. .• . . j Tickets are available • at . ' •. ·-~ • • ,, . i www.georgetownpalace.com or 512-869-7469. _ .. • : . As the Palace gears up for its next performance; "Peter: Pan," the theater is partned ing with Vitalogy' SkincarJ for a "Never Grow Up Never, Grow Old Party," a Peter P;ari1 themed event, todayfrom6td . • .. . ·l8�m. . . I The party will offer ;spe-; · r .· News:communitynews@statesman·.com or512-'-912-296 ra:a&wt:;r.mr.�\i�•:; •,,t:ti·Etit ,;:•t·::!ffi[{i,;,, .,;,.,1"'&t,..,�.•Ji}.,'.�;:;_.,.j•, .... · DOWNTOWN AUSTIN • .. •Rf!pair workwiH.close Faulk library : . Faulk Central Library will be dosed ori the weekends from Nov. 9 to Dec; iforte0 ,· pair work: . . , .. • .. Workers will take apart andreplace'furriaces arid a chim­ney flue. The library,· at 800 • · · t\l Guadalupe S,t., will remain ' .�· open during its regular hours . . from Monday io Friday. ••• •• : • � The work will cost about : ·� $489,000, library facilit!es · ':.!.: process mamigerJohn Gd-·. �lum s aid: Faulk'.s heating and_, � cooling systems als o s·e.rve � the Austin History Center �' Q. riext_doo(Faulk, a 34-year- . I � • old buildihg;\yill becomeex-.<l'. ·i· tra archival and display s pace •-� • : for the history center when . . . � the city of Austin operis a new ••. � ceritral lih.r .. ary_in . �he;summer' • of 2016, GIilum said.·. . , . � Construction on,the $120 -�� �illio,;i c . e· ntral . libra . ry began ·.··.·��m May at 710 yv. Cesar Chavez · ::;i t r--. St. Construct10n crews are . . x • \j � P!eparing t�e s i.te and will bes • • • gm excavatmg soon �o start building an'imderground• • parking garage; he s aid. • .. . The new; s ix-stotylibrary , will be nearly double the sizeof Faulk, which is 110,000 •square feet;·and will include.a sunlight-drenched atri-. um; gathering spaces and a • street.level cafe, among 0th.er -features. • •• -SARAH COPPOLA, . AMERIC�N-STATESMAN. AUSTIN ' ,. � • Hearings planned. .•Ori council·districts to a news release. "The inventions that this yea'r's teams 1ha:ve undertak­en focus heavily on improvingthe safety arid well�being of :those in their communities," said Leigh Estabrooks. inven­tion education officer forthe ·•Lemelson-MIT Program, in a statement.· "I feel optimistic that the students are seeing is­ sues affecting others around. · them, and responding quickly. with 'original and usefol ideas to technically solve prob0• lems." • " The invention team will useits grant money to build a GPSenabled device that helps us-· · ers identify and share loca­tions such as rooms, staircas-. • es arid emergency exits. • • ...:. WES GARDNER, • • • •• • AMERICAN-STATESMAN . . •GEORGETOWN • Art center to holdgrand opening. The grand opening and rib­bon-cutting ceremony for the . Georgetown Art Center will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in ...the first floor of the historic '. fire station and city hall, 816.S.Main St. ,· The new art center will fea­ture a gallery, gift shop, stu-. • dio spacefor•workshops and • • classes, and an outdoor park .area next to the centeftha:t is undergoing a complete reno-vation that is slated to be com­plete by mid-November, ac­cording to a news release. The gallery in the new arts center .will host rotating. shows by localand national '-artists, and the studiowiUbeavailable for art classes and • . The commission in charge of.drawing 10 fin;t�ever Aus-. other educational activities • • ' :related to the arts. . I . INFORMING VOTERS BEE CAVE .' RoadlllaintenaJ ()fi/8cel1titpf(J -Though no projects. are planned, mori.eyissaved for future use., ByRa�hel Rice. . rrlce@acnnewspapers.co111 • On the ballot: Reailthori­zation of a. 1/s�cent sales taxforcity foads. . : • • . . . .· ' •. Backgr�und: State Ia:wre­quires cities to give voters a choice in renewing the tax ev-•ery four years . . ••. • ' • Revenue is dedicated to re­pairing'and maintaining mu-. . niciIJal streets. and piay not •be used to build new rom;l:or used on county or fedeialroads. . : Last fiscal year, the tax brought in about $474,107Voters originally approve< 1/4-cerit sales tax for roads . 2001, 2005 arid 2009. <, • .In 2010, the road maint1 nance portion was lowere • ¼ cent,and the extra revewas put toward the dty's Inomic Developm.ent Boar1• .Supporters say: Thou�rio new street projects areproposed for the new fisc,year, City Manager Prank :vato sai'd, the tax is saved · NEW DETAILS FERAL HOGS . ·Nuisance liogS il1 t� ·to.·become-foodf ori · American-Statesman staff , The ta sk force boasts cut�ting-edge hog-hunting gear: traps controlled by wireless technology, 1;600-square-.· foot drop nets that can be de­ployed remotely, aerial pa­trols and even the services of •a: feral hog hunting expert. • • . Members of the Caldw,ell County' Feral Hog Task Forcehope the high-tech aid and $5.�per-hog bount:v,will help -hunters make a dent in the fe­ral hog population of Hays ' tiri City Council districts will hold its second of four public hearings Wednesday about .its draft map. • .• • • • • . and Caldwell counties, where • the tusked creatures destroy fields, tear up waterways' anddrive off native wildlife. . • It plans to revise the map. • in early November; hold.more pubJic hearings and complete ..a final inap in December'. The commission is carry� ingolit a plan thatvoters :apJ. proved last fall to change the City Council from.sevenmem0 1 bers who each represent the .... • .. J •• • • ' • - •• � ' '• " ' • :SAN MARCOS . City readies to host· 'annual fall carnival . The San Marcos Parks andRecreat.iori Department will· .. • .... . :, .. ··, .... ._· ,., ., . • ..... , .· .ll•- , .. And if that's nqf a good .· .• •enough cause, consider this:• The captured hogs can be­come USDA-inspected pork that will help feed the hungry.Through an agreement with'Ortiz Game Management,· £.----· ✓'" � ,_ ------1-. --------- This feral hog was trapped b frapping live hogs will becori become a food source for fo ,;_1 ,!6B The Williamson County Sun. October 16, 2013 01 S' Georgetown Art Center now open,. BY JOYCE.MAY hub for the city's burgeoning art scene. completed in early Novembei: The city funded the renova­tions to the building, which are nearly complete, while Gec/rge­town Art Worl<s will manage thefacilit,< 0; Graphic designer Nick �Ramos summed up the opening .,of the Georgetown Art Center ;;'for all those involved in the 'i,nearly decade-Jong process of "'bringing the project to fruition: '"It feels like Christmas." ''.This is really a present from the city to the commu­nit)I" Mc Ramos said during the much-anticipated opening October 12. Georgetown Assistant City �, Mc Ramos serves on the 0:board of Georgetown Art ;;works, which parlnered with ·<the City of Georgetown to :;convert the historic building 1-at 816 South Main Street into a �: Jane Estes, Georgetown Art Worl<s board president, said the gift shop and studio are • Manager Laurie Brewer said the city wanted to recognize the history of the building and retain as much of its historical structure as possible. ,, . expected to open October 26. Work on the splash pad, which is a nod to the water tower that once occupied the space, also continues and is expected to be "[The project) took a little bit longer than we thought it would, but we wanted to make 10 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING , �1:,�w{i-:rn ;1;· ��:.!·:� Continued from 1 OB 1,:Arrington's Self Storage locat­;;1ed at 71 Wildwood Dr, George­.r.t�, nc 78633. Hereby gives qnotice that the property gener-� .ally described below is being �;���u��a�s�h�d�9rd�� 1: _.Texas Property coda at the "',time and place Indicated below � and on lha following terms; All .;.,property described below will 11 be sold to the highest bidder lor ",-CASH ONLY. Payment Is due •.;:,at the time cl sale. Seller re­_serves the right to withdraw il:any item or items lrom the sale. • >oThe property will be sold on 101 ;,c,30/2013 at 10:00 AM at 71 , r1Wildwood Dr. Georgetown nc ' 78633. ;:I 1075 Wesley Parker :�sear:;�:O!�s8��!:'!d to ;�:�tarro����") �e;:��rnJ :.Williamson County MunlclpaJ _ Utility Oislncl No. 26 1:("0ISTRICT") fQf tvmishing all :.;i· labor, materials. equipment, 6 and performing all work re-:� i�;:k��J'�u�ti;���R� ,. r!; CLUB PHASE ONE UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS wUI be re­ceived at the office of Texas Engineering Solutions, LLC ("ENGINEER") at 5000 Bee Caves Ad, Suite 206, Auslln, Texas 78746 until Tuesday, November 5, 2013 •t 2:00pm. 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All work must conform to State of Texas, County of Williamson, City of Georgetown, Chlsholm Trail Special Utility District, and WII• Hamson County Municipal Util­ity District No. 26 rules and cri­teria. Copies of the Plans, Specifica­tions, and Bidding Documents will be on file at the office of Texas Engineering Solutions at 5000 Bee Caves Rd, Suite 206, Austin. TX 78746, where they may be examined without charge. Copies may be exam­ined or obtained from the EN· GINEER on or after October 29 , 2013 for a non-refundable lee of $75.00 per &el Che<:ks lor Plans and Specifications, and Bidding Documents sh�I be made payable to Texas En­gineering SoluUons. A Cashier's Check, Certified Check or acceptable Bidder's Bond, payable to Cimarroo Hills DeVtllopmenl, LLC in an amount not less than five per­cent (5%) of the Bid must ac­company each bid as a guar­antee that, if awarded the Con­tract, The BIDDER will enter lnto a contract and execute bonds within ten (10) days cl award of the Contract Perfor­mar1Ce and Payment Bonds wn also be executed_ on the forms furnished by lha OWN­ER and shall specif1cal!y pro­vide lor "Performance• and lor "Labor and Materials Pay­menr. Each bofld shall be ls­sued In an amount of one hun• dred percent (100%) ol con­tract price by a solvent Surety company, authorized to do business in the Slate or Texas and acceptable to the OWNER. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all bids to waive any and all technica!ities and lormalilies In bidding. The OWNER reserves the right to determine which bids are moat advantageous to the OWNER and the DISTRICT, and to award the Contract on this ba· sis. No bid may be withdrawn !or a period ol forty-five (45) days after opening of the bids. If a submitted bid is withdrawn within said period, bid guaranty shall become the property of the OWNER, not as penalty, but as liquidated damages, or OWNER may pursuEt any other action allowed by law. A pre­bid conference will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 •t 2:00pm at Texas Engineering Solutions localed at 5000 Bee Caves Road, Sia. 206, Austin, Texas 78746. Prospective bid· ders are encouraged to visit the site before or after the meeting. sure we were doing it right," Ms. Brewer said. She noted that designers even preserved graffiti carved mto a stone wall by prisoners when the building served as ajail. Ms. Estes said opening night turnout was "amazing'' with support from the Georgetown community as well as out-of­town visitors. "We had people of all ages there from children and fam­ilies to college young people, college-aged people and retir­ees," she said. "We are thrilled because that is exactly what we wanted." Artist Sherry Adamo-Pratt attended with her husband Dennis. "We are so lucky to have this. It is a thrill," she said. "It is lilie New York or LA." Georgetown Art Worl<s launched more than six years ago with a goal of opening an art center in the city's down­town area, Ms. Estes said. • The opening coincided with this year's Gallery George­town, billed as an evening to tour and shop the city's art galleries. It also featured an artist's reception for the cen­ter's debut exhibit "Museum Anatomy'' by world renowned artists Chadwick Gray and Laura Spectm; who moved toHouston following ten years in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This marks the first time since 1999 for a collection of their wora to be exhibited in the United States. "I feel it is an honor, a blessing, however you want to look at it," Mc Ramos said, notingthat it took a two-year courtship to bring the artists to GeorgetowtL He said he was indirectly connected to them when he curated the Banner Project 2011, which sought artwora to feature on banners in downtown GeorgetoWIL The artists describe their wora as a "collection of docu­mentary photographs of worl<s from musewns around the worid that have been recreated onto the human bodji" Mc Gray said he has had roughly 150 paintings done on his bod;< During the mapping out process, he must remain completely still. ''To calculate the hOurs, that is probably two months of my life," he said. "It takes a lot of patience." Ms. Spector said the original works that inspire the couple's art are all lost, forgotten or in some cases stolen pieces from antiquity. The exhibit continues through November 10 and will • Chadwick Gray ,, j and Laura Spectof speak about thei� work during a i reception at the opening of the 1 Georgetown Art I Center. Joyce May be followed by the November, 15 opening of Student Art Hop which will feature wora from,, high school students around,11 the state. !15,i Ms. Estes said last year's _;·:� inaugural event for students':·' was met with a great turnotifi) and she anticipates even mom response this yea,: 01" ''I think word will get , ,, around," she said. Ms. Spector has agreed to.;; beone ofthejudgesfor the ·)· contest '' tntimate!Y. Ms. Estes said iJ goal of the center is to make"' art accessible to all. She said:'.' the gallery provides a place ,, , to view and have a dialogue .0• about pieoes while the studio pro vides a place to learn more about the process. The gift shQ allows visitors the opportunit to take artwork home. c:' ''.Austin is the music capit;\t of the world and their tagline, is 'the place to experience m� sic'. We want to be the place io experience art,• Ms. Estes saii The studio provides a spa<; for the educational compo-;,) nent of the art center, Mc .� Ramos said. • '"' tO� • AGE ONE The Sunday Sun, October 13, 2013 SA-�-----............... ---- Brianne Tolj ; __I ta dud at the office by a friend, and after speaking with her, Cap-_­ ftain Waits said he opened .1the box and found the mega-' [, _ hone. The road was reopened ound 11:30 a.m. Three Homeland Security fficers were cm the scene. With the government shut down, people are nervous enses are heightened, - -in Waits said. 1 ounty@wilcosun.rom Art center debuts for gallery tour By JOSH PHERIGO Residents were able •· to get a sneak peak inside the city's new art center this weekend. Though construction crews had not quite finished their touchups to the remod-eled historic_ fire stati1m on Main Street,. the space was included among the ven-. ues Saturday for Gallery Georgetown, a _downtown art tour.. City • spokesman Keith Hutchinson said the art cen­ter would be ready for visi­tors by the 4 p.m. start of the tour, which featured five galleries around the Square. •Though, it wasn't the official opening. That an-• nouncement will_ come.-inthe nexLfew weeks, Mr.Hutchmsoii said.Gallery Georgetown washosted by local art business­es, Georgetown Art Worksand the City of Georgetown.Participating galleries in­cluded: -The GeorgetownArt Center, 816 South MainStreet; . Artisans . ConnectGallery, -• 122 . East EighthStreet; Framer's Gallery, 610South Mairl •. Street; Galleryat One -Love Tattoos, _. 903North· Austin Avenue; andHill Design and Gallery, 1623· Rivery Boulevard.Food and drinks wereavailable around downtown•untn 9 p.m .. Will Anderson Construction Crews were still finishing a few things at the Ge orgetown Art Center on Thursday evening in preparation for the faciHty to debut on Saturday as part of a downtown art tour.· I' Hosted by Artisans Connect, Framer's Gallery, Gallery at One Love Tattoos, Georgetown Art Center, and Hill Design + Gallery . . , Shuttle service ln:fo:Starts at 4:30 PM and runs every 30 minutes until 9 PM Pick up at Art Center with stops at Gallery at One Love Tattoos and Hill Design + Gallery. Partloipattng gallerie■ Include: � 1. The Georgetown Art Center 816 S. Main Stre t 2, Arttaau Connect Gallery 122 E. 8th treet 3.Framer's Gallery 10 S.Ma.in Streetf, 4. Gallery at One Love Tattoos 903 N. Austin Avenue 15. Hill Design + Gallery 1623 Rivery o 1l vard Make ■ure to visit all galleries and be at the Georgetown ArtCenter at 9 p.m. to participate in drawing for prizes. ., Q) aia � =· z-z � +a +a .f:1 � ·a..:I r:-:1