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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ARTAB_02.18.2014Minutes of the Meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas February 18, 2014 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, February 18 at 4:30 p.m. in the small conference room of the Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8`h Street MEMBERS PRESENT: Gary Anderson, Shana Nichols, Dar Richardson, Betty Ann Sensabaugh, Liz Stewart, Amanda Still Regular Session – began at 4:32 p.m. In the absence of Chair Baker, Vice Chair Amanda Still presided and called the meeting to order. A. Announcements of upcoming events. Liz Stewart announced that at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, the Temple Symphony will play a concert of Great Overtures at the Klett Center. Mickie Ross, director of the Williamson Museum, was present and asked whether she could send the Museum's calendar of events to the Board each month. Judy Fabry told her to send the calendar to her and she would distribute it. B. Citizens who wish to address the Board. None were present. C. Consideration and approval of minutes of the January 21, 2014 Board meeting. Sensabaugh moved to approve the minutes as distributed. Stewart seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. D. Report about the operation of the Art Center during the month of January/February 2014 – Eric Lashley and Gary Anderson. Lashley reported that the new exhibit, "Tomfoolery," opened last week and the reception on Saturday night was well attended. Upcoming shows are Benini (3/21-4/27) and the Don Snell retrospective (5/2-6/1). Sensabaugh asked whether any shows have been scheduled featuring local artists. Anderson responded, saying yes, but those show are expensive to produce and time-intensive for Art Works, so they are several months out. There will be two open calls--The Great Outdoors and The American Dream—and one juried show—Art Hop—that local artists may enter. Eventually the Art Works board will have a two-year calendar of upcoming shows. Lashley said that the reception desk is fully installed now and looks and works well. The people counter on the main entrance also has been installed. On February 17 he and Fabry met with Ray Shawley of Affordable Signs and discussed the signage needs at the Art Center. He hopes that signage on the exterior doors and the interior sliding glass door will be in place in the next few weeks. Shawley also will be making a proposal for a sandwich board to use in front of the Art Center, which the Historic Architecture Review Commission will have to approve before it may be purchased. The Art Works executive board met on February 17 and has selected candidates for a new slate of officers, which they will present to the full board in March. Also, the board has divided into committees that are charged with establishing procedures and policies for the various tasks that are part of the Art Center's operation. The gift shop is one of the first areas that will be addressed. Lashley expects that the library staff may become involved in scheduling the studio space since that is another area that needs immediate attention. Planning for spring break and summer classes for children has begun. Anderson said that he believes there will be more stability after the policies and procedures are in place. Lashley again complimented the volunteers who keep the Art Center open and Jan Ligameri, who is the volunteer coordinator. E. Report on expenditures since January 2014 board meeting – Judy Fabry. ' Fabry referred to the spreadsheet that was included in the agenda packet, pointing out that the primary expenses during the past month were payments of four of the seven grants that the Board had approved during the January meeting—Williamson County Symphony Orchestra Society, East View High School Percussion Group, Georgetown Symphony Society, and Community Montessori School. She also announced that Susan Firth, president of the Heritage Society, had met with her earlier in the day to tell her that the Heritage Society would not be requesting their grant funds because the event that they had proposed will not be taking place this year. At least two of their partners in the event had recently withdrawn. The Board had granted the Heritage Society $2000 for their event. Mickie Ross, director of the Williamson Museum, had sent the Board a letter requesting $5000 in support for the statue of Three-Legged Willie (Robert McAlpin Williamson) that has recently been installed in front of the Museum (letter made a part of these minutes). Discussion followed in which the Board members considered the various lines of their budget and what future commitments they needed to meet. Some members expressed concern that the request was coming outside of the regular grant process. Dar Richardson, who was attending his last Board meeting as a member, said that he would like to see the Board appropriate something for this request. Ultimately, the subject was tabled until the March meeting, to give everyone time to consider the request and its implications. F. Consideration and DOSSible action reaardina hirina a orofessional photographer to take pictures of the Art Center that will be used for promotional Purposes—Eric Lashley. Gary Wang, the architect for the Art Center, had given Lashley a proposal from Sisterbrother Mgmt. that he had solicited to get professional quality photographs of the Art Center (made a part of these minutes). Lashley assumes that Wang is applying for an architectural award and needs good photographs. Wang has proposed a shoot date of March 17, 2014. Lashley also pointed out that good quality photographs of the Art Center could benefit the City and that if the Board chose to support the project, the City would have all rights to the photos. A lengthy discussion ensued. Still said that she uses Todd White, a local photographer, for her interior design projects and her husband, a builder, uses White for his architectural photographs. His prices are far less than the $4700 that Sisterbrother asked for a one-day shoot. Richardson suggested that a scope of work needs to be written and submitted to several photographers. All agreed that Wang should submit other bids if he wants the Board's support. Nichols asked Lashley to ask Wang for a "partnership" offer—that is, how much is he willing to pay himself? Still brought up the fact that the exterior is not finished (the second-story windows still must be painted) and it seems foolish to spend $4700 on photos that will have to be updated after the painting is completed. Lashley volunteered that he'd learned earlier in the day that the painting will not be done until FY 2014-15 because the Art Center project is already over budget for this fiscal year. Also, it appears that the windows will have to be completely restored, not just painted. Finally, several people suggested that Wang pay for the photos up front and then the City could buy the rights to some of them. Lashley said he would take all of these concerns and suggestions to Wang and report back in March. G. Consideration of dates of coming meetings—Eric Lashley. The regular March 18 date for the next meeting was agreeable to everyone. Chair Still adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 4/1 Liz aart, Secretary Amanda Still, Vice Chair • • • PRESIDENT Susan Firth VICE PRESIDENT Laurie Locke SECRETARY Mindy Howell TREASURER John Chapman DIRECTORS Cindy Harrington Amanda Parr Kenneth Poteete Samantha Smith Lucy Sumner EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Barbara Zwernemann P.O. BOX 1265 GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78627 512-869-8597 February 27, 2014 Ms. Judy Fabry Arts & Culture Board Dear Judy, The Georgetown Heritage Society would like to thank the Arts & Culture Board for its recent endorsement and generous grant toward a proposed Cultural Fair in May, 2014. It is with deep regret that we must decline your gift at this time. Unforeseen circumstances have required our immediate attention, and we hesitate to sponsor an event that we cannot give our full and heartfelt attention. We continue to support your efforts in our daily mission, preserving the heritage of Georgetown for future generations. Kind regards, �� ' Susan Firth President, Georgetown Heritage Society STUDIO ENTRANCE Monday Tues-Sat Sunday Closed Main Entrance on Main St. -+ 1 0:00am - 6:00pm 1 :00pm -6:00pm IMPORTANT: YOU MUST PROOF-READ AND VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF ALL SPELLINGS,.NUMBERS, SIZES, COLORS AND OTHER DESIGN ELEMENTS. 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I FEf\.11-23. 2tll4 PROMOTIONS ADS LOG IN I REGISTER • SI EDWARD'S'!f;I.UNIVERSITY Mary-1'oody Northan Theatre STEDWAR DS .EDU/M MNT CLASSIFIEDS DATING BEST OF AUSTIN I VALENTINE'S DAY I SXSW I FRONTERAFEST J NEWSLETTERS I CONTESTS Education Expo J March 4, 2014 • FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FEATURED CONTENT news AISD Focuses on Reforming Eastside Schools ARTS THEATRE COMEDY DANCE CLASSICAL MUSIC VISUAL ARTS LITERA OFFSCREEN SEARCH FOR Ms Listings SUBMIT MOBILE ARTS LISTINGS austinchronicle .com/ma RECOMMENDED EVENTS MUSIC FILM COlVDVIUNITY food Experience Some Culinary Glasnost in Austin VISUAL ARTS music Pile Into the Wayback Machine for Sonobeat Tomfoolery: Humor in Art God damn it. There's already too much going on in Austin itself, we certainly don't have space or time to pimp things way the fuck out in Georgetown, do we? No -no, we don't. But now here comes curator Nick Ramos with another terrific show up north a ways, and it's full of 1) humor and 2) nudity, and it boasts works by Jennifer Balkan and Terri Thomas and Debra Broz and David Lamplugh, among others, so what the hell else are we gonna do? Curse you, Ramos! You and the Winsor & Newtons you rode in on! Reception: Sat., Feb. 15, 7-9pm. Georgetown Art Center, 816 S. Main. www.georgetownartcentertx.org screens Historical Horror Tackles the English -,.__�� Civil War FOLLOWUS CJ�® THEMOST VIEWED SHARED arts Common Purpose: Insights From Common House COMMENTED THE 'PEOPLE'S COURT' Pro-pot candidate enters JP race THREAT OF ICE MEANS AUSTIN GOES NOWHERE FA ST UPDATE: Third day of school and city closures: Is this a record? PLAYBACK: UNLOCKING INFEST Infest lockout. Austin Psych Fest lineup part two, Aaron Behrens' sweet new deal. and more REVIEW: THE LEGO MOVIE Let's face it: We're putty in these things' hands. IS THE CITY TRYING TO BUST THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION? Minority candidate hiring is still a hot-button issue A YOUNG MAN ON DEATH ROW Juvenile offender Randy Arroyo's case puts Texas's execution factory on trial. CHRONCAST 2/11/2014 4:26 PM T EWILLIAMSON MUSEUM 716 South Austin Avenue Georgetown, TX 78626 tel: 512.943.1670 williamsonmuseum.org • SISTERBROTHER MGMT. PO Box 4441 Dallas, TX 75208 accounting@SIS TERBROTHERMGMT.com Estimate for: Gary Wanq Wanq Architects qary@wanqarchitects.com 512-677-9610 Description Casey Dunn Creative Fee, $2500 per day Casey Dunn Licensinq Fee, $750 Casey Dunn Creative Fee Crew -First Assistant to the Photoqrapher, $250 per day Production -Meals and Misc. 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An exhibit featuring the art of nine different artists, their art and their sense of humor. Explore the funny side of Olaniyi R. Akindiya, Jennifer Balkan, Debra Broz, Peter Eudenbach, Jenny Granberry, David Lamplugh, Susan Randle, Terri Thomas and Adam Corey Vaughn. (left to right) Terri Thomas, Susan Randle, David Lamplugh, Jenny Granberry, and Adam Corey Vaughn. Portrait Painting Workshop: Exploring the Intensity of Color in the Portrait with Jennifer Balkan & In this class, students will improve upon their overall approach to painting portraits with an emphasis on rich, harmonious color. We will approach painting by learning to see our environment as composed of simple shapes and values, which will lead to stronger color statements and weightier paintings. Working from a model, students will begin with short monochromatic studies of light and shadow and will progress to more complex color theory and longer poses throughout the workshop. This class is designed for all levels of painters who have life drawing experience and is limited to 12 students. To register or· more information, please visit our website