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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda_ARTAB_12.17.2019Notice of Meeting for the Arts and C ulture Adv isory B oard of the City of Georgetown December 17, 2019 at 4:30 P M at Small conference room, 2nd floor, Georgetown P ublic L ibrary, 402 W. 8th Street T he C ity o f G eorgetown is c o mmitted to c ompliance with the Americans with Dis ab ilities Ac t (ADA). If yo u req uire as s is tanc e in participating at a p ublic meeting d ue to a disability, as d efined und er the ADA, reasonable as s is tance, ad ap tatio ns , or acc o mmo d ations will b e provid ed up o n req uest. P leas e contac t the C ity S ecretary's O ffic e, at leas t three (3) d ays p rio r to the s cheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or C ity Hall at 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eo rgeto wn, T X 78626 for ad d itional info rmation; T T Y us ers route thro ugh R elay Texas at 711. Regular Session (T his R egular S es s ion may, at any time, be rec es s ed to c o nvene an Exec utive S es s ion for any purp o s e authorized b y the O pen Meetings Ac t, Texas G o vernment C ode 551.) A C itizens wis hing to ad d res s the b o ard . -Jane Es tes , C hair. B Announc ements regarding arts and culture. -Jane Estes , C hair. C C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion to app ro ve minutes fro m the No vemb er 19, 2019 Arts and C ulture Bo ard meeting. -Jane Estes , C hair. D C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion to app ro ve and ad o p t the G eo rgetown Arts and C ulture P rogram C ommerc ial Mural G uidelines . -Amanda S till, Arts and C ulture C oordinato r E C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion to app ro ve o r revis e the updated G eorgetown Arts and C ulture P rogram S trategic P lan 2020-2025. -Amanda S till, Arts and C ulture C oordinator. F C ons id eratio n o f Arts and C ulture C o ordinator rep o rt. -Amand a S till, Arts and C ulture C o o rd inato r. G C ons id eratio n and p o s s ib le ac tion regarding future meeting d ates. -Jane Es tes , C hair. Ce rtificate of Posting I, R obyn Dens mo re, C ity S ec retary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereb y certify that this Notice of Meeting was p o s ted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgeto wn, T X 78626, a p lace readily acc es s ib le to the general p ublic as req uired by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2019, at __________, and remained so p o s ted fo r at leas t 72 c o ntinuo us hours prec eding the sc heduled time of s aid meeting. __________________________________ R o b yn Dens more, C ity S ecretary Page 1 of 11 Minutes of the Meeting of the Arts and Culture Board City of Georgetown, Texas November 19, 2019 The Arts and Culture Board met on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the second floor Small Conference Room of Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8 th Street. Present: Jane Estes, Susie Flatau, Tim Fleming, Laura Sewell, Carol Watson and Linda Wilde. Absent: Sharon Snuffer Staff present: Amanda Still – Arts and Culture Coordinator, Eric P. Lashley – Library Director and Lawren Weiss-Administrative Assistant. Chair Estes called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Regular Agenda A. Citizens wishing to address the Board. – Jane Estes, Board Chair. GISD art teacher Angela Morin and student Peyton Vega were present to address the board regarding item E. Business owner Amanda Bradley from Gus’s Drug and artist Sarah Blankenship were present to address the board regarding item F. No action required. B. Announcements regarding arts and culture. – Janes Estes, Chair. a. Susie Flatau with Georgetown Art Works announced the first Artists and Makers Boutique Market was successfully held on November 9 at Georgetown Art Center. The event included handcrafted art by 10 local artists and makers. Each participating artist sold at least one piece. GAW ’s goal is to host this event annually on the last second -Saturday Market Day of the year. b. Carol Watson with Georgetown ISD announced the district’s holiday performances will begin after Thanksgiving break. Georgetown High School’s show choir will perform A Holiday to Remember Dec. 5-7 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The following weekend, East View High School’s show choir will perform Jolly Holiday Dec. 12-13 @ 7 p.m., as well as shows at 3 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 and 15. See fine arts calendar for full list of holiday events on georgetownisd.org. c. Jane Estes with Lark & Owl Booksellers announced the Dia de lost Muertos poetry reading event and Lark & Owl Booksellers was well attended. Book release party will be held for Julia London and colleagues at L&O at @ 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 21. They will discuss their experiences and how to be successful in the romance novel industry. L&O’s monthly book club offers morning and evening opportunities. The store will participate in Shop Small Saturday festivities in Georgetown, and will debut t-shirts with their “just a little sweary” slogan. d. Linda Wilde with Texas Society of Sculptors announced the Austin Mosaic Guild is exhibiting a Contemporary Mosaics show at Georgetown Art Center. e. Laura Sewell with Southwestern University announced musician Alina Kobialka is performing tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Alma Thomas Theater with pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa. The Percussion and New Music Ensemble performance will be held November 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Page 2 of 11 the Caldwell-Carvey Foyer. On Dec. 3, SU will host a music recital, dance recital and a jazz concert. On Dec. 4, visitors can purchase a lunch at SU’s McCombs Center Bishops Lounge at 12:30 p.m. and enjoy music by the Southwestern University Singers. On Dec. 5, Candlelight Services held at 6 and 8 p.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel. f. Tim Fleming with Texans for the Arts announced he and Carol Watson enjoyed participating in painting the Preserving History mural. No action required. C. Consideration and possible action to approve minutes from the October 15, 2019 Arts and Culture Board meeting. –Jane Estes, Chair. There were no changes to October’s minutes. Motion by Sewell; second by Watson to approve the October Arts and Culture Board meeting minutes as distributed in the agenda. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent) D. Consideration and possible action to approve an artwork donation by Karch Dah-Veed. –Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Artist and library patron Karch Dah-Veed created a collage from items he purchased at the Second-Hand Prose bookstore, located on the library’s second floor. Dah-Veed would like to donate his piece to the City, with the intent of it hanging in the Second-Hand Prose bookstore. Library Director Eric Lashley noted he would be happy to have the piece on display in the library. Following brief discussion, motion by Watson; second by Fleming to accept the art donation by Karch Dah-Veed. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent). E. Consideration and possible action to approve the GHS mural design based on student/teacher presentation and further design development. – Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Art teacher Angela Morin introduced student Peyton Vega to the board. Vega’s artwork was selected by the Arts and Culture Board to be installed as a mural on The Co-Op building on 8th Street. Vega presented design options to the board and discussed her creative process. The plan is to install the mural next spring but students need design approval from the Arts and Culture Board, so they can begin creating the piece. Following discussion regarding lettering options, and color selections Watson moves to select the proposed white lettering and orange people on the blue background for the, “Everyone Deserves Kindness” mural by GHS art students. Second by Flatau. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent). F. Consideration and possible action to approve the Gus’s Drug mural design. – Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Business owner Amanda Bradley and artist Sarah Blankenship were in attendance to address the board regarding design elements of proposed mural at Gus’s Drug. Bradley and Blankenship explained that they would like to invite artists from the community to volunteer their time to create the mural. Board members reviewed the proposed design and proposed the inclusion of a Georgetown ISD building rather than Inner Space Cavern. The board considered the image included for Inner Space to be advertising and strongly recommended against its use. Sewell offered to provide a different Southwestern University logo since the one included is specifically from athletics branding. Sewell recommended using the academic logo rather than the athletics logo to be more inclusive of the school as a whole and encouraged Blankenship to review the SU style guide. Following some discussion, Bradley and Blankenship proposed removing the Inner Space Cavern logo from letter “R” and replacing it with the historic GISD Hammerlun building. Board members agreed and suggested that the image should be of this historic building only and not include any lettering for GISD. Motion by Sewell to approve the proposed Gus’s Drug mural design, to include the replacement of imagery in letter “R” from Inner Space Cavern to the Georgetown ISD Hammerlun building. Second by Wilde. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent). G. Consideration and possible action to award prizes for the 2019-2020 Sculpture Tour. -Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Board members reviewed the top rated pieces in the sculpture tour and voted to award first and second place prizes as follows: a. First prize, $1,500-“One Trick Pony” by Dan Pogue b. Second prize, $750-“Remember When” by Anthony St. James Page 3 of 11 An Honorable Mention award of $500 per sculpture will be granted to artists for the remaining 11 pieces. Following voting, Watson moved to award first prize to Dan Pogue for “One Trick Pony” and second prize to Anthony St. James for “Remember When” for the 2019-2020 Sculpture Tour. Second by Sewell. Approved 6-0 (Snuffer absent). H. Consideration and possible action to approve updated Call for Grant Proposals for 2020 Grant Cycle Round 1. –Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Still reviewed updated call for grant proposals for round 1 of the 2020 grant cycle. The call is set to open on December 1. Still explained that there would be a press release announcing the call. Board members discussed adding dates for when funds must be used, wording changes and adding the City’s non-discriminatory disclaimer to the call. Still will update the call with proposed changed before December 1. No action taken. I. Consideration of Arts and Culture Coordinator report. – Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Still discussed the monthly report with the board regarding the following topics: public art program, long-term City Hall gallery plans, grant opportunities and the Texans for the Arts toolkit. No action required. J. Consideration and possible action regarding future meeting dates. – Jane Estes, Board Chair. The next meeting will occur as regularly scheduled on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. No action taken. K. Adjourn to recognize Kayla Moore for “Cloudy Day” utility box at the corner of 8 th Street and Austin Avenue. – Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator. Board members met student Kayla Moore at the utility box where her artwork is on display. Still read a proclamation from Mayor Ross to recognize the student’s great work. No action required. Chair Estes adjourned the meeting at 6:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Carol Watson Jane Estes Board Secretary Board Chair Page 4 of 11 Commercial Mural Design Guidelines City of Georgetown, TX A Texas Cultural District The City of Georgetown’s Mural Program promotes community engagement, cultural participation, and cultural tourism through public art programming Page 5 of 11 City of Georgetown Commercial Mural Program The Commercial Mural Program is a City of Georgetown program administered by the Georgetown Arts and Culture Board as part of the City of Georgetown Public Art Program. The Georgetown Arts and Culture Board was established for the purpose of actively pursuing the placement of public art in public places and serving to coordinate, promote and support public access to the arts. The Board was also established to encourage, stimulate, promote and foster programs for the cultural enrichment of the City, thereby contributing to the quality of life in Georgetown, and develop an awareness of the value of the arts in the business community, local government and the general public. Businesses and/or property owners intending to create a mural on an exterior wall of their property which is visible from the public right-of way and within the City of Georgetown is subject to the process and guidelines of the City of Georgetown Commercial Mural Program. The City of Georgetown Commercial Mural Program Process and Guidelines has been adopted by the Georgetown Arts and Culture Board to ensure consistency and artistic value in the community. Questions The City of Georgetown’s Arts and Culture Board is committed to assisting with the Commercial Mural Program requirements and process. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Coordinator, 512-930- 8471, Amanda.still@georgetown.org. Page 6 of 11 Design Guidelines 1. Murals shall be an original work of art 2. Designs will be assessed according to the following elements: Concept – Strength of concept to include originality and composition; appropriateness of imagery to all audiences; must adhere to the City of Georgetown signage ordinance by NOT including text or logos that advertise for the business Context – Takes site conditions and local culture into consideration Scale – Murals must be a minimum of 12’H x 24’W 3. Murals cannot be applied to historic brick buildings that are listed as High Priority Structures in the Historic Resource Survey. Medium/Small Priority Structures must be reviewed and approved by the City Historic Preservation Officer in order for the brick to be painted 4. Wall surface shall be clean and suitable for mural materials; artist shall commit to prepare the surface for painting and to use acceptable UV/graffiti protective coating 5. Cost - Businesses and/or property owners intending to create a mural on an exterior wall of their property will be responsible for the cost of implementation 6. Forms - Businesses and/or property owners will complete a Wall Easement Agreement and Funding Agreement with the City of Georgetown before implementation of the mural 7. Mural lifespan – The mural is expected to remain in excellent condition for 5 years, at which time the Mural Easement Agreement will be up for automatic renewal. Condition of mural can be assessed at this time and at each 5 year automatic renewal increment. Normal patina of the mural is Page 7 of 11 expected after the 5 year lifespan and can be removed after the 5 year period, or be allowed to age and patina naturally. Review Schedule Once submitted to the Arts and Culture Coordinator, mural designs will be reviewed at the next monthly Arts and Culture Board meeting occurring on the third Tuesday of every month at 4:30 at the Georgetown Public Library. Once approved by the Arts and Culture Board, the Wall Easement Agreement and Funding Agreement will be considered by the Georgetown City Council at the next applicable City Council meeting occurring on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30 at the Georgetown Municipal Court Building. Once approved Agreements are executed, murals can be installed! Page 8 of 11 City of Georgetown Arts and Culture DRAFT of Goals, Objectives AND Updated Strategies – 2020-2025 Strategic Plan Update Updated Vision Statement – “Members of the Arts and Culture Board believe a vibrant arts community and cultural offerings are good for the quality of life for residents, will attract visitors, and will assist Georgetown in becoming [a nationally recognized arts destination by 2030]. The plan incorporates eight major goals:” I. Establish and foster a vibrant Art Center as a major component of the Cultural District a. Ensure the Art Center fulfills its mission of elevating the arts in the community i. If needed, the City may take a more operational role with the Art Center as Operating Agreements come up for renewal ii. Ensure Georgetown Art Works maintains artistic autonomy if Operating Agreements are restructured iii. Encourage and support the Georgetown Artworks Board in developing a strategic plan iv. Encourage and support the Georgetown Artworks Board in positioning the organization to apply for grants II. Continue to develop and expand the Georgetown Public Art Program a. Continue to develop and expand streetscape art i. Expand the Utility Box Art Project ii. Collaborate with CVB and Main Street to develop a strategy for Gateway Signage and artistic Banners iii. Explore opportunities for bridge public art b. Continue to develop and expand the Georgetown Sculpture Tour i. Increase the reach of the Call for Proposals ii. Increase stipends offered iii. Develop recruitment strategies for sculptors iv. Explore marketing/event opportunities for the tour c. Develop Guidelines for Commercial Murals and further develop the current City Mural Program d. Develop a Sculpture Garden in the new Civic Center of permanent sculptures purchased by the City e. Expand the Public Art Program outside the Cultural District i. Continue to work with the Parks and Recreation Department toward dedicating parkland for public art Page 9 of 11 ii. Expand Sculpture Tour and Utility Box Program outside the Cultural District f. Percentage for Public Art i. Develop a program for a percentage of Public Art in Public Development Agreements ii. Continue to advocate for the current 1% for Public Art in City Buildings and strive for a higher percentage over time III. Establish and foster a vibrant Performing Arts Center as a major component of the Cultural District a. Establish a budget for a Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study that may explore a partnership between the City and GISD, as well as field studies of existing performing arts centers b. Explore the feasibility of an arts complex that is inclusive and multi-disciplinary, including gallery space, incubator space, artist residency space, large performance auditorium, smaller performance spaces c. Develop relationships with local philanthropists and funding organizations d. Identify a location IV. Establish and foster a vibrant Arts Incubator facility that includes an Artist in Residency Program a. Explore alternatives that may include partnerships with local businesses b. Gather more information and conduct field studies of existing incubator and residency programs c. Identify a location V. Encourage the development of a thriving Arts, Culture, and Entertainment District in the downtown a. Partner with Downtown Development on the Gateway Signage Project b. Partner with CVB on tourism initiatives c. Develop an Arts Marketing Plan and Budget d. Develop Guidelines for street performers e. Increase diversity f. Attract arts businesses g. Annual arts festival and/or quarterly Arts Stroll h. Expand Brown Bag Luncheon Program VI. Provide grants to local arts nonprofit organizations a. Update current grant guidelines to include a rubric for scoring i. Require workshop attendance to apply for grants ii. Require organizations to have 501c(3) status Page 10 of 11 iii. Establish two categories – Established and Emerging Organizations b. Increase the Arts and Culture budget to provide more funding for grants c. Establish a permanent line item in annual budget for select arts and culture programming that demonstrates sustainability, diversity, and an economic development component i. TSOS ii. Art Center’s Art Hop VII. Maintain Texas Commission on the Arts Cultural District Designation a. Utilize the resources available to Cultural Districts i. Apply for grants ii. Advocate for the full 15% of HOT go to Arts and Culture iii. Develop an Arts Marketing Plan b. Increase diversity of arts and culture programming in order to provide outreach to underrepresented groups and increase arts participation across all audience segments c. Increase accessibility to the arts through innovative, engaging, and interactive arts and culture programming for all audience segments VIII. Elevate the Arts and Culture staff to include an Arts and Culture Director, a Coordinator of Activities, and Marketing Coordinator to coordinate the arts and cultural activities of the City and work with City Boards and local arts organizations to improve the quality of life in Georgetown Page 11 of 11