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Arts and Culture Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Tuesday,, February 18,, 2025
The Georgetown Arts and Culture Advisory Board met on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM at City
Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
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The following Members were inattendance:
Present were: Karen E Turpin, David Valdez, Lynn A Kessel, Jessica Meurer Soblhani
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1, Regular Session
1./\ Call toorder
Call toorder - David Valdez, Board Chair
13 Arts & Culture Announcements
AnnuUncernents-DavdVa|dez, Board Chair
• Texas Photography Festival will beonMarch 15thinGeorgetown.
• 17 Georgetown High School Students entries will be moving on to the State VASE
Visual Arts Competition .
• Art Advocacy Day was |nFebruary
• Williamson County Art Guild will be working with High School Students that are
served bXNEST here inGeorgetown and there will beastudent show inthe
month ofMay. 1stFriday Ofeach month iSwhen the artist receptions are.
w" Palace Theater is showing Secret Garden and Fences in their theaters.
1.0 Approval of minutes
Consideration and approval ofthe November 1g,2O24minutes ~David Valdez - Board
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1.D Georgetown ISID Student Mural Project
Consideration and possible action to approve the mural esign for the 5th installment
of the GISD Student Mural Project - Amanda Still, Arts and Culture Program Manager
Moved by David Valdez; seconded bvKaren ETurp|ntoApprove the design as
presented.
Motion Approved: 4-O
Voting For:JessiceMeurer SobhaniKaren ETurp|n,David Valdez, Lynn AKesse|
Voting Against: None
1.E Coordinator report
Presentation of Arts & Culture Coordinator Report - Amanda Still, Arts & Culture
Program Manager
Amanda presented the Coordinator report and answered questions from the board.
Adjournment
Moved by David Valdez; seconded bvLynn /\Kpsse|tOAdjourn 5:21pm.
Motion Adjourn: 4'D
Voting For:|essicaMeurer Smbheni.Karen ETurpin,David Valdez, Lynn AKessel