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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-03-05 MinutesFayetteville Arts Council March 5, 2008 Meeting Minutes City Hall, Room 326 — 113 W. Mountain St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 Arts Council present: Julie Gabel, Bryan Gott, Michael Landman, Dede Peters, Hank Kaminsky, John O'Connell, LaDawna Whiteside, Mark Landon Smith Kathy Thompson arrived at 6:10pm. Kaminsky left at 7:OOpm. Meeting called to order at 6:01 pm. 11. Agenda approved 111. Minutes adjusted to include action item that all council members call their alderman and talk about the Arts Council. Also list John O'Connell as absent. Minutes approved with changes. IV. Presentation by Bill Mitchell of MitchellWorks: • Mitchell gave an in depth overview of Walton Arts Center including the initial planning process, original fundraising, land and ownership details, regional focus and programming information. He did not have insider information about the future of the Center. He did suggest that the Fayetteville Arts Council become more involved by attending Walton Arts Center Board and Council meetings. • Mitchell made additional suggestions to get involved upcoming mayoral election and to not have an advisory committee but rather seek advice from regional business, organizational and political leaders. V. Updates: • Mayoral Debate Sub -Committee (led by Gabel) — Gabel reports that group is still discussing the possibility of attaching arts council concerns with another group. • Advisory Board Sub -Committee (led by Peters) — would like to follow Bill Mitchell's advice and ask area leaders to be "ambassadors". Will meet in the future. • Cultural Inventory Sub -Committee (led by Kaminsky) — meeting week of 3/10 • Wayfinding Sub -Committee (led by Peters) — reported that at this time the City was not participating in the regional wayfinding. Jill Anthes (UA rep in audience reported that UA was proceeding as planned and Bentonville was the only other municipality on board with the project. • CADI Sub -Committee (led by O'Connell) — researching various avenues for public funding, interested in developing a neighborhood discussion. • Community Input/Charette Sub -Committee (led by Thompson) — on hold for now. • Regional Sub -Committee (led by Thompson) — nothing to report, will notify FVL Arts Council with other Councils or municipal arts groups meet. VI. New Information: • Gabel reported on City using an Arts Council member on Walton Arts Council — City Clerk office suggested that an Arts Council member apply as an "at -large" member, not as a city representative. Clerk's office also recommended attending Walton Arts Center Council meetings as a member of the public. • Gott reported on two arts proposals beginning the approval process: o Artery — A&P Commission checking first on possible public right-of-way issues. o Sculpture by Steve Hoover to be located on Frisco Trail. Adjourn 8:17