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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-02 MinutesFayetteville Arts Council January 2, 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, Kathy Thompson Arts Council absent: Mark Landon Smith Meeting called to order at 6:03 pm. II. Agenda amended. III. Minutes approved N. Whiteside - report on review of Public Art Proposal's amended changes and current Public Art: David Whitaker - City of Fayetteville legal department is review changes for legality. Connie Edmondson — Park & Rec. to work on providing list of public artworks to Arts Council. V. Kaminsky: • Reiterated desire for Arts Council to take position letter. Arts Council agreed to discuss letter at a later date. Informed that Charlotte Buchanan (producer of The Artery in Eureka Springs) plans to bring proposal to city. Updated on Peace Fountain — A&P is rebuilding pool. Two other issues need funding (heat for the pool, failed center pipe need replacement). VI. Gott - review of retreat and development of action items: o Mayoral Debate (Gott, Gabel, Thompson): • Gott — check legality, discuss with city, develop debate questions • Gabel — secure space, candidate notification • Thompson — secure moderator o Advisory Board Development (Landman, Peters, Gott, Whiteside): • Peters — email list of potential candidates • Action Steps — strategize invitations, develop terms with quarterly meetings, reiterate goal is to discover their desires of an Arts Council and community involvement. o Cultural Inventory (Smith, Kaminsky, Gabel): • Kaminsky — secure available list from Stuart Rosenthal, • Gabel, Smith — further develop list. o Way -finding (Peters, Landman) • Peters — act as point -person and filter for Arts Council. • Peters, Landman — research progress and scheduling for UA, City, Region. o Cultural Arts District (Gabel, O'Connell): • Research possibilities with CAD, businesses, associations. • Develop questions for mayoral candidates on arts position. o Community Input/Charette (O'Connell, Thompson, Kaminsky, Whiteside): • Schedule a charette. • Thompson to contact city about planning one. o Regional (Gott, Thompson, O'Connell): • Research Bentonville/Crystal Bridges collaboration • Research 2500 -seat performance hall interests. • Discover regional arts meetings. ACTION ITEMS: Whiteside to check with Edmonson about Peace Fountain maintenance policy. Peters to contact Walton Arts Center for Cultural Inventory and/or consulting group finds. Peters to email list of potential Advisory Board Candidates to Arts Council members. Peters/Gott to email Edmonson with minutes and agenda. Gott to introduce self as new Chair to Edmondson. Gott to resend email about resource books. Arts Council to work with various city departments, ensuring inclusion on various projects Meeting adjourned 7:25.