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Home My WebLink About2012-02-02 MinutesMINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FAYETTEVILLE ARTS COUNCIL A regular meeting of the Fayetteville Arts Council was held on February 2, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 111 in the City Administration Building at 113 W. Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. ACTION TAKEN Approval of minutes from October 26, 2012 meeting Approved Discussion item: PIGShibition — Ozark Literacy Council No Action Required Discussion item: Storm Drain Inlet Art Project No Action Required Election of Officers Approved MEMBERS PRESENT Dianne Williams Betsy Gross Jessica Minton Jay Baker Janie Agee Cyd King Hank Kaminsky STAFF PRESENT Leif Olson Wendy Poole, Ozarks Literacy Council Julie McQuade, Neighborhood Coordinator MEMBERS ABSENT Martin Miller Erin Jepson STAFF ABSENT CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Baker at 6:35 p.m. I. Announcements: None II. Approval of the Minutes Council member Baker made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 26, 2011 and council member Minton seconded the motion. Upon role call the motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0. III. Discussion item; PIGShibition — Community Art Project. Wendy Poole with the Ozarks Literacy Council presented the Arts Council with the concept plan for creating 25 fiberglass pigs that will then be painted by local artists and placed around town. Council member Kaminsky asked if all of the pigs would be created from a single mold and who is the artist that has been chosen to do this work.Wendy Poole responded that they are thinking that it would be just one sculpture that is reproduced and that they had not yet made a final selection of the artist. She stated that they have been in contact with an artist in Nebraska who would create the 25 fiberglass pigs for about $850 plus transportation costs to deliver. Council member Minton asked what will be done with the pigs at the end of the event. Wendy Poole said that they will be auctioned off with the funds going to support the Literacy Council and that they owners may do whatever they want with the pigs. Chairman Baker asked how they will be mounted outside for the length of the show. Ms Poole stated that the base would be filled with sand so that it would discourage theft. Ms Poole went on to say that they conceived of this project and went to the Mayor who worked with Staff and the City Attorney to work out the details of having these placed on City owned property, rights-of-way and Parklands. Council member Gross asked if they had the locations selected for the sculpture placements. Ms. Poole said that they had not finalized the locations but that they would like to display them widely across the City and that they would be located on both public and private property. Council member Agee asked if they were limiting the designs to just paint or would they permit other mediums. Ms. Poole stated that the artist will be given the ability to decorate the pigs with any mediums and that the artist may even change the physical nature of the piece if they so wanted. Council member Kaminsky stated that he would like to encourage the Ozarks Literacy Council to choose a local artist to create the initial sculpture, mold and final fiberglass sculptures. Council member Kaminsky also advocated for a more realistic interpretation of a pig and felt that the examples show to the Arts Council were too cartoonish. Council member Baker discussed the need for Arts Council review if any of the sculptures were to be placed on public property permanently. Council member Minton thanked the Ozark Literacy Council for taking on such a large community project and encouraged them to make the pigs special for Fayetteville. Council member Kaminsky asked if the sculptures would be insured against vandalism and theft. Ms. Poole stated that the sculptures would be insured and that there would be periodic field verification while the sculptures were on display. Julie McQuade stated that they were in the process of choosing display locations and that the tiered sponsorships would allow the larger donors to choose the prime locations for display. The Arts Council voiced support for this project and no official action was necessary. IV. Discussion item: Stormdrain Inlet Art Project by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Staff member Olson presented the Arts Council with a public art project that is proposed by the U of A Cooperative Extension Service. This project would be regional program that would draw attention to the environmental impact of stormwater infrastructure by painting stormdrain "lids' with acrylic paint and a clear sealant. The project would span the length of the proposed Razorback Greenway with all five cities participating. Fayetteville has chosen 4 stormdrain inlets located adjacent to the Frisco Trail within the Downtown Cultural Arts District. A steering committee has been formed comprised of U of A Cooperative Extension Service staff, City representatives, local artists and arts center and museum representatives. The steering committee will help with choosing locations and the call for artists and will most likely serve as the jury for the designs submitted. The installation of the art will occur in the summer of 2012. Staff and the Arts Council then discussed some of the parameters of the project including; locations chosen in Fayetteville, the materials that will be used, the length of time that the art will be in place (3 years), how the call for artists will be conducted, etc. The Arts Council voiced support for this project and no official action was necessary. MEETING ADJOURNED: 7:00 P.M.