Homer Public Arts Committee
Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:00 am
Cowles Council Chambers
Meeting Synopsis

 

Session 08-12 a meeting of the Public Arts Committee was called to order by Chair Newby at 11:15 am on December 18, 2008 in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer Alaska.  


Present: Angie Newby, Trina Fellows, Hope Finkelstein, Karin Marks, Marianne Aplin

Staff:  Dru Corbin – left early

Absent:  Gaye Wolfe, David Anderson

 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA – Approved as presented

 

APPROVAL OF SYNOPSIS – Approved as presented

 

VISITORS – high school student

 

STAFF & COUNCIL REPORT –Welcome Marianne Aplin as new member

 

PENDING BUSINESS

1.       Artist Feedback Form:  Discussion ensued about responses from artists involved in previous public art projects.  A comment came in stating that in the future the project should be more defined before asking for artists to work on.  Another comment was there was a lot of time involved for small amount of money.  It was asked to have the form put on the website so people can send feedback.

 

2.       Homer News Map:  This will be moved to the next meeting, everything is in place when the paper is ready to go.  Dru is working on the logo to be used. Be thinking about the artwork that will be identified on the map.

 

3.       RFP for Free standing Sculptures: From the previous discussion on the artist feedback forms and because of limited budget, it was decided to allocate the resources of $1,300 to just one sculpture on Pioneer Ave.  Also to eliminate items C. D. and E. on last month list of RFP points to include.  The draft RFP is to be sent to Public Arts Committee a week before the January meeting with community response by March 15th and award will be in April.

 

We need to be in touch with Parks and Rec commission and let them know of the plan.  They may also be able to assist in fund raising for the second sculpture renovation when the time comes.

 

4.       Airport:  It was reported that there are no plans for expansion or renovation above and beyond the floor.  The total budget for the project is $70,000. There is no option for the 1% for the art.  They will be looking at painting the inside of the airport possibly in 2009.   It was mentioned that Sheri Hobbs be invited to the February meeting to discuss artwork in the airport.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

5.       Rotational Art:  Homer Council on the Arts will be in discussing exhibition spaces.  The Pratt has a lot of artwork in storage and exhibition spaces and processes set up to maintain a rotational program need to be looked at.  The airport came up as a possible location for rotating art.

 

 

COMMENTS OF THE CITY STAFF - none

 

COMMENTS OF THE CHAIR – Happy holidays and Thank you for great ideas and excited to have Maryann on board.

 

COMMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE –

·         Karin Happy Holidays

·         Hope - no comment

·         Trina – Happy Holidays

·         Marianne – Happy Holidays

 

ADJOURNMENT - Meeting adjourned at 12:00 pm

 

NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR: January 15, 2008 11:00 am

Work Session January 15, 2008, 10:00 am all in Council Chambers