August 19, 2025 Draft Minutes

D R A F T
MINUTES
ARTS COMMISSION
Vault Conference Room at Civic Center Annex
5752 W. Glenn Drive, Glendale AZ 85301
August 19, 2025
6:00 P.M.
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair James Smith called the meeting to order at 6:09 PM
2.
ROLL CALL
Present:
James Smith, Chair
Lizbeth Feria, Commissioner
Anne Marie Chaney, Commissioner
Derrell Barber, Commissioner
Absent:
Nancy Lenox, Vice-Chair
Elizabeth Medina, Commissioner
Also Present: Chris Taylor, Administrator, Arts & Culture
3.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None
4.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
a.
Action: Arts Commission Minutes of June 17, 2025.
MOTION:  To approve the Arts Commission minutes of June 17, 2025
Motioned by Commissioner Derrell Barber, seconded by Commissioner Lizbeth Feria.
AYE:   
James Smith, Chair
Lizbeth Feria, Commissioner
Anne Marie Chaney, Commissioner
Derrell Barber, Commissioner
Other:
Nancy Lenox, Vice-Chair (ABSENT)
Elizabeth Medina, Commissioner (ABSENT)
Passed

5.
NEW BUSINESS
a.
Action: Recommendation of Finalist (including finalist concept) and alternate for
the not-to-exceed $600,000 Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project Southern
Art Wall.
Chris Taylor briefed the Commission on the entire scope of the process for the Art
Wall, beginning in October of 2024, to the present day. Chris Taylor shared the finalist
and alternate designs, and strategies that went into the selection process.
Motioned by Commissioner Lizbeth Feria, seconded by Commissioner Derrell
Barber to approve Cliff Garten Studios as the finalist, and Colors and Shapes as the
alternate, for the Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project Southern Art Wall.
 AYE:   
James Smith, Chair
Lizbeth Feria, Commissioner
Anne Marie Chaney, Commissioner
Derrell Barber, Commissioner
Other:
Nancy Lenox, Vice-Chair (ABSENT)
Elizabeth Medina, Commissioner (ABSENT)
Passed
 
b.
Information: Update on the Downtown Historical Mural Campaign Project
Chris Taylor presented concept renderings for two murals to be fabricated in
Downtown Glendale, in keeping with the Downtown Historical Mural Campaign
Project. The Commission selected specific concepts to begin fabrication.
c.
Information: Update on Fire Station 153 Art Project
Chris Taylor updated the Commission on a recent request from the City of Glendale
Fire Department for an art project to be fabricated at the recently completed Raise-And
-Rebuild Fire Station 153 project. Discussions included a not-to-exceed cost of 1% of
the Capital Improvement Project, and strategies for artist calls.
d.
Information: Update on Glendale Civic Center Beautification Request
Chris Taylor updated the Commission on a request for a beautification project at the
main foyer of the Glendale Civic Center. The Commission responded favorably to
consider using Municipal Art Funds for concepts and ideas to upgrade the area.
6.
STAFF REPORTS
Chris Taylor updated the Commission on the current timeline for the Arts and Culture
Coordinator position.

7.
COMMISSION COMMENTS
Commissioner Anne Marie Chaney requested information about an Artist-in-Residency
space that may have been secured in 2023. Chris Taylor will investigate and update the
Commission at the September 16, 2025 Arts Commission meeting.
8.
 NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Glendale Arts Commission will be on Tuesday,
September 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM in Room LMC-138 at the Glendale Community College
Main Library, 6000 West Olive Avenue, Glendale AZ 85302.
9.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion: To adjourn the Arts Commission meeting of August 19th, 2025 at 7:14 PM.
Motioned by Commissioner Anne Marie Chaney, seconded by Commissioner Lizbeth
Feria.
AYE:   
James Smith, Chair
Lizbeth Feria, Commissioner
Anne Marie Chaney, Commissioner
Derrell Barber, Commissioner
Other:
Nancy Lenox, Vice-Chair (ABSENT)
Elizabeth Medina, Commissioner (ABSENT)
Passed
The Arts Commission meeting minutes of June 17th, 2025 were submitted and approved this 19th
day of August, 2025.
Chris Taylor
Arts & Culture Administrator, Economic Development