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MINUTES OF THE CHANDLER ARTS COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 5:00 PM Commissioners Present: Shachi Kale, Rosanna Lantigua, Tim Wiant, Julie Ray, Mahfam Moeeni-Alarcon, Caitlin Penny, Darrell Dick Commissioners Absent: none Staff Present: Peter Bugg, Caroline Hudson-Naef CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:01 PM by Peter Bugg UNSCHEDULED /SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES / CALL TO PUBLIC none APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) Tim made the motion to approve the minutes from April 16, 2024. Caitlin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. ACTION AGENDA a) Elect chair & vice-chair for 2024-2025 Caitlin made a motion to elect Julie Ray as Chair and Tim Wiant as Vice Chair of the Chandler Arts Commission in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Shachi seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. b) Select artist for City Hall Banners Peter shared examples of artworks from 7 artists pulled from recent passed opportunities. The commissioners had voted for their top artists ahead of the meeting; Meg Stapp received the most votes, then Junior Toltecatl, Jef Caine, and Matt Lu were all tied. Staff and commissioners discussed some details about the project and timeline. Rosanna motioned to approve Meg Stapp as the selected artist for this project and Jef Caine as an alternate. Tim seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. c) Approve artwork donation Caroline shared that an artist had approached the Arts Commission looking to donate his artwork for display in a public building. The commissioners had several questions about storage space, where the pieces would be displayed, and whether there was any prior relationship with the artist. Caroline shared that artwork storage space is limited, there is not an ideal display location available, and there is no prior relationship with this artist. After this discussion, Julie made a motion to decline the artwork donation. Mahfam seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. d) Select representative for Sponsorship Funding Program Caitlin and Mahfam shared about their experience participating in the Sponsorship Funding Program in previous years. Rosanna, Julie, and Darrell volunteered to serve as the Arts Commission’s representative to this convening in September. Tim made a motion to select Rosanna as the representative, with Julie as an alternate, and Darrell as a second representative if one was needed. Mahfam seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. e) Approve Artists in Schools RFQ Peter shared about the Artists in Schools RFQ, including that the program would hire 4 artists rather than 5 as there is less funding available than last year. There was some discussion, and Tim made a correction. Darrell made a motion to approve the Artists in Schools RFQ as edited. Shachi seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. BRIEFING ITEMS a) Public Art Plan Peter reminded the commissioners that they will review the Public Art Plan soon and described that process. b) Ongoing public art projects Peter shared the updated design progress for the Tumbleweed Recreation Center project. Tim asked if the engineer would be stress-testing the shade structures for wind; Peter will discuss this with the artists. Peter shared that the last two designs for traffic box wraps for this year were approved and will be installed soon in the Galveston neighborhood along with two previously- approved designs. c) Upcoming Public Art Projects Peter shared some locations for future traffic box wraps near Downtown to be made in partnership with DCCP and the ASU Innovation Center. He reminded the commissioners that they will approve the call to artists before it is published. d) Maintenance projects Peter shared that installation has finally started on replacing the fins in the Infinite Wave structure at the Chandler Museum. MEMBERS COMMENTS / ANNOUNCEMENTS Caroline shared that she will be on vacation for about a month this summer. She looks forward to visiting Poland for the first time and escaping the heat. CALENDAR Next regular meeting will be June 18, 2024 in person. INFORMATION ITEMS Current Exhibitions a) Vision Gallery – Cruising – March 16 – June 8, 2024. b) Chandler Center for the Arts Gallery – Sweet Tooth – May 18 – August 3, 2024. Reception: May 17, 6-8 p.m. Upcoming Exhibitions and Events a. Art Social: Block Printing with Olivia Yuen. May 18, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. b. Vision Gallery – Off the Clock – June 15 – August 17, 2024. Reception: June 14, 4:30-6:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT a) At 6:00 PM Julie Ray adjourned the meeting. ________________________________ ____________________ Julie Ray, Chair Date