HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Arts Commission - Meeting Date: 2/23/2012 CITY OF GLENDALE,ARIZONA
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ARTS COMMISSION
HELD THURSDAY,FEBRUARY 23, 2012
LIBRARY BOARD CONFERNCE ROOM—SECOND FLOOR
5959 WEST BROWN STREET
GLENDALE,ARIZONA
6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m.by Chairperson Diane Lesser. Commission
members,Joann Lee, Carol Ladd,Jessica Koory, and Janine Barbour were in attendance.
Commissioner Elizabeth Medina arrived at 6:50pm. Commissioner Dagostino was not present.
Representing city staff were, Mojgan Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator and Judy Fleming,
Public Arts Coordinator. Guests in attendance were Patrick Hourihan, artist, and Erik Strunk,
Executive Director,Parks, Recreation&Library Services.
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES
A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Barbour to APPROVE the minutes of
the January 18, 2012 meeting with a correction to her statement changing the wording
from"displeasure" to "concern." The MOTION was SECONDED by Commission
member Ladd and carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
At this time the Commission will hear comments from the public; however,the Commission
may not discuss or consider items not appearing on the agenda unless an actual emergency
exists. No public comments were made.
GLENDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT CENTENNIAL ART PROJECT
Mr. Patrick Hourihan, artist,provided a presentation on his completed artwork for the design and
fabrication of the public artwork in commemoration of the City of Glendale Fire Department
Centennial. This action was initiated at the October 19, 2011 Arts Commission meeting where
the Commission approved funding for the design and fabrication of this project.
The Glendale Fire Depth tment will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary on June 13,2012. In
honor of this occasion,Mr. Hourihan. a Glendale Fire Fighter, born and raised in Glendale has
designed and created artwork approved by the Fire Centennial Celebration Committee. Mr.
Hourihan explained his process of incorporating the old with the new to commemorate Glendale
heritage and traditions. He stated the response to this initiative had been overwhelming. He
thanked the Arts Commission for all their support and funding which helped make this project
possible. The three-dimensional pieces are to be installed at all Glendale Fire Facilities.
Mojgan Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator,thanked Mr. Hourihan for his outstanding work
on this item. The response to the artwork has been very positive and believes it will be a
wonderful addition to the city.
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The Commission members were all very pleased with the outcome and presentation of the
project.
SUMMER ART CAMP
Judy Fleming,Public Arts Coordinator,presented detailed information regarding the summer
camp workshops. In the adopted FY 2011-2012 Arts Plan,the Public Art Program proposed
expanding the program to add 6 more workshops to be offered in partnership with Parks&
Recreation for summer 2012. This action was initiated at the September 21, 2011 Arts
Commission meeting where the Commission approved funding for the workshops for the
Summer Camp for 2012. Ms. Fleming stated that to date,they had 16 different classes scheduled
beginning with week 1 from June 18 through week 4 to July 19, 2012. She was very pleased
with the diversity of the classes as well as the instructors this year. She noted payment will be
online through the Park and Recreations Depaitnuent.
PRESENTATION OF RECENT ARTS PROJECTS
Staff provided a slide presentation on the recently completed Sahuaro Ranch Park Entry
Monuments Projects and the February 4th Plein Air Painting Event winners. The Commissioners
were all very pleased with the completed project at the Sahuaro Ranch, as well as with the
success of the Plein Air Event this year.
Ms. Vahabzadeh commented that an artist, Candy Barr, participating at the Plein Air Event,
painted the portrait of fallen Officer Bradley Jones and will be donating it to the family. The
portrait will be presented by the Police Chief on February 29th at 1:00pm at the lobby of the
Police Department. She said the Commissioners were welcomed to attend the presentation.
PRESENTATION ON WESTAF NATIONAL PUBLIC ART ARCHIVES
Staff presented information on this item. Mojgan Vahabzadeh and Judy Fleming explained that
the Western States Arts Federation was a regional non-profit arts service organization dedicated
to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. The Public Art Archives is a new
sophisticated searchable database project of public art in the United States. The Glendale Arts
Commission is proud to be part of this innovative service. Currently, there are 10 Glendale
public art selections included in the database. The goal is to have all pieces of Public Art on this
database with Glendale's own front page for easy public access.
Mojgan Vahabzadeh, Public Arts Coordinator, stated this was a very exciting project for the Arts
Department to feature Glendale's municipal art collection.
JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL UPDATE
Judy Fleming,Public Arts Coordinator stated they were pleased to announce a new temporary
public art opportunity for an accredited Arizona college art educator or art educator team to
produce event-based interactive art experiences for the Jazz and Blues Festival held at Murphy
Park and the Civic Center Plaza. The application deadline is Monday,March 5, 2012 @ 5:00
p.m. The budget for this item is $6,000 for one art educator or art educator team and up to $500
per participating art student. The maximum total available for students is $6,000.
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Commissioner Barbour expressed her concern of only opening this up to college art educators
and students, since the semester is already underway. She hopes we receive enough qualified
applicants. Ms. Vahabzadeh explained this was something new the city was attempting and was
very excited for the innovative possibilities this could bring forth. Ms. Fleming asked for
volunteers for the Jazz and Blues panel. Commissioners Lesser, Koory,Medina and Barbour all
volunteered to be on the panel.
Mojgan Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator made a request to have Commissioners meet.on
March 6, 2012 to review applications for the interactive arts segment of the upcoming Jazz and
Blues Festival in April,2012. The meeting is set for 5 p.m., Tuesday,March 6 in the Board
Room of the Main Library.
STAFF REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
Erik Strunk, Executive Director, Parks,Recreation &Library Services,provided a summary of
the budget process currently underway with the City Council. He explained that the current
discussions were informational in nature—focusing on the services provided by each department
and that actual department budgets will be presented in the March time frame. He encouraged
the Commission members to become informed; they could access the cost of service budget
review documents online and also provide any feedback or comments.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Commissioner Barbour remarked on an art opportunity for the Arts Commission to commission
an art sign for the entryway of the Foothills Aquatic Center since currently there was none to
indicate the entrance to the facility.
Erik Strunk, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation & Library Services, stated the concept to
create signage for Foothills Aquatic Center has been addressed with management.
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the Glendale Arts Commission will be held Thursday, March 22, at 6:00
p.m. at the Boardroom Conference Room, Second Floor, Glendale Public Library, 5959 West
Brown Street, Glendale, Arizona.
ADJOURNMENT
A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Barbour to ADJOURN the meeting. The
MOTION was SECONDED by Commission member Lee and carried unanimously.
As there were no further comments, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
lojgari V habzadeh,
Public Arts Coordinator
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