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MINUTES OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
HELD THURSDAY,APRIL 25,2013
GLENDALE CITY HALL-B2 MEETING ROOM
5850 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE
GLENDALE,ARIZONA
6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Chairperson Carol Ladd. Commission
members,Joann Lee,Jessica Koory, Elizabeth Medina and Anne Owens were in attendance.
Commissioner Darren Fosdick arrived at 6:12 pm. Representing city staff was Mojgan
Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator. Commissioner Kaitlyn MacKay was absent.
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES
A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Lee to APPROVE the minutes of the
March 28,2013 with the following corrections: Commissioner Koory clarified that she was
inquiring about the Influx artist when asking if they had seen the space. She also clarified
that it was noted that Westgate security will only take care of outside the gallery space not
inside. Additionally,she believed further clarification was needed when addressing the
hours and days the Art Camp will take place. The Art Camp will have 5 workshops,4-
days a week for 4-hours a day. The MOTION was SECONDED by Commission member
Koory 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. There were no comments.
2013-2014 Performing Arts Partnership Program
Mojgan Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator, introduced the Performing Arts_applicants which
provided their brief presentations to the Commissioners. Each applicant was granted a total of
10 minutes for their presentation. The City Council approved creating this program in order to
make the arts more accessible to Glendale citizens,most notably youth and their families. The
Arts Commission will meet again on May 9,2013 to make selections and recommend the
selected projects to City Council for funding approval. The organizations selected through this
process will have from July 1, 2013 to June 30,2014 to present their projects in Glendale.
Ms. Vahabzadeh explained that Scottsdale Cultural Council application had perhaps been
misplaced in the mailing system. She said it was up to the Commission to consider the late
application. The applicant has since faxed all pertinent information to her and they are awaiting
their decision. The Commission agreed to allow the applicant to make their presentation.
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The Performing Arts applicants are as follows:
Applicant Amount
• ABT Performing Arts Association $4,000
• Mill Ave Chamber Players $4,000
• AZ State Poetry Society $4,000
• OpendanceAZ $4,000
• Ballet Arizona $4,000
• The Phoenix Symphony $4,000
• Jeannie Berg $4,000
• Spotlight Youth Theatre $4,000
• Center Dance Ensemble $4,000
• West Valley Arts Council $4,000
• Childsplay $4,000
• West Valley Symphony $3,010
• Free Arts for Abused Children of AZ $4,000
• Scottsdale Cultural Council $4,000
• Fushicho Daiko Phx Taiko Drummers $4,000
• Glendale Youth Project $4,000
• Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church $4,000
• Kawambe-Omowale African Drum $3,975
• Theatre Works $3,000
$73,985
STAFF REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
Westgate Gallery Space
There will be an open house Thursday,May 2nd at the Westgate Gallery Space from 5:00pm to
7:00pm. Invitations will go out to arts organizations and artist co-ops who have an interest in
having a show there. Staff is still working out the logistics.
Summer Camp
Mojgan Vahabzadeh, Public Arts Coordinator, provided an update. Since their last meeting,
there have been some significant developments. She explained that because of staffing issues, it
has been decided to move the Summer Arts Camp program to Desert Mirage Elementary School.
There will be two separate 2-hour classes a day for a total of 10, 4 days a week workshops; one
class for ages 6 to 8 and one for ages 9 to 12. The fee will be $45.00 for Glendale residents and
$55.00 for non-Glendale residents.
Commissioner Koory asked if Parks and Recreation will still have their events at Westgate. Ms.
Vahabzadeh stated there will be no Summer Art Camp at Westgate. However, Parks and
Recreation staff is developing an activity event calendar for Westgate. Commissioner Koory
commented on the issue of having the artwork and kids in the same building. Ms. Vahabzadeh
stated the attorney's office is working on a contract which should cover that issue as well as
others. The organizations will be provided with the contract as soon as it's completed.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
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Commissioner Koory encouraged everyone to go see the artwork by the Sky Train. She said it
was truly amazing.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Glendale Arts Commission will be held on Thursday,May 9,
2013, 6:00 p.m., second floor Boardroom,Main Library, 5959 W. Brown Street, Glendale,
AZ 85302.
ADJOURNMENT
A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Koory 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 9:30 p.m.
Respectfu ly submitted,zy,jfi
Mojgan abzadeh,
Public Arts Coordinator
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