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MINUTES OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
HELD THURSDAY,MAY 9,2013
MAIN LIBRARY-2ND FLOOR BOARDROOM
5959 WEST BROWN STREET
GLENDALE,ARIZONA
6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m.by Chairperson Carol Ladd. Commission
members,Joann Lee,Jessica Koory, Darren Fosdick and Anne Owens were in attendance.
Commissioner Elizabeth Medina arrived at 6:30 pm. Representing city staff were Mojgan
Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator and Erik Strunk,Executive Director,Parks,Recreation&
Library Services
APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES
There were none.
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
The Arts Commission met 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. The Commissioners each
provided their input and observations on each applicant. After some discussion,the group
unanimously selected the following.
• Ballet Arizona
• Center Dance Ensemble
• Childsplay
• Free Arts for Abused Children of AZ
• Glendale Youth Project
• Kawambe-Omowale African Drum
• Mill Ave Chamber Players
• The Phoenix Symphony
A MOTION was MADE by Commission member Koory to APPROVE the 2013-2014
Performing Arts recommendations as selected. The MOTION was SECONDED by
Commission member Fosdick and carried unanimously.
STAFF REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
Mojgan Vahabzadeh,Public Arts Coordinator provided an update on the Westgate Gallery
project. She announced Gallery Glendale opening will be held May 17,2013 from 6:00 to
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9:00pm.Ms. Vahabzadeh stated that Gallery Glendale's website,
www.glendaleaz.com/galleryglendale,was up and looked wonderful. She explained you can
now go online to see all events, classes and schedules.
Ms. Vahabzadeh listed some of the organization that attended the May 2 Open House at Gallery
Glendale.
Commissioner Fosdick asked if individual artists can also show at the Gallery. Ms. Vahabzadeh
explained that for this year, artists can show at Gallery Glendale through membership in various
arts organizations around the valley.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Glendale Arts Commission will be held Thursday, June 27,2013 at 6:00
p.m. on the 1st Floor, Large Meeting Room, Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street,
Glendale,Arizona.
ADJOURNMENT
As there were no further comments,the meeting was adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mojgan a i.:zadeh,
Public Arts Coordinator
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