HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Arts Commission - Meeting Date: 11/20/1985MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
GLENDALE ARTS COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF GLENDALE, HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE
COMPLEX BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM,
5850 W. GLENDALE AVENUE ON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1985 AT 3:00 P.M.
The meeting was ca I I ed to or -der by Chairwoman Mar I e Sands at
3:00 p.m. with the following members present, Lowell
Rogers, Betty Wade, Enid Abel, Dr. Joseph Atkins. Also
present was Lupe Jassop City Illustrator; Phil Gardner,
Economic Development Director; and Gloria Santiago, Staff
Coordinator for the Glendale Arts Commission.
The minutes from the October 16th meeting were approved as
read.
IWAM-407MMM0410mil
Beginning Balance
I ncome
10-7-85
Expenditures
$66,115.90
Transfer to the Municipal $27,391.00
Art Fund
10-25-85 Glendale Arts Council $ 1,900.00
"Carousel Departure" $1500
"Dry Sink" $ 450
$91,,556.90
Balance as of November 20, 1985 - $91,556.90.
Richard Szwarocky has requested studio space, either- from a
private individual or from the City, in exchange for art
work. After discussing the requests a motion was made by
Lowell Rogers to refer Richard to the Arizona Commission on
the Arts since the request was out of the Glendale Arts
Commission's scope. The motion was seconded by Betty.
Phil Gardner-, Economic Development Director for, the City of
Glendale, gave a presentation on -the downtown development
project. Murphy Park Improvements, store front
rehabilitations and transportation changes, were all
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reviewed. The Commission thanked Phil for his very
Informative presentation.
Tim Ernster, Deputy city Manager of Community Services, was
unable to attend the meeting.
Marie was invited to attend the City's Strategic Planning
Committee. She reported the Committee has divided into
smaller groups to do research. Marie will be notified by
the Strategic Planning Committee when cu Itura I activities
are researched.
D r . Atkins and Bob page met with Ed Mell and Suzanne Brown
to discuss a possible one man show by Ed Mell In the City
Council Art Gallery. Ed Mell, 1960 graduate of North High
School, is an artist whose work is very Much In demand. His
art work reflects Iris strong design background. A motion
was Made by Dr. Atkins to invite Ed Mell to exhibit h,is work
In the City Council Gallery at the time which was agreed on
by Bob Page and Ed Mell. The motion was seconded by Lowell.
Dr. Atkins presented several artist brochures he had
acquired at the Scottsdale galleries. The, Commission
members were encouraged to visit the galleries to become
familiar with new artists.
Discussion was held on requesting stagger terms for the Arts
Commissions. All the Commission members terms will expire
In September 1986. Since the Commission is thinking of long
term projects and are just es-i-Elblishing the City Council
Gallery, it was felt that staggered terms would give
contiguity to the Commission. It was suggested that three
year terms would be on a rotation basis for, all members.
This issue will be discussed again In the future meetings.
The lighting fixtures in the City Council Gallery were,
discussed. The Commission would like to see lighting
fixtures that would not detract from the art work. They
will continue to research fixtures.
Marie and Gloria met with Debbie, Lessner, Artist; Rodean
Widom, Library Director; Glenn Compton, Civil Engineer; and
Kathy Emery, Landscape Architect, to discuss the design of
the pond for the "Irrigators.,, The preliminary design The Is an
exterior rectangular shell with an oval pond inside.
inside of the pond would be lined In blue tile. The design
group will continue to meet and will give a report to the
Commission at the Decernber meeting.
The Fine art Poster was presented with the suggested changes
from the October 16 meeting. The exact size Of the poster
will be 1611 x 2011 and will be laid out vertically instead
of
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horizontally. "The First Two Years" will be added to the
poster, since the Commission has purchased more works of art
since the Initial layout of this poster. Suggestions were
made by the Commission members to re -arrange some of the
layout. Since the request to expend $5800.00 on the
printing of the poster will be discussed at the December 3rd
City Council meetin P a motion was made by Lowell for Marie
to approve the fina? layout of the poster. The motion was
seconded by Joe.
Suggested sites for the Civic Clock were discussed. Several
Ideas were discussed for the design of the clock such as
requesting design for the Sister Cities In Mexico and
Germany, and also asking clock makers to submit designs. A
request for clock designs began so that designs and
suggested sites can be presented to the City Council In the
near future.
The Commission was not able to review the Library model due
to the lack of time. The next Commission meeting will be
Wednesday, December 18th at 3:00 p.m.
filaria Santiag<=`
Staff Coord I nator for the
Glendale Arts Commission
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