11-09-2022 PACM MINUTES
Public Arts Commission Regular Meeting
Nov 09 2022, 5:30 PM
Hutchinson Center for the Arts
15 Franklin St SW, Hutchinson MN 55350
Call to order at 5:36
Present: Morgan Baum, Justin Beck, Patrick Hiltner, Lynn Neumann (ex-officio), Jeri Jo Redman
Absent: Kay Johnson, Pat May, Dan Jochum (ex-officio)
Approval of Minutes from October
Justin will update minute with changes, motion by Morgan, Patrick 2nd, carries
SS Updates:
Randy Carter will put a wooden post by the SW corner of Library Square
Discussion about location, it's a popular location.
The City is researching a security camera project, but not currently planned for that location.
Outreach
Morgan will add the names from the list that Justin sent to the contact list
Morgan will send out once ready. Thanksgiving outreach, call for art, morgan will send it from the info
BCC
Justin will update the applications and will talk with the City Attorney about the liability clauses.
MITGI was presented with the sponsorship, gave them the deadline of January 2023.
Steve Cook reached out about the funds for the 2023 Judge's Award.
Bring 4 Thank You cards for Steve and the 3 judges (Lynn will get them to Justin).
Welding Class Project Idea - Gary Koehring
Questions:
Will they make it and place it on the HHS grounds and then we include it in the brochure?
Could the HHS make a sculpture to submit for the 2023 sculpture?
Would the school fund a pad?
Justin & Lynn will gather more information.
Recruitment for open commissioner spot:
Blake Stolpestad, the new art instructor at HHS, a former Coyote, is interested in applying for the open PAC
seat. I sent him an application.
Patrick 1 st, Justin 2nd, carries Morgan will write the letter to the administrator
Other:
Creative MN study can be renewed every 5 years, Morgan will get more info.
Website:
Please take another look at the website needs and wants list.
City IT staff says that we can host the email ourselves, or it can be migrated to a gmail account.
Justin will ask VI for website traffic so we know what kind of traffic we're getting.
We can still keep the hutchinsonpublicarts.com redirect to the new page
Mural Project: no updates
Patrick will be late for the next few meetings
Adjourn, 6:23 Morgan 1 st, Patrick 2nd