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02-13-2014 PACMMINUTES HUTCHINSON PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION Thursday, February 13th, 2014 Main Conference Room 1. CALL TO ORDER 3:35 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Ms Christensen at 3:35 p.m. with the following members present: Audrey Hollatz, Barbara Bowman, Jon Otteson, Mary Christensen, Dan Jochum, Dolf Moon, Lena Mowlem and Tinea Graham. Also Present: Brandon Sobotta. Conference Call: Chairman Schroeder 2. CONSENT AGENDA a) Agenda was amended to include website in old business b) Consideration of Minutes dated January 9th, 2014 Ms. Bowman made a motion to approve the minutes from January 9th, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Otteson, the motion carried unanimously. 3. NEW BUSINESS None 4. OLD BUSINESS a) Call to Artists — Ms. Mowlem wanted to finalize the date of the reception and installation. May 29th was the date the committee decided work best. Ms. Mowlem said she will be sending out "Call for Entries" on February 17th.The committee decided on a March 31St deadline for the applications due date, and a tH decision of who would be in by April 18 There was a motion by Ms. Graham that the wording in the "Call for Entries" should be updated as discussed. Second by Ms. Hollatz the motion carried unanimously. b) Size Requirement of Pieces The committee decided that there should be no certain size requirement, but submissions should have the dimensions listed. Also it should be noted that the appropriate scale for the pads are as follows: the pads have a 5 feet diameter in an outdoor setting. c) SMAHC Grant Update Ms. Mowlem updated the committee that we have won the grant, not sure on the exact amount — possibly around $4900. Mr. Reid should be receiving check soon. With this grant Ms. Mowlem informed the committee, the PAC now has the obligation to put the SMAHC logo on all future advertisements and publications. The committee asked about pursuing larger grants such as legacy grants from SMAHC, Ms. Mowlem explained that such grants would require the PAC to send some representatives to a meeting to become eligible for said grant. Ms. Mowlem said she would look further into it. d) Sponsorship Discussion Discussion took place on the possibility of sustaining the PAC in to the future through sponsorship. The committee decided that a fund raising subcommittee would be necessary. Various members volunteered for the position, including Ms. Bowman, Ms. Graham and Mr. Otteson. Mr. Moon offered to be a staff member present at the subcommittee meetings. e) Conditions of existing pads for sculptures The pads are in place and should be in good condition. Discussion took place on possibly moving one of the pads to the Depot, wondering if the HDA would possibly sponsor it. The committee discussed increasing the amount of pads up to seven, but the idea was tabled due to the lack of recognition of the event currently. f) Website Barbara said she has everything she needs to work on website. 5. Other Discussion a) Baby Sculpture — Audrey is going to talk to Mr. Olson about the baby sculpture. Ms. Hollatz will be talking to Chairman Schroeder about the baby sculpture 6. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 4:31 p.m.