HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Agenda 04/02/24Ames Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – April 2nd,
2024 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
City Hall, Room 135
Commission Members: Kyle Hauswirth (Chair), Candace Zwank (Vice-Chair), Joseph Merchant
(Secretary), Erica Briest (Treasurer), Brian Phillips (Interim City Liaison), Karen Kedrowski,
Michael Pippin, Janice Reutter, Emily Simmons, Theresa Stromberg-Murphy, Julieanne
Rogowski, Manu Agnihotri, Roman Chikerinets
I) Call to Order (Kyle Hauswirth)
II) Consent Agenda – Monthly Items (2 Minutes)
a. Approval of March 5th Minutes (Joseph Merchant)
b. Treasurer’s Report (Erica Briest)
III) Commission Committee’s Reports and Comments (10 Minutes)
a. Outreach
i. Committee Goals Update
ii. Neighborhood Art
iii. AAOSE
b. Public Relations-
i. Committee Goals Update
ii. Digital Frames or frame display for festivals and events?
c. Collection Management
i. Committee Goals Update
IV) Public Forum / Guests
V) Chair’s Report and Comments (Kyle Hauswirth) (5 Minutes)
VI) City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (10 Minutes)
VII) Old Business-
a. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
VIII) New Business
a. Officer Elections
i. Treasurer
ii. Secretary
iii. Vice-Chair
iv. Chair
b. AAOSE-
i. Update on 2024 Process
c. Neighborhood Art
i. Subcommittee needs to be seated to make Neighborhood Art Selections
d. Ames Art Upkeep
Ames Public Arts Commission
i. Look into ongoing maintenance of collection.
ii. PAC has historically done maintenance after resident’s report issues with
art.
iii. Define a process for annual review?
e. Roundabout Subcommittee (5 Minutes)
i. Update on Subcommittee
f. AMES (Accessible Map-Envisioning Sculptures) (Joe) (10 Minutes)
i. Context:
1. Sculptures of different animals/objects at each CyRide transfer
point for people/drivers to refer to when directing people
around the transit system
2. Ames gets a lot of visitors and out of country students that
have a hard time when they first get here.
3. Simple Sculptures would help not only them, but also the
visually impaired community.
a. Ex. “If you hit the Dragon on the green line, you’ve gone
too far”
ii. Update/Vote on Proposal
g. Photography Contest/Calendar
i. Update on Call for Artist Approval
h. Ames Art Walk
i. June 6th 5PM-8PM
ii. Need volunteers
IX) For the Good of the Order- Group Discussion / New Ideas
X) Adjournment
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: May 7th at 5:30 PM
Upcoming Dates of Note
June 6th- Ames Art Walk