HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Agenda 08/01/23Ames Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – August 1st, 2023
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, Oakley Cadogan, Armaan Gupta
I) Call to Order (Kyle Hauswirth)
II) Consent Agenda – Monthly Items (2 Minutes)
a. Approval of June 6th 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 festival and events?
1. Wind is a huge problem at our booths
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. Art in the Parks (5 Minutes)
i. Call for Artists was approved for Hira Park
b. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
i. Need to work with Parks and Rec to identify next slate of locations
c. Ice Arena Mural
i. Update on Contract signature/ status
ii. Update on project status
d. PAC Booth Items for Event Appearances (Brian) (5 Minutes)
i. Update on the purchase process
e. Problem Pedestals
i. Discussion of City Council meeting
ii. Discussion of Community Feedback
iii. Update on Public Works process on removal of art
iv. Next steps
VIII) New Business
a. Transformer Wrap Request (3 Minutes)
b. Roundabout Subcommittee (5 Minutes)
Ames Public Arts Commission
i. Working with ISU Research Park on this undertaking
ii. Current Budget includes $4,000 in restitution received from Monolith damage
and $5,000 commitment from ISU Research Park.
iii. Currently the subcommittee is looking at raising additional funds from local
businesses.
iv. Staff recommends potentially allocating another $16,000 - $20,000 from the
excess balance in the AAOSE budget line (Currently $41,083 before 2023/34
expenses; typical annual AAOSE expenses are $20,000)
v. Next Step is to finalize budget and selection criteria and prepare the Call for
Artists.
c. AMES (Accessible Map-Envisioning Sculptures) (Joe) (10 Minutes)
i. Sculptures of different animals/objects at each CyRide transfer point for
people/drivers to refer to when directing people around the transit system
ii. Ames gets a lot of visitors and out of country students that have a hard time
when they first get here.
iii. Simple Sculptures would help not only them, but also the visually impaired
community.
1. Ex. “If you hit the Dragon on the green line, you’ve gone too far”
iv. CyRide wants a specific proposal of what we are wanting to do.
v. Subcommittee member formalization
d. Discussion of Next Project
i. Potential Ideas
1. Photography contest/Calendar
2. Other Ideas
IX) For the Good of the Order- Group Discussion / New Ideas
X) Adjournment
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: September 5th at 5:30 PM
Upcoming Dates of Note
• Garden Fair was Sunday July 9th 10 AM – 4 PM
• Octagon Art Festival is September 24th 10 AM- 4 PM