HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - PAC Meeting Agenda 09/05/23Ames Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – September 5th 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 April 4th 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 Deadline: September 8. Need to appoint selection committee.
b. Decommissioned Fire Hydrants (3 Minutes)
i. Need to work with Parks and Rec to identify next slate of locations.
ii. Locations of Mutt Mitt stations.
c. Ice Arena Mural
1. Project complete. Added to Art Inventory.
d. Problem Pedestals-
i. Update on Removal Process
VIII) New Business
a. Proposal form Valerie Stallbaumer to donate one watercolor painting and up to four oil
paintings to PAC Collection.
i. Accept donation, reject donation, or gather further information?
b. Roundabout Subcommittee (5 Minutes)
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.
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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. Discussion of Proposal attached to agenda.
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: October 3rd 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