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MEETING AGENDA – September 2, 2020
12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
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Telephone Call-in Number: 312-626-6799 AND Meeting ID: 940 512 351
Commission Members: Sara Sherman (Chair), Penny Adam (Secretary), Erica Briest, Taylor Carlson,
Matthew Corones, Angie DeWaard, Amanda Gigler, Karen George (Treasurer), Claire Kruesel, Olivia
Madison, Brian Phillips (Interim City Liaison), Paola Sepulveda, James Surber, Andrew Ward, and
Candace Zwank
Guests:
A.Call to Order (Angie DeWaard, Vice-Chair)
B.Approval of Agenda for September 2, 2020
C.Approval of August 5, 2020 Minutes (Penny Adam)
D.Treasurer’s Report (Karen George)
E.Public Forum / Guests
F.Chair’s Report and Comments (Sara Sherman)
G.City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (Brian Phillips)
H.Old Business
1.Black Arts Festival & Music Festival (5 min)
a.Temporary public viewing and event
b.Permanent homes?
2.PAC projects, initiatives, events looking forward to FY20, FY21 and FY22 (20 min)
a.Celebration Planning: 25th Year of AAOSE and 30th Year of PAC (Olivia
Madison/Committee)
i.Committee for Planning: Olivia Madison, Sara Sherman, Angie DeWaard, Erica
Briest, Claire Kruesel.
1)Possible Contributors: Kerry Dixon, Heather Johnson
ii.Committee report after initial meeting on 09/01/2020 (Olivia Madison)
1)Discuss possible themes and events, present plan for for
2)Can highly rated projects from the 2019/2020 Strategic Initiative be
incorporated?
3)Children’s Memorial Garden Incorporation
4)Possible Partnership with APL, Parks and Rec, Ames Historical Museum,
University Museums, Create Calendar of Events
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I.New Business
1.Dahlquist Light features downtown (5 min)
a.Currently reaching out to various contacts regarding quotes for repair of both
the brick and the steel elements
b.Pending repair quotes, possibly repair one per year?
c.May have to place this item on the back burner to attend to more pressing
matters
2.Tim Adams Sculpture- “Resonance” (5 min)
a.Artist is curious whether we have plans to display it elsewhere, or if it is being
decommissioned. If we are decommissioning, he has stated he would take it
back.
II.Commission Committees, Liaison Reports, and Comments
1.Outreach (Olivia Madison and Erica Briest Co-Chairs; Andrew Ward, Penny Adam, Candace
Zwank, and Amanda Gigler) (10 min)
a.Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (AAOSE) (10 Min)
1.Updates and Installation of 2020/2021 Sculptures
2.Update on new brochures/fliers (Taylor Carlson)
b.Neighborhood Sculpture (10 min)
1.Have all pieces been installed?
2.Will need Susan Gwiasda to write up a press release announcing the
deadline to apply for Neighborhood Sculpture from our 2020 AAOSE
Collection. Deadline is December 15
c.Transformer Cabinet Mural Project Proposal Update (James Surber, Andrew Ward)
1.Ideas on possibly incorporating this into our Anniversary Celebrations
2.Possibility of incorporating this into Neighborhood Art or Arts in the Park
2.Public Relations (Paola Sepulveda Chair; Taylor Carlson, Sara Sherman) (15 min)
a.Festival & Event Participation for FY2021 (Paola Sepulveda)
b.Brochure - PR Decision on how to best move forward.
1.Possible Collaboration with Ames Downtown on an Outdoor Art Map
2.Brochures in local businesses?
3.Online vote-Deadline to vote possibly the weekend that we would have
had the Octagon Art Festival?
3.Collection Management (Co-Chairs: Angie DeWaard and James Surber; Olivia Madison, Clarie
Kruesel, and Karen George) (5 min)
a.City Hall Art Placement/Signage – removal and installation (Olivia Madison)
b.PAC Collection Management Database/System
III.For the Good of the Order (Angie DeWaard)
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L. Adjournment (Angie DeWaard)
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 12:00 Noon
Logistics to be Determined
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