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MEETING AGENDA – November 3, 2021
12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM
City Hall, Room 135
Commission Members: Angie DeWaard (Chair), Penny Adam (Secretary), Erica Briest (Vice Chair), Taylor
Carlson, Amanda Gigler, Karen George (Treasurer), Claire Kruesel, Olivia Madison, Joseph Merchant, Aspen
Pflanz, Brian Phillips (Interim City Liaison), Paola Sepulveda, Sara Sherman, Elias Simpson (leave of absence),
and Candace Zwank
Guests:
I) Call to Order (Angie DeWaard)
II) Consent Agenda - Monthly Items
A) Approval of October 6, 2021 Minutes (Penny Adam)
B) Treasurer’s Report (Karen George)
C) Chair’s Report and Comments (Angie DeWaard)
D) City of Ames Liaison Comments/Updates (Brian Phillips)
III) Public Forum / Guests
IV) Status Updates - No Action Needed Today
A) Transformer Cabinet Wrap Contest (Sara Sherman)
1) Final dates for next spring just needed to release call for artists
B) Storm Drain Intake Artwork Contest (Sara Sherman)
1) Final dates for next spring just needed to release call for artists
C) Potential wording change to Deaccession Policy
1) Angie did initial revamp of wording, Candace reviewing and making notes
D) Revamp / Revise Art in the Parks (Claire Kruesel)
1) Subcommittee has discussed doing one large project in each park as focus.
E) “What Not To Do With Public Art” features on social media
1) We have discussed holding this idea until after we swap out AAOSE sculptures
F) Capital Art Grants
1) $200,000 in grants, Dec. 3 deadline. 1.5 years to complete projects.
2) In progress with COTA
G) Commission Committees Reports and Comments
1) Outreach (Olivia Madison and Erica Briest Co-Chairs; Penny Adam, Candace Zwank)
(a) Neighborhood Art
(a) Dec. 17, 2021 is deadline for applications
(b) Let Outreach know if you want on the subcommittee
(b) AAOSE – Entries opened Oct. 1, 2021, and close Jan. 28, 2022
2) Public Relations (Paola Sepulveda and Sara Sherman Co-Chairs; Taylor Carlson)
(a) Chalk the Walk winners sent checks
(b) Digital frames for festival and events (Elias Simpson) - document from Elias with research (No
action needed immediately, for future discussion)
3) Collection Management (Angie DeWaard and Amanda Gigler Co-Chairs; Olivia Madison, Claire
Kruesel, and Karen George)
(a) PAC Collection GIS Database (Paola and Angie)
(b) “This is Living” AAOSE piece – quarter stuck in ear, Carly researching
(c) Dahlquist Light features downtown. (No action needed at this time; will work with Main Street
when we pursue resolution.)
(d) Glowforge Laser Cutter (Candace Zwank) (No action needed immediately, for future discussion)
V) New and Continuing Business – Action Needed
A) Meeting Time Changes (10 min)
1) Several committee members either cannot make weekday meetings work at all due to life changes,
or have to leave after a certain amount of time. All other commissions meet after work hours, and
changing times would allow for more equity in potential candidates for commission.
2) New meeting times will be on first Tuesdays of month at 5:30 pm.
(a) Meetings in January/March/May/July/September/November will be for officers and a
representative from each committee (as well as anyone else who would like to come). Quorum
can be reached at 4 attendees.
(b) Meetings in February/April/June/August/October/December will be for the entire commission.
Quorum can be reached at 8 attendees (if number remains at 14 or 15).
3) New times will start April 1, 2022 with new board members. Can be published in documentation
for new candidates.
B) Ice Arena Mural request (5 min)
1) Taylor Bassett, ice arena manager, has requested a mural potentially be put in the landing of the
stairs (see photos at end of agenda). Does not have a budget currently.
2) Action options:
(a) Take on as a project for us to spearhead, including all financial support
(b) Assist in this project, providing some financial support
(c) Decline supporting at this time
C) Bridge Home request – Suspended in the Balance (5 min)
1) Photo display capturing essential workers (cashiers, child care providers, health care workers) in
pandemic
2) Request $2500 to support project
3) Action options:
(a) Support full $2500
(b) Support at a lower amount
(c) Decline supporting at this time
D) Museum Quality Lighting for Auditorium Stairwell (5 min)
1) Message received on City website from Tom Jackson. In summary – Ames Town & Gown Chamber
Music Association purchased two works by Priscilla Sage for the lobby of Ames City Auditorium in
2009, and PAC purchased museum-quality lighting for them. Artist loved the display and donated
an additional piece for the stairwell. “No lighting has ever been installed and that has been a
disappointment to both the artist and the patrons.”
2) Dropbox folder does not have minutes, funding requests, or budget information going back that far.
3) Action options:
(a) Research museum-quality lighting. Fund as a commission from current budget.
(b) Research museum-quality lighting. Carve out special budget item on next year’s requests to
Council.
(c) Decline to pursue lighting.
E) AAOSE honorarium amounts (Olivia Madison) (5 min)
1) Honorariums have been $1000 for as long as we can remember. Asking if it might be beneficial to
program to increase amount, since artists have to ship their pieces here, as well as increasing the
Best In Show award from $500.
2) Annual AAOSE budget is $19,500. We carried over $20,000+ from 2020-21 FY.
3) Action options:
(a) Increase stipend amount to $1500 and Best In Show to $750
(b) Increase by reduced amounts, or increase one and not the other.
(c) Leave at $1000 and $500 respectively
(d) Revisit next year
F) Photo triptych in Council Chambers, Home by Eric Sealine (5 min)
1) Under the image is a series of acrylic panels with statements, one mentioning “Squaw Creek” which
is now “Ioway Creek”
(a) It is unclear if the words are the work of the artist or others
2) Council members informally mentioned this to Brian
3) Action options:
(a) Place an interpretive label nearby explaining the name of the creek has now changed due to its
offensiveness
(b) Contact the artist and see if it is desired to change it
(c) Leave it as is
VI) For the Good of the Order – Group Discussion / New Ideas (5 min)
VII) Adjournment (Angie DeWaard)
Next Scheduled PAC Meeting: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 12:00 Noon
Upcoming/Recent Dates of Note:
• Fri., October 1, 2021 – Entries Opened for AAOSE
• Fri., December 17, 2021 – Neighborhood Art Applications Due
• Fri., January 28, 2022 – Entries Close for AAOSE
Ice arena photos: