HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - January 7, 2025, Public Art Commission Meeting MinutesPAC Meeting Minutes 1/7/25
I. Call to order: 1730 (Hauswirth)
II. Consent Agenda: Motion to approve by Kedrowski/Reutter. Unanimous.
a. Present: Agnihotri, Stromberg-Murphy, Reutter, Hauswirth, Rogowski,
Rowland, Kedrowski, Pippin, Zwank, Merchant, Kumar
III. Commission Committee
a. Outreach
i. See new business for update about AAOSE/Neighborhood Art
b. Public Relations
i. Going to start back up now that the holidays are over
c. Collection Management
i. Still going through data from the project from the summer
IV. Public Forum
a. None
V. Chair’s Report/Comments
a. Elections coming up in April
VI. City of Ames Liaison Report
a. 3 of 4 fire hydrants have been installed at the dog park
i. Still waiting to receive one hydrant from the artist
b. “Generations” by Gail Chavenelle has not yet been installed at Stuart Smith
Park
i. Should be installed this spring
c. The City will be discussing the budget for the next fiscal year
i. Current funds will be rolled over
ii. PAC will be given an additional allocation split between four
categories (Public Art Administration, AAOSE, Neighborhood
Sculpture Program, and Art in the Parks)
d. There are several upcoming or potential city facilities that could be good
places to put public art
VII. Old Business
a. Ames Foundation Partnership update
i. Process has been developed for interested business owners applying
for a mural
ii. Two murals have gone up
1. Everts Flowers
2. Cook’s Emporium
VIII. New Business
a. AAOSE Update
i. Honorarium has been awarded to winning artist
1. Artist has offered to sell the sculpture to the City for a discount
2. See below with Neighborhood Art
b. AMES (Accessible Map -Envisioning Sculptures)
i. CyRide has approved the concept of placing public artwork next to
CyRide shelters
ii. Motion to empower the AMES subcommittee to create a request for
proposal for artwork for up to 6 of the 7 bus shelters (not at Mary
Greeley) along the red route for up to $30,000 by Kedrowski/Reutter.
1. Amendment: Motion to set aside $30,000 for artist fees and
$5,000 for additional fees (pads, easements, etc.) from the
budget for the AMES project by Kedrowski/Stromberg-Murphy.
Unanimous
c. Neighborhood Art
i. Neighborhood applications
1. 2 applications
2. Motion to empower the Outreach Committee to negotiate on
behalf of the Commission to purchase “Snow” and “Clean-Up
Crew” for the Neighborhood Sculpture Program by
Kedrowski/Zwank. Unanimous.
IX. Good of Order
a. Kumar brought up illuminating artwork in the city
i. Hauswirth and Zwank brough up discussions from the Commission in
the past that looked into this and found the cost prohibitive
ii. Merchant suggested S 5th Street
iii. Kumar suggested connecting campus to Downtown Ames
iv. Stromberg-Murphy and Hauswirth suggested putting together
something for our next meeting for the rest of PAC to look at
X. Motion to Adjourn at 1846 by Merchant/Pippen. Unanimous.
Submitted by Julieanne Rogowski, Secretary