HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - May 6, 2025, Public Art Commission MinutesPAC Meeting Minutes 5/6/25
I. Call to order: 1731 (Zwank)
II. Consent Agenda: Motion to approve by Hauswirth/Stromberg-Murphy.
Unanimous.
a. Present: Rowland, Rogowski, Stromberg-Murphy, Hauswirth, Kedrowski,
Hoff-Grambau, Zwank, Lindsley, Schmidt, Merchant, Kumar
III. Commission Committee
a. Outreach
i. Summary of subcommittee purpose
b. Public Relations
i. Summary of subcommittee purpose
c. Collection Management
i. Summary of subcommittee purpose
IV. Public Forum
a. None
V. Chair’s Report/Comments
a. Subcommittees should continue with quarterly meetings
VI. City of Ames Liaison Report
a. All AAOSE pieces have been installed downtown
i. Blues by Tim Adams is now on a timer and will be illuminated at night
b. The call for artists for the AMES CyRide project has not yet gone out
i. It will go before city council at their next meeting
ii. Work is still being done on easements
VII. Old Business
a. None
VIII. New Business
a. Discussion of calendar project
i. Kumar asked what the impact of holding the calendar project is
versus giving a donation to an art organization
1. Merchant expressed that this was one way the commission
engages with the community
ii. Rogowski asked if the commission would like to donate the proceeds
of the calendar to the Octagon or somewhere else
1. Philips offered to look into organizations that receive art grant
funding
2. Lindsley suggested donating to the Ames Historical Museum
3. Kumar discussed giving calendars to multiple locations on
Main Street
4. Kedrowski suggested donating to the Ames Public Library
iii. Theme
1. Kedrowski suggested something along the lines of Americana,
patriotism, or America 250 for the semiquincecentennial
anniversary of the country
a. Alternative: What does Americana look like to you?
2. Zwank asked the Octagon for theme suggestions and they
suggested Ames architecture
a. Alternative: Celebrate Ames!
3. Roll call vote for the theme:
a. Schmidt: Celebrate Ames
b. Rowland: Celebrate Ames!
c. Kedrowski: Celebrate Ames!
d. Merchant: Celebrate Ames!
e. Hoff-Grambau: Celebrate Ames!
f. Lindsley: Celebrate Ames!
g. Kumar: Celebrate Ames!
h. Hauswirth: Celebrate Ames!
i. Stromberg-Murphy: Celebrate Ames!
j. Rogowski: Celebrate Ames!
k. Zwank: Celebrate Ames!
l. Motion to affirm the vote to use Celebrate Ames as this
year’s calendar project and to move forward with a call
for artists based on last year’s with an updated timeline
that is appropriate for this year by Hauswirth/Kedrowski.
iv. Timeline
1. Call to artists should go out ASAP with submissions being due
by July
2. Art selections should go to the printer by the beginning of
October
v. Kedrowski, Stromberg-Murphy, Merchant have offered to work on this
subcommittee with Stomberg-Murphy chairing
vi. Hauswirth suggested creating a flyer to display the calendar at the
commission’s events
b. Subcommittee signup passed around at meeting. Zwank will follow up
through email.
IX. For the Good of the Order
a. Kedrowski had a conversation with a member of the Human Relations
Commission about working together along with Cyclone Civics at ISU to
engage ISU students in joining city boards and commissions
i. Hauswirth mentioned that he participated in a lunch and learn at ISU
last year discussing students joining city boards and commissions
ii. Stromberg-Murphy suggested the PR subcommittee reach out to the
Iowa State Daily about an article
iii. Rogowski suggested reaching out to the Off-Campus Student Support
Program
b. Kumar asked if there had been a response from Parks and Rec about the
Ames Lit Trails.
i. Philips will follow up
c. Rowland asked for an update about the Trolls
i. Hauswirth relayed our support to the Octagon, but there are no
updates
ii. Hoff-Grambau visited some trolls in Minnesota. They have been
turned into a scavenger hunt, and she states that it was a very fun
experience that attracted a lot of tourists.
d. Merchant asked if there would be room for a mural in the new aquatic center
i. Philips is not sure
ii. The aquatic center is expected to be completed by January
e. Zwank will be sending out a signup for the Art Walk happening on June 5th
X. Motion to Adjourn at 1838 by Hauswirth/Hoff-Grambau. Unanimous.
Submitted by Julieanne Rogowski, Secretary