HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - August 5, 2025, Ames Public Art Commission Meeting MinutesPAC Meeting Minutes 8/5/25
I. Call to order: 1732 (Zwank)
II. Consent Agenda: Motion to approve by Hauswirth/Merchant. Unanimous.
a. Present: Rowland, Lindsley, Hoff-Grambau, Agnihotri, Schmidt, Merchant,
Rogowski, Stromberg-Murphy, Hauswirth, Reutter, Kumar, Zwank, Kedrowski
III. Commission Committee
a. Outreach
i. Sculptures from the previous year have been installed in their
neighborhoods
ii. We ran out of ballots last month, so Carly has gotten us more
b. Public Relations
i. More people have been joining the group on Facebook after being
posted on multiple Ames People groups
ii. Still trying to clean up the multiple Instagram accounts and connect
the correct one to Facebook
c. Collection Management
i. Rowland put together a presentation of images of pieces in the
collection from when they were purchased versus what the pieces
look like now.
ii. Kedrowski suggested putting the pieces on a rotation to monitor them.
There was also an emphasis placed on contacting the artist on if/how
to restore pieces if they need maintenance.
iii. Hauswirth pointed out that this may be an opportunity for PR to
suggest the public use the Ames on the Go app or let the city know if
maintenance is needed on a piece of art.
iv. Rowland has been in contact with the city about the GIS website
IV. Public Forum
a. None
V. Chair’s Report/Comments
a. Chikerinets has resigned from the commission
VI. City of Ames Liaison Report
a. Open seat will be posted on the City’s website soon
VII. Old Business
a. Calendar Project Update
i. Submissions open until August 15th
ii. Stromberg-Murphy got pricing quotes and suggested that PAC order
around 100 calendars again.
iii. Hauswirth/Reutter moved that PAC purchase 100 calendars once the
committee selects the pictures. Unanimous.
iv. It is estimated that there are currently around 25 submissions
b. AMES project
i. Between 20 and 30 submissions
ii. A committee has been formed to select the pieces
VIII. New Business
a. Ames Alliance request of extra AAOSE pads
i. Hauswirth has heard from the Main Street committee that they have
private donors who would like to purchase two of this year’s AAOSE
pieces. They would like to then donate the pieces back to PAC and are
requesting to keep them on the current pads permanently.
ii. Kedrowski/Schmidt motion that PAC recommends that city council
accepts the “hello” and “guitar” pieces donated by private donors,
subject to their availability and the provisions of the gift agreement
with the City of Ames. Unanimous.
iii. The city will look into quotes for what it would take to keep the guitar
piece electrified permanently
b. Professional photos of the collection
i. Kedrowski will update next month
c. Event booth adjustments
i. Kumar and Lindsley suggested:
1. Adding the language of “vote for your favorite sculpture” to the
flyers that are on the table and to make them bigger so they are
more visible
2. Electronic voting
3. More meaningful giveaways
4. Have the current collection on display
5. Creating a flyer with information on PAC
ii. Come back next month with any other ideas
iii. The Outreach committee will look at what can be accomplished by
the next event.
d. Adopt-a-Sculpture program
i. Hoff-Grambau suggested having community members “adopt” a
piece in the collection to monitor if any maintenance is needed to
help with Collection Management.
IX. For the Good of the Order
a. Kedrowski said that there will be push to get ISU students involved in the
community with boards and commissions.
b. Merchant said that there is a fundraiser for a bench in memory of Richard
Deyo and thought PAC may want to dedicate a piece of art in his memory.
c. Next month’s meeting will include a group photo for the commission.
X. Motion to Adjourn at 1905 by Hauswirth/Lindsley. Unanimous.
Submitted by Julieanne Rogowski, Secretary