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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - April 7, 2026, Public Art Commission Meeting MinutesMINUTES PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Conference Room 135 City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue March 3, 2026 Call to Order Commission Member Karen Kedrowski called the meeting of the Public Art Commission (PAC) to order at 5:30 p.m. In attendance were Theresa Stromberg-Murphy (Chair), Karen Kedrowski (Secretary), Greg Rowland (Treasurer), Manu Agnihotri, Bob Anders, Emily Gassmann, Donna Hoff-Grambau, Tom Lindsley, Joseph Merchant, Joseph Nolin, Janice Reutter, Julieanne Rogowski (Past Secretary), Ray Schmidt, and Brian Phillips (City of Ames Staff Liaison). Ratnesh Kumar was absent. Approval of Consent Agenda Moved by Hauswirth, seconded by Reutter, to approve the Consent Agenda, including the Minutes of the March PAC meeting and April Treasure’s Report. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously. Public Forum • None. Report of Commission Subcommittees • Collections Management o Rowland asked for updates on “Oxbow,” “Playthings,” and “A Particular Family.” Brian noted he will follow up on those pieces. • Outreach o The Public Art Easement for the Neighborhood Sculpture program sculpture selected for ACPC has been approved and the pad will be poured soon o First piece for the 2026-2027 AAOSE was planned for installation later this week, with the rest of the pieces being installed throughout the month of April • Public Relations o Future posts would include the call for artists for the calendar as well as upcoming events (e.g., Art Walk) o Lindsley suggested having an art scavenger hunt for social media by the Art Walk o Hoff-Grambau completed enough posts for individual sculptures through the month of June Chair Comments • Zwank (past chair) left comments including that Rogowski could not serve as secretary again along with follow-up for Hoff-Grambau regarding the PAC mission statement and bylaws City of Ames Liaison Report/Comments • Brian reminded the Commission members to take PAC shirts if they had not already taken one and handed out new parking passes • 8 or 9 members of Green Hills had toured the art around City Hall the previous Friday • Currently there was no ceremony planned for “A Big Hello.” Brian would follow up with the Ames Regional Economic Alliance regarding interest. Old Business • 2027 Public Art Commission Call for Artists o Stromberg-Murphy spoke with the director of the Ames Public Library, and was informed that it sold out of its calendar stock for 2026. Library staff were interested in participating again for 2027. o Moved by Anders, seconded by Kedrowski, to approve the Call for Artists for the 2027 Public Art Commission Calendar. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously. • Event Suggestions o Agnihotri summarized the survey that went out to commissioners regarding updates to how events are run o The majority of respondents voted against using electronic voting for AAOSE best in show and TV screens to show pictures of the AAOSE pieces New Business • Officer Nominations o Moved by Kedrowski to self-nominate for the position of Secretary. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously. o Moved by Kedrowski to nominate Rowland for the position of Treasurer. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously. o Moved by Rowland to nominate Rogowski for the position of Vice Chair. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously. o Moved by Merchant to nominate Stromberg-Murphy for the position of Chair. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously. • Committee Sign-Up o The sign-up sheet was passed around to the Commission members to gain volunteers for each committee. For the Good of the Order • Agnihotri was thinking about a Call for Artists for upcycled art to highlight the City’s emphasis on sustainability. Brian suggested this might be a good opportunity to place art at the new resource facility, but the Commission would need to wait a year until the building is completed. Agnihotri planned to continue to work on this. • Rowland asked if the Commission wanted to create information on the purpose of the Commission for use at events. Stromberg-Murphy suggested that the Outreach committee discuss this and present its suggestions at the next meeting. Adjournment Moved by Reutter, seconded by Hoff-Grambau, to adjourn the meeting at 6:38 p.m. Vote on Motion: 13-0. Motion carried unanimously.