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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts Commission - 02/07/2011 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011 7:00 P.M. PRAIRIE ROOM Eden Prairie City Center, 8080 Mitchell Road ARTS COMMISSION MEMBERS: Ann Rorem, Chair; Tonja Bivins, Vice Chair; Gina King, Farida Kathawalla, Elizabeth Petry-Lee, Julia Ramos ARTS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES: Keegan Everatt and Cameron Mingo CITY STAFF: Laurie Obiazor, Recreation Services Manager Lindsey Danhauser, Recreation Coordinator- Arts RECORDING SECRETARY: Katie Hood A. ROLL CALL Rorem called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Farida Kathawalla were absent. B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA EP Welcome signs was added by Rorem to Petitions, Requests and Communication. MOTION: Petry-Lee moved to approve, the Agenda as corrected, seconded by Ramos. Motion carried 4-0. C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 10, 2011 MEETING MOTION: Petry-Lee moved to approve, the Minutes as corrected, seconded by Ramos. Motion carried 4-0. D. EDEN PRAIRIE PLAYERS AND COMMUNITY BAND A. EP Players —Logo and Teen Initiative Danhauser said the EP Players is trying to rebrand the EP Players with a new emblem. There is a teen theatre inititive on Saturday, February 26, from 10 to 1 pm with a series of workshops. There will be a workshop on auditioning for children ages 11 to 18. The cost of this workshop will be $15. The goal of each workshop is to cover 120% of the direct cost. The workshop is being publicized by the Eden Prairie High School Drama Department. The Eden Prairie Players have it on their Facebook page. ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MINUTES February 7, 2011 Page 2 Bye Bye Birdie will be the 19th summer musical,but the 20th year of the Eden Prairie Players. E. ART CENTER A. Spring Open House— Sunday, May 22 from 2-4 pm Danhauser said there will be demonstrations during the Open House. There will be coupons given out during the Open House. The coupons could be used to sign up for a class on the day of the open house or at a later date. B. Spring/Summer New Program Offerings Danhauser said there will be a wild wheels clay camp with 8 children and it will be an all wheel camp. There will be a musical art camp with a teacher who teaches elementary art and music. F. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATION A. EP Welcome Signs added by Rorem Rorem said she received a proposal from Tom Bierman from the Parks and Recreation Committee about EP welcome signs. He would like to start working with the Arts & Culture Committee to work on the proposal. The proposal is to discuss Eden Prairie signs at 2 locations on I-494 and 169. Rorem said there are other cities that have logos under the City sign (example: Victoria and Mora). Obiazor said Eden Prairie has a sign ordinance and even getting the vertical signs was a big deal. Obiazor said the idea is one idea from one individual. Obiazor said the entire Parks & Recreation Committee may not be aware of discussion and planning. The entire Parks & Recreation Committee may not be aware of the discussion of Eden Prairie signs. Petry-Lee said it is a great idea to have a welcome sign to gain approval could be difficult. If the sign is on private property there could be private maintenence and it may not be an actual welcome sign. King suggested there could be branding in the City through a community participation logo. The logo could be on and/or near businesses that have been long standing in Eden Prairie. Obiazor said the City can't modify the City populations' signs. Petry-Lee said it is a great idea to have welcome signs,but gaining approval could be difficult. Rorem said it is unfortunate that people can drive through Eden Prairie and not even know it. Also, in a budget cutting year no one is going to want to spend money on signs. Obiazor said the Eden Prairie signs are on the radar, but approval of the signs would have to pass and then the Commission would be happy to help. G. OLD BUSINESS A. 2011 Work Plan ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MINUTES February 7, 2011 Page 3 Danhauser said the International Festival is going to be a weekly event on Fridays at Staring Lake. Vendors can contact the City up to one week in advance. $500 is the budget for the concerts. Ramos suggested looking at the History Center for a list of their past performers. Ramos said the History Center also provides a group to help teach dancing and can help get the crowd into dancing with the music. The order of the pending priority items was adjusted. • Pending—priority 2 was changed to pending—priority 3 • Pending—priority 3 was changed to pending—priority 4 • Pending—priority 4 was changed to pending—priority 2 Obiazor left the meeting at 8:15 pm. MOTION: Petry-Lee moved to approve, the changes to the 2011 Work Plan, seconded by Ramos. Motion carried 4-0. B. 2011 Photography Contest Danhauser said she will contact Flash Photography about the potential for contributing a prize. Danhauser said she is going to try to find another sponsor. H. NEW BUSINESS A. Arts in the Park Jury Guidelines Danhauser said the Commission will be voting on the entries for Arts in the Park. Each artist can be talked about for a limited amount of time. The discussion will be limited to the art presented and not personal knowledge. I. REPORTS OF STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS A. Jewelry Fundraising Event at the Art Center- Thursday, March 24 from 6:30-9 pm Rorem said tickets will be $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Participants will leave with a couple of pieces of jewelry. The event will be held with help from the Friends of the Art Center. There will be someone helping with crimping. A few individuals volunteering their time will be displaying their jewelry and/or art, as compensation for helping. Ramos said she could help at the event. Rorem said the donation is tax deductable, since it is a fundraiser. King suggested having a few instructional books on bead making for people to buy. Petry-Lee said non- profits can purchase books at Barnes and Noble at a discount. B. Public Art Consultant Update Danhauser said the grant wasn't received. There needs to be a clearer direction of what is trying to be done. There are two organizations that could be worked with: Forecast and Creative Community Builders. Forecast has experience with public art and Creative Community Builders can help draft ordinances. Danhauser said ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MINUTES February 7, 2011 Page 4 one of the things to look at is if Eden Prairie would be receptive to a 1% for art ordinance. Creative Community Builders could help with this idea. Creative Community Builders thought rail stations should be a high priority. Danhauser said the Arts & Culture Commission could help with the areas around the rail stations from signs,benches around the train stop,but not the actual station. C. Religious Holidays Ramos said the days for Passover and Yom Kipper do not need a week each for their Holiday time. In addition, all of the Holidays should be checked. Bivens had an idea of"Pop Up Art" to be added to a future agenda. Danhauser will have the topic added to the April agenda. J. NEXT MEETING Next Meeting: Monday, March 14, City Center at 7 pm K. ADJOURNMERNT MOTION: Petry-Lee moved, seconded by King to adjourn the meeting. Rorem adjourned the meeting at 8:50 pm.