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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts Commission - 06/13/2011 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MONDAY,JUNE 13, 2011 7:00 P.M. EPCC— Cambria Room 16700 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie COMMISSION MEMBERS: Farida Kathawalla, Chair; Tonja Bivins, Vice Chair; Ann Rorem, Gina King, Julia Ramos, Cynthia Paulson, Lee Elliott-Stoering CITY STAFF: Laurie Obiazor, Recreation Services Manager Lindsey Danhauser, Recreation Coordinator—Arts RECORDING SECRETARY: Katie Hood I. ROLL CALL Rorem called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Farida Kathawalla and Cynthia Paulson were absent. Tonja Bivins called into the meeting at 7:10 pm. Elliott-Stoering left the meeting at 8:03 pm. Tonya left the meeting at 8:10 pm. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Elliott-Stoering moved to approve the Agenda, seconded by King. Motion carried 4-0. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES —MAY 9, 2011 MOTION: Ramos moved to approve the May 9, 2011 minutes, seconded by Eliott- Stoering. Motion carried 4-0. IV. EDEN PRAIRIE PLAYERS AND COMMUNITY BAND A. Proclamation of Community Theatre Day—June 17, 2011 Danhauser said there is a proclamation to celebrate the 20th season of the Eden Prairie Players. June 17, 2011 is Community Theater Day. Bivins called into the meeting at 7:10 pm. B. Rocking at Riley Recap Obiazor said the tickets were $5 and childrens tickets were $3. The event was primarily an adult event. It was a Johnny Cash review. ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MINUTES June 13, 2011 Page 2 C. MN Jazz on the Prairie Recap Danhauser said there were about 800 people in attendance. The event was from 2:00— 8:00 pm. There was also the Rotary Ribfest offered during the event. Eden Prairie Players sold $600 popcorn and pop. D. Summer Musical `Bye Bye Birdie" —June 17-19 & June 23-26 at 7 pm Danhauser said the musical is at Staring Lake Amphitheatre. Obiazor said the seating holds up to 1000 people. E. KidStock Kick-Off—Tuesday,June 21 at 10:30 am F. Sounds Around Town Series Kick-Off—Wednesday,June 29 at 7 pm Danhauser said the series will be on Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday except for the movie nights. Danhauser said the performers were chosen for a variety of age groups. V. ART CENTER A. Art Center His!hlis!hts Obiazor presented the Parks & Recreation Commission PowerPoint. B. Springy Open House Recap Danhauser said the day had horrible weather. About 50 people attended the event. The majority of the teachers were at the event. VI. PETITIONS, REOUETS AND COMMUNICATION A. Letter from Friends of the Eden Prairie Art Center— Stacy Desai & Ann Rorem Rorem said a letter was sent to Jay Lotthammer stating the Friends of the Art Center was disbanding. The group had accomplished what they wanted to. A $10,368.10 check was given to the City. The money may be used towards a winter/spring new class. B. Welcome to Our Community Sisnau Elliott-S toering brought up the idea of having signs visible when driving into the City. There could be a sign at on each major road. There would need to be collaboration between the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission and the Arts and Culture Commission. Ramos suggested the signs could be made of metal or stone to withstand the weather. Obiazor said this idea is from one individual and not the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission. The ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MINUTES June 13, 2011 Page 3 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission is not focusing on signage this year. The entire City Council has to be directed for this topic to be on the front burner. Elliot-Stoering said Tom Bierman was looking for an informal discussion and he was then going to present it to the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission. Obiazor said there could be a committee to look into the topic as a start and maybe the Chamber is a place to start. VII. OLD BUSINESS A. Art Center Mural Update Danhauser asked how the mural could be funded. She is looking into grants, but the mural would need to be a community mural project. Eliott-Stoering left the meeting at 8:03 pm. Ramos said the building should look professionally done and the mural should not be a community project. Ramos said the Dog Hotel at Mitchell Road and Highway 62 is an example of what a professional artistic paint job could look like. Danhauser said the topic of an Art Mural has been updated to a philosophy of public art for the Art Center. Ramos said there could be a fundraising effort for City Art. Danhauser said there could be a couple of events. Tayna left the meeting at 8:10 pm. B. Public Art Options at EPCC The Commission went on a tour of the public art locations in the Eden Prairie Community Center. Danhauser said there will be furniture placed in the corner in the area at the top of the stairs. There could be umbrellas placed outside at the tables outside. There could be a fountain or tree in the grassy area outside the main entrance. There could be a stone garden and colorful the placed on the building in the grassy area by the side of the building. The walls in the play area could be painted with strips or circles. The Commission could come up with a design and the painting would be performed by someone else. The space at the bottom of the stairs could be an area with pillows and plants with an ethnic flavor. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Quality of Life Survey HisMis!hts Obiazor showed the Commission the Quality of Life PowerPoint. ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION MINUTES June 13, 2011 Page 4 B. Promotion and Marketing Overview Obiazor said the program brochure is printed for spring/summer, fall and winter. Danhauser requests communication through Brenda Uting. There are 10,000 subscribers in the email e-news subscription. There are 2600 fans on Facebook. In addition, there is the City website and the intranet for employees. Ramos said most people she talks to do not know there is an Art Center and the information cannot be found in the brochures because the amount of information in the brochures is overwhelming. Ramos suggested separating the Art Center information for the rest of the brochure because the brochure is too big. It would be ideal to have the specific Art Center class information in a more manageable format. Obiazor said an eblast could be a supplemental way to promote the information. C. Recreation Prouammins! Cost Recovery Policy Topic was postponed until the next meeting. IX. REPORTS OF STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS None. X. NEXT MEETING Park Tour with PRNR Commission—Monday, July 11 at 6:30 pm Next Meeting: Monday, August 8 at 7 pm XI. ADJOURNMERNT MOTION: There was not a quorum to adjourn the meeting. Rorem adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.