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Minutes 05-02-19 MINUTES OF THE ARTS COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019, FROM 6 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. AT FIRE STATION NO. 2, TRAINING ROOM 2615 W. WOOLBRIGHT ROAD, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA . .. .......... PRESENT: Courtlandt McQuire, it Debby Coles-Dobay, PubliG Art Manager Marcia Levine, Vice Chair Glenn Joseph, Fire Chief Susan Oyer Jehana Zell Saddam Silverio, Alt ABSENT: Kim is I. CALL TO ORDER Chair McQuire called meeting to order at 6-31 p.m. 111. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS Self-Introductions were made. A quorum was present. III. AGENDA APPROVAL Motion Ms. Oyer moved to approve. Vice Chair Levine seconded the motion that unanimously passed. IV. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES A. April 11 minutes The minutes were not available V. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM THE BOARD Ms. Oyer went to St. Thomas University to see Colorful Paradise by Paula Weiskopf, one of Argentina's top is. She advised the artwork is int St. Thomas University Library. Meeting Minutes Arts Commission Boynton Beach, Florida May 2, 2019 Vice Chair Levine announced she spent all month at the Cornell Museum. They replaced the existing exhibit with a new exhibit by Seven Solos. The opening night was exceptional and the exhibit was already written up by Boca Magazine. It received outstanding reviews. The exhibit will run until October 12th. She also advised she went to Fat Villages and it was a great scene. Chair McQuire went to the Backus Museum and commented he saw mesmerizing work and some of the larger Backus pieces. He was amazed at how expensive the pieces are. I. ANNOUNCEMENTSIREPORTS A. April 15 - Historical Society AIPP presentation Ms. Coles-Dobay explained at the request of the Historical Society, she gave a presentation about art that was geared more towards being historically relevant. She also provided a preview of what was occurring in Town Square. Vice Chair Levinee was present and she commented she enjoyed the presentation and joined the Historical Society. Ms. Oyer announced all were invited to go to the Historical Society's covered dish event on May 19th at the Presbyterian Church. If not bringing a dish, the cost is $10 per person. B. April 20 -Augmented Reality Tour Ms. Coles-Dobay announced a couple of groups showed up for the Augmented Reality Tour given by Artist Peter Perreia. He gave a presentation about his piece near the Amanda James Gallery. Attendees took pictures and the piece was fun to play with. Another group, The Lifestyle and History Culinary Art Tours, were thrilled with the tour and they showcased the Otocast available on the sculptures. Chair McQuire requested the members get the word out about the tours because they are very high tech. C. May 18, 6 -10pm - BBAD Art Walk Chair McQuire explained at the last meeting, there was discussion about the Art Walk and the Arts Commission decided the members should participate. On May 18th, Mr. Silverio, Ms. Oyer and Ms. Zell, who has a studio there, will attend. Chair McQuire will also be there. They will set up a table, and artists Lloyd Goradesky and Tom Brewitz will be there with smaller pieces to sell to continue to promote the Avenue. There will be merchandise to purchase. Ms. Oyer advised everyone she knows of that purchased a water bottle, loves them. Chair McQuire commented it is important at the event that they tell attendees about the Art Commission's social channels and community art that they change and rotate out each year. They could map it out for them. VII. PROJECT UPDATESIAPPROVALS there are two presentations. Meeting i Arts Commission Boynton c , Florida May Square ire Rescue Emerging /local artist lobby windowr s i . Fire 'l join for the presentationselection process. • Review Project/Call to artistsdocument) • Review artistsrch (see separatedocument) • Lynn Doyal concept presentation • Talin Lyman concept presentation Coles-Dobay explainedr six categories for voting to selecti local artistfor the program. idea was to buildlocal Iexplained Boynton Beach does not have many public artists. This is an opportunity for an artistpublic artistart tic i . It will be another new layer of art for artists. i is more unique ill come up with 'r idea or concept for the new firefacility in Town Square on the windowslobby. Their concept will be translatedn lied to a window filmntransferred to the window lobby. They want art that reflects the prider the FireDepartment. The artists sat withfire rescue staff and learned about the many aspects of firefighting and firescue and at the meeting, the artistsill make a presentation. s. Coles-Dobay distributed scoring sheets with specific criteria I in mind. will rank the artists on a scalefive i one a score of onei st. She also pointedout one artistis a Boynton Beach resident cived extra points. Artist Lynn l thanked the Arts Commissionf r the opportunityt her ideas about a vinyl window covering. itmuch more than puffingfires and it includes helpingn i unity. She wanted to highlight s ct . The images she selected for the presentation would be selected to inspire f the departmentinform the public about the role departments. She will share the techniques she planst images vivid engaging.and e developed four themes, The Department is comprised of men and women of all ethnicities and races serving Fundraising i srcentered benefiting the loci community. The Department has the abilityto respond to unusual calls and firefighters ri i their identity firefighters c' c groups and or/stationswithin Entwined i , the Department assists with Code EnforcementI has a dive rescues t does not involve . The overall i s to want to share it knownt they are herefor the communityit a is a heartbeat of a community. The title of Ms. I's artwork is Community Heartbeat. Therer foot by 12 foot panelsi t inches between them that will reflect four facets of the Fire which arediversity, integrity, s i creativity. Meeting Minutes Arts Commission Boynton Beach, Florida May 2, 2019 First panel is dedicated to the department's personnel. The second panel would reflect integrity through all the events they hold throughout the year. When she thinks of stewardship, she thinks of time, talent and specialized equipment. They have state of the art equipment to manage any situation. Creativity and strong community relationships would be reflected in a panel having a Palm leaf in the background to signify Florida. Ms. Doyal explained she lived in West Boca for 34 years, has a degree in fine art and worked in sales prior to starting her own business. She has experience working collaboratively and within a budget. She resumed her artwork about 15 years ago and has been exhibiting for the last 12 years. She wanted to introduce scale to her art and the best way to do this was public art. Over the years, she spent the time learning how to take an image and enlarge it with clarity and punch. She worked as an apprentice to a public artist. She did not work with the same medium, but she learned all of what is involved on the artist side. She is involved in the Palm Beach County Art in Public Places. She is a member of Florida Association of Public Art Professionals and a member of the Wellington Art Society, student scholarship chairperson. She paints, stitches, and beads on canvas and it is very textural. For this project, she learned from the administrative end about the types of challenges faced by the Department. She will select pix or take her own photos of things meaningful to the department and use Photoshop to collage in a pleasing fashion, print it onto canvas and then paint, stitch and bead. With regard to fabricators, she went to different vinyl fabricators to learn what colors work best and will last. Ms. Doyal intends to have a handout informing the public about the pictures why they are important and what they mean. She is uniquely qualified and capable of handling the project. The red is colorfast. Ms. Doyal thanked all for the presentation. Artist Talin Lyman advised she lives in Boynton Beach. She wanted to be more involved in the City where she lives and contribute to the community outside of work. Her work had four panels that represented the Department and different images could be included. The vintage firefighter helmets were her main inspiration as each helmet told of the service each fireman experienced. Firefighters wear many different helmets and they are United in having a mission and duty to the community. They hold presentations and charity events. There could be as many additional images to contribute to the piece. It there were any suggestions the fireman may want to include, the images could be included. The original image could be acrylic to be vibrant on the panels. Chief Joseph had questions about the sharpness of the color and how to get the rendering on the vinyl. There will be intense color. Ms. Lyman thanked all for the opportunity to make her presentation. Meeting Minutes Arts Commission Boynton Beach, Florida May 2, 2019 The members ranked the presentations as follows: Susan Oyer Lynn Doyal 13 Talln Lyman 17 Vice Chair Levine Lynn Doyal 11 Talin Lyman 17 Jehana Zell Lynn Doyal 6 Talin Lyman 8 Chair McQuire Lynn Doyal 7 Talin Lyman 9 Chief Joseph Lynn Doyal 7 Talin Lyman 10 Saddam Silverio Lynn Doyal 9 Tallin Lyman 7 Ms. Doyal received 53 points, s. lin received 68 points. Ms. Doyal was the winner. Ms. Oyer thought the artists were talented, but the panels would be great for a less visible location. She thought they were too unprofessional for the top tier of the Fire Department and thought they should have the highest possible quality art fort i ject. Sister Cities will be visiting the City Fire Station and they need to set the standard. She like less palm trees and thought the first presentation was too crowded and the other presentation looked like colored pencils. She like the images, but thought they were too distracting. Ms. Zell asked how often people visit the Fire Department and leamed people come all the time. Further discussion followed. Chief Joseph thought both ideas were well done and they conveyed the mission of the Fire Department. He liked Ms. Doyal's message better, but the palms were too busy. Both Artists indicated they were open to change and he could work with the artist. Generally, the members thought Ms. Lyman's presentation was the weaker and some members were not enthused by either presentation. Ms. of s- explained the idea is when looking at visual concepts, they were the artists ideas oft overall direction oft piece. Images could be changed and simplified. This is much more simplified than what was int actual panel. They can give direction about the details and the artists could come back with another presentation. Motion Ms. Oyer moved to approve artist Lynn Doyal to move forward to the next stage of the process. Vice Chair Lev'nes a the motion that unanimously passed. B. Town Square Old High School/Kapok Tree Courtyard and Gardens concept presentation • Eco Artist Lucy Keshaverz • Project review Meeting Minutes Arts Commission Boynton Beach, Florida 1 Ms. Coles-Dobay gave a brief presentation. The Arts Commission had previously selected Ms. Keshavarz as the artist for the project. The area is between the Old High School and the Kapok tree, the area should connect to the school, and community involved in the project was wanted. They set up another group meeting in August and there was a lot of information exchanged. The Old High School will be marketed as a mid-level market space. A visual presentation of plants for the various areas were viewed and Ms. Coles-Dobay walked the members through the environments. The seahorse fountain would be relocated between spaces A & B. The rest of the presentation was of different setting areas. It was a trickling fountain in the courtyard area. Native plants would be used. There are areas that will have words or short phrases that talk about the Old High School and Kapok Tree that would be etched into the walkway and a panel will explain what the garden is about. The garden will also be designed for butterflies. Ms. Coles-Dobay had wanted to show the concept so the Arts Commission could move it forward. Motion Ms. Oyer moved to move forward, Mr. Silverio seconded the motion that unanimously passed. Vill. INTL KINETIC ART EXHIBIT AND SYMPOSIUM REVIEW A. NONE IX. NEW BUSINESS A. 2019-2020 Avenue of the Art program 1. Review of artists solo exhibit submissions • Review invite document (see separate document) • Review artists invited • Review submissions Chair McQuire noted all of the pieces will be for sale. Forty-two artists were contacted, but several did not have a body of work they could use to submit a proposal for the one year on-loan program so only 13 artists responded. Some wanted extra funds besides the stipend for the installation. All of the artists are qualified and have good scale for the Avenue. Chair McQuire read the descriptions. The members rated the submissions. Ms. Coles-Dobay announced the person with the most votes was Cecilia Lueza, followed by Deb Marucci, .teff Wyman and Steve Blackwood. 6 Meeting Minutes Arts Commission Boynton Beach, Florida May 2. 2019 Motion Ms. Oyer moved to approve Cecilia Lueza as first choice. Vice Chair Levine seconded the motion that unanimously passed. Ms. Oyer commented she would like to see a category of what the Arts Commission thinks the public would like. X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. NONE XI. FUTURE BUSINESS • June 6 - Emerging Local Artists proposal for south parking garage project • TBD -The Club, assisted living project, "Essence" public art final review • TBD - BBAD Art Walk promotion Chair McQuire read the above items and thought the Arts Commission would learn a lot at the Art Walk for then year. There was no further business. 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One of my long time adult art students, is a member of one of the founding families of the Delray, Boynton, Lake Worth, and Boca areas. He has written many nonfiction books about the history and families which developed our area. Hearing him share the unique history of Boynton Beach in our Saturday morning art class, and watching it grow and expand, has been an interesting journey with insight into the many outstanding qualities of our town. The Boynton Beach Fire & Rescue Department is one of the town's most important, yet misunderstood organizations. Yet,the BBFR Department has been a driving force in making Boynton Beach a safer, cleaner, healthier, and community driven town. The many areas of service that the BBFR provides, are not only extensive but also rather unknown to the average resident.This fact was made evident to me during a meeting and tour of Fire Station#5. Fire Chief Glen Joseph, gave such a comprehensive, intriguing and fascinating presentation about the Boynton Beach Fire Rescue, that I was in awe of how vast the responsibilities and tasks are, aside from fighting fires. My objective in creating the artwork for the front windows of the new fire station, is to capture both the extraordinary acts the Boynton Beach Fire Rescuers accomplish every day as well as the more mundane details of their jobs. I desire to convey this broad reaching aspect of the many responsibilities of the BBFR, while showing their strong humanity, sense of mission, and personal involvement with the residents and community of Boynton Beach. The quality of the BBFR which stands out to me the most, is the genuine care and devotion shown by all of the force for their town. This is not done with words alone,they are essentially "Biblical" in their walk and deeds. They exhibit their characters in their actions. The Firemen's Helmet display in the lobby of Fire Station#5 began my artist's journey. I was exceedingly impressed by the vintage helmets resting proudly behind glass, with their logos, designs and colors, rich in history. Each helmet tells a story of the era in which it served. Inspiration came to me from all the areas the BBFR is responsible for. I want to create an image which appreciates those who sacrifice their lives for us. Each fire rescuer wears many hats, however all of the many hats are under the giant, united helmet called The City of Boynton Beach Fire & Rescue. 0 Talin Lyman Concept for the City of Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Station Nliwib- 1.- 4-.- ' '''' 7 / FIR E :ftimoki.: '4‘ t: 4 )11 EST. 1924 i \kihoo. I.`" doijosimmisme 1` ;1 BEACi4 <0•00( ‘. iy c „ir, I lik ,.., k. �'- ter., II t ` r .4„e- sA IP 4? 0- The painting for my concept was created using the medium of watercolor, with added acrylic paint on vellum. The sketch measures 3 feet by 3 feet, with dividing lines to indicate the 3 mullions. I chose to paint this design on vellum, due to its semi-translucent quality,which projects the illusion of what the design will look like on windows with light shining through. Importantly please note,though the composition I have created is designed with symmetrical decorative features,along with details referencing the BBFR force, it is possible to inject some alternative or added imagery. For example, I could place in depictions of children educationally engaging with firefighters, or any other desired subject.This can be determined after the review of my current submission. • 5'30---r,,- kf i I'-' ,..,V .:_....„„......". ___.,.....1 * API: i -14.7:114:777 � - S if ' f r V A 1° 0,4* milikk *Yat �� \ .` 1 At ,... ,, . , , , 4Ch ''' 4 a .4 C .,ti g. S a M It 1t f �. rw. A' qf.4 H Y 1. eksia ,, RAF. �rh v **J. a;; y t 4. R.- *rt'. Avenue of the Arts Solo Exhibit NAME DATE NAME/CONTACT EXHIBIT SUBMISSION EXHIBIT SUBMISSION EXHIBIT SUBMISSION EXHIBIT SUBMISSION FINAL SCORE From 1-5 did the artist From 1-5 did the artist From 1-5 does the Score 1 if NO and 5 if Rating 14 describe what their ; provide the required artist have a diverse YES. Is the artist 1 highest solo exhibition would l description of body of artwork requesting additional Total score for each 5 lowest represent to the City ! artwork,sizes, appropriate for the reimbursement cost to artist of Boynton Beach? materials and sale sites along the exhibit over the price? Avenue of the Arts? published stipend? 13 TOTAL ARTISTS Beju LeJobart WPB 1 Cecilia Lueza f 1 St Petersburg 1 Craig Colorusso Arkansas 1 _—_-_-- Debbie Marucci Venice 1 1 Jeff Wyman Delray Beach 1 Jenn Garrett Newberry 1 Jim Gallucci North Carolina 1 Lucy Keshavarz North Palm Beach 1 Peter Garai Jupiter 5 Steve Blackwood Delray Beach 1 Urban Conga Tampa 5 Walter Palmer !Keys 1 William DeBilzan Delray Beach 1 Emerging/Local Artist Firehouse Window Film Mural Concepts NAME DATE FIRE STATION FIRE STATION FIRE STATION FIRE STATION FIRE STATION NAME/CONTACT CONCEPT CONCEPT CONCEPT CONCEPT CONCEPT FINAL SCORE PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION PRESENTATION From 1-5 did the artist From 1-5 did the artist From 1-5 does the Rating 1-5 From 1-5 does the From 1-5 did the artist convey a compelling provide a clear,sound artist live in Boynton? Total score for each 1 highest artist have strong meet the project concept for the approach to the (1 for living in Boynton artist 5 lowest concept? project? goals? process and medium? the rest 2) -- 4-Lynn M Doyal Boca Raton 2 6-Talin Lyman 'Talin Tropic Co Boynton Beach , 1 r t g IN 10 n '.:. roo VCR e 6.