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Minutes 05-12-22 Minutes of the Art Advisory Board Meeting Held on May 12, 2022, at 6:30 P.M. In City Commission Chambers, City Hall 100 E. Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida Present: Kelli Martin, Chair Glenn Weiss, Public Art Manager Dr. Phyliss Pacilli Courtland McQuire Dr. Ellen Jones Clovis Moodie Ace Tilton Ratcliff, (Online) Absent: Gregory Hartmann Cynthia Alexis Hector "Sam" Velazquez I. Call to Order Chair Martin called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. a. Roll Call Self-introductions were made. A quorum was present. Mr. Weiss explained Mx. Ratcliff requested a medical accommodation and was available online. Mr. Hartmann advised he would not be present. b. Introduction of new member Dr. Phyllis Pacilli Dr. Pacilli introduced herself and explained she does not have an art background. She knows Clovis Moody by teaching for many years. She is a math teacher, does research and teaches at the College of Education at FAU and enjoys art as a hobby. She wanted to be on the Board for many reasons, but she believes that art in any city brings in tourism, tourists bring money to local businesses and the economy, and she has seen places where art exhibits bring in millions of dollars. She thought art could be an integral part of tourism in the City. She was happy to be a part of that and what they establish over the year. Chair Martin welcomed Dr. Pacilli and noted Sam Velazquez arrived at 6:34 p.m. Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 12, 2022 c. Excused Absence Requests d. Appointment of alternate(s) for absent member(s) Dr. Jones was appointed to sit as a regular member in the stead of Cynthia Alexis. e. Agenda Approval or Amendments Dr. Jones noted Nomination of Election of Chair and Vice Chair is under Action Item since they have a new slate of eligible members. This was different than what they had at the last meeting. They are open for nominations. It is a fresh start. Motion Dr. Pacilli moved the agenda be approved. Mr. McQuire seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. II. Approval of Minutes Mr. Velazquez thought he was at the meeting, but it was noted the wrong minutes were in the packet. This item was deferred to the next meeting. III. Informational Items from the Board Dr. Jones attended the Second Career Artists exhibit opening. She thought it was fascinating and the stories from the artists were great. She thought Mr. Weiss and Ms. Inberg did a great job. Mr. Velazquez also attended and agreed as did Dr. Pacilli. IV. Announcements/Reports/Presentations A. Exhibitions (Exhibit B) a. Montoya & Ortiz, Avenue of the Arts: Closes on May 30, 2022 This exhibit closes on May 30tH b. Sister Cities Young Artists Award: April 23, 2022 Chair Martin announced the award had taken place as noted above. c. Second Career Artists: Opened on May 5, Closes June 24, 2022 The exhibit was announced. d. Boynton Beach Arts District: 6-9 PM, Saturday, May 21 2 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 12, 2022 Chair Martin announced this event. B. Grants a. Working on State of Florida Grant Dr. Jones offered to help with the grant. Mr. Weiss will pass it on to Ms. LaCroix, the City's Grant's Manager. C. Upcoming Opportunities (Exhibit C) a. Mural Call to Artists and Call to Owners b. Parks Photo Contest Call to Everyone c. Honoring Solid Waste Drivers Call to Artists Chair Martin announced the above opportunities. Mr. Weiss explained Item C was initiated by Public Works last year. They felt the Solid Waste drivers should be honored in some way, so a call to artists was created. Those artists will use social practice, which is when the artist engages with a group of people and works with them in response to who they are. Whomever is selected will meet the workers, talk and drive with them and conceive some type of work of art. The concept will come before the Board. The budget is $20K. Nothing like that has been done in Boynton Beach. Mr. McQuire offered his services for free to create a documentary or short film of the process and perhaps finish out with the artist. He thought it would be fascinating for the artist to experience the drive-alongs and hear the different stories the drivers and workers have. He thought the film may be able to be featured at the amphitheater at one of the events. Mr. Velazquez explained the Solid Waste Authority and the Boys and Girls Club had an art contest where the kids would decorate trash cans. It was a national effort and they had fun. Everyone submitted a sketch, they voted for one and the children implemented it. He envisioned something similar to that on the trucks. (Ms. Alexis arrived at 6:44 p.m.) Mr. Weiss noted Boynton had a similar project painting the dumpsters. Several of the dumpsters remain although the artwork has deteriorated over time. Mr. Weiss commented artists work differently, and they may present one or several ideas. There should be updates. He thought it would be a bad thing if the workers and the artists agreed on something, but the Board did not. The deadline for artists to respond is June 3 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 12, 2022 23rd. There is a database of artists using social practice work and many artists in Florida specialize in this type of work. d. Kinetic Call to Artists: Inside and Outdoors In addition to the above project, there is a call for artists for the Biennial International Kinetic Art Exhibit and Symposium. Mr. McQuire noted getting the work to the event is a big job. The next biennial event will be on January 28th and 29th The last event, was impacted by COVID. It is a signature event. Members can make recommendation for kinetic artists. The main sculptures are due on July 19th and there will be a panel to evaluate them. On August 15th, Mr. Weiss will present some artists. He thought they would not have all the artists and was certain more artists would be needed, but they will search for them, and then they will move forward to January. He encouraged the members to read the kinetic information as he was looking for different ways to show motion. He spoke to Maryann Benjamin to choreograph an opening dance performance with physical objects. It was noted when artists came from out of state and out of the country, they brought people with them. Discussion also ensued about the name of the event. It is a biennial event. It is international, but other events do-not include the word "International" and Mr. Weiss sought to shorten the name. There was also brief discussion the event logo needed work. It was also rotated because it did not transfer well on Instagram.because it is a tall thin logo which is problematic. Dr. Jones announced she participated in the International Tennis Championships at the Boynton Beach Tennis Center and 36 countries participated. The word international drew a lot of people and she thought it was worth keeping. Ms. Moodie also thought the word "International' was good for marketing, Boynton Beach is a small City and the word international has a big impact. Dr. Pacilli agreed. Mr. Weiss noted Biennial is a word that is well known by artists, art galleries and dealers. Mr. Weiss wanted there to be music. Mr. Velasquez stated he attended during Black History Month and there was a young artist who was selling bottle caps. D. AiPP and Private Development. See 5-10-2022 Update Report (Exhibit D) Chair Martin reviewed the projects as follows: • Riverwalk, E. Woolbright Road and the Intracoastal. • The Neurobehavioral Hospital of the Palm Beaches, Parkridge Boulevard • Oakwood Square at the former Pier One import, • Broadstone Apartments off Federal Highway. • Baptist Health and Bethesda Hospital East, off Seacrest Boulevard. • Boynton Beach Office Condo off Federal Highway and MLK Jr. Boulevard, • The 115 N Federal Highway Development, Federal Highway • Shalimar Apartments on Boynton Beach Boulevard and Knuth Road • Miraflor Apartments on Seacrest Boulevard 4 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 12, 2022 • Publix Distribution Center on Parkridge Boulevard. Mr. Weiss explained he had presented images of the Boynton Beach Office Condo work and the Board noted the tree's obstructed the art. Mr. Weiss gave the developer drawings, which the developer agreed with and the location of the art was no longer blocked by the trees, although there is a pole, He thought it had a presence, but it will need a lot of UV protection. Mr. McQuire commented the Board heard a presentation by a woman who paints murals all over the world. She said to use a certain paint and that UV coating was not needed. He recalled UV coating could yellow. It was noted there is a special paint for murals, but they are extremely expensive. Some paints contain metal and do not fade. In those instances, UV coating is not needed. V. Action Items Election of Chair and Vice Chair Chair Martin noted nominations took place at the last meeting, but the City Commission did not ratify the Board's selections as there would be new members. Chair Martin passed the gavel to Dr. Jones who asked for nominations for Chair. Ms. Moodie moved to nominate Ms. Martin for Chair. Mr. Velazquez seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Moodie nominated Mr. Velazquez for Vice Chair. Mr. Velasquez declined the nomination. Chair Martin nominated Ms. Moodie as Vice Chair. Mr. Velazquez seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VI. Old Business Sara Simms Amphitheater mural by Tracy Guiteau. Exhibit E Chair Martin announced this mural is being installed and finished tomorrow. Mr. Weiss thanked all who responded to the email because he felt the artist complied with the Board's design and it was good the Board unanimous felt the artist did as well. The mural will be up by noon tomorrow. An image of the mural was in Exhibit F. VII. New Business None Vlll. Public Comments 5 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach. Florida May 12, 2022 Jeffrey Carter, from North Carolina, stated he recently moved to Boynton. He inquired what qualifies as art, if it was painting, or buskers or flashing. He has a business called Creative Space Stations for artists and businesses. As to the kinetic events, he knows a lot of gallery quality artists from North Carolina and he would like to assist with recruiting them. With the logo, he thought it would be best to display international with a picture because it would be word heavy and he thought it was important for people to not forget. As for the Solid Waste employees, he thought was some type of visual should be made and having a visual sit down with the driver would be awesome. His company does this as well. He also has a non-profit. He wants to be involved as much as possible and is a serial entrepreneur. He asked about the marketing methods and who are they targeting. His family just moved in January and they want to market to the masses and give opportunities to people who may not know anything about this. If you have a great plan, it would draw people. Mr. Weiss asked him to come by and speak with him. He noted the CRA and Marketing Department both have events. . Tessy Carter, the nine-year old artist, announced she has a business and she sells recycled bottle caps and her brother makes slime kits. She showed her bottle cap earrings to the members. Carter commented he holds a lot of events in Fayetteville and the City is a little ahead technologically from where they were in 2014. Mr. McQuire noted how Carter recognizes art. He explained the Art in Public Places program is handled by this body and it is what the Board does. He mentioned a busker, poetry, flash dance. The Board has not been explorative in those genres and the City has a stage at the amphitheater. Most of the time performances involve a band, but they could schedule a poet or a flash dance at the venue which would be supported by the Art in Public Places program Chair Martin commented they always have Friday Movie night and they could always have a poetry night or dance night because it all falls under the category of art. IX. Future Agenda Items None X. Adjournment Motion There being no further business to discuss, Mr. McQuire moved to adjourn. Ms. Moodie seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:19 p.m. &kQAZLUULY- Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 6