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Minutes 08-11-22 Minutes of the Art Advisory Board Meeting Held on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 6:30 P.M. In City Hall Commission Chambers 100 E. Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida Present: Kelli Martin, Chair Glenn Weiss, Public Art Manager Clovis Moodie Veronica Inberg, Public Art Coordinator Dr. Phyllis Pacilli (arrived at 6:35 p.m.) Courtlandt McQuire Ace Tilton Ratcliff Gregory Hartmann Cynthia Alexis Dr. Ellen Jones Absent: Cynthia Alexander- Excused Kelli Martin, Chair— Excused Sam Hector Velasquez I. Call to Order In the absence of the Chair, Clovis Moodie, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. a. Roll Call b. Excused Absence Requests Mr. Weiss announced Board Members Cynthia Alexander and Kelli Martin were sick and had excused absences for the meeting. c. Appointment of alternate(s) for absent member(s) Mr. Hartmann and Dr. Jones will sit as a regular members for the meeting. d. Agenda Approval or Amendments Motion Mr. McQuire moved to approve the agenda. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 Motion Ellen Jones moved to hear public comments earlier in the meeting. Mr. McQuire seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The Agenda was approved as amended. Public Comments. Ernest Mignoli, 710 NE 7t"Street, stated his home is in an old building on the Intracoastal. He stated that a lot of people in his neighborhood and in the City, are trying to band together to serve as a check on the Boards and the City Commission. He thought the Advisory Board seemed like a token because the City Commission does what they want. All are stating that in Boynton Beach art is too political, there is too much fundraising, and a lot of deals going on and the CRA says give us something and they get $500K for artwork. The artwork is in a theme that integrates and represents most of the City. He claimed most of the City is Christian. He tried to donate a nativity scene to the City and the City said no to his donation, but the Mayor buys a menorah and they installed a Kwanzaa and displayed them. He thought it was discriminatory. Bonnie Valentino, 140 Executive Circle, thanked the Board for the group. She stated that she goes to the Beach all the time and she was interested in donating to improve the restrooms at the beach. She does a lot of crafting and they can make a vinyl poster and display pictures of the City there. If there is a cost, she and her husband would pay for it. She wants to discuss the electrical boxes that are everywhere and she pointed that that Palm Beach County provides grants and then they put it on each electrical box. Gateway and High Ridge now have eight boxes. She suggested the Board could have a contest, and there would be no costs to produce the work with the Library at the Creation Station, or she would buy the paint and employees or youth could paint it. She praised the Board stating that they were doing a great job and that she would do everything she needs to. Mr. McQuire stated that they have a sponsorship program for the kinetic biennial. It is big and thousands of people attend. He noted that there are all sorts of sponsorship levels, and for very little money it is a world class art show coming up in January. He thought it would be great to be a sponsorship program. II. Approval of Minutes June 9, 2022 meeting minutes are approved as written or amended. (Exhibit A) Motion Mr. Hartmann moved to approve the minutes. Mx. Tilton seconded the motion. Dr. Pacilli stated her name was spelled incorrectly on both of sets of minutes. Mr. McQuire moved to approve the minutes with those amendments. Mx. Tilton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.. 2 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 July 14, 2022 meeting minutes are approved as written or amended. (Ex. B) Motion Mx. Tilton moved to approve with the amendment regarding Dr. Pacilli's and Vice Chair Moodie's name. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. III. Informational Items from the Board Art Advisory Board Agenda Package, August 11, 2022 Mx. Tilton stated they are part of the voting for the project with the Solid Waste Workers. They sat down last week and went through submissions, which was high quality work. The artists were narrowed from 30 to 8 artists and the next step is to interview the artists. Vice Chair Moodie went to view the Neurobehavioral Hospital and the art looked great to her. On July 31 st she saw a great blurb issued that spoke highly of the art in Boynton and she sent it to Mr. Weiss. Mr. Hartmann announced that he went to see the installation of the Kovax piece on Congress Avenue and it is coming along nicely. IV. Announcements/Reports/Presentations A. Exhibitions a. Parks Photo Exhibition. Mr. Weiss stated that the show is still on till the end of this month. They had some award winners, which were posted online. Next year, they hope to have more submissions and have more categories. B. Grants a. SouthArts for Heart of Boynton Unity Project LOI Submitted on Aug 1 Mr. Weiss announced that they submitted the Utility Project to South Arts for consideration of a 2024 grant. They submit a letter and if interested, South Arts will request more information. This project had to with the horrible passage of the residential segregation in Boynton Beach. C. Upcoming Opportunities a. Kinetic Call to Artists: Inside and Outdoors: September 7 3 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 The Kinetic call to artists is still posted online. b. Curators for Arts & Culture Center Exhibitions Mr. Weiss announced this is also still available online. They issued a call out if they want to loan their artwork to the City. It would be displayed in the Mayor's Office, the lobby and any other public space. c. Loan Artworks to City Facilities including the Mayor's Office D. AiPP and Private Development. See 6-12-2022 Update Report (Exhibit C) Mr. Weiss explained that they are doing a lot of work in relation to private development. They added two more and two more applications were submitted for projects on Federal Highway. One of the developments is from Hyperion. They have a lot of work. A list of some of the projects was included in the packet so the Board will see concepts in the future. V. Action Items Approval of Artist for Mural on Buckeye State Storage (Exhibit D) Mr. Weiss stated that this is a company out of Cleveland and they asked if they could paint a mural on the front of their building. They are taking a first step and they have an artist they like to work with. If the Board likes the concepts, they can approve the artist. Diego had submitted a preliminary sketch Motion Mx. Tilton moved to approve the above artist for the Cleveland Storage building at 860 W Industrial Avenue is approved. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. Mr. Hartmann thought the work was great Mx. Tilton amended the motion to clarify Cleveland Storage is now known as Gator Storage. The motion passed unanimously. VI. Old Business Outdoor Kinetic Sculpture Selection: Artwork Types. (Presentation) Mr. Weiss announced they are not as successful as they would like to be in regard to the Kinetic Biennial and have to think in a creative way to attract more artists. He would like to add videos, both documentary and artistic. An image by Jen Stark was viewed. He advised they also looked at videos for items they cannot display and there will be monitors for streaming videos. He pointed out one thing with kinetics is it can be computer driven. Mr. Weiss noted mechanical pieces can be considered art 4 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 Discussion ensued that computers driven and mechanical pieces could expand the number of artists that could participate in the event. Dr. Jones agreed to find out if FAU can assist with robotics. Mr. Weiss noted he has been trying to obtain wind turbines. Further dialogue followed that artists bringing in large-scale pieces can receive up to $2,500 to transport the piece and install it. Mr. Weiss advised that he has funds set aside to negotiate a price with the artist. They are thinking about items that are more in the product line as they are made for sale as the Board can look at items that are produced. A suggestion was made to include the Schoolhouse Children's Museum and/or Parks and Recreation regarding educational pieces. It was noted that years ago, they had a project using old CD's, which received a lot of attention and attracted a lot of people. They also have afterschool programs. It was important to involve youth and it was decided the Board would try to include school programs. As for art to display in the galleries, optical illusion art is fine, as is art that provides a concept of motion. Soda can art was also interesting. A live demonstration of creating optical art may be interesting. Mr. Weiss had one acceptable artist from Washington DC apply to show on the Avenue of the Arts for the Biennial event. Mr. McQuire thought they needed large pieces of art and had contacted museums to see if they had anything in their private collections that could be used. He noted that they should reach out to past artists and see what they have as about 10 to 15 artists dropped out of the last Biennial event due to the pandemic. Mr. McQuire also announced at the last show, one fabricator had created kinetic pieces on his own and they should contact him to see if he would be interested in showing them. Mx. Tilton noted that UCF started a school and they have robotics. FAU has offers incredible book and print making, and Vice Chair Moodie suggested investigating cultural engineering at FAU. District Site Plans for Sculptures, Murals and Sculpture Pads (Exhibit E) Mr. Weiss stated he was focusing on the 115 N Federal and The Villages locations. The Villages had been previously approved, but the 115 project is in process. The developer wants to wrap the garage, have a large art piece on the corner and in the center, and have an interactive piece for children. The other side of the street is the new railroad. An image of The Villages was viewed. He thought each developer had about $300K to spend on art and pointed out the Albert Paley piece cost $250K. A large piece would deplete most of the developer's art budget. The Board has to think what would be appropriate and about other artwork that is within the price range of developers. He asked the members what should be the priority before he spoke to the developers. Mr. Weiss recommended for the Villages, a piece that is high up. Dialogue ensued there are a lot of painted parking garages in Florida. Mx. Tilton stated that having a number of pieces to saturate the area may be better instead of just one large piece. It would be known as an artistic area. 5 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 Mr. Weiss stated that the developers of Riverwalk came in this week and advised that they are over their art budget. Mr. McQuire commented they had a meeting two years ago and he was afraid of the budget. He had wanted to go back and meet with the developers, which did not occur. Mr. Weiss advised Riverwalk has about$650K to spend on art. Mr. Weiss stated no one is watching the budget and Mr. Weiss will from now on. He commented that they have to put something on the facade of the garage and they may not do Mr. Fuller's work. Maybe they build a structure they could put pieces on in the future. Whatever is decided it will return to the Board for review and approval. Mr. McQuire noted there were three identical sculptures along the water, which he thought could be eliminated He requested Mr. Weiss keep the Board apprised. He did not see the matter as the Board's issue. Mr. McQuire expressed that they have a signature show that does not have secured signature pieces. He hoped it would be resolved quickly and perhaps they can delay the event by 30 days. He asked why the event was being held in January when they never had it that early before and inquired if they can move the show back. Mr. Weiss responded that he wanted it to be more in tourist season. Mr. McQuire pointed out that the show is going to reflect on the Board and the prior shows were dynamic. Mr. Weiss well check to see if it could the event could be moved back 30 days. Art in Public Places Guidelines Amendments: Private Development (Ex. F) Mr. Weiss explained he has not heard back from Legal as to if the Guidelines are in compliance with the Ordinance. He had hoped the members read it and stated he has been distributing it to developers as draft guidelines. Mr. Weiss pointed out that the person who has to comply with the guidelines is the property owner. Mx. Tilton inquired if there was anything in the Guidelines that specifies that adhering to the art budget is not the Art Manager's responsibility and learned it was not. Mr. Weiss requested the members read the guidelines and stated the paper version is to help the developer walk through the process. Dr. Jones read it and thought it was well done. Suggestions were made where in the document to add the statement Mr. Weiss is not responsible for monitoring private art budgets. VII. New Business BoyntonArts Logo (Ex. G) Mr. Weiss stated that about eight months ago, he paid to have a series of logo's redesigned. He announced that he has not officially been allowed to use the new logo and they have to use the turtle logo. He asked the Board to approve or deny the Boynton Art logo. 6 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 Motion Mx. Tilton moved to approve the new City of Boynton Beach Public Art logo as presented on page 79, Exhibit G. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion for discussion. Mr. Hartmann thought the new logo was simple, classy and modern and should be used. He liked the idea of space between the word Boynton Arts. Mx. Tilton liked the wave and colors work, but thought they could use a different font. Mr. Hartmann agreed to redesign it with Mr. McQuire contributing. Mr. Weiss commented the concept is to name themselves Boynton Arts rather than Boynton Beach Public Art. Vote The motion failed. Motion Dr. Jones moved that members of the Board work as a team to come up with options the Board could review at the next meeting. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. Dr. Jones stated that she liked Boynton Arts. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Weiss announced they are looking for a graphic designer on an hourly basis to design a brochure. VIII. Public Comments Vice Chair Moodie suggested that there is a three-minute limitation for public comments, which will be stated going forward. Motion Mx. Tilton made a motion to move Public Comments to after approval of the Minutes for the Art Advisory Board. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. IX. Future Agenda Items None. X. Adjournment 7 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida August 11, 2022 Motion Mx. Tilton moved to adjourn. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m. NAVVO- hiz,- Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 8