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Minutes 10-13-22 Minutes of the Art Advisory Board Meeting Held on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 6:30 P.M. In City Hall Commission Chambers 100 E. Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, Florida PRESENT: Clovis Moodie, Vice Chair Glenn Weiss, Public Art Manager Ace Tilton Ratcliff Veronica Inberg, Public Art Coordinator Hector "Sam" Velazquez Cynthia Alexis Ellen Jones, Alternate Gregory Hartmann, Alternate ABSENT: Kelli Martin, Chair Courtlandt McQuire Dr. Phyllis Pacilli I. Call to Order Vice Chair Moodie called meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. a. Roll Call Self-introductions were made. A quorum was present. b. Excused Absence Requests Mx. Tilton and Ms. Alexis were excused absences. c. Appointment of alternate(s) for absent member(s) Dr. Jones and Mr. Hartmann were appointed to sit as regular members d. Agenda Approval or Amendments Motion Dr. Jones moved to approve the agenda. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. II. Approval of Minutes Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida October 13, 2022 Motion: August 11, 2022 meeting minutes are approved as written or amended. (Ex. A) Motion: Sept 15, 2022 meeting minutes are approved as written or amended. (Ex. B) Motion: Sept 15, 2022 special meeting minutes are approved as written or amended. (Ex. C) Motion Vice Chair Moodie moved to approve the August 11, 2022 minutes. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion Mr. Hartmann moved to approve the September 15, 2022. minutes as written. Mr. Velasquez seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion Mr. Hartmann moved to approve the Special September 15, 2022 Minutes as presented. Mx. Tilton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. III. Informational Items from the Board Mr. Velasquez commented that years ago they had a quilting exhibition by the African American Quilters of America. He said that he never saw quilts like they were before and it was just like artwork. He thought it would be nice to have a quilt tour exhibit IV. Public Comments None. V. Announcements/Reports/Presentations Exhibitions (Exhibit D) a. Boynton Library Quilters (1St Floor) and aZul Fashion (2nd Floor) Images of the quilts were viewed by the members. b. Izel Vargas artists talk on October 14, 2022 at 5:30 PM 2 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida October 13, 2022 Mr. Weiss advised the Artist Talk is tomorrow night. The Reception will be at City Hall and then they can go across the street to the Cultural Center so Mr. Varga can talk about his work c. aZul Reception on October 21, 2022, 5:30-7:00 PM Mr. Weiss explained that this is an open reception. The reception is for mentally disabled adults at the Cultural Center on the second floor Images of the clothes from aZul was viewed. City Hall Lobby Exhibit of Paintings by Etheard Joseph Mr. Weiss provided images of the artist's three-panel mural and stated that it will be installed and on displayed through Christmas. B. Grants / Fundraising. a. SouthArts for Heart of Boynton Unity: Submitted for$15,000 Grant b. Kinetic Sponsorship Update have a good chance to be awarded. Mr. Weiss thought they had a good chance of being awarded the SouthArts Grant. As for the Kinetic Sponsorships, Ms. Levine was able to secure nearly $3,000 in sponsorships. He explained that when they get to a certain point in sponsorships in November, they will pursue advertisements. The catalogue they will print is more like a book. C. Upcoming Opportunities a. Sign Up to Sell Work at Affordable Holiday Exhibit: Opens on November 18, 2022. Mr. Weiss explained they are encouraging artists to submit work to sell. The maximum sale price is $250. Last year, they sold eight or nine pieces for about $1,500. The Art Advisory Board does not take a commission on the sales. b. Stencil Artist List The City will advertise for Stencil Artists who will work with Engineering to provide stencil art. The artist will create simple forms that can be transformed as patterns on the sidewalk, roadways or gobo projections on buildings. The City sought to compile a list of these artists including graphic artists. c. Curators for Arts & Culture Center Exhibitions 3 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida October 13, 2022 Mr. Weiss advised that they are still looking for curators for next year. Ms. Inberg will meet with someone to display work from the Palm Beach County Art Teachers Association. d. Loan Artworks to City Facilities including the Mayor's Office Mr. Weiss stated they have been contacted by a number of artists and they are going through and picking work for City facilities. The display will be for a minimum of six months and prefer one year, but artists can change out the work if a piece sells. Mr. Weiss stated that yesterday, Engineering and he agreed they will hire an artist to do a fence wrap for the end of Boynton Beach Boulevard. The City is concerned and they decided not to spend money on the sidewalk because it is falling very slowly into the Intracoastal. They will install a four foot high chain link fence with 250 feet artwork. Engineering has agreed to pay the fee for printing and with funds from the Art program, he will look to hire an artist or more than one artist to determine how to do that. D. AiPP and Private Development. See 9-15-2022 Update Report (Exhibit E) Mr. Weiss advised that the Board still has a lot of work. He advised that the Seabourn Apartments on Federal Highway have a football field of land in the middle of the development and they may build on it and take advantage of the Old Dixie Highway Eco Walk, by Artist Lucy Keshavarz. In reference to Riverwalk, Mr. Weiss announced that the funds for the panels on the parking garage and lighting exceeded the project budget. They were able to get a better price than Mr. Fuller could for the screens, so he is going to try to get the light sculptures. VI. Action Items Approval of Mural Design on Gator State Storage (Formerly Buckeye Storage) (Exhibit F) The Board had previously reviewed this item and made one recommendation, which the artist accommodated. The members were pleased with the change. Motion Mr. Hartmann moved to approve as presented. Dr. Jones seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approval of Public Art Fund Support for Mural at Gator State Storage Motion 4 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida October 13, 2022 The Art Advisory Board recommends and supports the expenditure of $5,000 from the Public Art Fund forte mural at Delray Beach Pawn after verification that the artist was paid $ fort completed mural. Mr. Weiss anticipated the artists of request funding, but they did not, sothis item did not apply. V1111. Old Business Kinetic Selection of Additional Artworks fart 2023 Kinetic Biennial (Exhibit G) Mr. Weiss stated that some artists were late in applying, but they included them and the City pursued additional artists forte Board to consider Gartel does wrapping and Mr. Weiss spoke to him out wrapping the back of the amphitheater It would cost out $2K Motion Dr. Jones moved to approve all the artists except Panico and Seese, understanding the backdrop oft amphitheater can go back to plain if needed. Mr. Hartmann seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Kinetic VIP Tickets Mr. Weiss asked if the Board wants to charge forte VIP Event. A lot of tickets would be given out for free, such as artists, guests, board members and volunteers, and he learned other places charge for VIP nights. Funds raised would be used for paying for the kinetic. Mr. is the city has not charged in the past, but it was not advertised. The price of of a ticket would be a donation from $5 to $50. Mr. Hartmann thought $99 was appropriate. The event is the opportunity to see the work for the first time . He has not worked anything out with Defriendas and funds could be used to pay him. There will be a DJ and food. Vice Chair Moodie suggested using drink tickets. She not that she had attended a similar event four years ago and it was very well attended. Mr. is recalled toyears ago, 100 to 150 people came and went during the evening. It was hoped the reception of be a sponsored event. Mx. Tilton suggested using a donation option this year and really plan for it forte next event. Dr. Jones agreed Discussion ensued a $20 to $25 donation was appropriate and include an "Other" option. 5 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida October 13, 2022 Motion Mr. Hartmann moved for staff to pursue Kinetic VIP Tickets for an opening reception for the kinetic art festival in 2023. Mr. Velasquez seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Tent at Kinetic: Vendors and Non-Profits including Sister Cities. Mr. Weiss stated that they have two artists that reserved tents. The City is charging individuals $300 per tent as like in a craft show and so far, they have two. Some non- profits not related to kinetics have also asked to be there. Mr. Weiss advised that if the members know of artists that want a tent, they should let Mr. Weiss know and also indicate if they would share a tent. Boynton Arts Logo (Ex. H) Images of different logos was viewed. He noted other departments have heir own logos and they have the official City Logo, used for full City business as opposed to advertising the City. Mr. Weiss explained that the reason the kinetic logo had a circle is he wanted the logo to work well with the online social media platforms. Mr. Weiss hired individuals from California to come up with ideas. Images that Mr. Weiss did not select were viewed and the goal was to focus on the name of the organization, rather than the text. Mr. McQuire also volunteered to create a logo and images of his work were viewed. Alex Herera, the City's new graphic designer, is now working on a logo and images of his samples were viewed. As to the wording Boynton Beach Arts versus Boynton Arts, Mr. Weiss leaned towards Boynton Arts as a lot of their social media was as Boynton Arts in order to be shorter. Motion Mr. Hartmann have Mr. McQuire update the Boynton Arts logo. Dr. Jones seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VIII. New Business None IX. Future Agenda Items None X. Adjournment Mr. Weiss had distributed material depicting what the show is starting to look like detailing possible special events for the weekend. He advised that nothing will be 6 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida October 13, 2022 solidified until they finish negotiating with everyone. The pieces will be a balance of traditional and new kinetic works. Motion There being no further business to discuss, Mr. Velasquez moved to adjourn. Mx. Tilton seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m. �W-k� " Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 7