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Minutes 11-16-22 Minutes of the Art Advisory Board Meeting Held on Thursday, November 16, 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 Courtlandt McQuire, Veronica Inberg, Public Art Coordinator Sam Velazquez Dr. Ellen Jones, Alternate Gregory Hartmann, Alternate ABSENT: Cynthia Alexis Kelli Martin, Chair Ace Tilton Ratcliff Excused Dr. Phyllis Pacilli, Excused I. Call to Order Vice Chair Moodie called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. a. Roll Call Self-Introductions were made. A quorum was present. b. Excused Absence Requests Mr. Weiss announced Mx. Ratcliff would try to attend by zoom. c. Appointment of alternate(s) for absent member(s) Vice Chair Moodie appointed Ellen Jones to replace Ms. Alexis and Mr. Hartmann to replace Dr. Pacilli. Dr. Pacilli phoned Mr. Weiss at 6:34 p.m. and stated she thought the meeting was the day before and came to City Hall, but could not attend this meeting so she attempted to attend via Zoom, but Zoom was not working. She requested an excused absence, which Mr. Weiss thought was good. Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 16, 2022 d. Agenda Approval or Amendments Motion Mr. McQuire moved to approve the Agenda. Dr, Jones seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously., II. Approval of Minutes October 13, 2022 to be review (Exhibit A at December Mtg). The minutes were not available. III. Informational Items from the Board Mr. Hartmann announced the Reggae Fest took place this past Saturday and it was well attended. There were a lot of vendors, people and the band was good. He thought it was a cool, unique event to have in the City, and he hoped that it will expand in the future. IV. Public Comments None. V. Announcements/Reports/Presentations A. Exhibitions a. Affordable Art Show opens on Friday Nov 18, 5:30-7:30 PM Mr. Weiss announced the Affordable Art Show opens this Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are 80 pieces from 30 artists. b. City Hall Lobby Exhibit of Painting by Etheard Joseph Mr. Weiss hoped that all would see the piece by Artist Etheard Joseph that is now displayed in City Hall. B. Grants / Fundraising a. Kinetic Sponsorship Update: Baptist Health (Stage) & Cultural Council (Gallery) 2 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 16, 2022 Mr. Weiss announced that Marcia Levine has done an excellent job fundraising and they are up to $15K. There is still the $20K donation slot left and they are still selling ads and sponsorships. b. Prime-Time Children's Services Council Grant of$8,000 - $25,000 Mr. Weiss advised that the City received an $81K grant from the Children's Services Council for the Bicycle Wheels piece at Galaxy Elementary. There is a $25K grant available to the City if the City wants to continue providing STEAM activities for students in the Boynton area until the end of the school year. Mr. Weiss further advised that they received a $20K from the National Endowment for the Arts. He thanked Tess LaCroix, the City's Grant Writer and Veronica Inberg, Public Art Coordinator, for their work on the grant. He noted it has to go before the City Commission and it will likely be on the agenda in January. Discussion ensued they should have some publicity and accept the grant as a Board. Mr. Weiss stated that he will try to schedule the item for the early January meeting. He also commented that they are still waiting to hear about the SouthArts grant and waiting for the State to pass the budget. They were recommended for a grant, but they will not know about it until June, when the Governor signs the budget. C. Upcoming Opportunities a. Curators for Arts & Culture Center Exhibitions Mr. Weiss explained that they decided to work with two curators. Jerilyn Brown works with teachers in Palm Beach County and they will have an exhibit of school art teachers artwork in the community and another curator in May for an event related to Haitian and Caribbean cultures. If any curators are interested, Mr. Weiss would love to hear from them. b. Loan Artworks to City Facilities including the Mayor's Office Mr. Weiss explained he was still looking for artwork for City buildings. D. AiPP and Private Development. See 11-10-2022 Update Report (Exhibit B) A map was included to keep the members up to date about the placement of art from private development. He explained that there were two changes, one for Gator Storage. The other change is that Riverwalk opted not to commission the light sculptures on the Intracoastal. This was due to the budget as they need to do the garage fagade and the costs have escalated. He noted they are still spending more than they need to legally and the Board's job is to approve the submission. 3 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 16, 2022 Mr. McQuire reviewed the sequence of events leading to the issue at Riverwalk. Discussion followed if installing future work, they should install the conduits underground now before they pour the plazas. It is a public promenade, so it was suggested the Board ask the developer to install the conduits where the bases would be. He did not know what the cost would be. This could be requested of other developments in the future. The artwork was originally in good faith intended to be installed. Mr. Weiss will re-approach the developer about the conduit or at least obtain engineering drawings to have on file for the future. VI. Action Items Approval of new artists and mural for Gator Storage The artist team of Greg Mankis and Mike Sekletar are approved and their mural proposal for the Gator Storage on West Industrial Way (Exhibit C) Mr. Weiss stated that artist Greg Mankis was present. Mr. Weiss explained artist "Diego was he selected muralist and he was going to move forward, but something happened with Diego getting his Visa from Chile and it will take at least three months for him to get the Visa. The owners in Ohio did not want to wait and they contacted Mr. Mankis to see if he would be interested in pursuing the work. Mr. Weiss advised Mr. Mankis will team with artist Mike Seklar. Mr. Mankis gave his background and the his concept of his piece Mr. McQuire commented that Boynton does not really have a beach or pier, but does have the Inlet that has a concrete pier. If the image was intrinsic to Boynton, that pier does not exist. He suggested visiting the Inlet because they just redid the pier there Mr. Mankis responded that the image was about doing something dramatic to pull people into the depth of the mural. He described his plans for the piece in greater detail and gave his timeline. Mr. McQuire was fine with the work, but again suggested that he check out the pier at the Inlet. He thought the current rendering looked like Lake Worth and Boca and he was concerned the pier may backfire because the pier depicted is not in Boynton Beach. Mr. Hartmann thought that the proposal was good looking and agreed with Mr. McQuire. Discussion followed the subject building does not get a lot of exposure. Mr. Hartmann commented that he likes murals and he was comfortable trusting the artist's vision. Mr. Velasquez thought an aerial from the Intracoastal would provide a broader perspective. 4 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 16, 2022 Motion Mr. Hartmann moved to have Mr. Mankis and Mike Seklar do the mural for Gator Storage. Mr. Velasquez seconded the motion. Mr. McQuire liked the image, but thought it looked like an exact replica of what is on Lake Worth. It was suggested Mr. Mankis use a generic pier in the mural. Vote The motion passed unanimously. Approval of Artists for Boynton Beach Extension Fence (Exhibit D at Meeting) In order of priority, the artists , and are invited to create a design for the Boynton Beach Extension Fence for a fee of$1,000. Mr. Weiss presented the item and location. After review, the members liked the work from artist Chris Eliades and artist Vakki Park as the second choice. Motion Mr. Hartmann so moved to approve Artists for the Boynton Beach Extension Fence. In the order of priority, artists Chris Eliades and Vakki Park are invited to create a design for the Boynton Beach Extension Fence for a fee of$1,000. Mr. McQuire seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. It was noted this installation will not be a permanent installation. Approval of Purchase of Fish Lantern by Mark Fuller (Exhibit E) The Art Advisory Board recommends the purchase of the Fish Lantern by Mark Fuller for the Intracoastal public walkway at Riverwalk for$28,850 plus the foundation and electrical supply by others. Mr. Weiss reviewed the item and explained the art program has about $150K available. If the electric cable at Riverwalk is installed now, they can add the bases and art later. Mr. McQuire thought the price was good for the piece, but wanted to focus on getting more support for the art to give the program broader shoulders for more public art to be installed. Discussion followed different artists could create different pieces, and the art could be circulated. 5 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 16, 2022 Motion Mr. McQuire moved to ask the developer if they can provide them with electric and an area to have bases for sculptures in the future for three pieces of art they will install. Mr. Velasquez seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VII. Old Business Kinetic Kinetic Site Plan (Exhibit F at Meeting) The members viewed the map and the proposed pieces for each area. There was agreement about the wrap for the amphitheater. Mr. Weiss also extolled fish molds in a Ft. Lauderdale shop who have fiberglass fish and molds which could be used for kinetic tart hat can be painted by artists. Mr. McQuire stated that he also went to Dizzy Rock and that have casted molds of items. He thought they would participate in the Biennial Event. It was suggested Mr. Weiss pursue some of the molds there, and get a price. Mr. Weiss noted Dizzy Rock placed two ads in their brochure. The pieces could be mounted on spinning poles and painted by various artists. A request was made for the Art Advisory Board to paint one of the fish. Mr. Weiss explained the artwork they selected was wide and does not fit in the display areas on Ocean Avenue. Most of the sculptural works would be concentrated by City Hall. Mr. McQuire commented many people, in prior years, had difficulty walking a mile to see one third of the artwork on Ocean Avenue. He thought it made more sense to concentrate the pieces by City Hall, but that pieces should be installed on the existing bases further down Ocean Avenue. Kinetic Ambassadors Program (Exhibit G) Mr. Weiss explained that staff spoke to the individuals handling the social media Ambassadors program in Tampa. He requested the members ask friends and colleagues to be ambassadors and in December and January the members send the ambassadors a picture and a short text of a piece and post it on their social media. This would occur eight times between now and the exhibit. He requested the members also be ambassadors and that they submit ambassador names to Mr. Weiss. BoyntonArts Logo (Ex. H) The members liked the Boynton Arts logo in blue on the bottom of the Exhibit H. 6 Meeting Minutes Art Advisory Board Boynton Beach, Florida November 16, 2022 Motion Mr. Hartmann moved to accept the second option with the blue background Boynton arts logo. Dr. Jones seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VIII. New Business None. IX. Future Agenda Items None. X. Adjournment Motion There being no further business, Mr. Hartmann moved to adjourn. Mr. McQuire seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m. �-Wtiu� UUU-t Catherine Cherry Minutes Specialist 7