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Minutes of the Port Townsend Arts Commission Meeting of April 6, 2022
LOCATION: Remote
MEMBERS PRESENT: Nhatt Nichols, Nan Toby Tyrrell, Joe Gillard, Dan Groussman, Sheila Long, Alexis Arabito and Cosmo
Rapaport
STAFF PRESENT:, City Attorney Heidi Greenwood, Legal Assistant Debbie Ritter
Board Liason: Ben Thomas
Community Members: Owen Thomas
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Call to Order Chair Nhatt Nichols called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.
Approval of Agenda The agenda was unanimously approved.
Approval of Minutes for March, 2022 Meeting The minutes of the March 2, 2022 meeting were
unanimously approved..
Public Comment
Public comment from Jason Victor Serinus re the desecration
of the five arts markers downtown.
Nhatt read an email from Brendan Johnson endorsing
Rebecca Welti’s proposal.
Chair’s Update
Nhatt spoke with Culture and Society Committee re changes
made to the workplan, and has distributed the changes for
everyone to read.
Presentation on Rebecca Welti’s proposal for baby Nhatt moved that the Commissioners agree they are
crab/plankton sculpture as public art interested in seeing the project move forward, and to see the
Rebecca provided a power point presentation on the proposed presentation again before it goes to council. Dan moved to
installation of a baby crab sculpture at Pope Marine Park and amend Nhatt’s suggestion, to table the topic until there is
asked if the Commission would help promote the project to the more information. The amended motion, to wait for more
city. Discussion that followed concerned the approval process, information and to involve the public art subcommittee was
installment logistics, maintenance and safety issues. moved by Sheila, seconded by Cosmo and unanimously
approved..
Royce Hislinger email regarding preservation of the foundry.
Nhatt will let him know that the Commission does not fund
capital projects but if they are doing art events the Commission
can help.
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Poet Laureate Update Nhatt asked that the Commission accept the proposal with
There were two similar proposals under discussion. Nhatt the amendment that the applicant live in East Jefferson
advised that there would be a subcommittee to work on this, County at the time of application and appointment. Nan
and that she wants to send the selected proposal to the Toby moved, Nhatt seconded. The motion was unanimously
Culture and Society Committee. approved.
Review of Funding Guidelines
Dan remarked that this type of review is better done in person,
As it is not clear when in-person meetings will resume, Nhatt
proposed to wait two months, which prompted questions about
possibilities for meeting outside the structure of the monthly
Commission meetings so that there would be greater
communication and projects such as this could be completed
more quickly. Heidi advised that the OPMA governs here and
member must guard against getting together in a way that
might be considered a meeting without public notice.
Nhatt concluded the discussion by postponing work on this for
two months, at which time they would also consider forming a
subcommittee for the purpose.
Public art Subcommittee
Joe had no updates, because the subcommittee has not yet
met.
Correspondence
Email from Mark Blatter concerning public art to be installed at
the new low-income housing under construction next to the
QFC. He would like a Commissioner to serve as juror to help
choose the art. Nan Toby, Joe, Dan and Cosmo all expressed
interest. Nhatt appointed Joe, explaining that the juror’s work
is naturally suited to Joe’s role as the chair of the public art
committee
Set Agenda for Next Meeting
Grant Applications, Public Art Subcommittee Update
Next Meeting: May 4, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 5:01 p.m.