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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06012023 Agenda ARTS COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA June 1, 2023, | 3:00 p.m. | In-person and Remote Meeting The meeting will be held in Council Chambers on the 2 nd floor of Historic City Hall. The entrance is the first door on Madison Street, which opens to the elevator. Please seat yourself in any available pews. Join virtually via computer or tablet at http://joinwebinar.com enter the 9-digit Webinar ID 729-067-131 Join by phone in listen-only mode: (360) 390-5064 ext. 6 access code: 496-365-513# Submit public comment emails to be included in the meeting record to: publiccomment@cityofpt.us I. Call to Order and Roll Call II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes from the May 5, Meeting IV. Public Comment (3 minutes per person) V. Commission Business A. Chair Update B. Treasurer Update C. PAC update Council Letter D. Poet Laureate Update VI. Correspondence VII. Set Agenda for Next Meeting – Grant Funding VIII. Next Scheduled Meeting – July 6, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. IX. Adjourn . , minutes. of the Raccoon Lodge Kiely mber Kathie Meyer second motioned to have the Arts $2000.00, Wilderbee Farms gave an update on total spending d genda. Sally Band grante ioned to accept 0 pm ie Meyer- Arrabito, Wayland second. Motion passed 6 1 funding. a Commissioner Salley Kiely motioned to accept 0 : 3 Chair Nhatt Nichols called meeting to order 3 202 and PT Summer h 0 Kat Alexis - , report . Motion passed 6 May 4 roussman, loan mot Motions/Recommendation/Action year y Wayland,3532.00 to Commissioner Dan Groussman roussman Minutes of the Port Townsend Arts Commission Meeting of Me nominated ie Meyer Talkin Story Podcast granted . - 1. ith the approval of the roof two - GMotion passed 3 of $ $770.00, Dan the Treasurer Kathie Meyer h cycle Kat eichols second G Commission accept ents Commissioner Dan Linds , Alexis Arrabito was 0 sman, Kiely - Motion passed 6 granted ommissioner comm unding Nhatt Nichols, Sally rous public f Alexis Arrabito, $762.00 for this Poetry N G Chair Dan o C N w , posters, QR letter Remote er Dan Groussman gave update on Council y Wayland, bers and illiams gave a to the Arts Commission Lonnie Mickle in the Port Townsend port. ing ommissioner Wayland gave update mentioning Meet e Linds person at City Council Cham , 3 Nhatt Nichols, , 202 Randy W t stan April 4 si recommend Raccoon Lodge As Director Michael Kundu and Ben Thomas l r Lega o : f presentation about Art Poet Laureate Update MEMBERS PRESENT bers: s genda te : Treasurer Update mment l of Minu RESENT Project Seawolf : Community Mem - Funding Call to Order In son A Chair Update f Update OCATION: Commission o i l o d Lia l Call ava P C Approv Grant FF c Appro Publi opic Boar PAC Rol STA T C L aureate update. m. p. p.m. Reviewing Council letter and Poet L Motions/Recommendation/Action 2 0 5: 3:00 d at t ne a , r 3 adjou 202 , June 1 ing was Thursday, et he me T and contracts. . meeting for next press release : ng t agenda ti n: Mee r ou , opic xt code dj Ne e TSA May 31, 2023 To Whom It May Concern, Congratulations - two years after the public installation of the art markers - they are still stirring discussion about art and form in public space and how the community interacts with it! In my humble opinion I would say that should be seen as a success. Here’s to many many more years of community forum about how we utilize space, appreciate art, and engage in the world around us. I love that these sculptures are still serving medicine. They have not yet been put into a corner collecting dust, rust, and birdshit like many public works do. One of the major concepts behind their creation is that they become part of the landscape of Port Townsend. The intention for these works is that after their installation, they become utilities of way finding. Not static sculptures. I love to think of them as pier pilings - beautiful in their own right, but also serving physical functions to the community. One of the key elements, in my mind, like any good piece of art, architecture, or object in public space is the ability for the piece to tell the story of community. Like a weathered pier piling tells the story of high tides, storms, and the careless captain that crashed into it - these sculptures must tell the story of the city that surrounds them. They gather graffiti, they get painted over, a bicycle crashes into it, a young man takes a good swing at it on a Saturday night after a few at Sirens. As an artist, I birthed these to and for the town of my heart. As few artists are willing to do, I released complete control: over ego, ownership, and outcome. I did not welcome graffiti on the works, but if that’s the story then so it is. I did not enjoy belligerent criticism and trolling, but if that’s what is stirred then so it is. I did not favor the idea to paint them blue, but if that’s part of the sculptures’ journey then obviously, so it is. I was contacted, made aware of the idea to repaint them a different color, and was allowed a lot of space to offer input. I enjoyed how much I was invited in and welcomed to be part of the Creative District’s process. I didn’t necessarily enjoy the palette change but definitely did not contest. There was consent. Again, change is part of these works' entire concept - they are, in part, objects of utility. The real shame here would be to remove the sculptures. That would serve as an erasure of art and part of the community’s story. I believe that any real commission of the arts should be in favor of the addition of art, culture, and story rather than advocates for removal. To remove these works would feel like a premature ending and quite honestly: censorship. Jonah Trople May 31, 2023 The Port Townsend Arts Commission City of Port Townsend 250 Madison Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 To the Port Townsend City Council and Arts Commissioners the uband inaccuracies related to the 2023 en by the Port Townsend Arts Commission (PTAC). It is important to note that te - Townsend. - with QR codes by , the Historic it 6-0. The s tells a story about our Port Townsend and we are users inour our mission to connect audiences with our year-round arts economy in Port Townsend. subc , . 1 Mari Mul on the pieces. - . County on an 3, 2021 and March 3, 2021. processesa th their input. a - Arts Commi is the color of the accessibility, tell a story, — the district. art m Maintenance Plan: If the issue is that the maintenance plan We primarily a le statements. di outlet for we met with the State Public Art M . it is ill-informed. 2 –for example there is no at the Salish Sea Circle or for the . There is ed; we raised $3,090 , and the City contributed in- labor. There is also street in Uptown by the Rec Center near At the art from the City Public Theatre. r, which is widely used on benches, . In summary: 1. 2. fully considered, 3.The the Commission. The record will sho s —the then chair of the PTAC— he wanted Commission’ Dear Mari, call for art. also wrote to Mari on the 18 th and the steer st, and Mr. Serinus —as we understood it— was senior- 5.The discussion liability concerns related to \[which\] is 3 complaints Mr. Trople shall trict and the City of Port Townsend As stated earlier, n, or by the City, without his and permission. 3. 6. Serinus, Mari Mullen, Eryn Smith, Rowe, Michael Birman, Melody , It is fair to City Council, the Arts Commission, and others. art or that is pre They are meant as a symbol to three publicly- as well as to connect audiences with We feel that the remedy proposed by the Arts Commission is wholly improper and unnecessary. —as we did —is important. , Kristen Director of the , c211 Taylor St., #3, Port Townsend WA 98368 From:Nhatt Nichols To:alexis.arrabito@gmail.com; Lonnie Mickle Subject:Underwater Sculpture and Angel of the Arts Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2023 4:27:14 PM CAUTION: External Email Hi Alexis and Lonnie, Please feel free to share this email with the commission. I spoke with Heidi about our role as advisors for the underwater sculpture garden. She believes that DNR is actually the body in charge of that project, and though we are welcome to have an opinion, it won't need to be approved by us. I also spoke with Micheal to get a better feel for what he would like from us. He mostly just wants us to be aware of what's happening off our shores. I had a really great conversation about the nature of art and community, and we're going to talk more about an event that would be an "opening" for the sculpture and would involve local artists and the marine science center. Right now, he's waiting for a date that the sculpture will be cast, and after that, he'll have about four months to plan an event with all of us. This feels like a positive step in building connections between local folks and people working on a national level. When I was reviewing our last meeting, I realized that I may not have asked to have Angel and Patron of the Arts discussed as part of the agenda. If you can add this on or roll it into the chair's update, I would appreciate it. Best wishes, N Nhatt Nichols www.nhattnichols.com QPSU!UPXOTFOE!BSUT!DPNNJTTJPO ! GJOBODJBM!TVQQPSU!GPMMPX.VQ!SFQPSU! 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