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Public Art Advisory Committee
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Cit of McCall Monday, September 28 —5:30 p.m.
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DEVELOPMENT Legion Hall
Conference Call — 208.634.8900 Conference ID — 833344474#
COMMITTEE MEETING— Began at 5:30 p.m.
• CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Committee members Claire Remsberg (via
video), Susan Farber(via video), Karla Eitel, Craig Vroom, Judy Drake, Dawn Matus
(via video) and Dallas Young (via video) were present. Also, in attendance were
Delta James, Economic Development Planner, Bill Flood, Consultant (via video), and
Amy Westover, artist (via video).
• MINUTES APPROVAL
• August 31, 2020 [ACTION ITEM] Dallas moved, Claire seconded, a motion to
approve the minutes without revision. All members voted"aye"and the
motion passed.
• PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
• Urban Renewal Area project: Amy Westover, project artist, provided a
summary of her project research to date, which has included an on-site tour
of the urban renewal district with city parks staff and historical research with
members of the Historic Preservation Commission. Amy is looking at the area
between Legacy and Brown Parks for her project and will likely focus on
some aspect of the rich lumber mill history in that area. She has,also been
doing community outreach to help inform an area public art siting opportunity
report that is part of her scope of work.
• MCCALL PUBLIC ART PLAN
• Visioning with Bill Flood: Consultant Bill Flood and Delta James provided a
report of the public art plan outreach efforts including zoom meeting in
partnership with McCall Arts and Humanities Council, targeting interviewing,
web based public art site nomination survey, and newspaper ad. Bill
summarized the qualities for future public art that he is consistently hearing
including: creating connections between people and places; provoking
thought and conversation; stretching imagination; complements the natural
environment; grounded in local history; celebrates diversity in people and
artforms; and durability/appropriateness for the climate. Craig suggested that
Bill chat with Bob Looper to learn more about the Ski Heritage Foundation
effort. Committee members articulated the following action priorities: funded
program administration position; art in/near the shoreline public access
places; voice for diversity of residents and deeper levels of engagement; art
to inspire young people; art to capture imagination; % for art funding;
encourage city departments to solicit artist at beginning of projects; integrated
artworks; projects involving local artists; and mentorship opportunities for
local and youth artists.
• NEXT MEETING
• Monday, October 26, 2020 at 5:30 pm.
• Friday, November 20, 2020 at 9:00 am —joint work session with City Council
for public art plan.
• ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
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