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Home My WebLink About1990-11-01; Arts Commission; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: Time of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Place of Meeting: ARTS COMMISSION 4:00 p.m. November 1, 1990 City Council Conference Room COMMISSIONERS CALL. TO ORDER: Vice-Chairperson Meilach called the Meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. Present:Commissioners Meilach, Jersey, Ladouceur and Schuling. Commissioner Bear arrived at 4:10 p.m.; Commissioner Straub at 4:15 p.m., and Commissioner Bischoff at 4:17 p.m. Absent:None. Staff Members Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES; Connie Beardsley, Arts Manager Clifford Lange, Library Director The Minutes of the Meeting held September 6, 1990, were approved as amended to include on page 2 that Commissioner Ladouceur meant her suggestion to be just an idea for future years. On Page 3, first paragraph, Commission Schuling would like her feelings with regard to the choir girl to be expressed more strongly. COMMITTEE REPORTS; Manager's Report Connie Beardsley reported that Nan Robertson's kiosk and Raul Guerrero artwork for the seawall are both on the Council agenda for next Tuesday. These are items on the Consent Calendar and are for Council to sign the contract with Raul Guerrero and for the construction of the kiosk. Mrs. Robertson will be doing the piece herself. Ms. Beardsley stated she had bad news regarding the overpass. Robert Irwin is no longer interested in this project. The contract was especially complicated, with many agencies involved, and took five months for the Attorney's Office to revise. Mr. Irwin has just accepted a large commission in Europe and said the contract took away artist's rights. Ms. Beardsley stated the Facilities Committee had one meeting and she is working on staffing the Public Art and Programming Task Force Committees. Ms. Beardsley announced that the next artists-in-residence will be Stuart Fox and Mary Rawcliffe, with a performance on the night of December 7. He plays a number of early Renaissance musical instruments and she is a vocalist. Ms. Beardsley said there had been a special dance concert by Betzi Roe today at noon at the Cultural Arts Center, and it was an excellent concert. Her project in the schools was funded by an Arts Office grant. She also called attention to the brochure being circulated at this meeting for the California Confederation of the Arts Meeting. Chairman Bear arrived and assumed the Chair for the remainder of the meeting. Meilach Jersey Ladouceur Schuling X MINUTES November 1, 1990 ARTS COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS COMMITTEE REPORTS; (Continued) Chairman'a Report Chairman Bear reported on the correspondence with California State University, San Marcos, with regard to the Arts Festival, and added he would meet with them. Connie Beardsley will write a follow-up letter to the University regarding this festival. Chairman Bear asked for comments on whether or not the Commissioners were interested in meeting with the Arts Associates in a social setting some time in December. The consensus was that this was a good idea. Facilities Committee Commissioner Ladouceur reported that the committee has met twice and are working on the criteria for guiding principles and are prioritizing them. They are also reviewing the survey in the Cultural Plan. The Committee discussed whether or not more information was needed than the survey gave and it was decided that the survey was comprehensive and sufficient. Arts Associates Jackie Wrench reported that Minutes of their last meeting had been sent to this Commission. Regarding Arts Education in the schools, enough letters came in to the School Board to cause them to re-consider and hold a second hearing and then restore some of the cuts. The Associates are still working on the art card project for the schools and meeting with the Principals next week. Ms. Wrench stated it was good news about the kiosk being started, as they had delayed their membership drive to have something positive, and the construction of the kiosk has supplied that. She said that it was felt that the priorities for a new cultural center would have to be studied, since it is so difficult to plan any event for the Cultural Arts Center. Ms. Wrench stated the Associates have asked for a joint meeting with the Friends of the Library to discuss the possibility of having items for sale at the Library or participating with the Friends. Acquisitions Committee Commissioner Straub reported that one of the committee members was going to paint the choir girl, but it was not understood that she expected to be compensated for that work. At the present time, other alternatives are being explored. Connie Beardsley stated that Jim Hall had told her today that he would be happy to place the statue at the Cultural Arts Center. MINUTES November 1, 1990 ARTS COMMISSION Page 3 COMMISSIONERS OLD BUSINESS; Cultural Plan Task Forces Chairman Bear stated that there are three committees being formed; and members are being recruited. NEW BUSINESS; Cultural Plan. How to inform the Public - discussion Chairman Bear asked the Commissioners to consider how to publicize the Cultural Plan to let the public know that it exists and that the Arts Commission is working toward implementation at this time. Connie Beardsley asked at what stage do you want to publicize and she felt it was important to get the word out. She asked how best to inform the public and in what way. Commissioner Straub suggested taking a few items and deciding which items should get the most attention. Commissioner Schuling suggested a not-too-specific approach with an awareness campaign as details become clear. She felt that the public should be made aware the plan exists and is being worked on. Commissioner Ladouceur added that there were new people at the workshops and she felt it would be good to get those people back and present the work plan to them, and have another public meeting. Commissioner Bischoff stated that he felt they needed to do the entire thing and make the citizens aware that it is a proposal being molded and make the public aware they can go to the Library and see a copy of the plan. Commissioner Straub said they might pull out the goals of the workshops that the public came up with and correlate those goals to the ones addressed in a positive manner in the plan. Chairman Bear suggested that they could make the January newsletter a special release on the implementation of the Cultural Arts Plan. Connie Beardsley said that if the Facilities Committee recommends a. Cultural Arts Center, then they could get down to specifics and ask the public what they want to see there. Chairman Bear added that it might be helpful if the citizens could be told what the community asked for and how the Cultural Plan addresses those requests or needs and then pass that to the Council. Commissioner Ladouceur commented that the completion of the kiosk would be helpful. Consensus was to make the January Newsletter a special issue focusing on the Cultural Plan and to call a public meeting after the first of the year. MINUTES November 1, 1990 ARTS COMMISSION Page 4 COMMISSIONERS NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) Library Gallery Mission Statement - for approval Connie Beardsley stated that the Gallery Committee formulated this Mission Statement. Changes were suggested to make the statement read as follows: "The Carlsbad Municipal Gallery, located in the Carlsbad City Library, is dedicated to featuring excellent quality traveling, curated and/or juried exhibitions of arts and culture for public enjoyment and education." The Arts Commission approved the Library Gallery Mission Statement, as amended. Connie Beardsley distributed copies of the Gallery Budget, and stated that the bulk of this budget would be for 1992. ADJOURNMENT; By proper motion, the Meeting of November 1, 1990, was adjourned at 4:58 p.m., to the Senior Center, 799 Pine Street, for the Arts Commission/Arts Associates Workshop. Respectfully submitted, CONNIE BEARDSLEY Manager, Arts Office Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk Bear Bischoff Jersey Ladouceur Meilach Schuling Straub X X x| X X X X