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Minutes
Sept. 2, 2021, 6 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carl sbad, CA 92008
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Emma Jadhav called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Jadhav, Barker, Nassiri and Snyder.
STAFF PRESENT: Richard Schultz, Cultural Arts Manager
Daisy Hernandez, Senior Office Specialist
Karen McGuire, Curator of Exhibitions
Tonya Rodzach, Public Art Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Arts Commission meeting held August 5, 2021.
Motion by Commissioner Barker, seconded by Commissioner Nassiri, to approve the Minutes of
the regular meeting held on August 5, 2021.
Motion carried, 4/0/2/0 (Miringoff and Chung-Absent).
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
WILLIAM D. CANNON GALLERY UPDATE: Curator of Exhibitions Karen McGuire presented a
PowerPoint that previewed the upcoming Frida Kah/o's Garden exhibit. The presentation also
covered the un-crating of the exhibit, actor Vanessa Severn's guest artist residency and her
one-woman show about the life of Frida Kah lo.
PUBLIC ART UPDATE: Public Art Coordinator Tonya Rodzach introduced Executive Director of
the Carlsbad Village Association Christine Davis who shared images of the second phase of Pop-
Up Art: A New Experience and spoke about the long-lasting impact this program made on
businesses and artists. Co-owner of Barrio Glassworks Mary Devlin also spoke about her
firsthand experience as a participating business. Rodzach ended her update with a brief
presentation updating the commissioners on the Fire Station 2, the Carlsbad Library Learning
Center and New Village Arts Theater murals, and the Calavera Hills Community Park Beach
Chair.
CHAIR REPORT: Chair Jadhav spoke about how the goal for a long time has been for art to reach
the masses and how she believes that Pop-Up Art, a diverse collection, in multiple languages,
etc. is making that happen. She congratulated Cultural Arts staff for making a difference.
CULTUAL ARTS MANAGER REPORT: Manager Schultz thanked Christine Davis for being a great
partner and thanked Mary Devlin for taking the time to speak to the commission. He also gave
an update on the newest Arts Commissioner, Nora George, who will be joining the Arts
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Commission in October. Finally, Virtually Artful will be returning in September. The first virtual
concert will feature Astra Kelly, a rock and blues singer, streaming Sept. 10-18. The second
concert will feature Mando Basso, a local folk duo, streaming Sept. 22-30. Schultz ended his
report with a mention of October, as National Arts and Humanities month, which will be filled
with a slate of events.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: Commissioners shared the highlights of
their participation and attendance at local arts events and programs. Commissioner Barker and
Commissioner Nassiri spoke about their efforts to recruit members for the Business Outreach
Subcommittee.
ADJOURNMENT: Chair Jadhav adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m.
Daisy Hernandez
Senior Office Specialist