HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/2019 - MinutesRENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS
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RETREAT SUMMARY
Meeting date: January 12, 2019
9am to 1pm
BLOQS 225 Wells Ave S, Renton, WA 98057
Present: Neil Sheesley, Bill Huls, Evelyn Reingold, Marsha Rollinger, Mary Clymer, Susan Jessick, Dave
Samek, Kaie Wise, Brianna Burroughs, Jessie Kotarski
9:00 Welcome
9:15 Election of Officers (Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary) (The Commission voted in favor of the incumbent
officers maintaining their current positions: Neil Sheesley (Pres), Bill Huls (Vice Pres) & Evelyn Reingold
(secretary)
9:45 Summary of current resources
10:00 Arts & Culture Master Plan
•Review of goals and implementation strategies
•King County Listening Session Recap
10:30 Break
11:00 Proposed projects discussion
•Current Projects (the listed individuals will be the leads for the following projects that have been voted
on and for which funding has been approved in 2018).
o Rooftop dragon (Marsha)
o Art in Sunset Park (Neil, Marsha & Mary)
o The Owl Project mural (Jessie)
o Vigor Mural (Mary/Jessie)
o Sunset Fence Project (Marsha/Mary)
o Utility box wraps (Jessie)
Benson Hill (Paul Hinz)
Downtown (3) talk to History museum about the boxes near the museum
o S. 2nd and Main public art "the Loop" (Brianna, Mary & Bill)
•On-going Projects
o Storefronts in DTR (Kaie)
o Farmers’ Market (buskers) (Neil)
o Outdoor Art Gallery (Jessie/Ben)
o Renton River Days (Neil, Dave)
o Multicultural Festival (Mary)
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•Grant Process (Kaie, Susan & Evelyn to review)
o Small grants ($500)
o Large grants (4Culture)
o GAP projects
•Gallery Partners (Jessie)
o Renton Technical College
o Carco Theatre (offer stipend to artists to host opening reception)
•Future Projects/Past discussions
o Plaques for artwork (Evelyn)
o Art in other neighborhoods (Neil)
o Dog Park art
o Parklets (look at adding art elements; space for buskers/music, maybe an
"art piano" to more permanent parklet space - Jessie)
o Renton School District docents program
o Interactive mapping of the City Art Collection (Jessie)
o Lighting under 405 to Renton Community Center
o 2019 Cascade Poetry Festival
o Renton School District collaboration (Dave, Evelyn)
o Outdoor concert (River Days) - Dave & Neil
•New Project Discussions
o Shunpike Storefronts - A motion was made and approved to support
window installations in up to three windows at $1,500 each.
11:45 Lunch break
12:00 Continue lunch and proposed project discussion
12:45 Wrap-up and summary
1:00 Adjourn/Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony at Boon Boona (Optional)