General Meeting Information
Date: April 11,
2022
Time: 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Location:
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Agenda
Topics
- Current Projects
- One Book, One Campus, One Community mural project
- Art for Veterans Resource Center
- Cleaning existing art
- New public art courses
- Muralism
- Sculpture class
- New projects
- Refresh art in campus display cases in Campus Center, Library
- Move items from where they are now.
- Project request form - Create a process for people to request art for their space.
- Next meeting
- May 23 10:00-11:00am
- Current Projects
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Minutes
Members
1. Diana Argabrite – Present
2. Sam Bliss – Present
3. Christy Chu – Absent. Unable to attend (both April and May)
4. Julie Hughes – Present
5. Tina Lockwood – Present
6. Jennifer Mahato – Present
7. Daniel Smith – Present
8. Chia Wen – Present
Meeting Items
- Current Projects
- One Book, One Campus, One Community mural project – The mural is completed.
Looks good. - Art for Veterans Resource Center
- Met with Rob Mieso and Nazy Galoyan. A mural proposal was created by
Julie Hughes. - $4000 has been set aside as an initial allocation for the mural.
- Decide on the next steps in the process, including the selection of an artist to
design, prep the surface and paint the mural. - Faculty will supervise students – Julie Hughes will confirm Eugene Rodriguez’
interest and participation. The subject of the mural will necessitate input
from participants. - Solicit information from Veterans Services. Maybe Veteran’s Club, etc. Solicit
input from the Rotary using a separate survey. Survey Veteran’s Services.
Daniel Smith will set up a meeting. Ask about Veteran’s Club faculty advisor. - Marisa’s team can help edit and distribute the survey. See if they have a past
survey. Put together some sample questions and send them to Marisa’s.
- Met with Rob Mieso and Nazy Galoyan. A mural proposal was created by
- Cleaning existing art
- Need to determine who can perform the work, and solicit quotes as needed
- Turtle, Two as One, Time Graffiti – Diana Argabrite researched Turtle;
artist is deceased. Method of cleaning needs to be determined. - VPAC benches – Submitted work order for benches March 25. Need
to find an outside contractor. - Power washing of art work. Daniel Smith will engage someone to do
the work. Diana will check Turtle and Time Graffiti to see if they are
appropriate for power washing.
- Turtle, Two as One, Time Graffiti – Diana Argabrite researched Turtle;
- Moto Ohtake is ready to refurbish the kinetic sculpture “Stellar Motion” in
front of A47. Submitted work order March 25.
- Need to determine who can perform the work, and solicit quotes as needed
- New public art courses
- Muralism - Eugene Rodriguez. – in the process of writing the course.
- Sculpture class – Julie Hughes. – in the process of writing the course.
- One Book, One Campus, One Community mural project – The mural is completed.
- New projects
- Refresh art in campus display cases in Campus Center, Library
- Schedule time to review Campus Center hallways with Diana and Julie. Daniel Smith will schedule.
- Move items from where they are now.
- Liberty, African textiles from Library and other areas.
- Liberty would have to be deconstructed to be moved. Delay until next May/June when the carpet is changed. Refresh Admin building artafter that.
- African tapestries – Lloyd suggested a single display.
- Do an inventory, then decide on what to do with them.
- Tina Lockwood will create the inventory, with the location and a picture of each one
- Some are large, up to 10’ x 8’
- Roll them up
- Work order would likely involve removal, patch and paint
- Do a show with them
- Do an inventory, then decide on what to do with them.
- List work orders on web site under project page. Daniel Smith will do.
- Need to find people who can hang the art
- A TEA designation for Museum preparator at $35/hour
- Need designated fund to draw from
- Need to find people who can hang the art
- Liberty, African textiles from Library and other areas.
- Project request form - Create a process for people to request art for their space.
- Form can be simple. Fields would include requestor’s name, where art should be, request
for content, reason or rationale for change, and whether the request is funded or
not
- Requests are often due to a change in the environment or a desire for a refresh. Daniel Smith can draft, ask Tina Lockwood to vet.
- Need a gatekeeper. Requests might be limited by funding question.
- Form can be simple. Fields would include requestor’s name, where art should be, request
for content, reason or rationale for change, and whether the request is funded or
not
- Refresh art in campus display cases in Campus Center, Library
- Next meeting
- May 23 10:00-11:00 a.m.
- Add to next agenda: A quad move.
- Current Projects