HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPAC June 10, 2024 JEFFERSONVILLE DATE: 06/10/2024
PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm
ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER
• Chairperson Callahan welcomed everyone to the meeting and called the
meeting to order at 5:38 p.m.
• The meeting was held in person at Jeffersonville City Hall, 500
Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130.
ATTENDEES
• Chairperson
o Rosy Callahan
• Art Administrator
o Kathleen (Kat) Wang
• Commissioners
o Kofi Darku
o John Edwards
o Dr. Allison Miller (Zoom)
o Donna Reed
o Amy Semones
o Monica Uhl
o Sarah Young
• Secretary
o Joanna Peyron
ABSENT
• Teah Williams-Hampton
GUEST ATTENDEE(S)
• Andy Crouch, City Engineer (Zoom)
OLD BUSINESS
• Approve minutes from May 13, 2024, meeting
o Commissioner Semones motioned to approve the minutes.
o Commissioner Reed seconded.
o Motion passed unanimously.
• Aquatic Center ribbon cutting (Administrator Wang)
The event went well with more than 30 people attending plus
several Commissioners.
The kids enjoyed taking pictures with the artist & enjoyed the
cookies
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JEFFERSONVILLE DATE: 06/10/2024
PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm
ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room
• Cultural Pass update (Administrator Wang)
Started last week Monday
• Only 8 kids came through last week.
• Administrator Wang believes the low turnout is because the
program just launched, and the community is still signing-up
and learning about the various opportunities available
• Some came in without a pass. We will let them participate.
• The kids liked sitting and creating.
• Today, we had 23 kids come with only a few without a pass.
o We're taking pictures of the kids and artwork so we can make it into
a collage and promote the program at the Art Center.
• Pride event update (Administrator Wang)
Despite the rain, there was still a good turnout for the event and our
project.
o Project: PRIDE bracelets
o Traffic at the project table was steady and got a little more busy
between 4-8 p.m.
• Kentucky Shakespeare event update (Administrator Wang)
o Great event and turnout
o All chairs, approximately 45, were full
• Stage One (Commissioner Uhl)
o JPAC hosted Stage One at the Art Center
o The program started outside and moved inside due to weather
o Stage One will be back again on Saturday, July 27
NEW BUSINESS
• Budget for 2025 (Administrator Wang)
Still in development
Due July 22nd to City Council
August 1 to Mayor
Administrator Wang will share detail at July meeting
• Grants Received (Administrator Wang)
Cultural District Fiscal Year 24 grant from the Indiana Arts
Commission was received for $5,000
• The grant will continue to be offered; the process and/or
purpose may change
• We'll use the grant money to increase supplies and activities
to support adaptive programs for Art Mobile
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JEFFERSONVILLE DATE: 06/10/2024
PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm
ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room
• Administrator Want will pull together a small group in August
or September to brainstorm what supplies to purchase
o Cultural Arts Program grant
• Grant ($5,000) will be awarded in March.
• We will use the money from this grant to advertise the
Holiday Market
o Lilly Endowment Grant
• We applied for part of the $65 million to support a first-of-its-
kind statewide arts and culture initiative
• Our application identified funding to be used for airstream
containers to be used as pop-ups throughout the city
• Potential for new mural at Clark County Museum (Administrator Wang)
o The Redevelopment Commission reached out for assistance and
will fund the project
• Looking to lead folks from the Falls Landing parking lot to the Clark
County Museum
• Jeanne Burke, Museum Director, selected a design supplied by
Riley Gregor for the Aquatic Center.
The design is photo-realistic and art deco and will cover the front
and back of the building
• New logo (Administrator Wang)
• Administrator Wang decided the logo needed a refresh and worked
with a local graphic designer to develop concepts.
• The goal was to create an easily recognizable and print/digital
compatible logo which would be easy to use for multiple purposes
such as embroidery, stickers, coasters, etc.
Administrator Wang shared a paper view of artist's thought process
which included ways it will look in different uses and a video of how
the logo came together: took J P A (Jeffersonville Public Art) and
made into logo
o Administrator Wang shared cards with different variations of the
logo including various color schemes
• Next events (Administrator Wang)
Juneteenth Art show/event at NoCo (June 14-15)
• Friday: 10 a.m. — 3 or 4 p.m.
• 5 artists will be exhibiting
• Art exhibit open on Saturday
o Cool Mountain (July 19-21)
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c:/) JEFFERSONVILLE DATE: 06/10/2024
PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm
ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room
• Three performances of Godspell
• July 23: Cool Mountain will use our space for a ukulele
festival
Stage One Cultural Pass event (July 27)
o Dog Days of Summer (September 7)
• Posted request for dog-centered vendors on social media
• Commissioner Edwards will share with P&J's Dog Bar
who should have a list of vendors they partnered with
for Flea Off Market
• Event will be from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. for vendors and
outdoor activities. The pool will be open from 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. for pool
• There will be dog-centered activities
• The Fire Department has a new dog who will be there
along with the Department mascot
• Dog pops
• Southern Indiana Rescue will be there.
• Commissioner Edwards was planning a dog walk as a
fundraiser and may direct walk toward the Event.
• Need 5 vendors to assist with the event
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
• Commissioner Edwards: Good job on grants! Crossing fingers for Lilly
Grant which could be used to update the River Stage. Fantastic logo.
• Commissioner Darku: Excited for dog days of summer.
• Commissioner Uhl: Loved the logo and how the artist showed the logic
behind development, brought in our mission and created full branding plan
ADJOURNMENT
• Commissioner Uhl motioned to adjourn the meeting.
o Commissioner Darku seconded.
o The motion passed unanimously.
• The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
• JPAC Secretary: ATE:
• JPAC Chairperson:\ ATE:
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