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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJPAC September 9, 2024 JEFFERSONVILL DATE: 09/09/2024 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 5:34 p.m. • The meeting was held in person at Jeffersonville City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130. ATTENDEES • Chairperson o Rosy Callahan • Arts Administrator o Kathleen (Kat) Wang • Commissioners o Kofi Darku o Dr. Allison Miller (Zoom) o Donna Reed (Zoom) o Amy Semones o Monica Uhl o Teah Williams-Hampton • Secretary o Joanna Peyron ABSENT • John Edwards • Sarah Young GUEST ATTENDEE(S) • Andy Crouch, City Engineer OLD BUSINESS • Approve minutes from July 8, 2024 meeting o Commissioner Semones motioned to approve the minutes. Commissioner Uhl seconded. o Motion passed unanimously. • Mural at Clark County Museum update (Administrator Wang) o One side is complete. Back wall on hold due to an issue with the installation of a storage locker which may block art. Administrator Wang will bring the design discussion to the Commission before work is restarted. • Cultural Pass update (Administrator Wang) 1 J E E 1 LE DATE: 09/09/2024 PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room O 136 attendees for July with a pass; 87 adults with a pass o 12 repeat participants o Reimbursement of $800 from Fund for the Arts o Several home school, church, and other groups wanted to continue the program throughout the year. • Cool Mountain Wrap Up (Administrator Wang) o Sold out most of the shows. O 50 seats per show. o Talent of the performers was amazing; quirky fun and will be back next year. o Another show in November at the Arts Center • The musical, Six. • Will be a teen version. • Plan for Falls Landing (Administrator Wang) O 6 sculptures will be complete within the next week. o Artist with 3 sculptures will be completed in a few more weeks. o Stands are ready so when the sculptures are complete, they can be put on the stands. o Ribbon cutting for Falls Landing has already happened o JPAC plans to have and "artist meet/greet & mingle" • Include Riley (muralist for Clark County Museum work) and sculpture artists. • October 10, 6 to 8 p.m. NEW BUSINESS • Dog Days of Summer (September 7: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.) o Lots of fun O 178 dogs came to the pool to swim. o Up from last year (166). o JPAC led events outside of the water park. • Pup cup station and decorations. • Items for the animal shelter and spotlights for shelter dogs. • Used the inflatable rainbow arch to draw attention to the event. • Art station for dogs included canvases and paint inside plastic bags. There was peanut butter on the plastic bag and the dogs would create artwork. • 95 "Pawcassos" participated. 2 JEFFERSONVILL ' DATE: 09/09/2024 PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room • Paid feature artist, Michelle Strotman,designed fun tee-shirts which were sold during the event. • Sales of $730 were donated to the animal shelter. • Michelle secured some commissions during the event. • Michelle also had a portrait in a raffle. o Comments: • Timing and location. • If we have an artist next time, we would move that inside the water park. • Food related activities would stay outside (too much chaos with peanut butter, etc.). • Commissioner Darku thought it was a revolutionary art/animal event and would like to see more of the same. • Can cats be incorporated? • The animal shelter had a cat event at the art center in July. • Same art idea as with dogs but with catnip, wands to encourage cats to create. o Art Alliance of Southern Indiana Gala table sponsorship: $2,000 • Friday, October 18, 7 to 11 p.m. • 8 people per table • The Magnolia at Clarksville • Theme: 1920's masquerade ball/speakeasy • Live art auction • Lots of fun • Individual ticket = $100 • JPAC has a history of sponsoring a table. • Commissioner Semones moved to sponsor a table. • Commissioner Williams-Hampton seconded. • The motion was unanimously approved. • Administrator Wang asked who wants to attend: • Commissioner Uhl: yes + 1 • Commissioner Williams-HamptonTeah: no • Commissioner Reed: no • Commissioner Semones: maybe • Commissioner Darku: no • Administrator Wang: yes +1 • Chairperson Callahan: no 3 i 'EFFERS "1 9LIE DATE: 09/09/2024 • PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room • Commissioner Miller: no • Mr. Crouch: no • Administrator Wang will send an email to others to determine if they'd like to attend. • 2025 JPAC Budget Break Down (Administrator Wang) o Administrator Wang shared the budget: $128,000 o There was no change to the prior year's budget allocation. o More money was placed into contractual services - an area we seem to be at a deficit year over year. o Scaling back the Art Mobile season. • The Farmers Market was a big draw. • Most of the instructors are coming back. o Funding in place for: • Coordinator position • Student art show • Abbey Road on the River • Pride Festival • Artists for the Holiday Market • This year we have a $4,000 grant • We'll use that to fund an ice sculptor, gingerbread chef, and musicians • Kentucky Shakespeare • Cleaning services • Digital gallery service fee • Security • Painted benches (cleaning up area with City Pride) • National Night Out • Dog Days • Stage One • Potential new play • Work with Ivy Tech students o There's a $9,210 buffer for unexpected items, murals, art therapists at schools, working with foundations for projects, etc. • Administrator Wang will share other parts of budget, maintenance, subscriptions, IT, etc. if Commissioners are interested. • New Play (Administrator Wang) o JPAC will help sponsor and pay artists and the director. o Tory Parker - director o New playgroup: Uncensored Louisville 4 \ J E F F E RSO "",i r DATE: 09/09/2024 4 PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room o Troupe of 6 people o "Do you feel anger" is the play by Maria Nelson Greenberg (friend of director) o Satire - adult (18 + due to language) - done in the round o Production date in February 2025 o Will include a one-on-one talk with the playwright. • Grants - begin research to build art library o We have a $4,000 grant to build art library for diverse/adaptive needs. o We have received the first installment. o Commissioners can send Administrator Wang an email if they're interested in brainstorming and/or researching items to include in the library. o Fishers Library has art kits in the library for check-out, QR code with instructions, take art home, return kit to be replenished. • Next events (Administrator Wang) • National Night Out —Art Table (October 1) at Shirley's Arbor (6 - 9 p.m.) o "Stained Glass" Mosaic Adult Art Class at the Art Center (October 3) o Steamboat Nights (October 4-5) • There are a group of volunteers who have already signed- up. • Will make lanterns again and use highlighters to paint and light using glow-sticks. • We'll be working in the black-light silent disco tent. • JPAC is sponsoring an artist to do another live mural. • It will be a paint by numbers so the community can participate. • Theme: Circus Steamboat. There's a story about a live elephant getting loose and running through Jeffersonville. o The artist will make a print and donate to the Clark County Museum. • The Parks Department is sponsoring 2 live muralists. • Mini mural festival: take and make Discussion: During the Pride Festival, businesses expressed an interest in having murals on their buildings. 5 J ' F'ilSONVILLE DATE: 09/09/2024 PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm a ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room • We could commission one building per year, or several buildings in a smaller square. • Part could be permanent, part changes every year like a built-in gallery. • Courtyard at Lifespring is a good location to start. • It can be a struggle to put public art on private buildings. • The Redevelopment Commission could give owners a matching grant for a facade uplift. Kids Art Camp at the Art Center (October 7-11) (CANCELED) Falls Landing Opening Art Mingle (October 10) November Cool Mountain Play • November 8 - 10 • Auditions start tomorrow at the Art Center o Light Up Jeff at Downtown Jeffersonville (November 30) • Need people to walk in the parade. • Need people to work at an art table. Annual NoCo Holiday Event (December 7) • 12 to 5 p.m. (shorter than last year when we went to 8 p.m.) • Look at Sign-up Genius to volunteer. • The Depot will be open with drinks; Maker 13 will host the Gingerbread House live build again. • The Parks Department will bring in food trucks • We sent out 19 acceptance letters to vendors. • We will send out another notice for more entries. • Music: 2 sets of duets at the Art Center; Maker 13 will have a soloist. 0 Storytime with Santa (December 15) • Meet and greet with kids. • 1- 3 p.m. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS • Commissioner Uhl: I'm excited for the plans for the rest of the year. • Commissioner Semones: I'm excited for the disc golf course opening at Chapel Lake Park. It would be nice to include art pieces in open areas of course. o There's work underway to acquire the Scales of Justice & the Art Lady and move them to more visible locations. • Commissioner Williams-Hampton: It's great to be back. Appreciates the variety of events. 6 p r r ir r riso #! LE DATE: 09/09/2024 PUBLIC AR COMMISSION TIME: 5:30 pm ST CREATING IDEAS LOCATION: Mayor's Conference Room • Commissioner Darku (4): It's nice the ideas stay locked in even though the Commissioners change. This shows the ideas are powerful and needed. • Mr. Crouch: It's good we have a variety of events to play to different people's interests. • Chairperson Callahan: Shared her appreciation that we understand art isn't just paint and are promoting different art forms. • Commissioner Miller: I appreciate the focus on accessibility and variety. ADJOURNMENT • Commissioner Darku motioned to adjourn the meeting. o Commissioner Uhl seconded. o The motion passed unanimously. • The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m. • JPAC Secretary: ATE: ( C)/ ?/z • JPAC Chairperson�l ,,,i SATE: 7