City of Aurora Public Art Commission met Feb. 7.
Here is the agenda provided by the commission:
● CALL TO ORDER
● ROLL CALL
● OTHERS PRESENT
● APPROVAL OF JANUARY MINUTES
● AGENDA
● PAST BUSINESS
○ GENERAL
■ Review 2018 figures
○ OTHER
■ 1/9/2019 Economic Development and Public Art hosted a Public Workshop on the upcoming International Marketplace District.
■ Update on WCC collaboration
■ Update on policy status
● UPCOMING BUSINESS
○ GENERAL
■ Review current policy draft
● Selection panel, approval process
● Legal verbiage for allowable artwork
■ 2019 Goals
■ 2019 Budget
■ 2019 Assistant Director position
■ 2019 Volunteer Needs
○ THIRD FLOOR
■ 2018 Catalogs
■ 2019 Calendar
● February- March: Temporarily closed until policies and procedures are completed
● April-May: Jamiah Calvin, Stephen Signa-Aviles
● June-July: Empathy, Group Exhibit
● August-September: Dr. Smith Retrospective
● October- November: International Ceramics Exhibit (currently on hold)
● December 2019-January 2020: Winter Garden
○ FLEXSPACE
■ 2019 Calendar
● Currently awaiting completed policy/procedure
● February: AHS
● March: WeVibe2Vibe
● April: Kristen Beneke
● May: In-progress
● June: AHS
● July: GAR
● August: African American youth programming
● September: Available
● October: AHS
● November: Dia de los Muertos
● December: Winter Garden
■ New RFP to be edited, published, marketed
■ Community Arts Alliance
○ CITY HALL
■ Currently awaiting completed policy/procedure before next exhibit
■ Use of community co-curators
■ Goal: 3 exhibits for 2019
■ New RFP to be edited, published, marketed
○ PUBLIC SPACE
■ Complete sponsorship signage for 2018 utility boxes
■ No decision package funding for 2019 projects
■ Utility box murals
● Seek sponsorships at $1200/box
● Edit, publish, market RFP
■ Murals
● Assist privately-funded projects through the process
● Potential funding sources for a 2019 APAC-sponsored mural
● ADJOURN
https://www.aurora-il.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02072019-1730
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