HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-PAC-2017-01-26Approved – 3/23/17
City of Ithaca Public Art Commission Meeting Minutes
January 26, 2017
Present: John Spence, Sally Grubb, Norma Gutierrez, Samantha Hillson, Carol Mallison, Caleb Thomas
1. There were no additions/deletions to the agenda
2. Caleb read staff updates provided by Megan, who was unable to attend this meeting. The commission requested that
Megan please send these updates digitally to the PAC Google Group.
Discussion about Bank Alley electrical box – peeling paint due to not priming, need for instruction (see below).
3. There was no public comment
4. There were no minutes to approve. Norma will send the December minutes following the meeting.
5. Review of More Boxes:
After discussion, consensus was reached to extend the deadline for entries until Thursday, February 16, 2017.
The reason for this extension was to make an effort to receive additional submissions; PAC did not feel that we
had a large enough number to jury. The current submissions were not yet reviewed, as they will all be reviewed
at the Feb meeting.
Caleb will update the call with the new date.
John will notify Robin at CAP to send out the new call
Norma will contact DIA about the new date and send the call to TC3
Sally will send the announcement to the HSC listserv
6. Electrical Box Instructions:
There was consensus that instructions are needed for the electrical box murals to ensure that all artists have the
same information and are able to best prepare their box.
Megan provided some key questions in her notes that should be included
We had a discussion about primer (some years PAC has primed the boxes)
Caleb will draft instructions, including visuals about ‘how to prime’
Discussion about holding another group meeting for artists to sign contracts, build community, and receive
instructions/tips. Previous artists could be invited.
Contract should state that boxes must be primed?
7. Rainwater Art
Sally manually created a stencil of one of the designs as a trial. Discussion was had about how to improve the
details and techniques for application (use spray adhesive)
Use Illustrator to size images for laser cutter
Special meeting is scheduled for Feb 9 at 1pm at CAP
8. Updates (refer to #2)
9. Next meeting – Feb 23, 2017 – review of More Boxes proposals
10. Future Agenda Items:
Written Instructions for Murals
How to repair a mural