2018-01-23 SAC MinutesCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL MEETING, JANUARY 23, 2018
LOCATION: Southlake Town Hall
3`d Floor Room 3D
1400 Main Street
Southlake, Texas
TIME: 6:00 p.m.
SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL PRESENT: Chair Leslie Bartlett, Vice Chair Miriam
Murray, Secretary Jesika Cook; and Southlake Arts Council members Heather
Engelhardt, Tamara McMillan, Mimi Tran (arrived late) and Simon Rurka (Alt #1)
SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL ABSENT: Terri Messing
STAFF PRESENT: Assistant to the Director and board liaison Cassie Tucker
REGULAR SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
Southlake Arts Council Chairman Leslie Bartlett called the meeting to order at
6:01 p.m.
2. PUBLIC FORUM
Chair Leslie Bartlett opened the Public Forum at 6:01 p.m. There being no one
wishing to address the Arts Council, Chair Bartlett closed the Public Forum.
3. CONSIDER AGENDA
3A. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 12, 2017
SOUTHLAKE ARTS COUNCIL MEETING
Minor corrections to the December 12, 2017 minutes were presented.
APPROVED
A motion was made to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2017 Southlake
Arts Council meeting with corrections.
Motion: Cook
Second: Murray
Ayes: Bartlett, Cook, Engelhardt, McMillan, Murray, Tran
Nays: None
Abstain: Rurka
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
Minutes of the January 23, 2018 Southlake Arts Council Meeting
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Vote: 6-0-1
3B. RECOMMEND FINALIST FOR CALL TO ARTISTS FOR WHITE CHAPEL AND
HIGHLAND STREET ROUNDABOUT
Assistant to the Director and board liaison Cassie Tucker presented Item 313 and
answered questions from the Arts Council.
Arts Council reviewed submittals from the Call to Artist and selected three artists
to provide art concepts for review and recommendation.
APPROVED
A motion was made for artists Seth Vandable, Janice Hart Melito and Michael
McLaughlin to provide final concepts for the art piece for the White Chapel and
Highland Street roundabout.
Motion:
Murray
Second:
Rurka
Ayes:
Bartlett, Cook, Engelhardt, McMillan, Murray, Tran, Rurka
Nays:
None
Abstain:
None
Vote:
7-0
4. DISCUSSION
4A. APEX EVENTS UPDATE — TASTE OF APEX AND STROKES OF ART IN THE
SQUARE
In Arts Council and APEX representative Terri Messing's absence, Assistant to
the Director and board liaison Cassie Tucker presented the update about Taste
of Apex and Strokes of Art in the Square reception and answered questions.
4B. SOUTHLAKE 2035 PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN
Assistant to the Director and board liaison Cassie Tucker presented Item 413 and
answered questions from the Arts Council.
The Arts Council continued their review and recommendations of the Arts Master
Plan and concentrated on future art programs and partnerships.
Members brainstormed ways to expand cultural programs and community
organization partnerships, and offered suggestions including, enhanced theatre
offerings, dinner theatre, Shakespeare in the Park type event, art films, outdoor
musical attraction, dance, meet the artist event, art tour, culinary event such as a
restaurant chef showdown, painting contest, student/emerging artists art gallery
City of Southlake Values.-
Integrity
alues.Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork
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exhibit, pottery event, swing band, art gallery exhibit, barn dance, farm -to -table
event, Art in the Square history, WWI draft/registration collage, kite festival,
Japanese drummers, Dragon dance, repeat SSFI art show,
foreign/documentary/short films, community wide variety show, and high school
seniors art portfolio shows.
Arts Council may continue their discussion of the 2035 Master Plan and discuss
short and long term vision ideas at their next meeting.
5. ADJOURNMENT
APPROVED
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:51 p.m.
Motion:
Tran
Second:
Cook
Ayes:
Bartlett, Cook, Engelhardt, McMillan, Murray, Tran, Rurka
Nays:
None
Abstain:
Rurka
Vote:
7-0
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Leslie Bartlett, Chair
Att
CommunityServi es Department
A digital audio recording of this meeting is available in the Office of the City Secretary.
NOTE: Six (6) of the regular seven (7) members of the Southlake Arts Council were present for
this meeting. Alternate #1, Simon Rurka, participated in the absence of regular Arts Council
member Terri Messing. An Alternate may sit as a regular member in the event of an absence of
one or more regular members per Ordinance No. 908, Section 2.
City of Southlake Values:
Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork