HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-09-19 Public Art Commission Summary Minutes MINUTES
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, September 19, 2019
Palo Alto City Hall Community Meeting Room 7:00 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Nia Taylor, Hsinya Shen, Loren Gordon, Ian Klaus Commissioners Absent: Ben Miyaji, Amanda Ross, Jim Migdal
Staff Present: Elise DeMarzo, Public Art Program Director Nadya Chuprina, Public Art Program Coordinator
CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chair Gordon called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 18, 2019 PAC Meeting Minutes Moved: Commissioner Shen; Second:
Commissioner Taylor. All in favor. September 7, 2019 PAC Annual Retreat Minutes Moved:
Commissioner Taylor; Second: Commissioner Shen. All in favor.
STAFF COMMENTS: Staff reported on the updated installation timeline for the temporary public art
installation by artists FreelandBuck. The artwork is expected to be installed in the end of September and
remain on display through May 2020. Staff also announced the completion and subsequent removal of a
temporary installation The Cubberley Project by Martha Sakellariou and Jennifer Lee at Cubberley.
ACTION:
1. 565 Hamilton Avenue – For the final review of public art in private development associated with
a mixed-use development at 565 Hamilton Avenue staff provided an overview of the
development project and introduced Danielle Fox of Slate Art Consulting. Fox summarized the
previous input from the Commission and provided an update on the artist selection and design
development process for the artwork. Fox shared a maquette and sketches of the proposed
artwork by sculpture Matt Gil. There was some discussion about public accessibility to the
artwork and proper art signage. Moved: Commissioner Shen moved to approve the public art
plan for 565 Hamilton Avenue. Second: Commissioner Klaus. All in Favor.
2. California Avenue Public Art Plan – Staff requested the allocation of funds in the amount of
$15,000 to put out a solicitation for a consultant to create a public art plan for the California
Avenue corridor. As identified by the Commissioners at the Annual PAC Retreat, development of
the Master Plan is as one of the Commission’s working priorities for 2019/20. Moved:
Commissioner Taylor. Second: Commissioner Klaus. All in favor.
3. Adoption of Priorities for the Coming Year – Commissioners reviewed and adopted the
priorities for the coming year identified at the annual retreat including: 1) Expanding STQRY into
other permanent and temporary artworks sited in pedestrian friendly areas and raising awareness
about the city’s collection of public art; 2) Producing Code:ART2 and its expanded programing in
October 2020; 3) Creating a Master Plan for the California Avenue pedestrian corridor; 4) and
Identifying priorities and process for future use of in-lieu funds. Moved: Vice-Chair Gordon.
Second: Commissioner Shen. All in Favor.
NON-ACTION:
4. Temporary Public Art on Cal Ave Garage Construction Fence – Staff updated the
Commission on the status of the project and the designs and shared images of artworks created by
Allison Kunath, Phillip Hua, Oree Originol, and Sam Price. Staff will be coordinating production
and installation of the artworks printed on adhesive vinyl with a separate contractor. The artworks
are anticipated to be installed in October 2019.
5. Council Joint Post-Meeting Discussion – Commissioners discussed take-aways from the
Council joint meeting. The Commissioners noted the engaging nature of the meeting and
expressed appreciation for the Council members’ perspectives and questions regarding public art.
The Commissioners noted a lot of questions around private percent for art.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Staff invited the Commissioners to attend an opening exhibition night on
September 20 at the Palo Alto Art Center.
CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – October 17, 2019 at 7 pm.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:12 pm by Vice-Chair Gordon.