WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.720 this is the June 4th public art committee meeting we'll start with role 00:00:05.720 --> 00:00:17.400 Monet Franklin is here Michelle in Nick back and forth here Meredith Ewing here 00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:37.040 Jodie Ismer here I think Nicholson here Harry Nobles it's deal here Georgina 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:45.320 I think she's here Terry's here also he was waving that he was here 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:58.200 I got me Georgina here right I think we got everyone okay and the first item on 00:00:58.200 --> 00:01:03.320 the list is a presentation for the members of the public first I consider 00:01:03.320 --> 00:01:06.640 a receive or hold report and give staff direction regarding the odd districts 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:11.120 application for Texas Commission of Arts respond cultural district grant program 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:14.960 sure and just on the presentation to members from members of the public we 00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:20.120 didn't we did post the agenda and the public comment form and we did not 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:24.360 receive any comments ahead of time and we didn't have anyone called into the 00:01:24.360 --> 00:01:32.840 meeting so for the application to the Texas Commission on the Arts we're 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:38.040 going to switch over now to the presentation Christina like I said 00:01:38.040 --> 00:01:41.640 Christina is going to run that so I'm gonna disappear for a second we're all 00:01:41.640 --> 00:01:45.600 going to disappear you're gonna see the presentation and then when we finish the 00:01:45.600 --> 00:01:50.880 presentation we'll all be able to see each other again so give us one second to 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:53.720 get switched over 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:13.000 all right so the reason we got together quickly today with this meeting is that 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:17.480 there is a program available through the Texas Commission on the Arts called the 00:02:17.480 --> 00:02:22.880 arts respond cultural district project grant program and since we received our 00:02:22.880 --> 00:02:29.240 cultural districts designation in September we are eligible to apply the 00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:33.480 deadline for the application is June 15th so prior to submitting the 00:02:33.480 --> 00:02:36.960 application we wanted to go over the grant project with the Public Art 00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:40.160 Committee get your feedback so that we could incorporate it into the 00:02:40.160 --> 00:02:44.840 application and then we'll need to go to City Council next week the night that's 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:50.040 the last City Council meeting prior to the deadline for the application so 00:02:50.040 --> 00:02:56.760 let's go to the next slide so the cultural district project grant program 00:02:56.760 --> 00:03:01.080 is like I said a project through the Texas Commission on the Arts all 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:05.640 eligible cultural designated cultural districts are eligible to apply as well 00:03:05.640 --> 00:03:10.000 as arts organizations within the district that are certified the Texas 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:13.200 Commission on the Arts goes through a process of actually certifying 00:03:13.200 --> 00:03:17.720 additional organizations that can also make submissions through this project so 00:03:17.720 --> 00:03:22.320 we had I think five or six organizations also within the district get certified 00:03:22.320 --> 00:03:26.520 Greater Denton Arts Council was one I believed it in community theater was one 00:03:26.520 --> 00:03:29.720 that got certified so they were also eligible to submit individual 00:03:29.720 --> 00:03:35.960 applications this particular grant project is designed to generate cultural 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:40.360 tourism much like the cultural district program itself projects that are 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:44.520 submitted through this program have to fit in one of the five categories you 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:49.760 see listed on the screen high quality arts programming an enhancement to the 00:03:49.760 --> 00:03:54.600 cultural district improved signage or wayfinding promotion of the district or 00:03:54.600 --> 00:04:01.160 organizational support some eligibility and application information is that 00:04:01.160 --> 00:04:04.800 organizations can only submit one application per deadline but there are 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:10.040 multiple deadlines for this project and so we could submit again if another 00:04:10.040 --> 00:04:13.840 round of funding comes available this year or at the next deadline whenever 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:19.640 that is multiple organizations within the district can also submit so just 00:04:19.640 --> 00:04:23.040 because the original didn't district makes a submission if we had another 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:27.960 established organization they would be able to submit as well request can be 00:04:27.960 --> 00:04:31.960 made for anywhere from three thousand to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 00:04:31.960 --> 00:04:36.680 but the request cannot exceed fifty percent of the budget and I will note 00:04:36.680 --> 00:04:40.200 that some of the other information related to the grant will kind of go 00:04:40.200 --> 00:04:45.560 over as we go through the project that we're proposing but things to keep in 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:49.840 mind is that we have to maintain at least a one-to-one so whatever we 00:04:49.840 --> 00:04:53.680 request from the grant we also have to make sure we have funding available on 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:57.640 the city side because we would have to match at least one to one and these are 00:04:57.640 --> 00:05:02.920 also highly competitive grant so we will have to enter into a competitive 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:07.600 applicant pool and if our application is not accepted then we'd either have to 00:05:07.600 --> 00:05:11.920 find another way to fund the project or maybe postpone the project and wait 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:17.320 until we have are able to submit again so that's sort of an overview of the 00:05:17.320 --> 00:05:23.620 grant project and the next slide we are going to jump into the project proposal 00:05:23.620 --> 00:05:30.000 so when we were looking at what projects were in the hopper and at a place that 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:34.680 we could submit for the cultural district the first one that came to mind 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:39.040 was the women's the monument to the women's interracial fellowship and if 00:05:39.040 --> 00:05:42.720 the committee remembers you approved this project at your March meeting the 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:47.040 last time that we all saw each other and at that time we talked about the fact 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:50.840 that there was no funding tied to that project and we would have to evaluate 00:05:50.840 --> 00:05:55.920 what we wanted to do and how we wanted to move forward with that project in the 00:05:55.920 --> 00:06:02.320 future so we thought that this project would be the first primary project that 00:06:02.320 --> 00:06:09.240 we've sort of started the process on and for it to be eligible for the grant and 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:14.560 so our project proposal is the creation of a signature public art piece in a 00:06:14.560 --> 00:06:19.240 featured location within the district and we'll talk about locations in a few 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:24.200 slides and because it has to occur within the district itself but a monument 00:06:24.200 --> 00:06:28.000 that honors the women's interracial fellowship and the values of community 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.320 and understanding which is the precise project that we talked about back in 00:06:31.320 --> 00:06:40.960 March so next slide so when we talked previously we talked about sharing ideas 00:06:40.960 --> 00:06:45.800 for location these were the ideas that we got back from the committee for 00:06:45.800 --> 00:06:51.240 possible locations one was within Quaker Town Park one was in the City Hall 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:58.240 courtyard and one was the Industrial Street Park that's right sorry you 00:06:58.240 --> 00:07:03.440 can't see my mouse the Industrial Street Park which is the middle star kind of 00:07:03.440 --> 00:07:08.360 right in the middle nope there there you go that middle star right there one 00:07:08.360 --> 00:07:12.740 location was within Fred Moore Park and then one location at the American Legion 00:07:12.740 --> 00:07:16.440 Senior Center and the comment we received back from that is that that was 00:07:16.440 --> 00:07:21.880 where the women often met and so that location had a special place and special 00:07:21.880 --> 00:07:26.960 connection to the month to the women involved in in the fellowship itself of 00:07:26.960 --> 00:07:34.080 course we want the public art committees input on the final location and also we 00:07:34.080 --> 00:07:39.520 want to look at once we have the location settled what size monument we 00:07:39.520 --> 00:07:44.160 would be able to have and what infrastructure needs we would have right 00:07:44.160 --> 00:07:50.400 you could go to the next slide so putting together we an abbreviated pretty 00:07:50.400 --> 00:08:02.240 quick timeline of this project and oh can you go to the next slide oh okay we're 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:07.840 trying to add Michelle Lint to the meeting sorry for that little hiccup see 00:08:07.840 --> 00:08:15.560 if we can get her added real quick but going forward with their project 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:21.400 timeline and so here we are in June we would be looking at forming a project 00:08:21.400 --> 00:08:24.840 subcommittee in July meeting with members of the women's interracial 00:08:24.840 --> 00:08:29.960 fellowship to discuss ideas and input and how they would think to best honor 00:08:29.960 --> 00:08:35.000 the work that they did and the grants would be awarded late summer early fall 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:39.000 and then as you see a pretty aggressive timeline with moving forward with 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:44.080 artists proposals and conceptual design and selection this fall and then in the 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:48.520 winter holding public input meetings having a final design approved with 00:08:48.520 --> 00:08:52.640 construction beginning in January I'm sorry those dates are wrong in January 00:08:52.640 --> 00:08:59.920 of 2021 I'm not gonna make us redo 2020 promise so right there we will that 00:08:59.920 --> 00:09:05.560 actually should be January 2021 and going forward there with a completion 00:09:05.560 --> 00:09:11.440 date of no later than the end of July 2021 and the reason for that is that the 00:09:11.440 --> 00:09:18.680 grant requires that the project be completed by August next slide so we 00:09:18.680 --> 00:09:22.960 looked at other projects that we did of similar size and scope and we were 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:28.080 looking towards really the MLK rec center project is sort of the same size 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:33.840 project that we would be able to fund again the city has to commit 50% of the 00:09:33.840 --> 00:09:37.920 funding so we were looking at what would be available from the public art hot 00:09:37.920 --> 00:09:42.360 funds that could be used as the matching component to this grant and so we came 00:09:42.360 --> 00:09:46.280 up with a budget about $80,000 now on the grant application we break that down a 00:09:46.280 --> 00:09:51.640 little bit further about $70,000 going towards the artist contract itself in 00:09:51.640 --> 00:09:58.560 the monument and reserving about $10,000 for anything from promotions and any 00:09:58.560 --> 00:10:03.640 additional construction that needs to be done to prepare the sites lighting if 00:10:03.640 --> 00:10:08.320 there's additional you know a pad that needs to be built for the site sort of 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:13.480 that prep work and so that's how we've broken down the budget and some details 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:17.500 for you guys to keep in mind with this budget is that for a budget at that 00:10:17.500 --> 00:10:23.160 scale that would mean probably committing the remainder of the 1920 hot 00:10:23.160 --> 00:10:28.000 funds that you currently have in your budget and it could mean up to all of 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:32.400 the 2021 hot funds and the reason I say up to all of that is you have to keep in 00:10:32.400 --> 00:10:37.800 mind that those funds have been greatly impacted by the COVID pandemic and so we 00:10:37.800 --> 00:10:43.600 might see a lower number in 2021 than we've worked with the past few years and 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:47.000 so I want to keep that kind of at the top of the committee's minds as it might 00:10:47.000 --> 00:10:51.480 require quite a bit of financial commitment of the public art funds to 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:57.360 reach that budget the other thing to keep in mind is that the grant award 00:10:57.360 --> 00:11:01.520 could they could award us a lower grant than what we're requesting it's based on 00:11:01.520 --> 00:11:06.240 the scoring and if that is the case it would increase the city's contribution 00:11:06.240 --> 00:11:09.920 so we would have to have a little bit of contingency built in that then we could 00:11:09.920 --> 00:11:14.320 meet the match requirement if our project was approved at a lower amount 00:11:14.320 --> 00:11:21.360 okay next slide so an overview of the application process so applications are 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:26.400 due June 15th we've been working behind the scenes with this project trying to 00:11:26.400 --> 00:11:31.040 make sure that we could get a presentation completed by that deadline 00:11:31.040 --> 00:11:34.440 so we have all of the background information and just need to assemble it 00:11:34.440 --> 00:11:39.000 I shared with you the written project narrative and which is the major part of 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:42.760 the application which is describing the project and its impact on the community 00:11:42.760 --> 00:11:47.040 and the overview of the cultural district and organization it does have a 00:11:47.040 --> 00:11:51.480 small marketing plan component and which we are going to tie into the marketing 00:11:51.480 --> 00:11:55.160 plan that the committee approved as part of the cultural district application 00:11:55.160 --> 00:11:59.560 process and then we're also working with the Convention and Visitors Bureau to 00:11:59.560 --> 00:12:05.420 determine and how we measure the visitorship and the economic impact of 00:12:05.420 --> 00:12:11.080 of public art in the community or public art piece of this scale and the project 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:14.240 budget and financial information is the piece that I talked about we do a little 00:12:14.240 --> 00:12:19.080 bit of a breakdown of that $80,000 it requires an audio visual presentation 00:12:19.080 --> 00:12:24.120 which is essentially us making a formal presentation that's recorded and kind of 00:12:24.120 --> 00:12:28.680 walking through and explaining that project so we are ready to do that we 00:12:28.680 --> 00:12:33.240 kind of have have the sideshow in mind and and some images associated with that 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:36.560 that we're ready to move forward with and then it does require a letter of 00:12:36.560 --> 00:12:40.920 support from the cultural district itself so one thing that we would be 00:12:40.920 --> 00:12:46.240 asking for if the committee chooses to move forward is that on the June 9th 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:50.800 City Council agenda there is a resolution that will allow the committee to send a 00:12:50.800 --> 00:12:54.720 letter of support to the Texas Commission on the Arts and that is a 00:12:54.720 --> 00:12:59.800 requirement of the application itself so if we didn't have that our application 00:12:59.800 --> 00:13:03.400 would be completely ineligible so we're gonna go ask City Council next week for 00:13:03.400 --> 00:13:11.600 that permission and I think sorry the last thing just to prime everyone what 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:16.840 we need direction on to finish the application so if the project itself is 00:13:16.840 --> 00:13:20.480 something the committee wants to move forward with with the application and 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:25.960 the location if we wanted to settle the app the location of the project prior to 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:31.040 submitting the application and comfort level with with the budget as we've 00:13:31.040 --> 00:13:39.680 outlined it and then certainly the support for the letter of support but 00:13:39.680 --> 00:13:44.400 those are our four key areas that that I want to make sure we get to discuss 00:13:44.400 --> 00:13:48.760 today and that I believe is the end of the presentation so we're gonna take it 00:13:48.760 --> 00:13:53.920 down so if we need to jump back in the presentation at any point we can but 00:13:53.920 --> 00:13:59.240 this way I can we can see each other and talk about those elements and you 00:13:59.240 --> 00:14:02.240 should all have the presentation I emailed it to you if you if you need to 00:14:02.240 --> 00:14:10.080 refer back to it but I'll turn it back over to Monet and let her call on 00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:20.800 everyone or anyone have any ideas where to put it I have an idea but I want to 00:14:20.800 --> 00:14:24.560 see everyone else speaking the same thing I'm thinking I don't have any 00:14:24.560 --> 00:14:32.120 strong opinions on where it should go a bit of clarity is the district itself so 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:37.040 it does stretch as far as over towards the MLK and in Southeast Bend it's not 00:14:37.040 --> 00:14:42.160 just literally like in the square area or you know industrial it does not 00:14:42.160 --> 00:14:48.880 include the MLK Rick's rec center but it does include Fred Moore Park and Oakwood 00:14:48.880 --> 00:14:57.120 Cemetery over to that direction okay yeah so so I guess my other question would 00:14:57.120 --> 00:15:02.240 just be I mean I may be I mean I know so they're rebuilding part of the the 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:09.440 American Legion right there you know part is we could just be incorporated at 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:13.800 all or that too far off the mark for this grant to be we probably couldn't 00:15:13.800 --> 00:15:19.520 complete this before that that facility is completed you know I guess that's 00:15:19.520 --> 00:15:24.200 what that would kind of rule out that that area so it was part of them the 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:29.200 American Legion Fred Moore Park area it would be a little bit challenging to 00:15:29.200 --> 00:15:36.520 have the piece of art done prior to the center being complete but I did ask Gary 00:15:36.520 --> 00:15:41.280 Packin if that was a feasible location and he said yes I mean we could figure 00:15:41.280 --> 00:15:48.360 out if it had to have a temporary home there prior to its final place I think 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:52.520 that's something we could work out if that was the location that we wanted to 00:15:52.520 --> 00:16:00.520 move forward with but I certainly understand that the concern with that 00:16:00.520 --> 00:16:04.000 and we'll verify that so if it like I said if that was the location that the 00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:08.800 committee wanted we'll make sure that that's feasible so maybe we have a kind 00:16:08.800 --> 00:16:11.960 of first and second option 00:16:15.760 --> 00:16:37.080 does anyone else have any input I do can I talk is that oh Michelle yeah I can't 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:45.720 hear you yeah I can't hear Michelle either I also feel I was texting Paul 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:50.400 Meltzer about this that we need to make sure that we can also take private funds 00:16:50.400 --> 00:16:57.240 on this I feel that the city will will rally around this concept especially in 00:16:57.240 --> 00:17:02.920 the political times we're in and and so I agree that the statue is an awesome 00:17:02.920 --> 00:17:07.120 idea that was the very first meeting I ever sat in on was where it got 00:17:07.120 --> 00:17:12.080 introduced and I feel like very personally that I want to see this done 00:17:12.080 --> 00:17:18.840 but I also think that I would like to know where I would like to know that 00:17:18.840 --> 00:17:22.560 wherever it goes is going to be a place where people who come to visit the city 00:17:22.560 --> 00:17:31.800 are gonna see it and not just tucked away somewhere in a corner and I'm not 00:17:31.800 --> 00:17:37.500 sure about the accepting private funds for it that's something that we would 00:17:37.500 --> 00:17:46.200 have to talk about with our legal department and how we would do that but 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:50.520 we certainly can ask that question a little bit about it he says that he's 00:17:50.520 --> 00:17:55.800 gonna help us with it but I feel like like whatever other strictures this 00:17:55.800 --> 00:18:04.240 grant may offer if it was $40,000 from them versus a basically infinite amount 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:09.180 of money from the community I would rather go that path but I mean I say 00:18:09.180 --> 00:18:13.120 apply for it but just let's make sure that that doesn't tie us up to a point 00:18:13.120 --> 00:18:18.920 that we can't get private monies for this sure that would not be the reason 00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:23.120 we we could in the application itself you can acknowledge different funding 00:18:23.120 --> 00:18:28.080 sources so there is the ability to say yes we're also seeking private funds for 00:18:28.080 --> 00:18:33.520 this so I don't think it would limit us I'm more concerned about the city 00:18:33.520 --> 00:18:39.680 organization being able to ask for donations and so if that's what I need 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:49.400 to talk about with our attorneys okay thanks I had a question as far as 00:18:49.400 --> 00:19:00.580 deciding on locations or a location is there already like a spot designated in 00:19:00.580 --> 00:19:09.240 each location where the public art would go like in each in each location like 00:19:09.240 --> 00:19:17.280 this plot is set aside for the artwork or or is that kind of up for negotiation 00:19:17.280 --> 00:19:23.040 like within so one of the requirements of any funding that we would receive 00:19:23.040 --> 00:19:27.520 from the Texas Commission on the Arts is that the piece of art has to meet ADA 00:19:27.520 --> 00:19:32.080 requirements so we would not be able to have the piece of art in sort of the 00:19:32.080 --> 00:19:36.520 middle of a park where there wasn't an accessible sidewalk for it to be reached 00:19:36.520 --> 00:19:41.080 so when we kind of got to that point if we chose the location we would make sure 00:19:41.080 --> 00:19:46.920 we know generally we want it in this area we would make sure that based on 00:19:46.920 --> 00:19:51.040 the size and scale and the design of the art that we would place it in an area 00:19:51.040 --> 00:19:57.680 that was accessible if that makes sense so it would be dependent upon which 00:19:57.680 --> 00:20:04.080 location the size of the piece what additional work needed to be done that 00:20:04.080 --> 00:20:09.440 adds cost to it to the project so that's one thing we'd want to make sure that we 00:20:09.440 --> 00:20:16.080 we had it in a place that was accessible right and when I didn't catch it when do 00:20:16.080 --> 00:20:21.040 we need to decide on the location so we don't have to decide on the location 00:20:21.040 --> 00:20:26.480 prior to submitting the application that's something we can continue I just 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:31.080 wanted to give the committee that option and if we wanted to submit with a 00:20:31.080 --> 00:20:36.000 specific location in mind you do not have to have a settled location that can 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:40.560 be decided in the kind of pre work that we would be doing over the next few 00:20:40.560 --> 00:20:52.700 months anything else 00:20:52.700 --> 00:21:09.240 all right are we we need to decide whether we're gonna actually apply for 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:16.000 this grant right before we move to the next item on the agenda yes okay I move 00:21:16.000 --> 00:21:25.640 that we approve the application process for the grant I'll second all in favor 00:21:25.640 --> 00:21:40.720 can we go just because we can't see everybody I'm on a says I Michelle in 00:21:45.480 --> 00:22:02.080 here Michelle can you repeat it Michelle okay we can hear you 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:16.840 we kind of hear you go in and out Michelle 00:22:16.840 --> 00:22:36.320 yes okay thank you did you just call my name sorry yes I'll see if you want to 00:22:36.320 --> 00:22:52.200 yes or no yes Meredith Bowie yes Alicia Egger absent absent Jody is more yes 00:22:52.200 --> 00:23:04.640 Frederick Nicholson yes it's still in favor I Georgina Ngozi I really don't 00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:13.600 have the vote right but I'll I certainly support it yes everyone is a favor right 00:23:13.600 --> 00:23:19.560 well thank you and we will work to finish the application and get it turned 00:23:19.560 --> 00:23:23.880 in by the very quickly approaching June 15th that well we'll take it to City 00:23:23.880 --> 00:23:28.460 Council next week so we'll make sure that that happens and then if City 00:23:28.460 --> 00:23:31.680 Council approves the resolution then we will make sure to have the application 00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:40.400 in by the June 15th deadline and we'll give you an update at our next Public 00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:46.480 Art Committee which is just after the deadline do we also need to vote on 00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:55.240 getting that requesting that letter from council I thought that was part of your 00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:58.600 motion sort of approving that that's fine I just wanted to make sure that we 00:23:58.600 --> 00:24:03.640 didn't need to okay no I've considered that part of that application process so 00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:08.280 okay just making sure that we're done eyes and crops and teas I got you Nick 00:24:08.280 --> 00:24:15.280 thank you okay next item receive report and hold discussion against that 00:24:15.280 --> 00:24:21.520 direction of our application made by our Council's National Endowment for the 00:24:21.520 --> 00:24:26.760 Arts NEA grant and possible support of this rental application for a text 00:24:26.760 --> 00:24:36.040 mission of arts PCA arts respond and a book for Arts District project right I 00:24:36.040 --> 00:24:40.160 will this was something Georgina and I have been talking about this grant 00:24:40.160 --> 00:24:44.640 program and so Georgina actually submitted an application for an NEA 00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:50.920 grant for for Greater Denton Arts Council and wanted to at the time we 00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:55.200 were considering and also asking the committee for a letter support for an 00:24:55.200 --> 00:25:00.000 additional grant for TCA but I'll let Georgina give an update on the NEA 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:03.000 grant process 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:16.000 can you hear me we can hear you okay Jessica thank you for this platform and 00:25:16.000 --> 00:25:22.800 the opportunity to talk about this NEA grant NEA put out a grant for under the 00:25:22.800 --> 00:25:30.680 title of the CARES Act and in support of nonprofit arts organizations as it 00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:38.400 related to COVID-19 GDAC submitted a grant back in April called art soul 00:25:38.400 --> 00:25:47.080 renewal project it's a project that envisions GDAC script stripping all of 00:25:47.080 --> 00:25:54.000 its galleries and inviting local artists to provide visual art and 00:25:54.000 --> 00:25:59.760 installations in all of our spaces all of our gallery spaces we're going to 00:25:59.760 --> 00:26:05.400 put out a call for 25 at least 25 artists is what we hope to secure and 00:26:05.400 --> 00:26:12.720 they will have access to the all three galleries with a certain amount of space 00:26:12.720 --> 00:26:21.520 assigned to each one the second part of and the artwork would be reflective of 00:26:21.520 --> 00:26:29.760 this period of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on our community the 00:26:29.760 --> 00:26:35.800 second part of the grant would be to host an opening celebration where the 00:26:35.800 --> 00:26:41.640 community at large would be invited to come in and see the work but also be 00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:48.560 engaged in a series or multiple activities including workshops we hope 00:26:48.560 --> 00:26:54.160 to bring in mental health professionals and writers who can help the community 00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:59.480 share their stories and we hope to collect that that will ultimately result 00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:03.800 in a catalog to be distributed throughout the community and quite honestly 00:27:03.800 --> 00:27:11.000 throughout the region and the nation we are waiting to hear from NEA to see if 00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:17.640 that grant has been secure the dollar amount that we can receive for this 00:27:17.640 --> 00:27:24.920 grant is $50,000 we will provide if funded the materials that the artists 00:27:24.920 --> 00:27:31.920 need to do the work and that's pretty much it in the nutshell when we consider 00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:37.280 what I considered the possibility of going to TCA my thought at the time 00:27:37.280 --> 00:27:43.240 before talking with Jessica was that maybe with TCA support we could build 00:27:43.240 --> 00:27:49.400 upon this NEA initiative if we receive that funding but I think that we've made 00:27:49.400 --> 00:27:55.840 the right decision to have the city go for the TCA grant and hopefully GDAC 00:27:55.840 --> 00:28:01.280 will be able to secure the NEA grant and the community as a large will be able to 00:28:01.280 --> 00:28:12.240 benefit thank you Jessica thanks Georgina so we don't actually need a 00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:18.240 motion on this we just wanted to keep you up to date and know that we're 00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:23.040 working with GDAC and support their project and promote their project and as 00:28:23.040 --> 00:28:27.980 well as their lending support to our application as well so great 00:28:27.980 --> 00:28:33.520 collaborative effort right between the city and GDAC so we appreciate that 00:28:33.520 --> 00:28:39.280 awesome Georgina when do you find out if you're if you've been granted that I'm 00:28:39.280 --> 00:28:43.520 sitting on pins and needles waiting today because it's supposed they're 00:28:43.520 --> 00:28:48.440 supposed to announce it the first week of June and quite honestly right before I 00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:53.280 got on this call I reached out to see if I could find out whether or not we will 00:28:53.280 --> 00:28:58.840 receive the grant so I'm thinking in the next several days we should know let me 00:28:58.840 --> 00:29:05.360 also add that we have already carved out three months in our exhibit schedule to 00:29:05.360 --> 00:29:13.840 accommodate this project and those and that would be May through July 21 would 00:29:13.840 --> 00:29:25.960 those be local artists or national local artists like Denton or DFW to be honest 00:29:25.960 --> 00:29:33.080 with you the preference would probably be given to Denton artists but the call 00:29:33.080 --> 00:29:39.520 will go out to DFW great that's that's wonderful that's a wonderful idea well 00:29:39.520 --> 00:29:43.120 good luck I can't wait to hear what happens well it's for all of us and I 00:29:43.120 --> 00:29:47.080 hope that it works out in our favor 00:29:47.080 --> 00:30:00.200 that'll be good and then concluding items anybody have anything I'll just say 00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:06.960 that we'll be back to our normal semi normal meeting the meeting that we're 00:30:06.960 --> 00:30:14.000 holding later in June will be our normal June public art meeting so we'll look 00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:18.520 forward to seeing you all then I would like to suggest one thing and this is 00:30:18.520 --> 00:30:23.300 totally up to y'all to how you feel about it but as the statue on the 00:30:23.300 --> 00:30:27.840 courthouse square is public art I would like for you all to think about whether 00:30:27.840 --> 00:30:33.320 we could perhaps make a statement as the city and not the county public art 00:30:33.320 --> 00:30:52.560 people about our feelings towards its persistence in our town any other 00:30:52.560 --> 00:31:08.040 comments or items I think that's that's everything for today we'll close the 00:31:08.040 --> 00:31:11.040 meeting at 138