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May 5 2022 RAC Meeting Minutes Richfield Arts Commission (RAC) Agenda May 5th, 2022, 7 :00 PM to 8:30 PM Richfield Community Center 7000 Nicollet Call to Order – 7:05 pm Attending: Larry Nelson, Karin Wolverton, MaryKaye Champa (City), Mary Supple (City Council), Cole Hooey (via phone), Brooke Nelson, Janie Mork, Aric Bieganek, Elise Melendez; Absent: Hazel Bieganek, Joyce Marrie, Courtney Kupsch, Stephanie Jacobson Approval of May Agenda and Approval of April Minutes – Motion: Janie Mork, Second: Karin Wolverton, All in favor Chase Bank Sculpture – no updates. Discussed next steps for accountability since it has been a 2-year process and the spot is ready. MaryKaye will speak with city staff to determine next steps. RAC is considering a letter to the company to inquire about the art. Little Library – Library confirmed as stocked (Karin). 3 boxes of books available, no need for book drive at present. Senior Showcase for High School students – (Art Teacher: Adam Miller) – Artwork is up in the community center. Ready for open house on 5/6. 4:30 arrival and set up for RAC members (Karin, Aric, Larry). Event is from 5-7pm. Art will be displayed until the end of June. RAC will have a table at the event to provide refreshments and brochures to the public. Refreshments cost about $60 (Sam’s Club. MaryKaye purchased). The event was featured in the Richfield Recap Newsletter and social media posts by the City. Community Services Commission Update – Brooke Nelson – A bike park is being considered (similar to bike park near Nokomis) as a possible partnership with Three Rivers at Taft Park. Bids are open for new playgrounds at Monroe and Sheridan Parks. Visual quality projects for 494 project – brief discussion on specs for what communities can do for art – there are opportunities for art but the city has to fund the art. Friendship City Commission Liaison – Courtney Kupsch – not in attendance, no updates. Transportation Commission Liaison update – Didn’t meet in April – Cole has taken a position on another city commission (Planning Commission) so there is a vacancy for this liaison position if any RAC members are interested. 2022 Activities- Art in the Park, June 18thh, July 16 – June 18th event – Jazzy Art in the Park event – musician has been hired – Julian Manzara, for $200. Aric will connect the musician with MaryKaye to coordinate paperwork. Aric, Janie, Stephanie, and MaryKaye will coordinate an art supply purchasing trip via email for both events. CrossRoads Panorama event-August 20th – Joyce (absent). RAC will provide volunteer services again for this event. PennFest/ Poetry Event -September – Sunday Sept. 18th is the confirmed date of the event. Applications available in the next 2-3 weeks. Dogs Take the Stage- October 15th Park Playground openings – removed from agenda On-going activities Artwork at City Hall- Jimmy Longoria – didn’t respond to MaryKaye’s most recent email. This installation is not happening. Electrical Box Wrap updates – no updates. < MaryKaye will ask library about RAC’s past teen art show collaboration to see if it may happen again in the future. Another program brought up was Shakespeare in the Park with the Cromulent Shakespeare Company. Staff Update Fireside Poets – asked to display poetry on fireplace mantle or on bulletin boards. RAC decided the bulletin board would be appropriate and RAC would provide a frame. Could start in June. RAC is also considering offering to help host a spoken word or poetry open house event in the community center in early 2023 when there is availability to display the poems. Dance Instructor – Parks and Recreation seeking a new Dance Instructor for the first time in 21 years – RAC was asked to spread the word to the contacts and the public to locate a new teacher. Any leads can be forwarded to MaryKaye if anyone is interested in a tour of the room in the basement of the community center. The schedule is a self-designed schedule for the instructor. Visit the city’s job site for more info. Mississippi Valley Poets Project – reached out and they plan to replace all 10 signs next year now (2023) instead of 5 every other year. They will replace all 10 every other year moving forward. Cornerstone would be open to hosting an event at the amphitheater again in 2023. The post that needed replacing was fixed by Public Works. More positive praise of project from community, especially the QR code that links to the English and Spanish readings of the poem on the website. Announcements Mary Supple: The blue paint is starting to chip in the roundabout. Other colors will be checked. May require some maintenance. Meeting adjourned at 8:11 pm. Next meeting is June 2nd at 7pm. No meeting in July.