2024-09 Arts Minutes (2)Attendance
Stephanie Jacobson (co-chair),Aric Bieganek (co-chair),Janie Mork,Lucas Smith,John Blackshear,Ann
Bieganek,Sharon Christensen (city council liaison),BJ Skoog (Community Services Commission liaison),
Jill Murphy (City liaison)
Administrative Duties
●Call to Order -7:01 pm
●Approval of Agenda -Motion (Stephanie),2nd (Lucas),All in favor
●Approval of Minutes -Motion (Janie),2nd (John),All in favor
●Budget update -$904 remaining,still need to subtract cost of Farmer ’s Market expenditures for
Aug.17 event
Previous Activities Updates
●Art in our Community:Unity in the Community:August 15th recap
○Backpack keychain activity was enjoyable for kids and they were excited to put them on
backpacks.Also made Swiftie-style bracelets.Used almost 3000 pony beads!
●Art in our Community:Summer 2024 Farmer ’s Market
○August 17th :Vegetable stamping recap
■Families made creative art with the vegetables,great experience to match the
art to the vegetables and fruits they could purchase around them!
2024 Prioritized Activities
●Art in our Schools:Collaborating on Arts experiences with Richfield Schools
○STEM
■2024-2025 school year
●Ann emailed PTO,will follow up via Facebook
○Sheridan Hills -updates
■2024-2025 school year
●John will visit Sheridan school to inquire about collaboration
○Middle School
■Will be a focus in 2025
○Dual Language
■May have interest in Feb 2025 event
●Pride Roundabout maintenance
○Sept.21-22 -rescheduled -6-8 am
○Orange and Yellow paint,City will provide other supplies
■Jill will coordinate with the City on the supplies
■Potential Schedule:
●Sat.9/21:Aric,Luke,Ann,Stephanie J,City
●Sun.9/22:Aric,Ann,Stephanie J.,Janie,Luke,John,City
●Art in our Community:Updating RAC materials –Updating /Innovating Art Walk Brochure
○RAC Public Art Catalog (List in Google Sheets)
○Moving to Sharepoint
○Discussion:next steps and potential launch date
■Aric showed the Sharepoint drive to commissioners.Jill will share a link for
commissioners to log into account.RAC identified several public art installations
that need further research on location,will complete photos by end of October.
●Art in our Community:September 15th -PennFest
○Completed form to collaborate with Art area
○Discussion:Activity
■RAC will be in art area on northside of event at 63rd and Penn,Aric will share
details with volunteers prior to event.
■Project:Coloring sheets with City logo,PennFest logo,and RAC logo to draw
your own PennFest experience;Also temporary tattoos
●Motion to spend $150 on supplies:Aric,2md:Stephanie J,All in favor
■Janie can provide a tent if City is unable to do so,Aric will get table from BJ,
bring two additional tables and chairs -11:30 arrival with supplies
■Shifts:12:30-3:John,Steph J,Lucas;3-5:30:Ann,Aric,Janie
2024 Additional Activities/Ideas
●Art in our Community:October 12th -Great Pumpkin Giveaway
○RAC will provide volunteering from 9:30-Noon on 10/12 for coloring contest,will provide
trophies for winners of three divisions (age groups),may consider a gift card prize in
October meeting
●Art in our Community:November -Authors Event:Sat.,Nov.23rd,3-5 pm
○8 authors are signed up,1 more pending
○Authors are interested in short readings,need to plan a schedule
○Bookmarks -art activity for kids -review on Amazon for Oct meeting
●Art in our Community:December -Winter Planter Decorations
○Will consider in future meetings,City will gauge expectations
●Hennepin County Grant planning
○Idea 1:Mural -engaging with local youth to create a mural on Body Techs Rx Wellness
building
■Mural would need to be on parking lot side of building,Aric will communicate
this to business owner to gauge interest
Ongoing Activities
●Little Free Library
o Book Drive updates
▪Books collected,library is ⅓full,RAC members will deliver more books
●Photo Contest/Electrical Box Wraps
o no updates
●Art Displays-community center,city hall
o displays are going well,City is looking for submissions for Feb.2025 and beyond
Community Services Commission Update
●No meeting in August,discussion on sales tax campaign for Richfield Parks and Wood Lake
project
●Skate park expansion is complete,Hoops are down at Monroe park -Hoop Local fundraising will
go toward new hoops
Staff Update
●The City is focusing on equity for 2025 open commissioner position recruitment
●Fall programming has started and is going well
Announcements
●None,meeting adjourned at 8:11 pm