2010-07-12 ACTION MEETING MINUTES
_ CITY OF ENCINITAS
COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS
Monday, July 12, 2010
City Hall, Lilac Room
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Meeting was called to order by Chair Buxbaum at 5:08 p.m.
PRESENT: Chair Buxbaum, Commissioners Cope, DiBenedetto, Lemen,
Thum and Zimdars
ABSENT: Commissioner Tucker
ALSO PRESENT: Arts Administrator Gilliam, Commission Secretary Zenns
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
No flag was present so the Pledge of Allegiance was not conducted.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Rene Rosman spoke about the San Dieguito Art Guild's upcoming events: A portrait & oil
demonstration on August 5`" and a reception for the Off Track Gallery at the Lumberyard on
August 21, 2010.
4. APPROVAL OF JUNE 7. 2010 MEETING MINUTES
ACTION:
COMMISSIONERS ZIMDARS MOVED AND THUM SECONDED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES
OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 7, 2010. MOTION CARRIED: AYES: COPE,
DiBENEDETTO, LEMEN, THUM AND ZIMDARS; NAYS: NONE; ABSENT: TUCKER;
ABSTAIN: BUXBAUM.
5. 2009/10 Work Plan Evaluation (Arts Goals)
Chair Buxbaum indicated that as a plan for this year and hereafter, the year-end evaluation of the
Commission work plan would be presented and discussed during the July meeting prior to
Summer break and when the Commission returns in September, a new work plan would be
developed.
The Commissioners evaluated the work plan that they had set out to accomplish in FY2009/10.
Work plan activities within the areas of interest were discussed and are captured in the entitled
document, "Commission for the Arts 2009110 Work Plan Evaluation," herein attached and
incorporated by reference. The seven areas of interest include: 1) Advocacy; 2) Arts Education;
3) Arts Venues; 4) Performing Arts; 5) Public Art, 6) Visual Art; and, 7) Audience and Volunteer
Development.
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Commission Consensus to consider assigning one Commissioner to each of the seven areas of
interest rather than two or more Commissioners as they develop the FY 2010/11 Work Plan.
6. Encinitas Arts & Events Calendar for July, 2010
Arts Administrator Gilliam reported on the Arts and Events calendar for July, 2010.
7. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
1. Presentation on "The Art of Food Project' by Mims Michelove
2. 2010/11 Work Plan Development
8. OPEN DISCUSSION
Commissioner Zimdars reported on the upcoming Leucadia Art Walk.
Commissioner Thum reported that the Coastal Communities Concert Band was having a summer
concert Sunday August 22nd
Commissioner Lemen reported that his artwork would be used on the Downtown Encinitas
Mainstreet Association's products. Also, beginning in December his art school, Studio 2nd Street,
would be accredited giving his students the ability to earn degrees and to receive scholarships.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Buxbaum adjourned the meeting at 6:55 P.M.
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By: Gina Zen , Commission Secretary
NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
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COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS 2009/10 WORK PLAN EVALUATION
JUIy 2010
ACTION IN RED
i)ADVOCACY
a)Develop advocacy materials to support city funding for the arts
Commissioners Buxbaum(Chair)and Thum
NOTES
The commission is supportive of the DEMA proposal to rent Pacific View School from Encinitas Union School
District and develop an arts center at the site.
z)ARTS EDUCATION, Budget: $2,400
a)Select and manage q hands on workshops in collaboration with artists/exhibits in the Civic Art
Program
Commissioners Zimdars(Chair)and Thum
1)Feb. io, Lino Cut Relief Workshop, Kirsten Francis: 27 attendees, excellent response
2)May 15, Green Spring Flower Thing Workshop, Rodney McCoubrey, 20 attendees, mixed response
3)June ig, Skateboard Workshop, Ron Cameron,cancelled, no sign ups
q)June 22-23, Mosaic Workshop,Tim Lueker, 27 attendees, excellent response
NOTES
On May 15 we presented a hands-on workshop for children and their parents at the library in collaboration
with the Environmental Art exhibit. Children were encouraged to do their own beach clean up and with the
trash they collected make a flower at the workshop, more than 20 participated in the workshop led by Rodney
McCoubrey.The flowers will become a year long outdoor exhibit on the north side of the library. Installation
will take place in July.
b)In June we held a hands-on workshop for adults at City Hall in collaboration with the current
exhibit, Mosaic Art from the Heart. More than 20 adults participated and learned how to make a
mosaic.The workshop was led by two of the exhibit artists, Tim Lueker and Terry Oshrin.
c)Commission members have attended meetings with Encinitas Union School District staff regarding
arts education instruction.
d)We continue to be involved with the Encinitas Alliance for Arts Education.
3)ARTS VENUES
a)Hall Property Amphitheatre, Plans being drawn up by architect
b)Theater at Encinitas Ranch Town Center
c)Potential Arts Center,DEMA letter of interest sent to Encinitas Union School District, spring, 2010
Commissioners DiBenedetto(Chair)and Cope
NOTES
Commission members are weighing the options of presenting arts events, and possibly an arts marketplace,
on the theatre pad at Encinitas Ranch Town Center.
The Community Room continues to be a highly utilized space as an art gallery, concert hall and theater.The
new public address and projection system is working very well and is greatly appreciated by all.
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q) PERFORMING ARTS, Budget: S6,600
a)Select and manage two concerts
b)Select and manage two reader's theatre productions
Commissioners Thum(Chair)and Buxbaum
a)Launched Encinitas Library Recital Series with 4 concerts, June 13-22, excellent response
NOTES
Around the nation, every great library has a great music series.The commission launched the Encinitas
Library Recital Series this June with four free concerts.The series is intended to feature local and regional
performers,without amplification,to show off the outstanding acoustic of the Community Room.We held 2
piano concerts,one classical, one contemporary, one opera performance and a five and a half hour Chamber
Music Marathon. Each concert drew excellent attendance with well over loo people at each.The next concert
is on Sunday,July 25 at 2:oopm and features the Encinitas piano, flute and cello ensemble,Trio Fontaine.
b)Mar. 12, My Year of Living Anxiously by Moira Keefe, excellent response
May 14,Taxi Dance by Joe Powers, best production to date,excellent response
NOTES
On May 14 we presented the last of 2 reader's theatre productions for the year with a reading of Taxi Dances
by San Diego playwright Joe Powers. It featured several actors from the San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre.
This was our best reading to date,thanks to the new AV equipment in the Community Room.We had an
excellent audience of more than ioo people. Each reading is followed by a Talk Back and our audiences really
enjoy the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the actors.
5)PUBLIC ART, Budget$2,000(maintenance only)
a)Percent-for-Art policy,research has been conducted
Commissioner Cope
b)Sculpture along the Hall Property Walking Trail
Commissioners Lemen(Chair)and Tucker
c)Tom Dempsey sculpture, Hall Property,goes to City Council on July 21, 2010
Commissioners Tucker(Chair)and Cope
NOTES
The commission has reviewed the public art proposal of a sculpture of Tom Dempsey.An ad hoc committee
was formed and made several observations about the project. The commission voted in favor of forwarding a
recommendation to accept the artwork to the City Council. It is on their July 21 agenda.
6)VISUAL ART, Budget SS,16o
a)Civic Art Program:select and manage 37 exhibits,see separate sheet
Commissioners Lemen(Chair)and Tucker
Installed new hanging system in Special Collection room, Encinitas Library, installed 2 year exhibit, Lost
Heritage:The Dorymen of Cardiff by Robert Wald,through 2011
NOTES
We currently have 3 exhibits on view that were selected specifically for the summer:at City Hall,Mosaic Art
from the Heart, a group exhibit featuring the work of six Encinitas artists; at the library, in the lobby,The Art of
Toy Sculpting by artist Alec McTurk.Alec lives in Leucadia and is the genius who took the drawings of The
Simpsons and The Ninja Turtles and turned them into 3 dimensional sculptures for mass production.The third
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exhibit is in the Community Room, Dismantled Hope by artist Ron Cameron. Ron is one of the nations leading
graphic artists working in the skateboard industry.
7)AUDIENCE AND VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT
a)Arts& Events Calendar, Monthly calendar, weekly email blast
Arts Administrator Gilliam
NOTES
The monthly Arts& Events Calendar continues to be a great resource in promoting the activities put on by the
city and community organizations. We have seen a steady increase in usage and are refilling the bins more
often at the libraries and Community Center.We have expended the email list substantially in the last z
months.
b)Volunteers in the Arts,documents developed, sign ups occurring at events, 5 volunteers
Commissioners Zimdars(Chair),Cope and Thum
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