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1/4/2023 - Meeting Minutes ERIN MENDENHALL to ir.' LORENA RIFFO-JENSON MAYOR DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Salt Lake City Art Design Board Meeting January 4,2023 5:00—7:00 pm Webex Online&Finch Lane Gallery MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING APPROVAL PRESENT: Alejandro Moya Tiffini Porter Michael Mcjia Colour Maisch Staff Members Renato Olmedo-Gonzalez,Public Art Program Manager Felicia Baca,Arts Council Director Brenda Alavez, Public Art Program Coordinator EXCUSED: Jen Lopez Meggie Troili Angela Dean AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Welcome Mr. Renato Olmedo-Gonzalez called the meeting to order. 11. 2023-2025 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool A.) Project Background& Selection Criteria: Ms. Brenda Alavez explained how the review of artists who submitted qualifications would be organized. Applicants were ranked according to a total number of points received by the Art Design Board and then grouped into Low,Mid, and High scores for further review. Mr. Olmedo-Gonzalez reviewed the selection criteria and project background. The Pre-Qualified Artist Pool is open to all artists and artist-led teams residing in Utah and applicants would be considered according to the criteria outlined in the original Request for Qualifications. This selection criteria is for both new applicants and"re-applicants"(applicants who were previously in the 2020-2022 Artist Pool who would like to remain in the new Artist Pool). Ms. Felicia Baca related the goals of the Salt Lake City Arts Council to the Board. She encouraged Board members present that it is not possible for all artists on the Pool to receive commissions for the City, so decisions on who is accepted or not should take on a generous outlook of their potential and ability to handle big projects.Ultimately,the Pool is meant to be as much a resource to the community as it is to the Public Art Program. The Pool should reflect a range of skillsets and support emerging artists as much as established artists. Mr. Alejandro Moya had concerns over differences in how artists were scored originally versus how the Board would be reviewing artists for final selection,keeping in mind the goals that Ms. Baca outlined. Ms. Baca encouraged the Board to balance personal preference for aesthetics with a more holistic view of each applicant's submission—the goal being to select artists based on whether they could take on commissions by other entities,not just the Salt Lake City Arts Council. B.) Re-applications from artists currently represented in the 2020-2022 Pool: Mr. Moya expressed the need to re-consider the process of re-applicants in future iterations of the Pool by examining the need for limits on how many times an artist can be accepted into the Pool consecutively. Ms. Baca mentioned that since the Salt Lake City Public Art scene is still very young and emerging,this will not be necessary today but is something that can be considered in a future date if the number of artists being considered became overwhelming. Ms. Tiffini Porter opined that since none of the re-applicants had lower scores and there seemed to be no issues encountered with working with any of them,it would be most efficient and sensible to allow all re-applicants to be included in the Pool. The Board agreed that unless there were any extenuating circumstances or incidents of artist re-applicants not meeting expectations; all re-applicants would be selected for inclusion into the 2023—2025 Pool. C.) New applications to the 2023-2025 Pool: Ms. Alavez briefly showcased applications who received no scores or only one point total. Ms. Porter pointed out that since there was a consensus among the Board that these applicants did not meet the selection criteria, detailed review and consideration of these applicants would only be done if the Board felt the finalists were lacking in showcasing a range of mediums and styles. Ms. Alavez showcased the applications that received low scores. All applicants were reviewed with only a handful of applicants that stood out for further deliberation. Board members discussed the merits and demerits of these applicants who all received mixed scores. Mr. Olmedo-Gonzalez suggested looking over the high scores and to come back to the applicants the Board was on the fence about at the end before making a definitive decision. Ms. Alavez showcased applications that had received the highest scores. The Board agreed that all of the high scores clearly exhibited high quality work and should be included in the 2023—2025 Pool. Ms. Porter noted that looking at the high scores provided a much clearer juxtaposition of good quality work to compare other candidates to. Finally,Ms. Alavez showcased applications that had received mixed scores—or that had ranked in the middle of the spectrum in between the low and high scores. Mr. Moya and Ms. Porter emphasized that there should be a consistency in judging these applicants.Ms. Baca also clarified that there was not a specific quote of applicants that needed to be represented in the Pool. The Board agreed it best to review each applicant and eliminate any applicants,Board members did not feel strongly about with an emphasis on selecting applicants that would diversify the mediums and/or styles currently represented in the Pool. D.) 2023-2025 Pool Selection: Mr. Olmedo- Gonzalez reviewed the list of finalists that included the 11 artists who had high scores, the 20 re-applicants from the previous year's artist Pool, 15 of the mid-ranked scores,and one artist from the lower scores. The artists selected for inclusion into the 2023-2025 Prequalified Artist Pool(in alphabetical order by last name) are as follows: Kevin Arthofer Chuck Berrett Alexander Billany Liberty Blake Trent Call Elizabeth Carrington Shu Ann Chen Day Christensen Humberto Sanchez Conejo Fred Conlon Traci O'very Covey Trevor Dahl Cara Despain Mason Fetzer Karl Hale Cara Jean Hall Isaac Hastings Jann Haworth Paul Heath Myles Howell Michael Hirshon Lindsay Huss In Theory Art Collective Valerie Jar Sarinda Jones Lenka Konopasek Chuck Landvatter Jiyoun Lee-Lodge Jason Manley Matt Monsoon Michael M. Murdock Evan Jed Memmott Moonlyon Arts Caroline Nilsson Emily Plewe Gregory Ragland Andrew Rice Horacio Rodriguez Roots Art Kollective Heath Satow Josh Scheuerman Smock&Roll Ashley Kinser Joseph Toney Kalani Tonga Tukuafu Jerrin Wagstaff Sri Whipple Ms. Maisch motioned to approve this selection of 47 artists and artist-led teams. Mr. Moya seconded the motion. All others voted in favor. III. Approval of December 7th,2022 Minutes Ms. Maisch motioned to approve the minutes as written. Ms. Porter seconded the motion. All others voted in favor. IV. Public Comment None V. Other Business/Adjourn Ms. Maisch motioned to close the meeting. Ms. Porter seconded the motion. All other voted in favor.