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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/2025 - Meeting Minutes May 21St, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD MEETING (Anchor location: 54 Finch Lane Gallery)5:30 —7:00 P.M. https://uso2web.zoom.uslj/8735i967257?pwd=TmsK2400YIBAQQNGHzgPND--P—WAdChX.i *Due to unforeseen technical difficulties,the recording of the May board meeting is unavailable.In consultation with the Salt Lake City Recorder's Office and the Boards and Commissions Division,it has been confirmed that these written minutes shall serve as the official and formal record of the meeting Board Members in Attendance: Susan Rickman Lana Taylor Travis English Matt Coles Eugenie Hero Jaffe C-Moc Sandoval Sabrina Martinez Kathy Davis Online: Caitlin Tursic Gabriella Huggins Excused: Jeff Driggs Hannah Nielsen Ryan Canter Iggy Rosenberg Council/City Staff/Public: Felicia Baca,Arts Council Executive Director Laurel Cannon Alder,Arts Council Deputy Director Lindsey Day,Art Council Office Facilitator Syliva Richards,City Council Liaison AGENDA I. Call to Order and Welcome Guests&Introductions Ms. Rickman called the meeting to order and welcomed guests and board members. II. Mission Moment(Future events&SLC worthy recognition) The board discussed the latest arts&culture events they have attended around the city and look forward to attending in the future. The Arts Council staff also reminded the board about the spreadsheet created to track upcoming arts council events and what other board members would be attending. Many board members attended the Living Traditions Festival, Kilby Block Party, Utah Opera and Symphony and various theater performances over the past month. III. Approve Board Meeting Minutes —April 2025 (Action) Ms. Koles-Rickman put forth the motion to approve the minutes of the April meeting. Ms. Taylor moved to approve,the motion was seconded by Mr. Sandoval.The motion carried unanimously with all members present voting in favor, except Ms. Davis and Ms. Martinez,who abstained. MISSION: To promote,present and support artists and arts organizations in order to facilitate the development of the arts and expand awareness, access, and engagement. IV. Management Program/Administrative Updates-Felicia Baca i. General Program Management Updates a. Ms. Baca reports that the Arts Council executed Living Traditions Festival last weekend. Living Traditions saw a $1ok decline in NEA funding this year but projected $1ok over corporate and Foundation fundraising goal to stay on target. The festival experienced cold,rainy and windy weather and likely competed with Kilby Block party for attendees, but despite these impediments the festival met their revenue goal. b. Last month,Todd Obendorfer, Finch Lane Gallery Manager,partnered with Springboard to successfully execute three professional development courses for emerging artists. All three events were at max capacity and received excellent reviews. c. The Public Art Program hosted Matthew Mazzotta for several"Living Room"outreach sessions regarding the Glendale Regional Park commission. These sessions were meant to gather community feedback on the upcoming public art installation at Glendale Park. d. The Wake the Great Salt Lake Bloomberg project has remained active, recently hosting the 'Billboard Bash' event and featuring the 'Hope Line'installation at the Kilby Block Party.Additionally,the team welcomed members of the Signature Commission Artist group for a site visit. Further details, including the announcement of the selected artist, will be shared soon. e. Ms. Baca shared that the mayor's administration has proposed the Arts Council move from Economic Development to a new department, Communities and Neighborhoods (CAN). This proposal is expected to be voted on by City Council in the coming weeks and if approved, effective July 1, 2025. IV.Budget/Financials a. Review of Financials: Caitlin Tursic i. Ms.Tursic provided a review of the financials—we saw larger expenditures due to the Living Traditions festival execution but nothing out of the ordinary. Overall financials are in good standing. b. Budget Amendment i. Ms. Baca provided an overview of proposed budget amendment changes. High level overview included increased rental income from the Art Barn, increased expense in City Grants for annual grants software that was previously omitted, a reduction in salaries and wages from temporary Marketing staff vacancy, reduction in General Insurance and Unemployment projections, exceeded fundraising goals for Wake, reduced income from ticket sales for Twilight. For more information full details were provided to the board and uploaded to the Public Notice Website and City Laserfiche records retention. ii. Ms. Taylor moved to approve the proposed changes,Ms. Davis seconded the motion, there being no objections,the motion carried unanimously and the amended budget passes. V. Board a. Artist in the Classroom Grant(Action) i. Ms. Campbell provided an overview of eight(8)grants put forth by the Grants Committee for approval by the board. Each grant awarded is $3000 totaling $24,000. One new artist applied in this grant category. Four of the schools are located in Districts 1 or 2. Applicants were scored by a Grants Committee made up of board members and community members on areas of Artist Qualifications, Residency Description,Arts Instruction and Team Approach. I Mr. Coles moved to approve all grantee recommendations as presented.The motion was seconded by Mr. Sandoval.There being no objections,the motion carried unanimously, and all grants shall be awarded to the selected applicants. b. Executive Committee Nominations i. Ms. Huggins, member of the Nominating and Governance Committee,put forth nominations for the Executive Committee including the following changes: MISSION: Topromote,present andsupport artists and arts organizations in order to_facilitate the development of the arts and expand awareness, access, and engagement. 1. President: Matthew Coles(effective July 1 at the conclusion of Susan's Rickman's term) 2. Vice President: Travis English(taking over immediately for Torlee Nenbe,who has moved out of state) 3. Treasurer: Caitlin Tursic(no change) 4. Secretary: Cuathemoc(C-Moc) Sandoval (taking over immediately for Thomas Kesslinger,who stepped down) 5. At-Large: Ignacio Rosenberg(taking over immediately for Travis English who is moving into the VP position) ii. Ms.Jaffe moved to approve the Executive Committee recommendations as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms.Taylor. There being no objections,the motion carried unanimously, and all positions were filled accordingly. c. Grant Committee Nomination i. Ms. Huggins,member of the Nominating and Governance Committee,put forth the nomination for Ryan Canter to join the Grants committee.The committee was in need for one more board member to support. ii. Ms. Davis moved to approve the item as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Martinez.There being no objections,the motion passed unanimously VI.Public Comment No public comment VIII.Other Business No other business is discussed The board did not put forth a formal motion to adjourn the meeting;however,the meeting was adjourned without objection. *The Salt Lake City Arts Council Board reserves the right to act on any agenda items. MISSION: To promote,present and support artists and arts organizations in order to facilitate the development of the arts and expand awareness, access, and engagement.