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Salt Lake County

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Arts & Culture Advisory Board Meeting minutes

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Arts

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Event Start Date & Time

September 28, 2023 11:30 AM

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September 28, 2023 01:00 PM

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ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES Arts & Culture Advisory Board Meeting Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 11:30 am Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Rose Room or Cisco WebEx Meeting Board Members: Bing Fang, Essie Soul (Vice Chair), Megan West, Ryan Riches (Chair), Erik Christiansen, Maria Chumbita-Garcia, Dheeraj Reddy, Wes Long, Natosha Washington, Don Tingey, Cody Goetz, Amanda Mulia, Jorge Rodriguez, Dustin Lewis Attendees: Amanda Mulia, Cody Goetz, Don Tingey, Erik Christiansen, Wes Long, Jorge Rodriguez, Ryan Riches, Dustin Lewis, Maria Chumbita-Garcia, Dheeraj Reddy, Bing Fang Staff Members and Guests: Matt Castillo, Jenn Niedfeldt, Jacquelynn Jones, Melinda Cavallaro, Angela Vanderwell, Jeff Gwilliam, Kate Ithurralde, Ann Bernstein 1. Welcome - Ryan Riches welcomed everyone; meeting called to order at 11:31am. 2. Review of Public Comments - No public comments. 3. Welcome guests- No guests. 4. Action Item: Approve July 27, 2023, meeting minutes. Mr. Riches moved motion to approve the minutes, Mr. Christiansen moved motion to second. Unanimously approved. 5. Board Business - Matt Castillo Mr. Castillo advised the Board of Recruitment Updates, Jesus R. Jimenez-Vivanco's application is still waiting for approval from the Council and Mayor. 6. Action Item: Visual Art Collection 2023 Acquisition Recommendations - Kate Ithurralde, Ann Bernstein Ms. Ithurralde introduced Ms. Bernstein to the Board. Ms. Bernstein explained how the acquisition process works and the guidelines the committee uses. All Artists the committee considers must have a Utah connection. Committee is responsible to meet the Artist and see their works. Artists hold work until the Board approves it for the collection. Artists view it as an honor to be considered by the committee. She presented a slide presentation showing each recommended work. These slides were sent in an email to the Board prior to this meeting. Cara Jean Hall -Sunbeams Through Aspen. Roots Art Kollective - Paloma De la Paz. Gary Vlasic - Devotion Series #22. Nataly Welch - Welga. Zaida Machado - Beauty and Pride, Maria, Tzotzil. Liberty Blake - As Water Retreats Great Salt Lake Tideline series. Matthew Choberka - Daydream Believer. Maddison Colvin - Crinolines, Flax, Cicada, Heap. Wren Ross - Star Atlas. Bianca Velasquez - What Haunts You the Most. Scott Tuckfield - Any Given Moment. Ai Ya/Shiya Zenh - Utah Asian Businesses, Offerings, Ceramic. Mitsu Salmon - Desert Turtle. The total price for all these pieces is $24,855. The Remaining $145 will be given to Mitsu Salmon to add subtitles to her video piece since the work will be in a public place and will have a headset for the public to view. A discussion followed about the collection and questions were asked about what is being done to promote the collection to the public. Ms. Ithurralde and Mrs. Castillo advised the Borad of a few ideas; traveling exhibits and putting on a mini exhibit by theme. Ms. Ithurralde is working on obtaining data for how many people view the art collection. Mr. Goetz advised of some ideas, and Ms. Ithurralde asked for them to meet to collaborate on them. Mr. Riches moved motion to approve acquisition recommendations, Mr. Fang moved motion to second. Unanimously approved. 7. Resident Review Preview and Responsibilities - Melinda Cavallaro Ms. Cavallaro advised the Board that beginning next year the Residents will be going through a review process. Board members will be asked to volunteer for this committee; Mr. Tingey, Ms. Chumbita-Garica, and Mr. Fang were previously on this committee. We have eight Residents; each committee member will take two residents for this review. The assigned committee member will make a site visit and have a chat with the Resident's leaders, hopefully get insight into what is working, what isn't working. What it's like working with Arts & Culture staff, what can be done better, etc. The Resident will submit a written report to present to the Board, and the Board will be able to ask questions. This report will go to Mr. Castillo, Council and Mayor. We wanted the Board to have this overview of this process since in the November meeting we will ask for Board members to volunteer for this committee, and vote on committee members. 8. Arts & Culture 2024 Proposed Operating Budget - Matt Castillo Mr. Castillo emailed the board members a summary of 2024 Budget initiatives prior to this meeting. During the meeting a slide was presented with the TRCC fund 185 2023 budget report. This was compared to the 2024 requested budget. Information on each item and amounts were explained to the Board members on the list below: Building Operations Ture-up: $67,500 Facilities Labor Rate Increase: $67,000 Community Engagement time Limited: $35,000 Booking Coordinator: $77,475 Engagement & Activations Mgr. Time limited $110,100 MVPAC Ops FTE: $72,202 Arts in Public Places Visual Arts Maintenance: $16,700 Art Tix Asst Ticketing Ops Mgr.: $0 Arts in Public Places Appraisal: $60,000 A discussion ensued about the budget, questions were asked and answered. Mr. Castillo also advised of Eccles Building Operating Budget, asked Board to look at this packet that was also sent to them prior to this meeting. If anyone has any questions they were invited to reach out to Mr. Castillo, and he would explain. Summer Arts Installation: $41,125 Booking Coordinator: $8,717 Art Tix Asst. Ticketing Ops. Mgr.: $0 Donor/Sponsor Fulfillment Cost: $0 Spanish Language Music Series: $0 Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) ZAP Education & Outreach: $25,000 9. Director Updates - Matt Castillo Facility Planning - Mr. Castillo mentioned the master plan for Abravanel Hall is moving forward, as well as the Southwest Performing Arts Center. We plan to hold community engagement meetings and will be looking to the Board for their insight on the Southwest Performing Arts Center. Summer Events Wrap - More detailed information will be presented in the November meeting. All events were very successful, these events are gaining momentum and attracting more attendees. ZAP summer passport kicked off this year after being sidelined by Covid for the last few years. It was a huge success, the final event was held at Wheeler Farm, we had several sponsors join this event. Save the Date - Board Appreciation Event - Dec 7 at UMOCA. We will be sending out an official invitation to each Board member. Board members from the other Boards will also be invited to attend. We would like members to socialize. 10. Art Event Discussion - no discussion 11. Adjourn- Ryan Riches adjourned the meeting at 12:43pm. Board members were invited to tour Rose Wagner. Mission Support arts and culture in Salt Lake County with premiere Spaces, Places, and Services. Values 1. Foster arts and culture county-wide 2. Good stewards of public venues and funds 3. Provide an exceptional patron experience. 4. Support Resident arts groups with a home to create, work, and perform. Arts & Culture Advisory Board Committee Assignments - Executive Committee (Chair & Vice Chair - renews annually) o Ryan Riches - Chair o Essie Shaw - Vice Chair - Resident Review Committee (3-5 members - renews every three years) o Bing Fang - Chair o Don Tingey o Maria Chumbita-Garcia - Art Selection Committee (1 member - renews annually) o Daphne Williams - Nominating Committee (2-3 members - renews annually) o Daphne Williams o Essie Shaw o Megan West - ZAP Tier 1 Review Board (1 member - renews annually) o Don Tingey - ZAP Tier 2 Review Board (1-2 members - renews annually) o Brian Van Ausdal o Ryan Riches People with disabilities should make requests for reasonable accommodation at least 48 hours in advance to attend this meeting. Accommodations may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids. Arts & Culture Advisory Board meetings are held in accessible facilities. For questions, requests, or additional information, please contact Krystal at 385-468-1014. In accordance with Division by-laws, Board Members may attend Board Meetings and give consent to action items electronically.

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Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 W 300 So.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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Jacque Jones

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jjones@slco.org

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(385)468-1014

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September 28, 2023 04:24 PM

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June 26, 2024 09:35 AM

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