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Arts & Culture Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

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Arts

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June 27, 2024 11:30 AM

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June 27, 2024 01:00 PM

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ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES Arts & Culture Advisory Board Meeting Thursday, June 27,2024 11:30 am Abravanel Hall, First Tier Room or Cisco WebEx Meeting Board Members: Bing Fang, Essie Soul (Chair), Megan West, Ryan Riches (Vice Chair), Erik Christiansen, Maria Chumbita-Garcia, Natosha Washington, Don Tingey, Cody Goetz, Amanda Mulia, Jorge Rodriguez, Dustin Lewis, Jesus Jimenez-Vivanco Attendees: Cody Goetz, Don Tingey, Ryan Riches, Dustin Lewis, Bing Fang, Amanda Mulia Staff Members and Guests: Matt Castillo, Jacquelynn Jones, Melinda Cavallaro, Kary Billings, Linda Smith, Jenn Niedfeldt, Samantha Thermos, Laura Price, Isaac Higham, Amy Taggart, Nicholas Cendese 1. Welcome - Mr. Riches welcomed everyone; the meeting was called to order at 11:31am. 2. Review of Public Comments - No public comments. 3. Action Item: Approve of April 25, 2024, May 23, 2024, and June 6,2024, meeting minutes. Quorum wasn't present, couldn't vote on meeting minutes. Will vote next meeting on approving the minutes. 4. Resident Review Presentation and Questions, Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation - Kary Billings (Executive Director) Mr. Billings gave a brief history of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, founded in 1976 by Paul Pollei. He shared a PowerPoint presentation with the Board. They received an advance ruling granting nonprofit status in May 1987 and full status in April 1990. He explained the organizational structure and how Bachuer relies on the support of volunteers to achieve its goals. The International competitions (bi-annual) have 40 - 60 families act as Host Homes. These host homes offer lodging, meals, rides, and moral support to the competitors. They are committed to supporting piano excellence through the performance of classical piano literature together with commissioned works. Their mission is to bring world-class piano experiences to global and local communities through transformative opportunities including competitions, festivals, concerts, and educational programs. No other organization, except for the Olympics, offers a diverse cultural exchange, this event is held every other year. This bi-annual competition attracts numerous notable performers and musical connoisseurs from all over the world. Key Changes program: Tomorrow on Abravanel Hall plaza will be a mini concert, these will be done throughout the summer. Turn old piano into works of art also displayed on Abravanel Hall plaza. The program impacts almost 20K children across Utah, by bringing world-class pianists to school settings, performing interactive concerts for students on Steinway grand pianos. Their goal is to reach out to more diverse communities of all economic and ethnicities. We give out vouchers to the students to attend with their parents. An international concert series takes place at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center from October 2024 to May 2025. The goal is to broaden support in ethnic communities as represented by the diversity of Bachauer laureates and performers. June 22-24,2025 is the international piano festival. Young pianists are invited to receive one-on-one training from esteemed educators. These students then participate in a student recital. They want to continue this goal of partnering with Utah Music Teachers Association. They have a diverse audience, music teachers, students, and lovers of classical solo piano music. Their outreach program is presented to a wide range of schools in Salt Lake City and the rest of the County. Title I funding helps them to reach out to ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse youth in our area. They are ADA compliant and offer free tickets to members of the Utah Council of the Blind. Bachauer present 3 distinct competitions for pianist: ages 11-14, 14-18, and 19-32. The winning participants in the 19-32 group perform in cities as Hamburg, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York City, and Salt Lake City. Mr. Billings gave details of each competition. Mr. Billings went over their three-year strategic plan mentioning a few goals. Connecting with young musicians: introducing student juries in their competitions. Outreach: Actively reach out to diverse communities and extend 'Piano Inspirato' program to more Title I schools. Online presence: Continue to update and refine their website, stream all events of the Artists Competition live in 2024. Partnership: Continue to collaborate with representatives from Utah and national universities and conservatories. Through these collaborations they aim to enrich the community. 50th Year Anniversary: in 2026 will honor legacy - historical documents, pictures, and stories for public display. Special anniversary concerts & galas. A question-and-answer period followed. 5. Resident Review Presentation and Questions, Repertory Dance Theatre - Linda Smith (Executive Director) and Nicholas Cendese (Assoc. Director) Ms. Smith and Mr. Cendese gave the Board a PowerPoint presentation. A video was shown to the Board that talks about their values. Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) has been around for 58 years, founded in 1966. A trio of dancers served as artistic coordinators; this laid the groundwork for RDT's shared leadership model. They are dedicated to advancing the understanding of dance as a critical form of communication. She explained their 2024-2025 season. They offer three auxiliary programs at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center: Ring around the Rose - interactive adventures for children and families. RDT's Link series - provides independent Salt Lake dance artists the opportunity to present concerts in partnership with RDT. Dance center on Broadway - offers in-person dance classes for community dancers aged 16 and older. They offer different classes per week. Have summer workshops and do Saturday workshops for professional dancers. RDT invest in their arts-in-education programs which are held in-person and virtually. This website serves as home for all past and newly developed online, arts learning content. It includes videos, performances, and downloadable learning content for K-12 grade learning. Bring professional dance to the community. Ms. Smith went over different programs they have, and how they support diversity by establishing a multicultural advisory committee to advise their leadership. She went over how they structured their ticket prices, so it doesn't create financial or cultural barriers for their audiences. They haven't raised ticket prices in years. This year they are offering a Tier system for ticket prices, following a national trend by other similar organizations. Their 3-5-year strategic plan includes: Engagement: addressing accessibility barriers, expanding their website 'dance to learn', and support and expand programs that serve underserved populations. Financial security: ensuring financial health through budgeting practices coupled with oversight by staff and board, offer living wages to staff, and increase individual, foundational, corporate support to increase the size of their endowment. Organizational Vitality: provide a safe working environment, continued training for all staff that supports team building and professional relationships between co-workers and the public. Artistic Legacy: will celebrate their 60th anniversary in 2025-2026 season, memorializing their history making it accessible to students, teachers, artists, patrons and researchers. Effective July 1, 2024, will transition staff and administrators to new leadership roles. RDT has started to partner with local charities and nonprofits whose mission, community-served, and/or values closely align with theirs. They appreciate the efforts made to keep Rose Wagner and other Arts & Culture venues affordable and cost efficient. RDT is apprehensive about the new sports and entertainment district, since it is a few blocks away from Rose Wagner, they feel all parties involved may not be considering the impact and effect it could have on Rose Wagner. A question-and-answer period followed. 6. Division Updates- a. Southwest Valley Arts Center Updates - Matt Castillo Mr. Castillo gave a brief update on the new sports and entertainment district, and said talks are ongoing. UMOCA was featured in a news article advising they could be in a rebuild either at the same location or possibly a new location. Mr. Castillo advised them of the challenges with the current building they are now in. Nothing has been decided, in the early stages of talks. Southwest Valley Arts Center - close to finalizing the plans. In the July Board meeting hope to bring detailed information to the Board. Went over the space sizes for the building. b. ZAP Summer Happenings - Samantha Thermos ZAP summer passport program has kicked off, the board was presented with a passport and Ms. Thermos explained how they have made updates to improve the event from last year. One notable update is it is open to all County residents, not just youth. Running from June 1- August 23,2024. This year we expanded the location to pick up a passport. August 23rd at Wheeler Farm will be the celebration of passports, family fun activities party. July 16 release- Impact report. This will give a description of what ZAP is, History of Program, Lots of information. Impact Program: Sessions have started to assist Tier I & II grantees. Will email out new ZAP video. c. Summer & Fall Community Engagement - Jenn Niedfeldt Ms. Niedfeldt gave a brief presentation on the upcoming events. SL Beats kicked off on June 22nd. June 28th Key changes concert at Abravanel Hall Plaza. SL Speaks starts July 12th at Eccles Grand Lobby. July 26th Key changes concert at Abravanel Hall Plaza. Westside CultureFest will be August 9th & 10th at Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center. August 20th Key changes concert at Abravanel Hall Plaza. Sept. 6 - Salt Lake Speaks - slam poetry exhibition. Sept. 22nd Voces en Bloom at McCarthey Plaza. Sept. 27th Key changes concert at Abravanel Hall Plaza. 7. Art Event Discussion - no time. 8. Adjourn- Mr. Riches adjourned meeting at 1:01pm Mission Support arts and culture in Salt Lake County with premiere Spaces, Places, and Services. Values 1. Foster arts and culture county-widrd e 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 Essie Soul - Chair o Ryan Riches - Vice Chair - Resident Review Committee (3-5 members - renews every three years) o Bing Fang o Don Tingey o Maria Chumbita-Garcia o Amanda Mulia o Cody Goetz o Erik Christiansen - Art Selection Committee (1 member - renews annually) o Jorge Rodriquez - Nominating Committee (2-3 members - renews annually) o Dustin Lewis 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 Ryan Riches o 2024 Advisory Board Meeting Schedule January 25 March 28 April 25 SPECIAL MEETING FOR RESIDENT REVIEWS May 23 June 6 SPECIAL MEETING FOR ABRAVANEL HALL June 27 SPECIAL MEETING FOR RESIDENT REVIEWS July 18 September 26 November 21 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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Abravanel Hall - 1st Tier Room
123 W So. Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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Jacque Jones

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June 27, 2024 02:13 PM

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July 18, 2024 02:40 PM

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