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ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 CITY OF KITCHENER
PRESENT: Jennifer Breithaupt REGRETS: Juan Bohorquez
Alison Burkett Tracy Smith
Len Carter Councillor Galloway
Peter Hammond
Ann MacKenzie-Martino STAFF: Cheryl York, Arts/Culture Coordinator
Lawrence McNaught Carrie Kozlowski, Recording Secretary
Helena Redshaw
Julie Robbescheuten GUESTS: Gabrielle Clermont, Treehaus
Kathleen Sheehy Holde Gerlach
CALL TO ORDER Jennifer Breithaupt, Chair
1.0 Acceptance of Agenda
Agenda accepted as circulated
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2.0Acceptance of August 17, 2010 Minutes
Minutes accepted as circulated
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DELEGATION
3.0Treehaus, Gabrielle Clermont
Treehaus: a collaborative administrative workspace
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Not for profit; volunteer board of directors
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Opened July 2010
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Location: Downtown Kitchener, 260 King St. W, above Shopper’s Drug Mart
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Co-founders: Natalie MacNeil and Gabrielle Clermont
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Provides workspace, facilitates shared resources and a collaborative community experience
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Membership options (includes wireless internet, no telephone):
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Pay As You Go, $20/day (common desk space)
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Resident Lite, $157/month (access to common desk space up to 10 days a month)
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Resident, $197/month (full time desk)
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Member without space: $50/year, able to attend workshops
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Meeting rooms/boardrooms (capacity: 10) available for booking (free to residents)
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Fully rented (18 residents representing 14 organizations). Tenants include Numus, KW Arts
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Awards, web designers, animators, game developers, charities…
Treehaus ideas for future:
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Provide incubator space for arts organizations (subsidized)
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Develop a curatorship/mentorship program—capitalize on available wall space to
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feature exhibitions and integrate into arts community
Provide temporary office space downtown for festivals taking place in the core.
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Treehaus is membership driven, so future plans will depend on needs of members
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18 residents, representing 14 orgs
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Building owner (Bernie Neimer) considering adding a theatre to building in
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collaboration with the community. Could offer multifunctional event space
INFORMATION ITEMS
4.0Update on facilitated multicultural discussion: staff
Participants: representatives of Multicultural Cinema Club, Multicultural Centre, MT Space,
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Neruda Productions, Waterloo Region Immigrant Employment Network, Waterloo Region Arts
Council, and YMCA.
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ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 CITY OF KITCHENER
Group has been working since May, exploring possibility of a mentorship program for
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newcomer artists. This is a recommendation from CulturePlan II. City facilitated all the
meetings/discussion.
Outcomes:
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Neruda Productions applied for KW Community Foundation grant to work
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independently on expanding their current activities serving newcomer artists
YMCA may work on initiatives adding mentoring for artists to the existing mentorship
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program
Findings:
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Mentors from the arts community are required
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Immigrant artists feel a need for a space to work/showcase their work. A rehearsal
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space—a multicultural multipurpose arts centre?
This need for a multiuse arts space comes up repeatedly in different contexts;
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related to ACAC’s identification of a priority for the future: a feasibility study as a
first step for a downtown multiuse arts centre
Group to meet again in 3-6months for status update
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5.0ACAC Achievements Report to Council: Jennifer Breithaupt
Jennifer Breithaupt presented ACAC’s report on achievements to Community Services
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Committee (CSC) on September 13.
CSC responded positively
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Highlights:
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ACAC’s CPII accomplishments
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Mentorship initiative for newcomer artists
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Arts and media relations
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Networking opportunities
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Youth membership on committee
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ACAC’s priorities for future CulturePlan implementation
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Define city’s roles in arts and cuture development
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Develop strategies for youth in arts and culture
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Downtown multiuse arts centre feasibility study
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Arts and culture cluster development strategy in partnership with others
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Audience development
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CSC asked questions about the recommendation, “to develop a feasibility study as a first
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step for a downtown multiuse arts centre, ACAC to contribute to scope of study”.
Asked about what’s missing (rehearsal space)
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Councillor Gazzola (past ACAC member) praised the committee’s focused activities
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6.0Public Art Working Group (PAWG) Report: Cheryl York
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Artist in Residence Stefan Rose
Working on photography and poetry for Grand River Transit buses
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Reading at Word on the Street on Sunday, September 26
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Working on a video for ‘The Cube’ in November
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Rotunda Gallery will showcase his work in December
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Will submit a proposal to PAWG for a commissioned work ($5,000). Artist in
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residence commissions are one way the city acquires artworks for its collection.
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CAFKA
Received a Trillium Grant, and is working with Musagetes organization to present
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a lecture series in the Rotunda of city hall (Oct. 5, Nov 10)
Wants city to collaborate on a longer term temporary installation project as part
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of CAFKA 2011 event
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Student Video Competition—PAWG considering if it should be a national competition
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Public art projects
Country Hills Community Library: Jefferson Campbell Cooper’s piece, “In Time”
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to be installed this week (1500 Block Line Road)
Parking Garage Charles & Benton: Ted Fullerton’s work, “Pedestrian” to be
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installed in October
McLennan Park: Gerry Houghton’s work, “Moments” to be installed December or
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spring 2011
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Bullas Sculptures will be installed at Centre in the Square, floor needs reinforcement
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Rotunda Gallery 2011 exhibition competition: over 50 responses received. PAWG making
selections on October 12
7.0Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC) Report: Peter Hammond
Deadline for reapplication to advisory committees: October 1
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DAC evaluated its meeting format. Will continue with a 1 hour meetings followed by one
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hour of working groups
DAC will report to Council on the work of its sub groups/work groups
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DAC discussed: Google’s future location in the Lang Tannery, continued King Street
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reconstruction, regional rapid transit
DAC considered Civic District Urban Square:
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Located in civic district, atop the underground parking garage by Kitchener Public
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Library
Economic Development staff presented three themes for DAC to consider: an eye, a
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meandering river, and walls. Eye theme is preferred. Could feature a park, seating,
walkways, vending areas, public art. Ice rink, water features?
ACAC supports the integration of public art into the space; public art should be
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considered during the design phase, not added at the end of process
DAC received an update on the Downtown Strategic Plan:
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DAC’s focus continues to be: more residents, more retail, more vitality and more
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infrastructure.
ACAC’s identified priority for a feasibility study on a downtown multiuse arts centre
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is aligned with DAC’s objectives (more vitality, more infrastructure)
8.0Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Report: Len Carter
See DAC report above, similar items are on EDAC’s agenda
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ACAC’s identified priority for a feasibility study on a downtown multiuse arts centre is also
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aligned with EDAC’s objectives
ACTION: Len Carter (ACAC rep to EDAC), to ask EDAC for support or endorsement of ACAC’s
recommendation regarding a feasibility study for a downtown multiuse arts centre
ACTION: Peter Hammond, ACAC rep to DAC, to make same request of DAC
9.0Council Report: Kelly Galloway
No report in Councillor Galloway’s absence
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10.0Members’ Updates
Homer Watson House and Gallery: Opening reception on October 17 for exhibitions by
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Susan Spencer Gervais, Patricia Harris, and Cynthia Kemerer
Lost and Found Theatre: Young Company will present Romeo and Juliet at the Conrad
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centre, coming up
Registry Theatre: Classics at the Registry program started on September 19 with Baroque for
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the Birds. Features early music played on period instruments.
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ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 CITY OF KITCHENER
Saturday, September 25 features a folk concert with David Leask and Jeff Wiseman
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Kitchener Waterloo Musical Productions: Presents Footloose at the Centre in the Square
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November 18, 19, 20. See Ann Mackenzie Martino for discounted tickets prior to October 30.
ADJOURNMENT
The chair adjourned the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
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