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Home My WebLink AboutArts & Culture - 2015-01-20 ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES JANUARY 20, 2015CITY OF KITCHENER PRESENT:Wayne Addison Judy Allred Mark Derro Danielle Deveau Dave Schnider Shirley Madill Shantal Myers Eric Rumble Kristy Smith Kate Swift Sam Varteniuk Dayna Walls Linda Zensner REGRETS:Alana Bell D. Morton STAFF:Silvia DiDonato, Manager, Arts/Culture Carrie Kozlowski, Recording Secretary Dianna Saunderson, Committee Administrator, Finance and Corporate Services CALL TO ORDER: Silvia DiDonato 1.0Acceptance of agenda Agenda accepted as circulated 2.0Declaration of conflict of interest None INFORMATION ITEMS 3.0Welcome and round-table introductions Committee members and staff introduced themselves. 4.0Committee Chair and Vice Chair nominations Danielle Deveau elected as Chair. Kristy Smith elected as Vice-Chair. Danielle Deveau chaired the rest of the meeting 5.0Committee training: Dianna Saunderson Committee role:An advisorycommittee. Advise staff and make recommendations to council as specified in committee terms of reference. Advisory Committees do not supervise staff, but can advise staff about ongoing activities. Focus: review issues within area of purview; identify priority issues; promote or update proposals to strengthen policy; liaise between city and community. Responsibilities: fulfill the committee’s mandate; respect due process; demonstrate respect; give fair consideration to other viewpoints; demonstrate due diligence and professionalism; conform to relevant legislation; contribute meaningfully and offer constructive comments; immediately divulge any conflict of interest situations. Relationship:committee recommendations are made to the Community and Infrastructure Services Standing Committee by written report, authorized by resolution and passed by a majority; Council always makes final decisions. General:Quorum is 5 members. If a member declares a conflict of interest, this does not affect quorum. No subcommittee can have more than 5 members participating. In case the 1 January 2015-ACAC Minutes ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES JANUARY 20, 2015CITY OF KITCHENER committee needs to vote on an item, a tie vote is the same as a loss. An abstention is the same as a negative vote. It is up to each member to determine if a conflict of interest exists. However, the member can offer their situation to the committee as a whole to determine if a conflict of interest situation exists. ACTION: Staff to provide the committee with the Committee Code of Conduct. 6.0Overview of Arts/Culture at City of Kitchener: Silvia DiDonato Arts/Culture, Special Events, the Market, Downtown Development and Business Development are all sections within the Economic Development department. The Arts/Culture unit’s areas of responsibility are as follows: Arts Program Delivery (public art program (including pilot community led public art program), Industrial Artifacts Program, Artist in Residence, Berlin Tower ARTSPACE, Rotunda Gallery, Youth Video Contest). Creative Industries/Arts Business Development (Music Cluster, Film and Media Cluster, Maker Space, Design Cluster, Theatre Cluster) Strategic Planning (Arts & Culture Strategy 2015) Community Partnership(Region arts investment review 2015, Centre in the Square Review, Liaison with arts organizations in the region, ArtsVest Ontario, Programs through other levels of government) Municipal Process: (Arts/Culture Advisory Committee (ACAC), Public Art Working Group, Council reports, Budget and administration, Marketing, Community Investment Strategy) DISCUSSION ITEMS 7.0Committee appointments: all th Economic Development Advisory Committee cross appointment(4Wednesday of each month, 11am-1pm): Shantal Myersappointed th Downtown Action and Advisory Committee cross appointment (4Thursday of each month, 4-6pm):Linda Zensnerappointed nd Public Art Working Group cross appointment (2Monday of each month, 5-7pm) Shirley Madillappointed, Judy Allred to act as back up. 8.0Reports to Council: Silvia DiDonato On a motion made by Kate Swift: “That Janice Lee be appointed as the 2015 City of Kitchener Artist in Residence with her project, “Folk Myths of Kitchener.”MOTION CARRIED Discussion: The Public Art Working Group selected Janice Lee as the 2015 artist in residence. Her proposal, titled “Folk Myths of Kitchener”, will engage Kitchener residents in the making of collaborative video poems about the Market, Downtown, Kitchener Public Libraries and the Iron Horse Trail. By creating new folk stories with participation from residents, Janice will create a mythology and magic surrounding the richness of life in Kitchener. Report going forward to committee of council on March 9. 9.0Arts/Culture priorities, 2015: all The past ACAC identified the following ongoing priorities: Arts & culture strategy/culture plan Supporting the development of a music cluster Encouraging the development of a music, media, maker space Facilitating the development of a process to guide community led public artprojects. 2 January 2015-ACAC Minutes ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES JANUARY 20, 2015CITY OF KITCHENER Member suggestions: Influence understanding of the value inherent in the arts: While acknowledging that the arts should make an effort to achieve sustainability, ACAC could promote an understanding that there is value to the arts (i.e., quality of life) beyond the financial. The definition of success in the arts differs from business. Advocate for operational funding: Try to influence funders to provide modest funding for the operations of arts organizations(rather than providing only project funding). By funding projects, funders actually dilute an organizations capacity to complete projects inprocess. Explore the ‘no money, no space, great talent’ conundrum. Find ways to support the arts as tech has been supported in our community. Encourage collaboration:find ways to foster meaningful, mutually beneficial collaboration between artists and the tech sector Find ways to facilitate business sponsorship of the arts: Building on ArtsVest Ontario program of matching funding recognize that small businesses are more likely support arts organizations when their sponsorship donations are matched. Mark Canada’s 150th: Explore ways to celebrate Canada’s 150 birthday through arts and culture initiatives in the region. Continue region-wide joint arts/culture advisory committee meetings: continue joint meetings, and include Creative Enterprise Initiative. Foster grassroots arts initiatives: provide tools for community groups to deliver events. Encourage events throughout the city, even in the suburbs to build neighbourhoods. Learn more about ‘event in a box’ concept: staff now formalizing a toolbox/checklist for groups interested in planning an event Consider audience development: how to engage youth and encourage attendance at events. How to get the word out about events (promotion) Monitor mapping of cultural resources and activities. Should be done on a regional basis. ACTION: staff to provide more information about ‘event in a box’ at a future meeting. ACTION: staff to invite Eyego to the Arts to present at ACAC ACTION: staff to revisit past ACAC’s long term strategies to determine if any have traction. 10.0Members’ news Conestoga College:completed a new wing for 5 programs which address the business side to being an artist and making a business plan. Also offering a 360 degree of music program (at Kitchener Studio Project, a 4 year program). The Boathouse:on Jubilee Drive has reopened as a venue. KW Art Gallery: two exhibits now open, An Te Liu’sIn Absentia, and Shirin Neshat’s Soliloquy. THEMUSEUM:Unwrapping Egypt exhibit closing. The Brushoff painting competition takes place on January 24. Next exhibit: Naked(Nudes from the Canada Council Art Bank) Night\Shift: screening of films, including one filmed by 12 Angry Filmmakers at Night\Shift on Nov 1, 2014 will take place at KW Art Gallery on February 27. Registry Theatre: Vital Transformation, a tribute to the Mahavishnu Orchestra takes place Jan 24, 8pm. Round 2 of the Berlin Shorts short film competition takes place on Jan 29. Homer Watson House and Gallery: Genesis,an exhibit by Eastwood Collegiate graduating class now on. Next up: Ye Han, Todd Manuel, Richard McDonald exhibit from January 31 to March 15. Dr. Richard Shipley lunch and learn lecture titled ‘Canada: Older Than You Think’ on Feb 12, 12-1pm ADJOURNMENT: The chair adjourned the meeting at 5:55 pm Next meeting date: Tuesday, February 17, 4-6pm, Conestoga Room, ground floor, Kitchener city hall 3 January 2015-ACAC Minutes