HomeMy WebLinkAboutArts & Culture - 2002-10-08 ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITFEE
Tuesday October 8, 2002 - 4:00 p.m.
CITY OF KITCHENER
The Arts and Culture Advisory Committee met this date, chaired by Michael Galloway, with the following members
present: Ron Green (Co-Chair), Martin DeGroot, Robyn Schuller, Mike Peng, Tsabella Stefanescu, Sher DiCiccio,
Nicholas Rees, Peter Hinchcliffe, Erina Harris, Lori Palubeski.
1. WELCOME AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 2002
A motion was made by Ron Green to approve the minutes from the September meeting. All were in
favour; carried.
DELEGATION: Nicholas Rees
· Another artifact has been added to the collection: A punch press, unveiled at King and Francis Sts.
during Downtown Kitchener week in September. The idea is to create a "museum without walls" on a
walking tour of Downtown showcasing the artifacts.
· An application has been made for an HRDC grant to hire 3 people: one to design a website, one to
work with Erina in Community Services Department on the Artifacts Project (shared time) and one to
work with KPL and the Waterloo Historical Society.
· Two new artifacts have been added to the collection. An old sewing machine is displayed in the
window of the CAO's office viewable to people outside the building. The second artifact is an antique
transformer that will be displayed near the new parking garage to be built on Charles Street. Also,
Economic Development is budgeting dollars to fix up a space at 156 King Street that will be used to
display different artifacts every few months.
· The Kaufman steam engine, Hazel, has been unofficially donated to and received by the City although
it still needs to be officially accepted by City Council. A committee was formed to discuss what is to be
done with the engine, a fully working model and the keystone of the Artifacts Project. Babcock and
Wilcox (formerly Goldie McCullough, the makers of the engine) may be approached to see if they are
interested in providing funding for restoration. As well, a shoe lathe has been purchased that could be
displayed alongside the engine.
3.2
3.3
BUSINESS ARISING
Live-Work Space Update- Erina/Isabella
This item will be deferred to the November meeting.
CSC Report: A Sequel to Culture Plan - Lori
· $ are needed to support this - not a lot of budget $ available now.
· Request input from ACAC.
· Waterloo is looking at their plan - maybe work together?
· The Regional Foundation probably wouldn't give to municipalities - wouldn't fit with the mandate of
the Foundation.
· Could be added to annual operating budget.
· Makes sense to do the plan in a joint fashion with Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge - would they be
interested in joining together?
· Maybe consult with Donna Cardinal?
· Show strat plan clip re downtown Kitchener at the next meeting to give a visual indication of what's
been discussed.
· Talk to Economic Development to see if they have something to contribute.
ACTION: Lori to pursue.
Regional Arts, Culture & Heritage Master Plan - Martin
· Presented at Regional CSC. Felt townships weren't recognized.
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4.0
4.1
NEW BUSINESS
Kitchener Collegiate Institute - Erina
· KCI is hosting an Open House om November 2 from 12:00 moore to 4:00 pm to celebrate the 150m year
anniversary of the school. Staff and students will showcase a display on the history of the school. The
public is welcome.
5.0
5.1
REPORTS
PAWG Report - Isabella
a) The minutes from the last PAWG meeting are not available yet, but will be included with the minutes
from this meeting (see attached).
b) Repairs are being made to Animanimus.
c) PAWG has a new member- Elena Wiersma, University of Waterloo.
d) Handout
e) Thanks to Brian Scott, Shelley Adams and Randy Brubacher for their help with the 7m Annual
Contemporary Art Forum. The event was very well received this year. There was excellent media
coverage - Fast Forward named it one of the most exciting shows in Canada. Volunteers contributed
3500 hours helping to make the event the success that it was. Thanks go to the City for its support.
Followup issues will be addressed for next year.
ACTION: Mike G will e-mail comments he has received to Isabella for discussion with PAWG.
5.2
5.3
5.3.1
5.3.2
DAC Report
No report.
Staff Reports
Erina Harris
(i) The Studio Tour was held this past weekend and it was very successful and professional.
(ii) A copy of a letter from Robert Achtemichuk was circulated. Robert requested that a copy of the
letter be presented to ACAC in order to bring the committee up-to-date on some issues that PAWG
has identified surrounding the 1% for Art policy process. Frank Pizzuto will be attending the
October 15m PAWG meeting to address the committee's concerns.
Don Chapman (presented by Lori & Erina in Don's absence)
(i) MFA
32 Master of Fine Arts students organized a show of their work at the Kaufman Building - this
coincided with CAFKA.
(ii)
Word on the Street
This event, held on September 29 in Victoria Park, was a great success. The event was City-staff
driven and Kitchener is the only municipality in Canada to participate - all of the other events are
all volunteer-driven. Excellent feedback received from all involved.
(iii)
Arts in the Mid-Sized City Symposium
Staff and several members of ACAC attended this symposium hosted by 3udith Hill and Robert Reid
from the University of Waterloo. The purpose of the symposium was to bring together "arts
workers" and artists in an informal gathering to create linkages and begin discussions on the arts
in our community. The first symposium was for visual artists and then will be several other art
disciplines invited to attend additional symposiums in the near future.
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6.0
6.1
OTHER
Doors Open Ontario - Erina
Erina distributed information about this initiative and asked if it was something members felt should be
pursued. There is a $1500 (annual) registration fee that may be covered by the Region. The Heritage
Committee is interested in being involved.
ACAC committee members answered questions (the same questions forwarded to Heritage Committee
members) indicating interest in the project, interest in some volunteer involvement and site designation.
The City cannot commit to funding this or leading the Project but would like to further discuss this with the
Region and the developing working group.
ACTION:
Erina will forward all feedback to Tom Reitz at the Region and will keep ACAC updated.
7.0
ADIOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday November 20 starting at ~h00 pm in the Schmaltz Room.
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