City of Urbana Arts and Culture Commission met September 13.
Here is the agenda as provided by the commission:
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM
The Urbana Arts and Culture Commission was called to order at 4:30 P.M by Sarah Buckman.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
a. August 09, 2022
A motion was set forth by Dr. Bianca Bailey. Motion seconded by Marc-Anthony Macon. Motion to approve the August 09, 2022 minutes passed with exceptions. 1. Alicia Rodriquez, Lori Fuller and Dr. Bianca Bailey were all in attendance on 08/09/2022 meeting.
3. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA
None.
4. PUBLIC INPUT
None
5. PRESENTATIONS
a. Staff Report
b. Grant Presentations
i. Robin Kearton of C4A-2022 Final Report
ii. William Villafore-2022
All final reports presented at this meeting will be made available on the Urbana Arts and Culture Commission meeting page for Tuesday September 13, 2022: www.urbanaillinois.us/node/9495
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Update on Interim Planning and Arts and Cultures Coordinator Position
City staff will give a brief overview of interim planning and the hiring process for the next Arts and Culture Coordinator.
Interim Plan and Hiring for Arts & Culture
Arts Grants FY23
Programming
o Poet Laureate
o Youth Poet Laureate
o Utility Box Murals
o Art in Transit
o Artist of the Corridor
o Young Artist Studio
o Mural by EKAH on Broadway Food Mall
Upcoming Events
o 9/9 – CU Black & African Arts Festival 2022
o 9/22-24 – Pygmalion
o 10/1 – Pridefest
o 10/20-22 C-U Folk and Roots Festival
o Thru 10/31 – Urbana Live! At the Rose Bowl
Commission Updates
o Commissioner Howard Schein and Commissioner Gonzalo Pinilla have both resigned.
o New City of Urbana email addresses for commissioners
7. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, Sarah Buckman adjourned the meeting at 5:16 p.m.
https://www.urbanaillinois.us/sites/default/files/attachments/09-13-2022%20APPROVED%20Minutes.pdf
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