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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.12.2025 MINUTES Museum Arts & Culture Board Minutes of the February 12, 2025 Museum Arts and Culture Board Meeting Page 1 of 3 Minutes of the February 12, 2025 Museum, Arts and Culture Board Meeting (Approved at the March 12, 2025 Board Meeting) The February meeting of the Oshkosh Public Museum (OPM) Museum, Arts and Culture (MAC) Board was held Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in the Galena Room of the Museum. Board President Vicky Redlin called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m. The roll was taken by Administrative Assistant Theresa Books. Present at Roll: Board Chair Vicky Redlin, Vice-Chair Rebecca Doe Brown, Board Member Becky Matzke, Alternate Carrie Olson. Mayor Matt Mugerauer arrived at 4:40. Excused: Board Member Drew Mueske, Alternate Erron Hundt With Mr. Mueske out, Chair Redlin appointed Ms. Olson. Also Present: Museum Director Anna Cannizzo, Assistant Director/Chief Curator Emily Rock, OPM Archivist Avis Seizert, City Attorney Lynn Lorenson and Administrative Assistant Theresa Books recording the Minutes. There were no citizen statements to the Board. Consent Agenda items included: A. Minutes of the January 8, 2025, Board Meeting B. Receipt and Filing Quarter 4 Reports for Museum Funds held at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation MOTION: Approve Consent Agenda (Matzke; second Brown) CARRIED: Yes (4) Brown, Matzke, Olson, Redlin Chair Redlin moved the Director’s Report to this part of the agenda so that Director Cannizzo could introduce a new staff member during this earlier time. Director Cannizzo began by reporting on facility updates. She reported that the Museum is scheduled to have its parking lots reconstructed beginning in 2025. City engineers are currently working on the designs with particular attention to greater accessibility for visitors, the addition of more parking stalls, and wider entrance/exits. Minutes of the February 12, 2025 Museum Arts and Culture Board Meeting Page 2 of 3 She reminded the Board that the Museum has quite a few construction projects in the works for this year, including: updated exterior signage to start sometime in spring, elevator modernization timeline is still TBD, the security camera upgrades are nearing completion, and additional work on the Museum exterior will begin in spring. Director Cannizzo noted that with the Waldwic Gallery project now completed, staff will be turning their attention in the coming months to planning the long-term exhibition Deep Roots, Growing City. This exhibit will continue the regional history interpretation from where it left off at the fur trade in the exhibition People of the Waters. She looks forward to sharing updates as the planning and design process moves along. Regarding staffing updates, Director Cannizzo and Assistant Director Emily Rock introduced Museum Archivist Avis Seizert and had her tell a little about herself. Avis reported that she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and History here in Oshkosh at UWO, then earned a Masters degree in Library and Information Science with an archives concentration through UW- Milwaukee. She has experience working in a number of library and archives settings including the UW-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center, the Neenah Public Library, a corporate library and archives, and most recently as the Local History and Genealogy Librarian at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Avis has also done volunteer work for the UW-Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center, the UW-Green Bay Archives LGBTQ+ oral history and community archiving project, National History Day, and for the Museum’s most recent Osh Hop. She expressed that she is excited to be here at OPM with this great team and collection to serve Oshkosh, her home community. Avis left the meeting after her introduction. Director Cannizzo was pleased to announce that Anne Schaefer has accepted the position of the Marketing and Fund Development Coordinator. Anne is currently in a similar position with the City of Oshkosh Parks Department. Staff are in the process of determining a start date and Director Cannizzo looks forward to introducing her to the Board at a future meeting. The Visitor Services Associate position posting was closed and interviews are scheduled to begin tomorrow, Thursday February 13. For miscellaneous topics Director Cannizzo reminded the Board that the OPM Auxiliary is celebrating their centennial by sponsoring a free admission day this Saturday, February 15th, 2025. They will have celebratory treats in the Galena Room along with a slideshow. The sunroom will feature a poster display highlighting their contributions, scrapbooks, and gift basket drawing. Further, she reported that the exhibitions Nature as Muse featuring Tiffany Studios items on loan from the Richard Driehaus collection, and The Beauty of Marquetry and Parquetry featuring items from the OPM collection are now open. In conclusion, Director Cannizzo gave an update on the Bridging Past to Present: Exploring Native American Cultural Heritage program series. A kick-off panel presentation event will be held on February 23rd, 2025, at the Oshkosh Convention Center. There is no cost, but reservations are needed. That concluded the Director’s report. Next was review and vote on the MAC Board Bylaws. The Board each received a copy of the proposed Bylaws several days prior to the meeting so they would have time to read through it. City Attorney Lorenson was available to answer any questions. She noted that as she and Director Cannizzo reviewed the bylaws, their goal was to eliminate redundancies and be sure all wording Minutes of the February 12, 2025 Museum Arts and Culture Board Meeting Page 3 of 3 aligned with City Codes. No term limits were put into the Bylaws because there are no term limits recommended in the codes. Time was given for questions. When the discussion was complete a motion was made. MOTION: Approve the OPM Museum Arts and Culture Bylaws as presented. (Mugerauer; second Matzke) CARRIED: Yes (5) Brown, Matzke, Mugerauer, Olson, Redlin With no additional agenda items Chair Redlin asked for a motion to adjourn. MOTION: Adjourn (Mugerauer; second Brown) CARRIED: Voice Vote The meeting adjourned at 4:52 p.m. After the meeting Director Cannizzo gave those that could stay a tour of the newly installed exhibits in the Historic Sawyer Home.