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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.18.2025 MINUTES MAC Board Workshop Minutes of the March 18, 2025 MAC Board Public Art Policy Workshop Page 1 of 2 Minutes of the March 18, 2025 Museum, Arts and Culture Board Public Art Policy Workshop (Approved at the April 9, 2025 Board Meeting) Approved at the April 9, 2025 Board Meeting) The Workshop of the Oshkosh Public Museum (OPM) Museum, Arts and Culture (MAC) Board was held Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in the Galena Room of the Museum. Board Chair 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 Drew Mueske, Alternates Carrie Olson and Erron Hundt. Excused: Board Members Becky Matzke, Mayor Matt Mugerauer With Mr. Mugerauer out, Chair Redlin appointed Ms. Hundt, with Ms. Matzke out Chair Redlin appointed Ms. Olson. Also Present: Museum Director Anna Cannizzo, Assistant Director/Chief Curator Emily Rock, and OPM Administrative Assistant Theresa Books recording the minutes. Chair Redlin asked for a motion to move the board into the workshop session. MOTION: For the Board to move into the workshop session (Brown; second Mueske) CARRIED: Voice Vote Director Cannizzo began the meeting with a general review of the workshop goals. The Board will review the Public Art Policy framework draft line by line. The goal is to firm up the framework components to be used to construct a draft policy narrative with details fleshed out that will be reviewed at a future workshop. The group will consider regulations and codes, ordinances and bylaws pertaining to the MAC Board and the City. They will consider needs and input of additional City departments, as well as oversight, roles, and responsibilities. The MAC Board had received the framework ahead of the meeting along with links to various examples of similar policies from other cities around the country that could be used as benchmarks to construct the draft policy narrative. Minutes of the March 18, 2025 MAC Board Public Art Policy Workshop Page 2 of 2 The Board discussed that they want to make this document thorough, for it to be a good roadmap for someone wanting to put art in a public area. Director Cannizzo has noticed that there is no one location/database that tracks all Oshkosh’s public art. She will propose to City department heads that the Museum can do this. OPM staff can gather the information and put it in the Museum database. This would include things such as location of the art, which department owns it, which department cares for it, whether there are funds to help with the care of the art, etc. This way, there will be a complete record of all of Oshkosh’s public art. It can keep track when art is moved, such as the Washington bust was moved for a time; locations can be documented. Board members went line by line and talked through the framework. They provided feedback for additions and edits as well as discussed the benchmarked policies they felt were good from other city policies. Each Board member noted some good wording from various public art policies. Mr. Mueske noted that Appleton has provision for performance art and events. Ms. Olson noted Eau Claire has a good definition of art as well as gifts and donations. Many things were discussed including: the importance to harmonize with the City’s policy regarding donations of art. Purpose and definition of public art. How to handle initially tangible art, even if it will fade away, such as earth work, work that is meant to decay and blow away. Transformational art. The Board would need to know the artist’s intent. Temporary loans of art. Lights on the sides of buildings. Things to exclude from approval. Types of funding for public art. What are potential sources of art and of funding? Is each department on their own for obtaining funds? MAC Board Structure and authority when public art is wanted. For each point discussed, Director Cannizzo made notes in red on the original document during the discussion. She will work with this framework to add details for each part of the framework. She will share that draft with the MAC Board and at a future workshop where they will provide feedback for proposed edits and additions to further develop the Public Art Policy. Chair Redlin asked for a motion to adjourn. MOTION: Adjourn (Hundt; second Mueske) CARRIED: Voice Vote The meeting adjourned at 6:14 p.m.