Arts Commission

Regular Meeting

Lynnwood, WA · March 11, 2026

Minutes

CITY OF LYNNWOOD ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 20, 2026 6:30PM PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lynnwood Senior Center ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/616668943?pw=4fe0f66f34529eb1f29a5b89960f577e 10. CALL TO ORDER at 6:33pm 20. ROLL CALL X Kalen Knowles E Bryce Owings, Council Liaison X Tiffany Grunzel, Vice Chair E Katie Zeitler, Secretary X Fred Wong, Arts, Cultural & Heritage Coordinator (ACHC) X Robert Gutcheck X Rhiannon Kruse, Chair X Lynn Hanson X Raniere 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES T. Grunzel motioned, K. Knowles seconded; December 16, 2025 minutes unanimously. approved. 40. COMMISSIONER & AD HOC REPORTS Whale tail sculpture “Memories” by artist Ken Barnes to be unveiled in Edmonds at the Waterfront Center, on February 19 at 5:30pm – refreshments to be served. All invited. 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS - None 60. STAFF REPORT F Wong reported: • Won $6,500 grant from Economic Alliance Snohomish County for a FIFA world cup art project. • Lynnwood Event Center’s art exhibit, “Flight patterns” is on Jan 14 to June 22, Reception is April 14, 6-8pm. • Lynnwood Neighborhood Center has a grand opening on January 24, 11-2. • Lynnwood Artists Show reception will be on June 11, 5:30-7pm. 70. BUSINESS ITEM 70.1 44th Ave W Underpass - Aesthetic features – updates (Amie Hanson) Staff Amie Hanson updated us on the aesthetic features. The concrete retaining wall will have gingko leave stamping. The metal screen will not happen, but the wall design will allow the addition of the screen in the future. The “Lynnwood” sign is still planned. Construction will likely be 8 months in the summer of 2026. 70.2 Enso Apartments art - FYI (Sarah Cho) The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. Staff Sarah Cho showed us mock ups of the planned murals. Enzo Apartments is a 318- unit mixed-use apartments at 198th and 40th, with ground floor retail. The mural theme is shifting moon forms, gentle curves like water, and cherry blossoms. AC’s feedback is to add more contrast to the artwork. Staff will relay the feedback to the developer. 70.3 Election of Officers R Gutcheck motioned to keep current officers. K Knowles seconded. Unanimously approved. • Chair: Rhiannon Kruse • Vice Chair: Tiffany Grunzel • Secretary: Katie Zeitler 70.4 Signal Box – Snohomish Tribe – update The Signal box wrap remains covered. The wrap will likely be removed. We plan to work on a new design with Snohomish tribe, and ask for mayor and legal approval, before the install. 70.5 New Art projects: Mural / Signal Box In 2026, we’ll be working on a new signal box wrap near Barnes & Noble, with the theme of chickens/farm/eggs/history. Also a new mural at the Community Garden/Senior Center. 70.6 Digital mini art magazine We’re postponing to next meeting since K Zeitler is out. 70.7 CityCenter Apartments - Art Light seems to be on, at least on the lower section. Staff will send pics to artists to get feedback. 70.8 Community Justice Center Murals – update 2 of 4 murals completed. Staff has been told that the sound proofing panels will be shipped next week. 70.9 City Pride (1-4, 6/6/2026??) The Art of Food & Wine / Paint & Sip / Gingerbread event. • AC plans to table at City Pride at City Hall. Activities may include band, vendors/tabling. AC plans to be the flag, dress in rainbow colors (each commissioner picks a color), six colors (from top to bottom): red, orange (Raniere), yellow (K Knowles), green, blue, and violet. • For the Art of Food & Wine, we will check out the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center. 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT None 90. FUTURE BUSINESS None 100. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:21pm. The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations.

Agenda

CITY OF LYNNWOOD ARTS COMMISSION AGENDA JANUARY 20, 2026 6:30PM PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lynnwood Senior Center ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/616668943?pw=4fe0f66f34529eb1f29a5b89960f577e 10. CALL TO ORDER / RECORDING 20. ROLL CALL Kalen Knowles Bryce Owings, Council Liaison Tiffany Grunzel, Vice Chair Katie Zeitler, Secretary Fred Wong, Arts, Culture & Heritage Coord (ACH) Robert Gutcheck Marielle Harrington, Healthy Communities Supervisor Rhiannon Kruse, Chair Lynn Hanson Raniere 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 16, 2025 40. COMMISSIONER & AD HOC REPORTS 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS 60. STAFF REPORT 70. BUSINESS ITEMS 70.1 44th Ave W Underpass - Aesthetic features – updates (Amie Hanson) 10 min 70.2 Enso Apartments art - FYI (Sarah Cho) 5 min 70.3 Election of Officers 5 min 70.4 Signal Box – Snohomish Tribe – update 5 min 70.5 New Art projects: Mural / Signal Box 5 min 70.6 Digital mini art magazine 10 min 70.7 CityCenter Apartments - Art 5 min 70.8 Community Justice Center Murals – update 5 min 70.9 City Pride (1-4, 6/6/2026??) The Art of Food & Wine / Paint & Sip / Gingerbread event. 10 min 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT / COMMENTS 90. FUTURE BUSINESS 100. ADJOURNMENT Upcoming Meetings: February 17, 2026, Lynnwood Senior Center & ONLINE, 6:30-8:30pm The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. Land Acknowledgement: “We acknowledge that the City of Lynnwood is located on the traditional lands of the Snohomish Tribe and the confederation of Tulalip Tribes and their families. For generations, these Indigenous communities have lived on this land, and we recognize, support, and advocate alongside them. We also acknowledge the forced removal of Indigenous communities from their Homelands as a result of the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. We understand that Land Acknowledgements are only the first step in our efforts to support Coast Salish tribes and educate non-Natives about their lived history. We strive to achieve this through building relationships with Indigenous communities, supporting Indigenous commerce, government-to-government partnerships, and lifting indigenous voices to create equity for all. Through these actions, we hope to not only pay respect to the past but also collaborate in creating a sustainable future, hand in hand with the first protectors of our shared environment”. Future Business Items and Events Calendar Revised 1/14/2026 MEETING DATE TIME ITEM LOCATION (2026) • 44th Ave W Underpass Lynnwood Senior Center January 20 4:30 – 6pm Improvements • Enso apartments February 17 4:30 – 6pm Annual Report Lynnwood Senior Center March 17 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center April 21 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center May 19 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center June 16 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center July 21 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center August 18 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center September 15 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center October 20 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center November 17 4:30 – 6pm Lynnwood Senior Center December 15 4:30 – 6pm Election of Officers Lynnwood Senior Center Jan 10 – 31 NW Veterans Museum, Jan 31, 11-3, open 11-3, Tu, Th, Sat Veterans’ Art Exhibit & Film Heritage Park house Jan 14 – June 22 9am-4pm Art Exhibit: “Flight Patterns” Lynnwood Event Center Reception: TBD M-F Lynnwood Neighborhood Center January 24 11am-2pm 19509 64th Ave W Grand opening May 25 11am Memorial Day Ceremony Veterans Park May 31 Lynnwood Idol - finals Edmonds College – Black Box June 26 6-9pm Celebrate Alderwood Mall TBD 1-2pm Living Voices: Fly For Freedom Heritage Park future Art/Farmers Market 2026 TBD The Art of Food & Wine LINKS TO MORE EVENTS Galleries schedules City Hall Monday, 9:30AM Blaine Amidon 1/5/2026 J. Dario Pinto 1/5/2026 WA Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 2/9/2026 Art Research Association Gale Johansen 3/16/2026 Marcus Shriver 3/16/2026 Christopher Mitchell 4/20/2026 Laurie Miller 4/20/2026 Lynnwood Artists 6/1/2026 Melynda Hayes 7/13/2026 Susan Akers-Smith 7/13/2026 Cooper Miller 8/24/2026 JOSE CASTRO 8/24/2026 Brazen Bradazzle 9/28/2026 (Decorate Event at Library on 9/26) Elaine Woodhouse 11/2/2026 Mike Hipple 11/2/2026 Suze Woolf 12/7/2026 Tracy Wallschlaeger 12/7/2026 Rec Center Monday, 9:30AM Daniel Lee 1/12/2026 Sharan Grewal 2/23/2026 Wei-Ning Huang 4/6/2026 Josephine Olivia Lohn-Thomas 5/18/2026 Amelia Wang 6/29/2026 Erin Li 8/10/2026 Kaylee Hu 9/21/2026 Cynthia Gao 11/16/2026 CITY OF LYNNWOOD ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 16, 2025 6:30PM PHYSICAL LOCATION: Lynnwood Rec Center Conference Room ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/616668943?pw=4fe0f66f34529eb1f29a5b89960f577e 10. CALL TO ORDER at 6:36pm 20. ROLL CALL X Kalen Knowles Joshua Binda, Council Liaison X Tiffany Grunzel, Vice Chair X Katie Zeitler, Secretary X Fred Wong, Arts, Cultural & Heritage Coordinator (ACHC) E Robert Gutcheck X Rhiannon Kruse, Chair E Lynn Hanson E Raniere 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES K. Knowles motioned, T. Grunzel seconded; November 18, 2025 minutes unanimously approved. 40. COMMISSIONER & AD HOC REPORTS R. Kruse went to see Lynnwood Idol winner, Conor Sullivan, perform at “Elf” in Seattle. She said he was fantastic! She let 2025’s Lynnwood Idol judges know about Conor in the production. She also shared that one judge will not be returning this year due to another commitment. 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS - None 60. STAFF REPORT F Wong reported: • Submitted grant to Economic Alliance Snohomish County for a FIFA world cup art project. Will find out on January 19, 2026. • Menorah Lighting on December 21 at Lynnwood Transit Center. 70. BUSINESS ITEM 70.1 Election of Officers Postponed to next month. 70.2 Signal Box – Snohomish Tribe – ribbon cutting & update Art has been covered. Ribbon Cutting is on hold. We are in discussion with a lawyer about the procedures involved with this project and with tribal art. The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. 70.3 New Art projects: Mural / Signal Box • Looking for themes for Lynnwood Senior Center mural • Ideas: gardening/growth • Staff shared location options for a new signal box wrap. • We agreed that signal boxes near Barnes and Noble and the signal boxes on 196th by Chick Fil A and Lowes would be good spots • Theme will be Chicken/farm/egg/history. 70.4 Digital mini art magazine • K. Zeitler has no updates at this time, but will create deadlines for parts of the magazine to send out • R. Kruse put together a list of upcoming art events in Lynnwood that can be added to (Google doc) 70.5 CityCenter Apartments • The light for the sculpture has been out for a while. • F. Wong is trying to get in contact with apartment management about fixing the light, but he has not heard back. He contacted the artist and got a quote to repair. 70.6 City Hall Gallery – 2026 line up • We’ve scheduled 3 group shows, and 7 two-artist shows • No Veterans show due to organizer’s involvement in another project • 8 youth shows at Rec Center also scheduled 70.7 Community Justice Center Murals – update • Training room mural - about halfway completed • Classroom mural - completed • Physical health exam room - completed 70.8 The Art of Food & Wine / Paint & Sip / Gingerbread event. Admission price is food or monetary donations for the Lynnwood Food Bank • Art of Food and Wine- R. Gutcheck not present, will discuss at next meeting • Paint and Sip/Gingerbread house building event - fall? • Egg Decorating event - spring? • K. Knowles said that Zulu Board Game Café hosted a holiday art market as well as a summer market. They’ll find out more. • They’ll also figure out a new future option for Drink & Draw when Northline Village displaces Pub 44. 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT None 90. FUTURE BUSINESS None 100. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 7:46pm. The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. Staff Report (Program & Project Updates) DATE: January 14, 2026 TO: Arts Commission FROM: Fred Wong, Community Programs Coordinator Commission Member Recruitment No vacancy. Info and to apply here . Art Exhibits City Hall: Blaine Amidon & J. Dario Pinto. Rec Center: Daniel Lee. Farmers/Art Market – Planning for 2025 and 2026 has stopped. Chamber is leading the way to host a market. They are looking to hire a market manager. Soocer – FIFA world cup art project • Submitted grant to Economic Alliance Snohomish County. Will find out on January 19, 2026. CJC – Murals • Production in progress. 2 murals completed. Sound proofing to be shipped soon. ESSB 5814 Law that imposes new Retail Sales Tax on some cultural activities. Lynnwood Idol Booked May 31, 2026 for finals. Mall - sculptures • Working with staff on the future of the 5 pieces. City Budget • Currently at 10% reduction. Layoff notices have gone out. Still facing multi-million dollar deficit in 2026. City of Edmonds suspended their Arts Commission. Signal Box Wrap Project • Snohomish Tribe box is covered at the moment, waiting for next steps. • Future boxes: eggs/chicken/poultry, newspapers/radio stations, significant businesses, fairgrounds, rodeos, Edmonds College, Edmonds School District’s sports Wall of Honors, homesteaders, South Lynnwood, Lund’s Gulch www.DiscoverLynnwood.com New map is on the web. 1