Arts Commission

ARTS COMMISSION TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023 – 6:00 - 7:00 PM AGENDA To allow public access, anyone may access a meeting by telephone or Zoom. Specific instructions and links can be found at www.norwalkct.org/meetings. Members of the public can call in and listen to a meeting. They will not be able to speak or see any of the meeting participants. Each meeting will use a unique Meeting/Webinar ID. Please find the information using the link above. Members of the public who wish to provide "live comments" will need to register in advance and use the Zoom meeting platform. All participants will be muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, click the “raise your hand indicator” and you will call on by the host of the meeting during the public comment section. Please find the information using the link above. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to submit those via email in advance of the meeting. For these comments to be read into the record, they should be submitted at least three hours in advance of the meeting start time. Please email Maritza Alvarado at malvarado@norwalkct.org to provide written public comment prior to the meeting. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IV. ADMINISTRATION a. Approve the minutes of the March 7, 2023 regular meeting. V. COMMITTEE/STAFF UPDATES a. Budget Committee Update – Nori Grudin & Sabrina Godeski i. Remaining budget ii. FY24 Approved Capital and Operating Budget b. Communications Committee Update – Marc Alan & Sabrina Godeski c. Infrastructure Committee Update – Brian Kaspr & Sabrina Godeski i. State progress VI. NEW BUSINESS VII. OLD BUSINESS a. Cultural District Update. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Page 1 of 1  CITY OF NORWALK ARTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING March 7, 2023 I. CALL TO ORDER Board: Chairman Marc Alan, Brian Kaspr, Bob Abriola, Nori Grudin, Melissa Matuska, Nori Grudin, Steven Rust (6:15) Staff: Sabrina Godeski Chairman Alan called the meeting to order at 6:05. A quorum was present. II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There was no public participation. III. ADMINISTRATION a. Approve the minutes of the January 24, 2023 special meeting. **** Mr. Abriola moved to approve the minutes of the January 24, 2023 meeting. **** Mr. Kaspr seconded the motion. **** The motion passed unanimously. IV. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion on proposed Community Room Student Art Project. Ms. Godeski talked about a plan to expand the People’s Gallery to incorporate student art work. Since there are existing glass showcases in the community room, they had the idea to do a mini canvas show. These would be a 4”x4” canvases on small easels. There is money in Ms. Godeski’s budget and the schools will contribute as well. This would be in addition to any other art shows. City of Norwalk Arts Commission Regular Meeting March 7, 2023 1  V. COMMITTEE STAFF UPDATES a. Budget Committee Update – Nori Grudin and Sabrina Godeski 1. FY24 Capital and operating budget update. Mr. Grudin reported that there is over $11,000 left in the budget. Ms. Godeski added there is additional money available in the advertising budget and if there is going to be an ArtSpeak event. This money needs to be spent by the end of June. Some ideas to spend the money are to refresh some of the traffic boxes and renewing the membership to the Call to Entries account, and adding lighting to some public art pieces. There is no change in the Capital fund until the state approves the mural projects. Ms. Godeski pointed out that the expense for social media will go away in the summer. b. Communications Committee Update – Marc Alan and Sabrina Godeski 1. Visit Norwalk transition. Mr. Alan would like Ms. Alterman to join this committee, but they have not all had a chance to meet yet. On July 1st, all communications will go through Visit Norwalk. Mr. Alan made the point that this transition will help make Norwalk an arts destination at the state level. c. Infrastructure Committee Update – Brian Kaspr 1. State progress. Ms. Godeski reported that the state has not yet approved the expenditures for the murals. There is no timeline for when this might get approved. Once that happens, there should be no barriers to moving forward quickly. 2. Bloomberg grant application status and timeline. Ms. Godeski reported that all the paperwork has been completed, and approval should be given in March. Even if the grant doesn’t come through there is enough capital funds set aside and this project will still go forward. City of Norwalk Arts Commission Regular Meeting March 7, 2023 2 Mr. Kaspr discussed a non for profit organization called You are Not Alone. They would like to do a series of five murals around Norwalk that address mental health issues. This would not cost Norwalk anything. There was discussion about the possibilities of new public art pieces and where murals would be appropriate and add value. VI. OLD BUSINESS a. Arts and Culture District update. This is a state recognized entity. Mr. Alan has been proposing the city of Norwalk be an arts and cultural city. It ties into the Visit Norwalk initiatives. The arts and culture district would include the museums The process for approval from the state has been started. Being an arts and culture district would allow the arts and cultural commission to raise funds and apply for grants for the arts. When this happens the Arts Commission will become the Arts and Cultural Commission, with a total of six members Mr. Abriola suggested inviting artists to the commission meetings as a way to start the Artspeak programs. VII. ADJOURNMENT ***Mr. Kaspr moved to adjourn the meeting. ***Mr. Abriola seconded the motion. ***The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:15. Respectfully submitted, Amy Chaple Telesco Secretarial Services City of Norwalk Arts Commission Regular Meeting March 7, 2023 3  Norwalk Arts Commission Budget Summary Dept Account Summary Original Balance Expenses PO Transfer In/Out Balance 011450 5221 Printing & Duplicating $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00 5225 Secretarial Services $ 2,100.00 $ (790.00) $ (710.00) $ 600.00 Telesco Secretarial Services $ 1,500.00 $ (790.00) $ 710.00 5235 Membership & Dues $ 100.00 $ (200.00) $ 100.00 $ - 5237 Advertising $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00 5258 Other Professional Services $ 7,800.00 $ (4,250.00) $ 3,550.00 5286 Business Expenses $ 1,500.00 $ (1,129.48) $ (100.00) $ 270.52 5298 Other Contractual Services $ 500.00 $ (150.00) $ 350.00 5329 Other Operating Supplies $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00  Capital Accounts Summary of YTD Expenses and Account Balances Description Department # Pro.# Original Balance Expenditures PO Avail. Bal. MLK Blvd Art 0921-1450-5777 C0792 $ 50,000.00 $ 40,500.00 $ - $ 9,500.00 PO: Julio Pardo $ 16,500.00 $ 16,500.00 $ - $ - Req: Studio 162, LLC $ 26,500.00 $ 26,500.00 $ - Arts in Public Places Program 0922-3760-5777 C0804 $ 25,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 19,000.00 Arts in Public Places Program 0923-3760-5777 C0804 $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00