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Brookings Public Arts Commission
November 8, 2018 Minutes
The Brookings Public Arts Commission met on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 12:00 pm at the Brookings
City & County Government Center, Room 241, with the following members present: Kate Treiber, Darla
Biel, Trayce Meyer, Linda Purrington, Tim Steele, Jamison Lamp, and Jean Jostad. Leah Brink, Lynn
Verschoor, and David Merhib were absent.
Chairperson Lamp called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m.
Agenda - A motion was made by Meyer, seconded Steele, to approve the agenda. All present voted yes;
motion carried.
Continued discussion regarding temporary installation ideas, strategy and schedule. The group continued
brainstorming on possible temporary art opportunities.
General:
□ Finding art that represents Brookings. Possible themes - technology, inclusion, sustainable.
□ Funding for a temporary installation could utilize a portion of the city’s current 1% fund ($60,000
estimated current balance) and the Commission could seek sponsors.
□ The Commission must weigh the merits of temporary verses permanent depending on cost.
□ The first installation must be a celebration piece.
Temporary installation ideas:
□ PLATFORM 21: Saul Melman, Best Of All Possible Worlds Brochure (PDF)
https://decordova.org/art/exhibition/platform-21-saul-melman-best-all-possible-worlds
□ Treiber shared this idea she had gotten from Kristi Larson, BEDC, suggesting something similar to
“Mice on Main” in Greenville, SC but for Brookings it could be “Hidden Hares” or something
similar: http://www.miceonmain.com/mousehunthints.html. It would be a family-friendly event,
bring people downtown, would incorporate art (the hares could be made of different mediums),
etc. She suggested the whole project could be used as a capstone project for SDSU students,
with clues picked up at the Children’s Museum or other downtown businesses. Maybe some of
the businesses (like Hitch for instance) could sell “Hidden Hares” merchandise, maybe the
proceeds of sales could help support the program.
□ Treiber distributed several examples of mosaic art.
□ Garth Britzman is originally from Brookings and has done several temporary art installations that
address the environment, sustainability, and reuse of found materials.
https://garthbritzman.com/work
□ Video Art & Light Art/Sculptures – A collaborative project with the SDSU Electrical Engineering
Department and Daktronics to develop a video art installation that would project on a large
outdoor surface, such as the grain elevators.
□ Light show with music
□ Traveling Public Arts Exhibits List – The Commission with check Verschoor regarding the current
list of traveling exhibits available for rent.
□ Martin Hallock – 605studios – Biel suggested Hallock after seeing his work at the Arts Festival.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/605gear/about/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYBaEEGRX5ToFu_sQOQXIw
Location ideas:
□ Rotary Park
□ Courthouse Green
□ Brookings Public Library (interior & exterior)
□ McCrory Gardens
□ Parks
□ Downtown
□ Events:
o Arts Festival
o Brookings Bonanza (August 24th)
Content Calendar. The City is expanding its messaging, marketing, and promotion of City activities.
Departments and groups are encouraged to develop content for city staff to schedule into social media
platforms (Instagram, facebook, etc.). Thornes recommended the Commission develop a public arts
messaging/marketing plan. Treiber recommended creating a subcommittee to develop a content calendar.
Initial posts could highlight existing public art in Brookings. This will be a December agenda item.
Announcements/Calendar/Correspondence
□ Leah Brink will be stepping down from Commission. Brink serves as the Brookings Historic
Preservation Commission representation on the BPAC. Carrie Kuhl, BHPC Vice Chair, has been
appointed and will be attending the next meeting.
□ Angie Ritter has been hired as the new Deputy City Clerk and starts on November 13th.
Action items:
□ Contact Verschoor for traveling exhibit list
□ Contact Garth Britzman for information about his installations
□ Develop “idea list” of temporary art in google docs for members to post ideas
□ Form content calendar subcommittee
□ Develop prioritized work plan with small and large temporary and permanent art installations
Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
Submitted by Shari Thornes