08-19-2010 (Public Arts Advisory) Minutes Public Arts Advisory Board
CITY OF WYLIE
Minutes
Regular Meeting
August 19 2010 — 6:30 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex
Council Conference Room
2000 Highway 78 North
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Chair Stewart Matthews. In attendance were board
members Ashley Burt, Thomas Gaudreau, Deya Harris, Polly Harrison, Erin Dougherty, and Kathy
Spillyards.
Staff present included Carole Ehrlich, board liaison/secretary.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
• Discussion regarding the December 4, 2010 2nd Annual Wylie Arts Festival
(C. Kelly, PIO and C. Ehrlich, PAAB Liaison)
Board member chairs reported on the progress planning for the 2nd annual Wylie Arts Festival. Board
member Burt displayed a sample of the proposed T-shirt with a design by featured artist Rudy Suarez.
Board members gave direction to move forward with the T-Shirt design.
Various chair persons gave updates pertaining to their particular activities.
• Update to the Municipal Complex Art Projects for Site #1 and Site #2.
Staff Comments
Board liaison Ehrlich reviewed with PAAB the suggested wording for the kiosk signs and plaque for the
"Wishing Well" by Living Lenses. Final direction was to revise the kiosk signs and plaque to read:
(Kiosk Signs)
WELCOME!
Add your voice to the Wylie Wishing Well. Every word you type will be converted into Braille and
processed through a virtual music box, creating a real time choir in the courtyard sculpture.
Living Lenses
Louise Bertelsen, Po Shu Wang
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with no punctuation, the reader was drawn to the next stone, to read on. Board member Burt noted that the
monoliths were art and purposely chosen for their poetic verse; therefore punctuation was not needed.
Board chair Matthews felt the ellipse did accentuate the thought of what had come before but agreed that
punctuation as a whole was not required for these art pieces.
The board also reviewed a verse that had been edited in wording and gave direction to take the verse back to
the wording that was written in the article to stay true to the verse in order to stay true to the wording used in the
articles by Beb Fulkerson and true to the quotes made by early Wylie citizens. The direction was for Stone#1 to
read:
"time and people have passed away but yet remain always in the dusty little corners of our hearts"
Board Action
A motion was made by board member Dougherty, seconded by board member Spillyards to use the
artist's original concept with no punctuation or capitalization for the "art" monoliths by Steve Gillman.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-1 with board chair Matthews voting against.
The PAAB recommendations will be sent to council with the final "mockups" of the etched wording for
each stone.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by board member Gaudreau, seconded by board member Harrison to adjourn the
meeting at 8:10 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0.
Stewart Matthews, Chair
Carole Ehrlich, Secretary