02-27-2012 (Public Arts Advisory) Minutes • Wylie Public Arts Advisory
Board Events Sub-Committee
CITY OF WYLIE
Minutes
Wylie Public Arts Advisory Board Events Sub-Committee
Meeting
Monday, February 27, 2012 — 11:30 a.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Conference Room
300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 100
Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Members of the Public Arts Advisory Board Events Sub-Committee met February 27, 2012 in
the Wylie Council Conference Room. Members present included Jim Lenox, Kathy Spillyards
and DeeAnn Ross.
WORK SESSION
• Future Public Arts Events
(Sub-committee members)
Members of the sub-committee above discussed general conversation regarding activities that the
Public Arts Board should consider for increased exposure of the fine arts in Wylie Texas and activities
for community service by the Public Arts Board. Recommendations included:
1. December Arts and Crafts Festival 2012
a. Pre-Planning committee should be started immediately to begin marketing, basic planning of
timetable, and communications for the 2012 festival.
b. As a result of 2011 successful use of the First Baptist Church Activity Center, it is
recommended that the 2012 festival grow to both an outdoor and indoor festival, making use of this
facility and perhaps the FB Gym.
c. It was discussed that the 2013 December Arts festival considered being expanded to include
the prior Friday evening for Tree Lighting and other activities to kick off the Saturday festival, with the
idea to eventually over several years to expand to two full days.
2. Spring/Summer Fine Arts Festival 2013
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a. It was discussed that a second festival be created to focus on Fine Arts and other creative
arts.
b. It was discussed that the festival time frame be in early June for four major reasons:
1. Best weather; avoiding spring rains and mid-late summer heat
2. Allows for larger choice of entertainment by being at school year conclusion compared
to mid-summer or early fall.
3. Avoids the May voting priorities for city employees.
4. Avoids competition from larger more established festivals (i.e. Wildflower festival in
Richardson, Deep Ellum Arts Festival, City of Dallas Artsfest, FW Main street Arts Festival.)
c. It was discussed that the Summer Arts Festival should be held at the new City facilities on
Country Club to feature the new building and have more room at this site.
d. It was discussed that involving the Parks & Rec department would be beneficial for all parties
(the attendees, the city facilities, and the arts) to bring in a more varied crowd and to expose many of the
benefits that Wylie has to offer to new citizens and those who wish to move into our area.
3. Quarterly Art Show.
It was discussed that an ongoing quarterly art show could be created to benefit the citizens and
also artists in the Wylie area to have exposure to the arts and to have art displayed. No specific details
were discussed other than having one Saturday per quarter to be an official show day and the art pieces
submitted for that quarter would be displayed in and around the city buildings.
4. Monthly Demo
It was discussed that a monthly arts demonstration be set up in or around the city buildings to
expose the citizens to a variety of art mediums. This could correspond with the Quarterly Art Show as
mentioned above.
5. Marketing for the Public Arts Board
It was discussed that the Public Arts Board should create a brief brochure that is a visible and
ongoing announcement of upcoming events to include general information about the regular board
meetings, annual, quarterly and monthly events and to be used as a solicitation to encourage citizen
participation in the Fine Art activities.
The meeting was concluded at 12:45 p.m. The sub-committee will bring these
recommendations to the board for further discussion in the future.
Ji enox, Sub-Commi C it
ATTEST:
Carole Ehrlich, Secretary
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