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MINUTES OF THE
ARTS & CULTURE COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
4:30 PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025
Meeting location:
Edina City Hall
Community Room
4801 W. 50th St.
Edina, MN
[IGNORE_INDENT]
1. Call to Order
Chair Westlund called the meeting to order at 4:35 pm
2. Roll Call
Members Present: Ann Curtin, Laura Westlund, Alyssa Fram, Alana Zbaren, Maxine
Steinberg, Caroline Byrd, Jignasha Pandya, Bernadette Piacek-Llanes
Members Absent: Tim Scully
Staff Present: Laura Fulton, Recreation Supervisor
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Commissioner Steinberg made a motion to approve the meeting agenda.
Motion seconded by Commissioner Byrd.
Ayes: Ann Curtin, Laura Westlund, Alyssa Fram, Alana Zbaren, Maxine Steinberg,
Caroline Byrd, Jignasha Pandya, Bernadette Piacek-Llanes
No: None
Motion Passed
4. Approval of Meeting Minutes
4.1. Minutes
Commissioner Curtin made a motion to approve meeting minutes.
Motion seconded by Vice Chair Zbaren.
Ayes: Ann Curtin, Laura Westlund, Alyssa Fram, Alana Zbaren, Maxine Steinberg,
Caroline Byrd, Jignasha Pandya, Bernadette Piacek-Llanes
No: None
Motion Passed
5. Special Recognitions and Presentations
6. Community Comment
Kathy Rendleman, Executive Director of the Edina Education Fund, thanked the
commission for the 50th and France Art Grant. Rendleman reported that the Edina
Concert Band will perform at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in
December. The group will be playing with Timothy Mahr, professor emeritus at St. Olaf
College.
Torrie Allen and Tiffany Cooper-Allen, residents of Edina, expressed their appreciation
to Commission members for their work promoting public art in our community.
7. Reports/Recommendations
7.1. Arts and Culture Commission Workplan Update
1.1.1 Art Center Colocation
Fulton presented updates on the Edina Art Center. A groundbreaking ceremony for the
new site will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m.
1.1.2 Edina Art Grant Program
Fram presented that the mural at the Early Learning Center is complete. The initiative
group will meet in September to discuss how they will gather and report data from this
year's art grant process.
1.1.3 Review Public Art Opportunities for New City Facilities and Locations
Fulton presented photos of the newly installed Art on Loan sculptures.
Commission members discussed more opportunities for new sculptures.
1.1.4 Commission Participation in Community Events
Commission members discussed participation at the Fall into the Arts Festival.
Byrd mentioned that the initiative group make a one-sheet FAQ sheet for next year.
1.1.5 Utility Box Art Wrap Program
Fulton presented one of the five design mock-ups. Fulton reported that utility box
wrapping should begin soon.
1.1.6 City Code Update - Article III Boards, Committees and Commissions, Division 8.
Arts and Culture Commission
City code updates are complete. City staff is reviewing comments from the Commission.
8. Chair and Member Comments
No comments from chair or members
9. Staff Comments
Fulton reported that fall session 1 is coming to an end mid-October and asked
commission members to promote the upcoming fall 2 session classes.
9.1. Upcoming Meetings & Events
9.2. Upcoming classes at the Edina Art Center
10. Adjournment
Vice Chair Zbaren made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded
by Commissioner Fram.
Ayes: Ann Curtin, Laura Westlund, Alyssa Fram, Alana Zbaren, Maxine Steinberg,
Caroline Byrd, Jignasha Pandya, Bernadette Piacek-Llanes
No: None
Motion Passed