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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Arts & Culture Commission
Edina Art Center – Studio 14
April 25, 2019
4:30 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Rubin called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were: Chair Rubin, Commissioners Chandler, Hegley, Isaacs, Klein,
Martin, Morgan-Nelsen, Rubin, Suckow, and Student Commissioners Konkimalla, and Pardo
Absent: Miller
HRRC participants: Epstein, Jones, Moore, Moss-Keys, Waldron
Staff present: Staff Liaison Tarnowski
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Chandler to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by Morgan-
Nelsen. Motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Isaacs to approve the March 28, 2019 minutes. Motion seconded by
Morgan-Nelsen. Motion carried.
V. Community Comment
VII. Reports/Recommendations
A. Visioning session for Public Art Plan in Edina
Members of the Human rights and Relations Commission joined the Arts & Culture
Commission to begin work on a three-year plan for Public Art in Edina. Commissioner
Hegley facilitated the collaborative meeting. Discussion areas included:
• Commission roles and responsibilities for the joint initiative
• Outcomes for the planning sessions
• Roles for public art in a community
• History of Public Art in Edina
• Current understanding of Public Art in Edina
• Current Public Art activities
• New ways of thinking about Public Art and the community
• Trends that impact how what art and culture is in Edina
• Challenges and opportunities for this initiative today
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• Next steps: workgroup with membership from both commissions
VIII. Chair and Member Comments
Commissioner Klein reminded the commissioners of the Day of Remembrance event on
Sunday, March 27, 2019 in City Hall at 1:00 pm.
IX. Staff Comments
• Staff Liaison Tarnowski reported that the public art lessons associated with the 2019
student sculpture contest had begun in the schools and several models had already
been submitted for the competition.
• Tarnowski reminded Commissioners that the opening of two Edina Art Center
exhibitions was occurring simultaneously with the collaborative commission
meeting.
X. Adjournment
Motion made by Morgan-Nelsen to adjourn the April 25, 2019 meeting at 7:10 pm.
Motion seconded by Hegley. Motion carried.