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Minutes
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Arts & Culture Commission
VIRTUAL MEETING
October 22, 2020
4:30 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Chair Rubin called the meeting to order at 4:40 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Answering roll call were Commissioners Chandler, DiLorenzo, Isaacs, Klein, Martin, Morgan-
Nelsen, Rubin, Suckow, and Student Commissioners Konkimalla, Piela, and Shen.
Absent: Commissioner Sorenson
Staff present: Staff Liaison Tarnowski
III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda
Motion made by Klein to approve the meeting agenda. Motion seconded by
DiLorenzo. Motion carried.
IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Motion made by Martin to approve the October 22, 2020 minutes. Motion seconded
by Isaacs. Motion carried.
V. Reports/Recommendations
A. Chair Update on Meeting with City Council on 2021 Commission Plans
Chair Rubin discussed the process of the Work Session and summarized his comments
Comments included
• planning for public art initiatives
• design of assessment measures for public art prototyped activities
• development of a process for the inclusion of public art conversations in planning
for development in Edina; what are other cities doing?
• need to review and repair existing public art pieces
• interest in continued Commission involvement in the exploration of an art center
facility
B. Update and discussion on Public Art Activity in 2020
1. Commissioners DiLorenzo and Konkimalla met with the advisor for Mosaic at EHS:
• Mosaic will serve as the lead organization in the development of a virtual gallery
on the theme From Struggling to Healing
• needs include technology support for a web page development, content expertise
including submission guidelines and rubrics for selection, and a social media
presence
2. Members discussed
• the location of the website and/or server and possible purchase of a URL for an
open source platform
• involvement of City of Edina Communications staff
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• whether Better Together could be used to create awareness
3. Members determined a need for a more formal proposal
C. Potential Collaboration for Public art Initiative in 2021
Members discussed two possible collaborations:
1. ACC/HRRC collaboration on podcasting projects; members noted that:
• the two Commissions were proposing podcasts that were thematically different
• ACC is interested in working with HRRC on submissions to their planned online gallery
through implementation of the new rubric
2. ACC/EEC collaboration use art to highlight energy efficiency activities, such as wrapping
utility boxes or electric car changing stations
• Members requested that Grace Hancock be invited to a future meeting
VI. Chair and Member Comments
Chair Rubin mentioned the upcoming need for a new ACC Chair.
VII. Staff Comments
Liaison Tarnowski updated the Commission on Fall 2020 art offerings for adults and
youth.
VIII. Adjournment
Motion made by Isaacs to adjourn the October 22, 2020 meeting at 6:00
pm. Motion seconded by Chandler. Motion carried.