Cultural Council Agenda and Packet 2023 02 16

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Cultural Council Agenda DATE Page 8 of 11 Grace states that the process of a national call and public comment is our approval from the community when no objections are made. If City Council has the last word, and they pull projects at the end for things like location which was decided long ago, then they will need to approve every step of the way, each detail and line item about the call approved before it goes out. Otherwise, who will want to work on any public art project? I would not go through this process again to get to the end for them to pull it over something they could have weighed in on early in the process. Pat asks if City Council understands the process of acquiring public art? Mark insists multiple times that if the exact location was written in the Call for Entry, all confusion would be avoided. Beth points out that argument is that they want it at the Arboretum. Sharon confirms the Arboretum is not in the historic downtown corridor so even if the exact location was written in the Call, we would have the same issue. Sharon confirms the locations that were noticed were written in the Call appropriately. Grace's comment is that this sculpture is called Community Resilience. It is not Thee Memorial to commemorate the fires. It was meant to bring healing and beauty and to talk about our resilience as a town. As such, it's for everybody, not just for the people who lost their homes. So then by City Council's thinking, all 21,000 people in Louisville should be consulted on design and placement. What is City Council's suggestion on how to achieve this? Sarah believes this is an important point that should be clarified to City Council. Mark questions whether the process is flawed and needs modifying or is this an exception that is difficult in the process we have. JR believes it's a one off but this sets a dangerous precedent. Beth feels this was dismissive to the artists who participated. She wants a disclaimer in the Call for Entry saying City Council has the last word, so good luck. JR thinks this is going to hurt the reputation of arts in Louisville. Grace thinks it already has. JR states that City Council should be informed that we are open to liability if we just move this winning sculpture to a location that was not noticed. Mark questions the location again and Sharon confirms all notices that were posted were in the Historic Downtown zone and Erica reiterates that the location is a collaboration between the winning artist, LCC and the City. Memory Square and City Hall both fall into the zone that was in the call. - Discussion item: What should be included in artists' proposals? Tabled to the February agenda. 14. Cultural Council Art Grants (JR) - Art grant applications were distributed to all LCC members; JR will email a scoring sheet to all members after this meeting. LCC members to score all