Minutes of Meeting
Public Art Panel Meeting
Venue |
Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby |
Date |
Thursday, 9 May 2019 |
Time |
11.30am |
Public Art Panel Meeting Minutes 9 May 2019
Minutes of the Public Art Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 9 May 2019
File No: I2019/728
PRESENT: Cr J Hackett, Cr S Ndiaye, Cr Richardson
Staff: Joanne McMurtry (Community Development Officer)
Deb Stafford (Social & Cultural Development Coordinator)
Sarah Ford (Manager Social & Cultural Planning)
Vanessa Adams (Director, Corporate & Community Services)
Invited Members: Peter Wood (Arts Northern Rivers)
Community Representatives: Rick Molloy, Denise Napier, Jack Dods
Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 11.40am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.
There were apologies received from Julie Lipsett, Matthew Baird, Lisa Hochhauser.
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
Cr Richardson declared a non-pecuniary interest in Report 4.2.
Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings
Adoption of the minutes of the Public Art Panel Meeting held on 29 November 2018 was deferred until later in the meeting, and then not discussed due to time constraints. Deferred to the next meeting.
Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services
Report No. 4.1 Progress Report - Railway Park Public Art Project File No: I2019/472
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That an Extraordinary meeting of the Public Art Panel be convened within two months to make further decisions around this artwork. (Ndiaye/Hackett) |
Cr Richardson left the meeting for the next item.
Cr Richardson returned to the meeting.
Report No. 4.4 Public Art Conservation and Maintenance File No: I2019/473
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The Public Art Panel: 1. Noted the work undertaken so far to record Public Artworks in Council’s Asset Management System.
2. Is to notify staff of any other artworks that may not be captured in the Asset Management System.
3. Noted that a report will be provided to the next scheduled Public Art Panel meeting on 12 September regarding a proposed maintenance program and budget.
4. Supported the proposed outcomes of discussions with the ‘curator’ regarding the Bangalow Sports Fields remaining sculptures which are: a) The two items noted in the agenda labelled 1255-ART and P409-Art-001 are not sculptures and can be removed by Council staff; b) The sculpture labelled in the agenda ‘P409-ART-552’ will be removed by the artist; and c) The sculpture labelled ‘P49-ART-584’ in the agenda will be taken by the artist for cleaning and repairs with the intention to make a further request to loan the sculpture and place it on loan in Bangalow Parklands. (Dods/Napier) |
Report No. 4.5 Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk - outstanding matters File No: I2019/475
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1. That a decision on the sculpture ‘The Beast Within’ by Allen Horstmanhof, that was temporarily approved to remain in situ following the 2015 Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk event, be deferred to the Extraordinary meeting of the Public Art Panel to be scheduled to consider the Railway Park project.
2. That the sculpture ‘Pandanus Seed People’ by Antone Bruinsma, which won the Acquisition Prize at the 2018 Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk event, be approved to remain as a permanent sculpture.
3. That if ‘The Labyrinth’ is not installed as per the previous approval provided by Council by the end of June 2019, the temporary labyrinth is removed. (Hackett/Wood) |
Report No. 4.7 Public Art Proposal - Wall near McGettigans Lane, Byron Bay File No: I2019/584
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1. That the applicant be thanked for their submission and informed that the Panel had decided not to proceed with a mural at this time.
2. That officers be asked to investigate and report back on whether the wall is required in that location and why, or whether it can be removed.
3. That further discussion around the possibilities for public artwork at this location be held at the September meeting. (Richardson/Hackett) |
There being no further business the meeting concluded at 2.00pm.