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Cultural Development Board Meeting of August 1, 2017.
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CORAL GABLES CULTURAL GRANTEE REQUESTS, UPDATES & REVIEWS:
The Board was provided with a request from UM, Department of Arts & Sciences asking for an extension to complete their project. Ms. Cathers stated that the request was received late the day before. A representative was unable to attend this meeting and the grantee was reminded of the requirement for projects to be completed within the City’s fiscal year (October 1 - September 30).
Dr. Alvarez-Perez made a motion allowing a request to modify the project, with reason, for completion within the City’s fiscal year. Dr. Mayorga seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
CORAL GABLES CULTURAL GRANT:
Ms. Cathers reminded Board members of the upcoming annual Cultural Grant workshop on August 31st at the Youth Center. Board members were provided with a copy of the Power Point drafted for the workshop, current Grant Guidelines, and were asked to let Ms. Cathers know if they will be attending.
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, PROJECT UPDATES:
Miracle Mile
Ms. Cathers reported that the next Arts Advisory Panel meeting is scheduled for August 23rd to continue discussion of the three artists’ proposals by: Ball-Nogues, David Brooks, and Meejin Yoon. She briefly reviewed the Panel’s process to date.
Temporary Public Art Exhibition Proposals
The Board received a draft application for temporary public art exhibitions. It was reported that City staff researched similar programs and met with departments that would assist the program. Their input was considered and incorporated within the process. Ms. Cathers said the next phase would be specific site selections and drafting a standard agreement template with the City Attorney’s Office.
Dr. Mayorga, made a motion to move forward with developing the Temporary Public Art Exhibition application and process. Dr. Alvarez-Perez seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Art Basel Proposal
Staff stated the de...
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