Arts and Culture Commission Meeting Date: January 8th, 2024
To: Commission Members
From: Natalie Draper, Library Director
Title
Library Oasis Mural Public Art Review Committee (PARC).
Body
Action Requested:
Appoint Library Oasis Mural Public Art Review Committee (PARC).
Summary Report:
In November, 2023, the ACC approved a $5,000 match from the Percent for the Arts to create an original large-scale wall mural at the new Northfield Public Library Oasis in the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC). An artist was selected based on work submitted for the downtown banner design competition. The artist, Paula Rojas, and City Administrator have signed off on the contract so the artist can begin working on a concept for the PARC to review on January 25th. The PARC members will be representatives of the library (Angelica Linder), ACC, (Paula Granquist, Anna Lisa Rustad, and Carsten Walter), and representatives of different community partners in the NCRC (Patty Ciernia and Dougie Padilla from Fifty North, and a representative from CAC).
Timeline
• November 2023: ACC approved $5,000 from the % for the Arts to match SEMAC grant and funds raised by Library Friends
• January 8th, 2024: appoint PARC
• January 25th, 2024: PARC meets to review artist’s proposed designs, makes recommendation
• February 12th, 2024: ACC considers recommendation of the PARC
• Mid- to late-February, 2024: Artist begins interior mural work
• April/May, 2024: Weather permitting, artist completes exterior portion
• April 30th, 2024: El día de los libros event at Oasis represents capstone requirement for SEMAC grant
• May/June, 2024: Dedication
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