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| | 1. | | Roll Call
Minutes note: The meeting convened at 3:04 PM
Individuals also present:
Sally Witte, Department of City Development | | | |
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| | 2. | | Review and Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
Minutes note: Ms. Layden moved approval, seconded by Ms. McSweeney. There were no objections. | | | |
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| | 3. | | New Work Fund
Minutes note: Ms. Layden briefed members on the progress of Near West Side artist in residence Kirsten Leenaars as she completes the Haggerty-commissioned project Happiness-Home-Milwaukee: (Re) Housing the American Dream. An exhibition of Leenaar’s three-channel video installation opens this fall at the museum.
Ms. Morris updated the members on the progress of the Fr. Groppi Memorial Project. There are still discussions about where to put the statue and community meetings continue.
Following recommendations were made to be presented at the full Arts Board:
Ms. Layden moved that a susccessful applicant to the New Work Fund needs to wait a full calendar year after the conclusion of their project to apply again to the New Work Fund, seconded by Ms. McSweeney. There were no objections.
Ms. Layden moved in any calendar year an arts organization can only apply to the New Work Fund or to the Project Grants Program, seconded by Ms. Klose. There were no objections.
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| | 4. | | Conservation Fund
Minutes note: Ms. Morris stated the new application went out and the Friends of Juneau Park are submitting applications for restoration the statues of Solomon Juneau and Leif the Explorer. They are currently getting national bids for the work. She sent an application to the Milwaukee Black Historical Society for the mural, and the Society has received a grant from the Mary Nohl Foundation. | | | |
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| | 5. | | Old Business
Minutes note: There was no old business. | | | |
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| | 6. | | Announcements
Minutes note: There were no announcements.
Meeting adjourned at 3:49 PM
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant | | | |
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