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Meeting Name: MILWAUKEE ARTS BOARD Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/12/2017 4:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 303, City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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   1. Roll Call

Minutes note: The meeting convened at 4:02 PM Individual also present: Sally Witte, Department of City Development
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   2. Review and Approval of Previous Minutes

Minutes note: The last meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum.
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   3. Presentations

Minutes note: - Amy Turim (DCD) - City's ARCH Program Ald. Coggs stated that the program was developed to convert foreclosed homes into positive influences for the neighborhood. - Sara Daleiden (MKE-LAX) - HomeWorks Project (also present: Mikal Floyd Pruitt and Vedale Hill) stated that each artist will purchase a separate property. The goal is to complete 4 properties and become neighborhood leaders for a greater project.
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   4. Public Art Subcommittee Report

Minutes note: -Recommendations for Conservation Fund Projects - $5,000 for the restoration of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council monument in Zeidler Park Ms. Morris moved approval, seconded by Ms. Balistreri. There were no objections. - $5,000 to the Westtown Association for the Spanish American War Hero contingent on submission of the final report for the George Washington monument. Ms. Morris moved approval, seconded by Ms. Layden. There were no objections. - Ms. Witte stated that there were funds available in the Project Grant Fund. Ms. Morris stated that the Subcommittee is seeking ideas on qualifying projects and thinks that supporting the 200 Nights of Freedom project will be a good use of funding. The Committee would like to extend an invitation to the organization to present information about the project. Ms. Morris moved approval, seconded by Ms. Harpole. There were no objections.
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   5. Project Grants Update

Minutes note: Ms. Witte stated that the Grant Eligibility Task Force met to work on improving the evaluation forms.
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   7. Announcements

Minutes note:  - Mr. Hill announced that on October 10th, Jazale's Studio is hosting an Invite Luncheon - moving to a new location and raising funds to rehab the property. - Ms. Morris is holding the last application workshop for the Nohl Fund at 6PM in the Grand Avenue Mall, applications are due Oct. 5th - Mr. Delind announced that the Milwaukee County Zoo is having a fundraiser to support "Beastie Safari" project where artists are asked to create a design(s) and submit by October 30th. The sponsor will choose and the artist will get paid and design the "Beastie Safari". - Ms. Morris announced a Milwaukee Arts Board Public Art listening session on October 26th at the Haggerty Museum Yashica Byrd Staff Assistant
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