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Arts and Culture Commission
6:00 PM - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
(a)Commissioners: Eleanor Neff, Ana Armijo, Nisha McSwane-
Franco, Emma Barnes, Rebecca Merkley-Omeje, Saul Martinez,
Calumet Kubalek.
City Staff: Angela Pashon.
3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.COMMISSIONER REPORTS
5.STAFF REPORTS
(a)Recent City Council Presentations
(b)Commission Support
6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.NEW BUSINESS
(a)Presentation on Hanford Reach Solar System by Trevor Macduff,
Silas Education
(b)Peanuts Park Subcommittee Update
(c)Cultural Recognition
8.MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION
9.ADJOURNMENT
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Pasco Arts & Culture
Commission (PACC)
February 22, 2021
Commission Formation
❖Ordinance No. 4472 established Arts and Culture Commission –November 18, 2019
❖Commissioners appointed –March 16, 2020
❖Community Members
❖Position 1:Eleanor Neff -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1/1/2022
❖Position 2:Ana Armijo -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1/1/2024
❖Art Professionals
❖Position 3:Nisha McSwane-Franco -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1/1/2022
❖Position 4:Emma Barnes -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1/1/2024
❖Position 5:Rebecca Merkley-Omeje -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1//2024
❖Artist
❖Position 6:Saul Martinez -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1/1/2022
❖Youth Representative
❖Position 7:Calumet Kubalek -Position Term: 1/1/2020 to 1/1/2022
❖COVID-19
Commission Progress
❖Initial Work Plan drafted with Facilitator Grace Lieberman of The FG Collective
❖Began meeting remotely July 2020
❖Selected commission chair and vice-chair
❖Chair –Emma Barnes
❖Vice-Chair –Nisha McSwane-Franco
❖Commission reviewed and approved work plan –August 2020
❖Presentations received
❖Sign Code & Murals –September
❖Peanuts Park –October
❖STCU Utility Box Wrap Program –November
Work Plan -Mission
❖To utilize art to enhance community identity and to improve community connectivity
and cohesion through greater understanding and appreciation of what makes Pasco
unique.
PACC Objectives
❖Beautification of public spaces
❖Celebration of Pasco’s history and diversity
❖Establishment of business partnerships to bolster creative enterprise
❖Enhancement of City’s image
❖Enrichment of art education opportunities
❖Support services for local artists and art organizations
❖Creation of an art space
First Projects
❖Memorial/Tribute to Noburu “Peanuts” Fukuda for renovation
❖Subcommittee developing recommendations
❖City gateway and park signage
❖RFP in-process for consultant
❖Utility Box Wrap Program
❖Subcommittee identified, strategy being discussed
❖Kurtzman Park Shelter Art
❖Subcommittee identified
Forthcoming Recommendations
❖Cultural recognition
❖Annual proclamations
❖Opportunities to engage in community events
❖Multicultural event to showcase arts and culture
AN ARTISTIC SCALE MODEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
What if…?
Why not…?
What else…?
SO FAR…
MOVING FORWARD
SILAS Ed.
Solar Arches
Materials
Map
Riverwalk
DREAMING…
MODEL OPTIONS
Orbital Marker Planetary Sculpture
DREAMING…
COMMUNITY VALUE
Turnkey
Collaborative
UniqueInspiration
Beautification
NEXT STEPS
Permission Funding
FINANCIALS-PER MARKER COST/VALUE
Item Value Source Donation Cost (OOP)
3’ Basalt Plinth $225 Woods Nursery $165 $60
Basalt Cutting $400 Drilling and Cutting $250 $150
Basalt Installation $5000 FE&C $5000 $0
Arches/Plaque $950 Savvio LLC $150 $800
Art Install/Delivery $500 Savvio LLC $290 $300
Donor Plaque $160 Fast Signs $0 $160
Subtotal $7075 $5855 $1470
Tax $113
TOTAL COST $1536
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION…
Trevor@silaseducation.org
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PO Box 5078, Pasco, WA 99302