Apologies for that. Just a few technical difficulties, but we are ready to begin. >> Right. I call the November 17th, 2025 Arts and Culture Commission meeting to order. Ethan, roll call, please. >> Jonathan Rudder. >> Allison Coer,
>> here. Carrie Rogers, Britta Triggstead >> here, >> Brandon Batty here, >> Paula Krogan >> here, >> and Chuck Hendrickson. >> Is there a motion to amend or approve
the November 17th, 2020 2025 agenda? >> Motion to approve. >> All in favor? Second. Second. Second. All >> in favor? I >> I >> Is there a motion to amend or approve
the September 15th, 2025 minutes? >> So moved to approve. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I. >> All right. Are there any citizens to be heard and items not on the agenda? does
not appear there is um project updates, the indigenous sculpture historical video series and the sidewalk stamps. Ethan, can you please provide an overview? >> Yeah. Um so just starting off with the installation of the sculpture complete
city staff has been coordinating to add signage, include the piece on the Morehead Sculpture Walk, and add plantings that were recommended by the artist. Um, currently staff is coordinating with different groups to try and translate the artist project statement into the artist's native
language. Um, and so once we do that, we'll be able to have a sign or work on getting a sign and add it to the sculpture walk. Um, and then moving on to the video series with the first episode complete, city staff has been coordinating regarding some ideas for debuting the video, which include a
potential event and/or just releasing the video on our media. Um, I did want to add too that Morhead Community Access Media has provided the video to Prairie Public Broadcasting. Um, and so they're reviewing it for a potential release on their network. Um, staff and project
partners will continue coordinating as we work towards a release just to make sure that the series is marketed in a proper way for everyone to see. Um and then lastly on the sidewalk stamps, uh city staff is continuing coordination with both Sign Badger um to manufacture the missing stamps and and
uh or the missing stamps from our existing inventory and the new stamps that were recommended by you guys and approved by city council. Um just ensuring that they meet all the required standards. Um further, city staff has been coordinating with OP construction uh to install sidewalk stamps on the new
sidewalk areas paved in the underpass project area. So, in your packet, you'll see two attached maps which will show the relative area or locations of the new sidewalk stamps installations. While most of them have been installed at this point, there are a few areas that still need to be paved into next
year. So, there are a few gaps that are missing. Um, but I did want to just provide those maps for you guys to see. Please do let me know if you have any questions about the current projects going on. there any questions anyone has? >> So, um project discussion regarding the
future project planning. >> Yeah. So, just briefly, um, with the anticipated art and culture funding of $12,500 for 2026, city staff is seeking some input from the commission regarding potential projects and ideas that can be
further explored for implementation next year. Um, so just a few questions. We wanted you guys to kind of insight some discussion. Um, so some idea if you guys have some ideas of projects we should explore into next year. um if there's anything new, if you want to expand on
existing projects that we've been working on, if there's any groups that we should be incorporating into these types of discussions, and if there's any locations you think could be a focus. Um, I I also did want to highlight as well, I'll just add it now. Um, for 2026,
there is an additional funding of 3,750 allocated for downtown streetlight banners in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. So, I just wanted to note that a draft RFP to solicit art and design and proposed implementation timeline will likely be on the January
uh meeting agenda. So, >> forward to that. Are there any ideas for projects for the next coming year? >> I'm going to give my usual pitch that
broken record coster here. Um, I would love us to consider uh maybe saving up kind of two two-ish years of arts money uh and then use that to uh uh install a number of concrete pads and
pedestals and then do a you know full-blown rotating annual uh sculpture or sculptural works installation. um that like Bamiji, Park
Rapids, Mano. Um I I don't know how far $25,000 would get us if that, you know, two years worth, but I think, you know, that feels like they can't be more than $2,000 a piece. I don't know. That would
get us a dozen. I'll note that the uh off the top of my head, the sculpture pad we did for the indigenous sculpture installation was around 3,000. Um, >> good as eight then.
>> Uh, so I I have a thought for um proposals just I think one of the things that that I've really enjoyed in my career is working with youth and seeing what ideas that they have. So, um, having some sort of youthdirected
project might be a fun way to to get the youth engaged in Morehead and, um, feel like they're a part of the city and kind of go through the process. So, that is nothing specific, more like directed by the youth so they could decide kind of what they would want to do, but um, just
really centering their voice in that would be pretty cool. >> One idea I had was just to incorporate our local neighborhood parks. I don't know if you guys ever visit your neighborhood park, but I mean I'm probably at one once once a week and
there's really nothing at those parks that have any sort of artistic element at all. It would be awesome to have like whether it's like a really cool park bench or even thought of like a like a little free art library or a little free library at some of those local parks
just to kind of bring people to those parks for more than just like playing with their kids or playing baseball or something like that. And that could be something that, you know, could incorporate the youth in those communities as well. I think I love that idea of um kind of bringing
new fresh ideas from the next generation. >> Some communities do like uh student art on ben on benches would be cool. was leaning towards what Brida was thinking to maybe some kind of interactive art
piece at those parks that the kids come up with. What's something that they could touch and feel and move and interact with that would hook them? Yeah. Both in our communities and with art. I think putting those two things
together is a really kind of enriching idea. else have any other ideas or project proposals? >> All the neighborhoods. I think if we put them in the neighborhood parks, we're not excluding >> parts of Morehead. >> Yes. And that's why I'm like the
thinking like those little those itty bitty little parks, the ones that, you know, a handful of families go to. Those are the most important parks in the in this town. Is there anything else anyone would like to share regarding project ideas or anything else that Ethan went through
today? All right, I will move on to reports. Um, does anyone have any reports or information to share? Uh, Theater B's production of the play Birthday Candles uh will be running throughout most of December, December
5th through the 21st, Friday, Saturdays, and Sundays. Info on their website. Uh, Concordia continues uh Jesus Christ Superstar this coming weekend, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Tickets are still available. I checked just before I
got here. Um, there's a high school art show that opens a week from today on November 24th in the Cyrus Running Gallery at Concordia. And I thought Chuck was going to be here to talk about all of the the music uh, you know, concerts at at Concordia, which I
believe are the first weekend in December. >> And Morehead High is doing Frozen at um, Horizon Middle School. It opens this Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and then Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday. Here I can do a little plug as well. Um, I just wanted to add that Klay County Public Health is seeking public input uh from the community determine to determine how to spend some settlement money from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Um, so there's some
community feedback options. One is on November 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. here at the Yumump Center. The other is on November 24th or November 25th from 400 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Triumph Lutheran Church. Um otherwise, you can also visit the Klay County
Public Health's website and provide public input. And I did bring a little sheet here if you want to scan the barcode and um just save the website. So >> the online survey >> Oh, go ahead. >> Sorry. Um there's a there's a couple
things. There's the uh so during the tree lighting this year um the we'll have the global market again and that usually features a lot of different um artists and artisans and people making different things and selling different things um here at the Yum Center. Um and
that will be starting at 5 and so you can come shop a little bit for Christmas and then go see the the lighting and then come back in and and shop some more. Um, and then there's also um a market that's happening at
um the Career Academy in Morehead. And I had it up and then I looked at something else. All right. It's on Saturday, December 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 400 p.m. Um it's an indigenous winter craft fair. Um so again, you can use uh you can go there and get some gifts. Um some really beautiful handmade gifts and
soaps and different things. Um and just support local artists and artisans. Uh they're also still looking for vendors. So if you're an indigenous person who's who would like to be a part of this market, um the vendor table is open. Um you can check uh the indigenous
association Facebook page or um there's a the flyer going around different places. So there'll be places to find it. Um and then you could just either reach out to me or reach out to the phone number and I'll get you connected to get a table. >> And I just had one more to share. Um
MSUM is having a celebration of the arts event um December 5th um from 6:00 to 9:00 and I believe it's just like a student le um art all art thing so visual theater uh music so it's open to public so if
anyone wants to go be a nice evening. Is there anything anyone else would like to share? No. Is there a motion to adjurnn? So moved.
>> So what what's the date on the celebration