ITEM No. 1 – Reid Third Floor Hall Murals Materials

Presenter: Kayte Kaminski

  • The Reid Hall mural draft was presented for approval. The Committee discussed their reservations with the font choices used throughout for quotes and expressed a preference for using one consistent font throughout. There was concern about the location of some of the quotes on the wall being too high or too low, rendering them difficult to view. Inconsistent capitalization was also noted. All present agreed that the appearance of the quotes should be evaluated and improved.
  • The Committee would like to evaluate the final quotes carefully before approving the mural.
  • The Committee discussed including the title/position of the people quoted.
  • Action Item: Reevaluate the drafted mural for approval at next PAAC meeting. (PAAC)

Discussion

Procedure for Calls for Art/Proposals

  • PAAC would like to develop and refine the process by which calls for art proposals at MSU go out.
  • PAAC will also evaluate the art commissioning process.
  • A new Call for Art document could pull from the existing American Indian Hall Call for Art.
  • Action Item: Review and evaluate the PAAC website and determine needed updates and document inclusion. (Olivia Hayes and Courtney Johnson)
  • Action Item: Create a formal submission process, including a content-sharing platform, through which artists submit their proposals. (Olivia Hayes and Courtney Johnson)

Collection Mission Statement

  • Action Item: Develop a MSU Art Collection Mission Statement in order to publicly state the priorities of the MSU Art Collection. (PAAC)
  • The purpose is to clarify the identity of MSU that forms the background under which artists create work for the university.
    • PAAC has a Mission Statement, but it does not suggest a framework for what art is included in the MSU Collection
  • Action Item: Organize faculty/student workshop on the Mission Statement. (Josh DeWeese and Melissa Ragain)
    • Action Item: Present the Mission Statement to ASMSU for student feedback.(TBD)
      • Action Item: Present the finalized Mission Statement in the annual PAAC report when it is submitted at the end of the academic year (mid-April) to UFPB. (Olivia Hayes)
      • Action Item: Find previous annual reports and begin to build the framework for this year’s annual report 2020-2021 Academic year. (Olivia Hayes)
  • Action Item: Set up Box drive with current policy documents and archived policy documents. Include ‘Precedent’ folder with what other universities have done. (Olivia Hayes)
  • Action Item: Potentially create a policy document for campus clients and design professionals explaining the processes to engage with PAAC, incorporating timeline suggestions and how-to’s. (John How)
  • Action Item: Continue evaluating and pursuing the 1% for Art Fee codification. (PAAC)

Harrison Hall

  • $20,000 budget for art on the Harrison Hall wall.
  • Action Item: Explore opportunities to utilize student artists for this project. (Royce Smith)
  • Action Item: Ensure the money is moved a Plant Fund for storage. (Jaclyn Liebscher)

Bobcat Athletic Complex (BAC) Art

  • Project budget is $80,000.
  • Too late to integrate the structure within the BAC building.
  • Does not need to be the letter M.
  • Project stalled due to Covid-19 and galleries shutting down.
  • Action Item: Schedule separate meeting to discuss BAC Art Project scope, budget and timeline. (Olivia Hayes/Jaclyn Liebscher)