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APPROVED APRIL 7, 2022

                                West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission
                                           Thursday, February 3, 2022
                                             7:00pm
                                          MINUTES
1.  Call to Order at 7:02pm by Heidi Kuharich; Roll Call: Uwe Gsedl, Anni Holm, Judith Horsley, Heidi Kuharich, Deborah
    Walsh, and City Liaison Daniel Peck in attendance; Quorum established; Statement from Mayor Pineda read
2.  Welcome New Member to Commission
    a.  Moved to next meeting
3.  Approve Minutes of January 6, 2022
    a.  Deborah Walsh made motion to approve, Judith Horsley seconded; Approved unanimously
4.  Update on 2022 Art Banner Submissions—Call for Art
    a.  Current submission count at 15
    b.  Kay McKeen of SCARCE agreed to be 2022 juror; announcement going out week of February 7th
     c.  Confirmed 50 banner frames with Streets Dept
    d. Uwe Gsedl will forward past banner maps to Dan Peck for reference
    e.  Judith Horsley recalled summers when selected banners from previous years were also hung; suggests revisiting the
        practice, especially if submissions are low
      f.  Moving forward, e-mail previous contributors early. Also art departments at local colleges, Irene O’Neil’s
       Awakenings Project, D33/D25/D94 art teachers, etc.
     g.  2023 Theme should be selected in May to better position PR as 2022 banners go up.
5.  Update on Cultural Arts Master Plan Document Writing Assignments
    a.  Deborah Walsh led directional discussion about budget control for Collective Oversight section
    b.  Discussion about City Council perspective led to question about inviting a council member to join Commission
6.  Update on Los Alebrijes—Discussions with Mexican Cultural Arts DuPage & DuPage Convention and Visitors’ Bureau
    a.  Dan Peck had suggestion for façade “stickers” that glow in the dark; could lead to an alebrije scavenger hunt
    b.  Discussion centered on ideas to draw people to West Chicago to view more alebrijes, piggybacking off Cantigny
        display
             i.  Possibly creating a West Chicago “born and raised” alebrije
             ii.  Possibly including PR on a few banners (if they could be a draw, not push people out of town)
7.  Other Business
    a.  Dan Peck stated need for various types of community photos for use in general PR, website, FaceBook, etc; there
         really are none currently at his disposal and he’s trying to build up a library of images
8.  Public Participation: N/A
9.  Adjournment: Anni Holm made motion, Uwe Gsedl seconded, unanimous: 8.28pm