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WEST CHICAGO
WHERE HISTORY & PROGRESS MEET
WEST CHICAGO CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Thursday, December 7, 2023
West Chicago City Hall — 475 Main Street
7:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, Establishment of a Quorum
2. Public Participation
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Cultural Arts Commission Meeting: November 9, 2023
4. Items for Discussion and Possible Action
a. West Chicago Water Tower: Font Selection
b. Art Banner Exhibit 2024
c. Loteria: Follow Up
d. Master Plan Progress
5. Other Business
6. Adjournment
CC: Mayor Ruben Pineda, City Council, Michael Guttman, West Chicago Cultural Arts Commissioners,
Media, Daniel Peck
475 Main Street T (630) 293-2200 Ruben Pineda
West Chicago, Illinois F (630) 293-3028 shed
60185 www. westchicago.org Nancy M. Smith be L Guttman

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DRAFT

                                  West Chicago Cultural Arts Commission
                                             Thursday, November 9, 2023
                                               7:00pm
                                            MINUTES

1.   Call to Order at 7:03pm by Heidi Kuharich; Roll Call: Paulina Garcia, Uwe Gsedl, Jacob Hernandez, Heidi Kuharich, Buddy
    Plumlee, Bruce Treudt, Deborah Walsh, and City Liaison Daniel Peck in attendance; Quorum established

2.  Public Participation: N/A

3.  Approve Minutes of October 5, 2023
     a.  Jacob Hernandez made motion to approve, Deborah Walsh seconded; Approved unanimously

4.  Items for Discussion and Possible Action
     a.  Art Banner Exhibit 2023
              i.  People’s Choice Award Recipient, Sienna Sherrier, will hang Gallery 200 exhibit 11.13.23 (through December)
             ii.  Heidi Kuharich read Eric Appelquist e-mail for Commission:
               “I just wanted to thank you for the work you do and want you to know that West Chicago is a better place for having
          you there. It really made me super happy to see Sienna win and I hope It inspires her. I look forward to participating
             for years to come.”
            iii. Uwe Gsedl and Heidi Kuharich discussed final certificate to be produced.
    b.  Art Banner Exhibit 2024
            1.  Continued discussion on including QR codes for voting; Dan Peck confirmed that additional eye-level frames will
             be added to poles for any/all banner programs
            2.  Potential juror shortlist discussion; focus on 175th anniversary and celebratory theme; will follow up with official
                offer letter when identified
     c.   Loteria Update
              i.  Heidi Kuharich reported that all cards are ready to come down; Paulina Garcia will serve as back-up
             ii.  Heidi Kuharich reported that several sites asked about repeating the effort next year, noting that they’d observed
        many “players” out looking for cards with Loteria boards in hand
            iii.  Heidi Kuharich reported that prizes had been exhausted; Dan Peck agreed to contribute a few lanterns for the final
          “winners”
         iv.  Heidi Kuharich will follow up with a review form on the entire effort; Dan Peck will get full financial report to Heidi
           Kuharich for completion
    d.  Cultural Arts Commission Master Plan
              i.  Heidi Kuharich updated Commission on workgroup progress; requested feedback on survey draft by 11.13.23; will
           provide survey link to Dan Peck
             ii.  Discussion of public art sites to include in plan; Uwe Gsedl and Bruce Treudt to photograph

5.  Other Business
     a.  Heidi Kuharich mentioned Frosty Fest Snowflake; Paulina Garcia volunteered
    b.  Discussion on second Juan Chawuk mural at Tampico; Heidi Kuharich will follow up with Fernando Ramirez on protective
        coatings and signage
     c.  Uwe Gsedl provided update on Sister Cities 25th anniversary in 2024
    d.  Dan Peck confirmed that the CAC At-a-Glance will not be included in webpage update; public art will be included on
        separate page (largely taken from Master Plan work mentioned in 4.d.ii)

6.  Adjournment: 8.07pm


CAC Minutes.110923.DRAFT                                                                                                              Submitted: H. Kuharich

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WEST CHICAGO CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Agenda Item 1a: West Chicago Water Tower - Font Selection

The Commission has been requested to select a font for the upcoming painting of the City’s Fremont Street water
tower. As part of the discussion, Commissioners will be provided with an opportunity to review and select a font
based on four options provided by the City’s contracted designer. This selection will need to be ratified through a
formal vote.

The presented font options include: ITC Garamond Bold, Trajan Bold, Gotham, and Gendis.