HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 Arts Commission Appointments AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 1/22/2019
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: Amy Orre Staff Phone No: X2246
Estimated Time: 5 Minutes
S P R I N G F I E L D C I T Y C O U N C I L Council Goals: Mandate
ITEM TITLE:
ARTS COMMISSION APPLICANT APPOINTMENTS
ACTION REQUESTED:
Appoint Amber Rose to the Arts Commission with a full term expiring December
31, 2022.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
The Arts Commission has three vacancies on its board of nine commissioners.
Three position openings were advertised. Two vacancies were due to term expirations on December 31, 2018. One vacancy is due to an early resignation with
1 year remaining in the term. The Arts Commission received Amber Rose’s
application September 24, 2018. Amber Rose attended the October 9, 2018 Arts Commission meeting. The deadline to submit applications was extended two
months. Erica Burgess submitted an application December 7, 2018 and attended the
December 11, 2018 Springfield Arts Commission meeting. The Arts Commission recommends both applicants to be interviewed by the Council. On January 14, 2019
Amber Rose was interviewed by the Council and recommended for appointment. Erica Burgess withdrew her application.
ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: Arts Commission Charge Attachment 2: Application of Amber Rose
Attachment 3: Arts Commission Member Profiles
DISCUSSION/ FINANCIAL IMPACT:
In response to the press release in August 30, 2018, for an initial deadline of October 8, 2018 the Springfield Arts Commission received one application for two
vacancies. September 10, 2018, commissioner Kim Lyddane informed the Springfield Arts Commission that she would be resigning from the Arts Commission December 31, 2018, with one year left of her four year term. After
extending the deadline to December 14, 2018, for three vacancies, the Arts Commission received one additional application. The Arts Commission interviewed one applicant during their October 9, 2018 meeting and one applicant during their
December 11, 2018 meeting.
The City Council interviewed candidate Amber Rose at the work session on January 14, 2019. The Arts Commission requests that the Council formally ratify
the appointment during the regular meeting.
Arts Commission
CHARGE
The Springfield Arts Commission was created to promote the arts in Springfield.
Assistance is given by the Commission to local artists in the form of grant sponsorship,
networking, education, communication, and, occasionally, funding.
The Commission may co-sponsor art events and exhibits. It works closely with the Lane
Arts Council and the Oregon Arts Commission.
Source of Existence: Council
Bylaws: Yes
Code: No
Sunset Date: Council
Membership
Number: 9
In City: Majority
Out of City: Minimal
Terms (2 max): 4 Years
Ward: No
Qualifier: Members appointed to the Springfield Arts Commission
shall be residents, property owners or business owners in
Springfield, or specialists with expertise in the fields of
visual, performance, literary, or multi-media art. No fewer
than seven of the nine members must reside, own property,
or own a business in Springfield (97477, 97478, or 97482).
Appointed By: Council application
Meeting Time: Monthly - Second Tuesday - 6:30 p.m., City Hall
Funding Source: General Fund and Room Tax
Staff Liaison: Amy Orre, Library Management Support Technician
541-726-2246
Council Liaison: Councilor Leonard Stoehr
Last Revised: 1/2/19
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Springfield Arts Commission (SAC) Membership Profiles
January 2019
Kayla Ackerman: Ms. Ackerman joined the SAC in January 2017. She has a BA in Journalism with
minors in Business Administration and Art from the University of Oregon. She works for Country
Financial and is a new resident of Springfield. She is Vice Chair of SAC and chair of the Second
Friday Art Walk subcommittee. Her first full term expires 12/31/2020.
Esther Harclerode: Ms. Harclerode joined the SAC in January 2018. She is the Development
Program Manager and the Associate Director of Development at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum
of Art. She is chair of the Marketing subcommittee and interim chair of the City Hall gallery
subcommittee. Her first full term expires 12/31/21.
Danielle Knapp: Ms. Knapp joined the SAC in spring of 2017. She has an M.A. in Art History and
a graduate certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Oregon. As the McCosh
Associate Curator at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, she directs the museum’s Pacific
Northwest Art programming, including exhibitions and publications. She serves as the secretary
of the Arts Commission and chair of the Public Art subcommittee. Her first full term expires
12/31/2020.
Daphne Mantis: Ms. Mantis joined the SAC in January 2017. She has her J.D. and is recently
retired from a career as an attorney at the John Serbu Youth Campus and Juvenile Justice
Center. She is also a watercolor artist. She serves as the Chair of the Arts Commission and
serves on the Public Art subcommittee. Her first full term expires 12/31/2020.
Summer Young-Jelinek: Ms. Young-Jelinek was a marketing professional for the Pain
Society/Pain Consultants of Oregon before the practice closed. She has a B. A. in Art History
with minors in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Business Administration. She serves
on the Heritage Arts Grant subcommittee, City Hall gallery committee. Her first term expires
12/31/2019.
Shelby Zacharias: Ms. Zacharias holds a M.A. In writing from George Mason University, where
she worked on the planning committee for the Fall for the Book literary festival. She has been
involved in the literary arts as a writer and an editor and as a sponsor and an advocate for the
arts. She has been involved in volunteering with Downtown Languages literacy program. She is
Chair of the Heritage Arts Grants committee. Her first term expires 12/31/21.
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