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CITY OF PALM DESERT
CULTURAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Special Meeting
MINUTES
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
(Virtual Zoom Meeting)
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Boren convened the meeting at 1:08 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present Absent
Maureen Boren, Chair Louisa Higgins
Liz Hauer, Vice Chair
Carol Adney
Lori Flint
Louise Harding
Also Present
Amy Lawrence, Special Programs Manager
Debbie Thompson, Recording Secretary
Debra Alleyne, Management Analyst
Karina Quintanilla, Councilmember
III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
IV. CONTINUED BUSINESS
A. SELECT EIGHTEEN (18) SCULPTURES AND UP TO SIX
(6) ALTERNATE SCULPTURES FOR THE 2023/2024 EL
PASEO SCULPTURE EXHIBITION (Continued from the
regular meeting of March 9, 2022)
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Ms. Lawrence and Ms. Alleyne presented the balance of the
proposals that were selected by the Committee Members via
Airtable.
It was the concurrence of the Committee that the following
artists/sculptures be approved to be included in the
2023/2024 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition:
Regular Pads (16)
Mitch Levin – Timepiece; Nicholas Meyer – Eye of the Wind;
Pati Stajcar – RedRover; T. Barny – Circo X; John Banks –
Treble Clef Pirouette; Karen and Tony Barone – Swirly Girl;
Joe Sackett – Dude Ascending; Mir Agol – Conduit;
Christopher Thomson – Blooming Gratitude #2; Gleb
Dusavitskiy – From the Other Side; Kelly Goff – Continuous
Line V (levity); Delos Van Earl – The Seeker; John Meyer –
Portal Ripple 1; Hector Ortega – Hygge; Lynn Jaye – Dione,
the Water Goddess; and Gonzalo Torres - Pixelman
Alternates for regular pad
Robert Henderson – FU4 Chrome Corsair – ALTERNATE;
Charla Elizabeth – Quirky – ALTERNATE; Christopher
Georgesco – Poly Rhythms – ALTERNATE; and Rob
Lorenson – Rhythmic Taper - ALTERNATE
Pad #1
Gil Reynolds – Jewel; Michele Moushey Dale – Natural
Wonders I – ALTERNATE
Pad #16
Nicole Beck – Sunstruck; Ray Katz – Hurricane -
ALTERNATE
Member Hauer moved to approve the selection of
eighteen (18) sculptures and up to six (6) alternate sculptures
(as stated above) for the 2023/2024 El Paseo Sculpture
Exhibition and authorize staff to present the recommended
sculptures to the City Council for final approval. Motion was
seconded by Member Adney and carried 5-0-1 with Adney,
Boren, Flint, Harding and Hauer voting AYE with Higgins
ABSENT.
This item will go to the City Council at its April 14, 2022
meeting.
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Staff will begin contacting the selected artists to confirm
timely delivery of sculptures, etc.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Boren adjourned the meeting at 4:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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DEBBIE L. THOMPSON, RECORDING SECRETARY