MINUTES

MARKHAM PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE

2007-04-11

Meeting No. 4

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PRESENT REGRETS

Tom Giantsopoulos, Chair Judi McIntyre Anna Gauci Elizabeth Chong Sean Colangelo Matthew Korchinski Tony Wong, Regional Councillor John Ryerson Alida Tari, Committee Clerk

Paul Leonidis Anderson Coward Priti Tripathi, Vice Chair Jane Perdue, Consultant Linda Irvine, Mgr., Parks& Open Spaces

The fourth meeting of the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee in 2007 convened at

7:05 p.m. with Tom Giantsopoulos in the chair.

1. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

The Chair welcomed the two new members, Sean Colangelo and Matthew Korchinski and encouraged them to forward any comments and/or suggestions on the Municipal Public Art Plan to Ms. Jane Perdue.

2. MINUTES OF THE MARKHAM PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD MARCH 19, 2007

Moved by J. McIntyre

Seconded by E. Chong

That the minutes of the March 19, 2007 meeting of the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee be approved.

CARRIED

3. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC ART PLAN

The Committee was advised that Ms. Jane Perdue, Consultant, has reviewed the draft of the Municipal Public Art Plan with Linda Irvine, and Val Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design which will include the submission and/or suggestions from Committee members.

John Ryerson noted that the current list of “Features and Elements” in the draft Municipal Public Art Plan is fairly extensive and suggested the information be grouped by Markham Wide Elements and by neighborhoods in order to make it easier for residents to look at.

4. 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL ART EVENT

Ice Sculptures

The Chair suggested Committee Members contact the following organizations for input:

· Yorkville BIA – Sean Colangelo

· Tourism Toronto – Tom Giantsopoulos

· City of Ottawa – Elizabeth Chong

· York Tourism – John Ryerson

Committee Members agreed that the following additional areas needed to be researched:

· Costs of ice

· Statistics which is the coldest weekend

· A weather contingency plan (ie tent shelters)

· Sponsors and a Theme

Regional Councillor Tony Wong noted that due to the number of already scheduled Town events the Committee should not rely heavily on Town staff in terms of organizing the event.

5. BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

John Ryerson provided an update on the event held at Seneca College in conjunction with the Cement Association. The Town’s display included a number of images illustrating creative use of cement and a map of the Markham Centre park. John indicated the Town’s display received a lot of interest from event participants and demonstrated that sustainability can be beautiful and creative.

6. NEW BUSINESS

Judy McIntyre distributed Art Directory 2007 pamphlets to the Committee. It was noted that the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee is referenced on page 11 of the pamphlet.

Tom Giantsopoulos distributed an article from the Globe and Mail entitled “A light show caused by your beating heart” for members to review and possibly for future discussion.

6. DATE FOR NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee will be held:

· Wednesday, May 9, 2007

· Ontario Room at the Markham Civic Centre

· 7:00 p.m. (2^nd Wednesday of each month)

ADJOURNMENT

The Markham Public Art Advisory Committee adjourned at 7:42 p.m.