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MINUTES
Meeting No. 2
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PRESENT REGRETS
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Members Tom Giantsopoulos, Chair Matthew Korchinski Judi McIntyre Paul Leonidis Regional Councillor Tony Wong Cheryl Rego, Public Programs Coordinator Staff Laura Gold, Committee Clerk |
Regrets Jane Perdue, Consultant Anna Gauci Sean Colangelo John Ryerson, Director Linda Irvine, Mgr., Parks & Open
Spaces |
The second meeting
of the
1. MINUTES OF THE
MEETING HELD ON
Moved by: Judi McIntyre
Seconded by:
“That the minutes of the
CARRIED
2. 2008 ENVIRONMENTAL
ART EVENT
The following update of the 2008 “Art on Ice” event was provided:
1. There will be 2 large ice sculptures: 1) flying geese to be located
by Too Good Pond; and 2) a deer standing amongst a beaver to be located at the
2. There will be the following ice sculpture demo sessions:
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3. Hot chocolate will be provided by Timothy’s and served at the following times:
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4. Black Smith Bistro will provide catering for 40 people at the opening reception;
5. The Gallery will host an indoor children’s activity, and an artist demonstration of a winter sketch at the opening reception (the winter sketch may be raffled off on the last day of the event);
6. Planned children activities will include 8 ice walls for the children to paint on. In order to assure there will be sufficient ice surface to paint, 2 ice walls will be built on the Sunday and 2 on Monday;
7. At the end of the event, Ice Culture Inc. will be responsible for assessing if any of the ice sculptures need to be immediately taken down. The week following the event Art Gallery staff will observe the sculptures and advise the Town’s Operations Department which (if any) need to be removed;
8. The Operations night staff will come at
9. There will be minimal lighting to reduce the chance of vandalism.
MOVED BY:
SECONDED BY: REGIONAL COUNCILLOR TONY WONG
“That the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee extend its sincere appreciation
to Bob Walter, District Manager, Signs Safety Devices and General Maintenance,
and Operations staff who assisted with the execution of the “Art on Ice” event;
and
That this resolution be forwarded to Mayor and Council, the Chief
Administrative Officer, and Commissioners”.
CARRIED
Regional Councillor Tony Wong noted
that no ice wine will be served at the “Art on Ice” event. He also advised the Committee that Mayor
Frank Scarpitti will be in attendance on
Promotion
Tom Giantsopoulos, Chair, provided an
update on behalf of Catherine Harrison’s, Manager of Communication Services, Town
of
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Reference to the event was made in the Mayor's Message in the February
2008 edition of SNAP magazine;
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An Article and ad was placed in
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Electronic posters were displayed on the electronic screens at Civic
Centre,
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Poster were posted at Markham Theatre,
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An advertisement was placed on the Town’s Page in the Economist and
Sun/Liberal (Feb 7 and 14 editions);
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An Advertisement was placed in the
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An “Art on Ice” banner was hung on Main Street Unionville;
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Flyers for the event were handed out at
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The Event was listed on the
Community Calendar on the Town website and featured on the
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A Press Release was issued
Laura Gold, Committee Clerk, was requested to send a reminder e-mail to Mayor and Members of Council regarding the “Art on Ice” event. Sue Firkser, School Program Coordinator, requested that thank you letters be sent to sponsors of the event. The Committee noted that the print on the “Art on Ice” banner was fading considerably.
3. NEW BUSINESS
A)
This item was deferred to the next meeting.
B) Member Resignation
Tom Giantsopoulos, Chair, advised the Committee he will be resigning from the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee, which means a new Chair must be elected.
MOVED
BY JUDI MCINTRYE
SECONDED
BY REGIONAL COUNCILLOR TONY WONG
“The
4. DATE FOR
The next
meeting of the
ADJOURNMENT
The