North St. Paul Arts & Culture Commission - 3/4/2026

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Public Art branding updates

City Council presentation preparation

Sidewalk Poetry initiative planning

Utility box art projects at Silver Lake and TBD locations

Art Cart and Art Night joint subcommittee operations

Music in the Parks scheduling and vendor hiring

Autumn Arts Festival location change

Art event registration fee policy

Community project shift from Passport activity to Spoken Word

Votes (3)

Approve the agenda

CarriedUnanimous

Moved by Unspecified · Seconded by Unspecified

Approve the minutes

CarriedUnanimous

Moved by Carrie · Seconded by Ashley

Hire Kid Create Studios for two Music in the Parks nights at $300 each

CarriedUnanimous

Moved by Carrie · Seconded by Unspecified

Notable Quotes (3)

We would like to recommend that this body hires that group for the two music in the park night. So that would be $600.

Ashley
BudgetMotion to approve professional services for Art Cart events.

It feels like at least for this year, we've exhausted our budget. So, it doesn't feel like we have the room to do more things.

Sharon Clark Williams
BudgetWarning about the status of the public art budget.

For this year, let's keep it at $10 for everything, but let's look at it for next year.

Carrie
Registration FeesDetermining registration fees for art classes.

People (7)

JordanStaff Liaison

Coordinates city documents, meeting logistics, and staff reports.

Sharon Clark WilliamsCommissioner

Overseeing photography call for artists and utility box projects.

AshleyCommissioner

Proposed hiring Kid Create Studios for music in the park events.

CarrieCommissioner

Coordinating artist outreach and managing subcommittees.

RaquelCommissioner

Questioning event participation expectations and budget consolidation.

AvaCity Event Planner

Coordinates broader city events and requested art subcommittee involvement.

Places Mentioned

Silver Lake (Utility box art site)Casey Park (Utility box art site)7th and Margaret (Proposed Autumn Arts Festival location)

Events & Meetings (4)

  • March 17th: City Council presentation
  • June 14th: City Night at the car show
  • July 10th: City Night/Big Truck Night
  • September: Autumn Arts Festival
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