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Tanisha said the high school honors art club has agreed to assemble kits. This year’s kits will include printmaking (the most popular kit last year), drawing and two watercolor variations (one with watercolor pencils). Tanisha did not have a final confirmed count of kits at the meeting; she estimated the figure could be “around 75” but said she would provide the exact number by follow-up email.

Commissioners discussed ways to increase finder participation and public engagement. Suggestions included partnering with the third-party Chamblee Art Fest to include Art Drop in festival marketing, asking downtown businesses to sponsor drops (gift certificates or small prizes), recommending targeted drop zones tied to event schedules, and providing pick-up incentives such as small business gift certificates. Commissioners also suggested local venues (galleries, coffee shops) serve as staffed kit-making sites to encourage community interaction.

Tanisha said marketing and supplies are in hand and staff will continue outreach to the high school and downtown partners. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate promotional flyers at the Marta station event scheduled for Saturday the 19th and to explore business sponsorships and targeted drop-area planning. Tanisha agreed to circulate the final kit count and a plan by email.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Arts Commission\tFeb 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commission staff said Art Drop will run in April, kits will be assembled with help from a high-school honors art club, and commissioners suggested business partnerships, localized drop areas and incentives to increase finder engagement.","taxTitle","Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia","taxId",52358,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6302529,"Public Art Commission updates: William Massey project, Elaine mural, and Shelby Tucker retaining-wall funding",1133,762000,1895000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2477515-21ec5a76415f43ba5b6632f2883a3388&start=762&end=1895","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2477515-21ec5a76415f43ba5b6632f2883a3388/thumbnail_762000.jpg","/articles/6302529/Chamblee/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Public-Art-Commission-updates-William-Massey-project-Elaine-mural-and-Shelby-Tucker-retaining-wall-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6302529-5d255469af033714fd6c5a77e37e82ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1770709175&Signature=Wh0JgMZ-v08Gy5phHNXqPqfT3bz3TmjrN~~mqZawGmhzMv9gZaIo7ykXEtmeA8NnWnYxTH5gpcCkwNWKQ35QzZlSFUlEwg7h53y3pgDiShRoCIkR0hpeul46x3Zohm-ewPo7L31lPQxXMCEjwETjxyO~5COUoVrQIcS6sER7sRBTG4jC2xp9aM0z1AKQPsM49OJ2FJrU6FSakwBY6MNPBw4jF-4O0RnZYajX1IhlWLgTPH~TD6ilY5TjY6gDuRjdIiiDWoOQX-hpCPQyHOzWN4n65giCOYq6y0dX4ynwsMp9VxQwE~Fumf3ifvuT8xrqqPNiWAoPGcsW79Rmhximig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Feb. 27 meeting of the Chamblee Public Art Commission, staff provided updates on three public-art projects and discussed a temporary budget realignment to cover outstanding 2024 obligations.

Tanisha, staff liaison, reported that work on the Elaine mural will begin March 17, pending permits coordinated with Public Works. She said staff is arranging sidewalk and permit logistics and that the artist anticipates approximately two weeks of on-site work for the mural, weather permitting. Tanisha asked staff to notify nearby condo residents; a commissioner offered to provide contact information for condo management.

On the William Massey project, Tanisha said outreach into the Hispanic community has advanced after the commission approved hiring a limited outreach contractor (Tony) to assist with Spanish-language engagement around the Dresden Park area. She said the Mexican consulate and a local immigration law office have shared the commission’s social media and that William Massey is aiming to begin work once the entrance area of the park is complete; staff reported the entrance work should be finished by mid-May. Tanisha also said William Massey would like to present initial sketches at the commission’s next meeting.

Staff also described a budget issue: a re-budget (rollover) of unspent 2024 funds required action before a Feb. 28 deadline. Staff said the commission missed the administrative deadline to reallocate the 2024 funds and recommended using the 2025 allocation for the Shelby Tucker retaining-wall mural (about $30,000 in the 2025 budget) as the easiest short-term offset to cover outstanding obligations for the William Massey and Elaine projects. Commissioners discussed the proposal and coordination with an ongoing multi-use path design on Chamblee Tucker that might move or remove the retaining wall in the next 12–18 months; several commissioners said delaying the Shelby Tucker mural to 2026 may avoid installing artwork in a location that could be disturbed during the multi-use path construction.

No formal re-budget vote was held at the Feb. 27 meeting; Tanisha said when funds are committed staff will return with a formal action for commission approval. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate with Public Works and the project designers to avoid installing art that could be removed by upcoming infrastructure work.

Staff also reported the Little Free Art Gallery project is moving forward in partnership with a local Boy Scout and that the scout will confirm a timeline and location. Commissioners agreed to address remaining site-selection details at a future meeting.

The commission did not take formal budget action at the Feb. 27 meeting; staff will return with a formal funding motion if and when staff is ready to commit funds.","Staff reported progress on the William Massey commission and Elaine mural, said Elaine's mural work is slated to begin March 17 pending permits, and proposed moving $30,000 for the Shelby Tucker retaining-wall mural from the 2025 plan to cover funds owed from 2024.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6302534,"Public Art Commission hears wide-ranging proposals for 'Performance in the Park,' tables selection for special meeting",1999,2091000,4090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2477515-21ec5a76415f43ba5b6632f2883a3388&start=2091&end=4090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2477515-21ec5a76415f43ba5b6632f2883a3388/thumbnail_2091000.jpg","/articles/6302534/Chamblee/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Public-Art-Commission-hears-wide-ranging-proposals-for-Performance-in-the-Park-tables-selection-for-special-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6302534-afae2e239a2295b26b911c1b46a056f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770709175&Signature=bidp1PItaeMBz26p~ou0AghP6mIbnITm6ki1ht2od0e7679GowZQd9j45cmPzgtuNnzdqOhx9rrbQiFq1nxo0necOH2OCr-YAiCF99cFq7HoohPtrcC6ma2EXohUXWYRMjvq28FQzTv5dpY9CWThZuATRbLJEWziNDSCpf3VBbT3y-E1dB61kwdxgiRd6tCKlzeQraQ3LD9yRPlJYDx9TB0nzSd5SUxwsS~rLiPZ0MXB2pv~uI88YJplGgpbju7facnnXIeGqDV7D5fCmRKsRzmxIObMxLip0Dh7s4-jQPDskABc-MVRe5w-jq9NOvn0QOVO3YKtGDbQQ1cVsrZZVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chamblee Public Art Commission reviewed top submissions for a new \"Performance in the Park\" program during its Feb. 27 meeting and decided to postpone a final selection until a special in-person meeting to allow additional technical review and to let newly seated member Jeremy Gibbs review materials.

Tanisha, staff liaison, opened the discussion by summarizing the five submissions that rose to the top of a roughly 20-entry field. Highlights included La Condella Flamenco (a bilingual flamenco music-and-dance proposal), an ensemble staging of Sunday in the Park with George (a musical-theater production tied to a fine-art painting), an indigenous storytelling and movement piece by Tara Chadwick and family, a Polynesian dance troupe (with fire-dance elements noted in supplied clips), and Creative Artists Theatrical Studios’ Sunday in the Park with George, which commissioners noted included projected visuals and technical needs.

Commissioners debated parameters for the program — whether the commission seeks a structured, long-form theatrical event (examples discussed included A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sunday in the Park with George) or a more interactive, drop-in festival-style performance that would let attendees move around, visit nearby businesses and treat performances as part of a broader entertainment district offering. Elmer, a production-aware commissioner, emphasized the need to review technical riders and load-in/load-out requirements before committing to a company that would need multi-day staging, security or overnight equipment storage.

Runtime and format concerns were a recurring theme. Commissioners noted the commission required a minimum one-hour runtime for a performance and asked applicants for two performances and two audience-engagement activities (talkbacks, workshops or webinars). Commissioners and staff discussed that some submissions (notably Sunday in the Park with George and a proposed full-text Midsummer Night's Dream) run roughly two to two-and-a-half hours in full staging; commissioners said the group could ask performers to provide abridged matinees or single-show options if the length posed logistical challenges.

Commission members also flagged promotion and accessibility priorities: bilingual programming (English/Spanish) and Spanish translations in promotional material scored higher in staff scoring; one applicant proposed ASL translation. Commissioners discussed family-friendliness as a decision factor but did not adopt a single rule; some favored adult-oriented, structured theater while others preferred visually engaging, broadly accessible dance and interactive shows.

Tanisha recommended tabling the final vote to allow full review of the technical riders and to give new member Jeremy Gibbs time to review all 20 submissions and the supporting videos. Commissioners agreed to convene a special in-person meeting at 6 p.m. on March 11 to vote. Staff will add commissioners as editors to the Google file with submissions and send a reminder and an opportunity to submit clarifying questions to applicants by March 7.

Commissioners asked staff to contact applicants for missing details (requested run times, technical needs) where those elements were not included in the original submission. Tanisha said she would send follow-ups and noted the commission originally considered a two-day option but decided one day is likely more feasible given staging and cost concerns.

No final award or contract was approved at the Feb. 27 meeting.","Commissioners reviewed five highlighted submissions — from flamenco and Polynesian dance to Shakespeare and a Broadway-based production — and agreed to delay the award to a special in-person meeting March 11 to allow fuller review of technical riders and give a newly seated member time to review materials.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6302538,"Chamblee Public Art Commission approves minutes, amends agenda and elects officers",0,152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2477515-21ec5a76415f43ba5b6632f2883a3388&start=152&end=152","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2477515-21ec5a76415f43ba5b6632f2883a3388/thumbnail_152000.jpg","/articles/6302538/Chamblee/DeKalb-County/Georgia/Chamblee-Public-Art-Commission-approves-minutes-amends-agenda-and-elects-officers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6302538-1b55419096d74a8438a32456b8c517ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1770709175&Signature=gngBk0yktBqHPnNCBicW3zdvfLZhbvG9C81FvFIiJE2khA1p2aL2jVJvJ4iywY3SJjwyrfkKDLE7KI2POIypWXwdW~2G5elTpbWDjuLaU4vPUf3voFHhQjUcLMzGoG5DaAt~d3bmebqeg0O2-GMKc4VPMCcDu3E-hmu617KlrJDUZj4etgTtbufnCaMZ65hFk4iK6PpoXUXdbeAigJw6AKdwB8dOH9LaeEPTOlV~AUbGPQcemmSRPuhxCftrXTJBubT6SK5bV2PI1YdaSsVlr~s9hvTxSwxhWO4GGhAXTKKjkQg3i8uGG-fHvjtUhqnqy0oxMcDf7QiOo-G4vFn2Ww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Chamblee Public Art Commission on Feb. 27 approved its January meeting minutes, agreed to change the order of business and elected officers for 2025 in voice votes during a meeting held in person and virtually.

The commission voted to approve the Jan. minutes after a motion \"to approve the minutes as presented by staff\" and a second; the vote was taken by voice and recorded as approving the minutes. Tanisha, staff liaison to the Public Art Commission, then asked to change the agenda order so new business would be heard first; the commission voted to amend the agenda to place new business at the start of the meeting.

Later in the meeting commissioners opened nominations for chair, vice chair and secretary. Britney Harper was nominated and then approved by voice for the chair role. Kelsey Tenney was nominated and approved by voice for secretary. A nomination for vice chair (Paulina) was made during the nominations process; the transcript records the nomination but does not include an explicit recorded voice tally for the vice chair in the public audio excerpt.

The commission used a voice vote for the slate after closing nominations; members indicated \"aye\" on the record for the chair and secretary positions. The meeting concluded with a motion and voice vote to adjourn at 7:13 p.m.

No roll-call tallies were recorded in the public audio for these votes; the minutes will contain the formal record of the voice votes and any absentee or recusals.

Votes at a glance
• Approval of Jan. minutes — Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved by voice vote (public audio recorded “aye”).
• Motion to amend agenda (new business first) — Motion made and seconded; outcome: passed by voice vote.
• 2025 officer elections — Nominations opened and closed; Britney Harper approved as chair by voice vote, Kelsey Tenney approved as secretary by voice vote; a nomination for Paulina for vice chair was recorded during nominations (public audio did not capture a separate recorded tally for vice chair). A motion to vote on the full slate by voice was made and seconded.

The commission’s public minutes should be consulted for the formal tally and any recusal notes.","At its Feb. 27 meeting the Chamblee Public Art Commission approved January minutes, amended the agenda to hear new business first and elected officers by voice vote; specifics on the vice-chair vote were not recorded on the public audio.","actionData","errors"]

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