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Gersh said the Traveling Sound Museum will visit Odindi Freedom School on May 15 and Ypsilanti Community Middle School on May 22. She also described a members’ art party on Oct. 15 at Washtenaw Community College and said organizers plan an art fair, panel discussion and membership-focused programming. “It’s free and open to the public,” Gersh said of the Traveling Sound Museum dates.

Gersh described Creative Washtenaw as “the only professional organization for the arts and creative industries in Washtenaw County” and listed recent projects, including the Power Art campaign that has placed a total of 47 painted utility-box artworks around the city, 11 of them newly installed. She said Creative Washtenaw has partnered with groups such as House Into Home and with local businesses to secure food donations and community participation.

Commission members asked about outreach and partnership: Gersh invited the commission to the organization’s happy hour on May 28 at Ugly Dog Distillery in Chelsea and to the May 16 cultural leaders forum at the Ruthven office. Several commissioners said Creative Washtenaw could help publicize commission programs such as the Golden Paintbrush and the commission’s planned grants.

Gersh also described connections between Creative Washtenaw and Groundcover News, a local street paper sold by vendors experiencing high levels of poverty; she said Groundcover’s annual arts issue and vendor-support efforts align with Creative Washtenaw’s membership work.

The commission agreed to follow up and consider assigning a working group or individual commissioners to coordinate participation in Creative Washtenaw events and cross-promotion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ann Arbor Public Art Commission Meeting 5/7/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Anna Gersh, interim director of Creative Washtenaw, presented the organization’s spring programs and outreach plans — including Traveling Sound Museum dates, an Oct. 15 art party at Washtenaw Community College, and the Power Art utility-box project — and invited commission members to join events and collaborate on promotion.","taxTitle","Ann Arbor City, Washtenaw County, Michigan","taxId",5773,"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},6063168,"Ann Arbor Public Art Commission revises 2025 plan, reshuffles working groups and readies input on city land-use plan",2729,1293000,4022000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3269777-6052fb081ffbec33c6546cc6c7058f37&start=1293&end=4022","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3269777-6052fb081ffbec33c6546cc6c7058f37/thumbnail_1293000.jpg","/articles/6063168/Ann-Arbor-City/Washtenaw-County/Michigan/Ann-Arbor-Public-Art-Commission-revises-2025-plan-reshuffles-working-groups-and-readies-input-on-city-land-use-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063168-74f0ef84a086e66680803f78a84705e6/orig.mp4?Expires=1774940131&Signature=AjIMdZ0~i9Ntdd1872Q1skDDwNk8N7rfZ7oa4MeiKXuZEBUYEzras8Lle8wrZR0-Te-dSHNg84Zxeyl9jNyV9OJDtrybr3aNQcFg-QoaqycznERA5vbO5USdQHYexvZKC8isMCmCia6D1Zk0zGJzfZvxPcEKbm8dbzCYPRRPPY5EwiBEliT2K2pd~Y3Q6rosxchFMuepragLS2m9PcnCijZTdZTYxVexck9Q5~WYI~mdj4MOS2XLlsSzMoPFeuQzUxnf1UqhSeI0UZsB-eudscExJZOx4WDGolUo8fA-X4ec19yqYLiRiJpgQcTNXEpOeEzDNMDSBAa-wkxqm4UEmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ann Arbor Public Art Commission reviewed and revised its 2025 plan and goals, agreeing to redistribute several initiatives among working groups and to prepare collective feedback on the city’s comprehensive land-use plan.

Erin (staff member) led the commission through line-by-line edits of the plan. Commissioners agreed to absorb some items from the business-owners-and-developers working group into other groups: recommendations to the planning department and feedback on the 50-year comprehensive land-use plan will be handled by the CIP working group; outreach to developers and designers will move to the Outreach group; and communications-related work such as an idea book would sit with Communications.

Commission members also discussed removing the commission’s “percent for art” initiative from this year’s active goals, citing staff and other agencies’ shifting priorities and the commission’s new endowment funding option. Mary (Ann Arbor Public Art Commission member) said the percent-for-art conversation could be retained as a longer-term “vision for sustainability” item rather than an active goal for 2025.

The commission noted a current opportunity to provide unified feedback on the city’s comprehensive land-use plan, which the planning department had released for public review. Erin posted the land-use engagement site in the meeting and commissioners discussed drafting formal comments; the CIP working group will coordinate any commission submission.

Sophie (nonvoting member) said she will remain active as a nonvoting participant on communications, outreach and special projects even as she steps off the commission. The commission also discussed internship and social-media strategies to populate an Instagram account and digital public-art tour, and talked about collaborating with Creative Washtenaw and other partners for outreach.

No final vote on the plan’s submission was recorded at the meeting; commissioners plan to finalize the edited plan for submission to city council in late May or by the meeting slated for June 2, pending internal reviews and council scheduling.","The commission updated its 2025 plan and goals, moved several initiatives between working groups, struck a percent-for-art goal for this year and discussed submitting collective feedback on the city's 50-year comprehensive land-use plan to planning staff and the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) group.",{"_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},6063173,"Ann Arbor Public Art Commission to draw on $22,000 endowment for artist mini-grants",2116,2717000,4833000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3269777-6052fb081ffbec33c6546cc6c7058f37&start=2717&end=4833","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3269777-6052fb081ffbec33c6546cc6c7058f37/thumbnail_2717000.jpg","/articles/6063173/Ann-Arbor-City/Washtenaw-County/Michigan/Ann-Arbor-Public-Art-Commission-to-draw-on-22000-endowment-for-artist-mini-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6063173-b5de6612ea3b2cb8f475ee1f2141cac4/orig.mp4?Expires=1774940131&Signature=jiyL4SMFlbMR03rQLgrs22v6p6-Ot3eGDOrRh5ypgu5mJ5P~XZgIOnvbesDe4Hvgwnk-hW~k9bGoM2u6Ey3wnzjKnoCn6j5165sP~F5D2Jcxq-GzQ07SsyO~~HHvqLbNJGDDj9gQRnGtxLP8Ucba90LFbYPFEa2QARe4R5WyZPVIIWcP8B-gPDj0~S2Yn6T9HtpSv7CEuACZf63FMV6PGDQson1bYCJ6ZvAhwIxifbY3Mq0Knd9ohqoalulIRSZfz~ghgXE4rtNVN2ZfNyrbEfCbCYOLq9mzxDzFnS9jo08w6X0wvLyYS3cC4GECgoXggvFqfMBLdPgImd2e9Q682g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ann Arbor Public Art Commission members discussed using an existing endowment to fund small grants for local public-art projects and performances, saying the fund could support roughly $1,000–$5,000 awards for initiatives in the city.

Mary (Ann Arbor Public Art Commission member) said, “we have $22,000 in an endowment that we can draw from, and we're gonna be discussing that as part of our, just part of our business after this,” and commissioners said the interest could translate to about $5,000 per year for awards.

The commission’s leadership and fundraising working group sketched a proposal for “mini grants” open to artists and organizations that stage projects within the city of Ann Arbor. The group discussed awarding the full grant amount up front, asking recipients to give an initial briefing to the commission after award and a final presentation when a project is complete. Sarah (Ann Arbor Public Art Commission member) said the grants should be “kind of a broad net” to include music, performance and temporary installations.

Commissioners suggested tentative award ranges between $1,000 and $5,000 in the first year, and discussed doing multiple awards in year one or two smaller awards (for example, two awards of $2,500). Erin (staff member) confirmed the commission has previously changed endowment-use rules to allow support of public-art projects beyond maintenance and said staff would follow up with the Ann Arbor Community Foundation to confirm timing and any restrictions.

The group discussed outreach and promotion channels for the grant opportunity: working with Creative Washtenaw to publicize calls, using the commission’s emerging Instagram account and leveraging city public-relations channels and press releases. Commissioners noted paid advertising (for example, in local publications) could cost roughly $1,000 and weighed that against using funds directly for project support.

No formal vote was taken; the commission directed leadership and staff to meet with the community foundation to confirm draw rules and to return to the commission with application details and a proposed annual budget allocation.

Next steps: staff will meet with the Ann Arbor Community Foundation to confirm when funds are available and any restrictions; the leadership/fundraising group will draft application language, award criteria and an outreach plan for the commission to review at a future meeting.","Commission members discussed using an Ann Arbor Community Foundation endowment of about $22,000 to fund small grants for public art, performances and temporary projects in the city; details and application procedures are being drafted and staff will meet the foundation to confirm rules and timing.","actionData","errors"]

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