Estacada arts commission approves framing for donated quilt, OKs minutes

The Estacada Arts Commission voted to have a donated quilt professionally framed and hung in City Hall and approved its meeting minutes during a regular meeting.

The quilt, donated by the Garfield Skip a Week Quilt Club, “is a gift to the arts commission and the city of Estacada,” an Arts Commission member read aloud for the record. The speaker noted that community members — including children — stitched on the quilt and signed the back during this year’s Arts of the Creek event.

The decision followed brief discussion about framing logistics. An Arts Commission member suggested having the framing shop make a copy of the stitched signatures before framing; another member suggested attaching the note that accompanied the donation on a placard beside the piece. The commission agreed the city’s public-art purchase funds could be used for framing.

A motion to frame the wall hanging and hang it in City Hall was made and approved by voice vote. Commissioners also approved the meeting minutes earlier in the session by voice vote.

Next steps: a commissioner said she will take the piece to a local framer (the Artsmith) to arrange matting and framing and will coordinate payment and follow-up with colleagues. Members asked that a copy of the stitched signatures be preserved before framing and that the donation blurb accompany the display.

The commission did not record a roll-call vote or numeric tally for either motion in the transcript; both outcomes were recorded in the meeting as approved by voice vote.

The quilt was described in the meeting as made by Claire Kellogg with community stitching; the Garfield Skip a Week Quilt Club was identified in the read statement as the oldest known quilting club in Oregon and currently meeting at the Garfield Grange.