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Green Bay arts commission approves three outside jurors to review poet laureate submissions
Summary
The commission approved three external jurors — Brenda Cardenas, Nikisha Roberts Washington and Amy Mazariello — to evaluate proposals for the city’s poet laureate; staff said the RFQ will go live this week and a Nov. 19 date is being held as a backup.
The Green Bay Arts Commission voted to approve three outside jurors to review proposals for the city’s poet laureate at its meeting.
The commission approved the slate of jurors by voice vote. The approved jurors are Brenda Cardenas, identified in the meeting as the Wisconsin poet laureate; Nikisha Roberts Washington, owner and creative director of Genre Urban Arts; and Amy Mazariello, owner of the Lion’s Mouth Post Store in Green Bay. A commission member said the jurors were chosen in part to bring outside perspectives and reduce potential conflicts of interest among local reviewers.
Commission members discussed logistics for the selection process. The agenda packet included juror biographies and the commission noted there are backup jurors available. Commissioners said Nov. 19 is being held as a possible date for further action if needed; the commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting was noted as Dec. 10. Staff reported the request for qualifications (RFQ) for poet laureate submissions will go live this week and that a portal is being prepared to accept submissions.
During the coordinator’s report, staff said a large sculpture approved last year is expected to be installed in mid-November but the timeline has been pushed back because materials are coming from California. The coordinator also reported attending an artist co-op meeting the previous evening with about 30 participating artists; organizers plan to send a survey to attendees and collect contact information for follow-up.
Members did not record a roll-call vote count for the juror approval; the motion was approved by voice vote. The commission did not take other formal votes on awards, budget or contracts at this meeting.
Next steps identified at the meeting: staff will publish the RFQ and post submission instructions on the commission’s web portal; the commission will review submissions once the RFQ closes and convene the approved jurors to evaluate proposals.
