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Public Notice - Art in Public Places Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 2, 2021 - 8:30 a.m.
AIPP Board members present: Susanne Graf, Tracy Gordon Kathy Langenwalter, Courtney St. John,
Others present: Molly Eppard, AIPP Coordinator; Ramsey Cotter, Summervail Art Workshop
1. Approval of June 7, 2021 meeting minutes.
2. Citizen input: Ramsey Cotter – Summervail Art Workshop
• Ramsey thanks the AIPP Board for their participation in Summervail Workshop and recaps
some of the programming.
3. Strategic vision planning for AIPP.
• Molly reviews a recent meeting with collectors who are possibly interested in donating several
sculptures to the TOV public art collection. She reviews the process of accepting and installing
the most recent work donated from a private collection – Kent and Vicki Logan’s work by
Lawrence Weiner.
• She comments that this would be an opportune time to update the overall strategic vision and
long-range mission/goals for the AIPP programs and direction. The last strategic plan was
adopted in 2001.
• Our task is to outline the strategic vision for Vail’s AIPP. What this might look like? How a
donation of several works over a period of years might bring us to that vision? How this might
make sense in our community?
• It would be beneficial to look at the cultural importance of the art space residency and goals for
that program in conjunction with updating the strategic vision.
• We should consider the Town of Vail’s Vision: To be the premier international mountain resort
community; and Mission: Grow a vibrant, diverse economy and community and preserve our
surrounding natural environment providing our citizens and guests with exceptional services
and an abundance of premier recreational, cultural, and educational opportunity
• The AIPP program is presently outlined as: (AIPP) program is one of many culturally oriented
programs in the Vail Valley. The intention of the program is to assemble a collection of works
of art in public places which is educational, attractive to residents and guests, and of an overall
aesthetic quality equal to the excellent international reputation the town enjoys as a resort.
• Kathy agrees the plan needs to be updated. While we do not need to create an entirely new
plan from scratch, but rather update the present plan with the guidance of a consultant. We
should also update the guidelines for donations and strategically identifying locations for
donated works to be installed.
• Identify prominent locations from Lionshead to Ford Park.
• The Board would like to hire an art consultant who has previously worked on public art
strategic plans.
4. Winter 2021/22 planning.
• The Board liked the extension of ice sculptures along the creek, as well as the central area in
the open green space.
• The Board would like to engage an artist to assist with the conceptual design for the
installation. Kathy recommends connecting Olive Moya as a collaborative artist on the design
and connecting the mural she just completed in the Vail Village transportation center with
Winterfest. Tracy and Susanne comment that her abstract work and color may suit the
Promenade well for an ice installation.
• Molly suggests we examine how we will look at the lantern project and walk given the
uncertainties of Covid. Susanne believes there are many possibilities and perhaps it is even
creating nighttime lanterns in conjunction with what the ice installation may look like.
5. Coordinator Updates
• Ladies Fancywork Society installation is now relocated to the restroom picnic area by the
playground in Ford Park for the summer.
• Three of the skatepark mosaic murals had to be removed for deterioration and safety. Molly
asks if the Board like to look at this location for the inclusion of the painted Colorado mural
program.
• Ford Park Art Space – next steps: We are waiting for a precise survey of the area before
moving forward with design development with Harry Teague Architects. We may want to look
at exchanges with the residency programs happening at locations in Denver. The Board would
not like to see more than 24 participants in a workshop. They would like to examine the
opportunity of a courtyard space in the vicinity.
6. Meeting adjourned.