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Public Notice - Art in Public Places Board Meeting Minutes
Monday, December 4, 2023
AIPP Board members present: Tracy Gordon, Susanne Graf, Kathy Langenwalter, Courtney St. John,
Lindsea Stowe
Others present: Molly Eppard - AIPP Coordinator, Greg Hall – Director of Public Works
1. Call to Order
2. No Citizen Participation
3. Main Agenda
3.1. Approval of November 6, 2023 minutes.
3.2. Dobson Ice Arena introduction of project and overview of public art opportunities
• Architect Patrick Gleason of Populous and Greg Hall Director of Public Works.
• Greg updates the Board on the status and timeline of the major renovation of Dobson Ice Arena.
• The project has an allocated public art budget.
• Patrick highlights exterior and interior opportunities for public art with the design of the arena. He
reviews the site plan, orientation of the entrances, pedestrian and vehicular flow, and interior uses.
• He discusses an artistic screening opportunity required due to a cooling tower. The existing concrete
towers with the murals will have to be removed. There is also a screening opportunity on the northeast.
• They would like to modify the existing art gates, so they are functional at the wider loading dock.
• Interior locations for art/murals are discussed.
• Construction is aimed to start April 2025. Greg remarks it is ideal to bring AIPP Board, artist(s) and
designers in early within the process.
3.3. Artist in Residency (AIR) visioning session
• Facilitated by Nine Dot Arts, Molly Casey and Mary Gangel.
4. Coordinator Updates.
• Winterfest update – new banners and printed materials are in production for winter programs.
• Old structure easily demolished where AIR studio will be sited.
• Strategic Plan formally adopted by Council at the November 7th meeting.
• Summer 2024 activations and installation of sculpture by Artist in Residence Squire Broel.
• Preliminary discussion of summer murals. Molly will inquire with Vail Valley Foundation (VVF) if they
are interested in sponsoring another mural in partnership with GoPro.
• Colorado University – College Media Communications Information capstone class presentations are
given to Board.
5. Adjournment.