Public Arts Advisory Committee — Skokie, IL
Date: 2024-04-16

Skokie Public Arts Advisory Committee

When: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: Skokie Village Hall, Conference Room A

Agenda:

 I. Welcome/Introductions

 II. 2024 Meetings
  July 16, 2024
  October 15, 2024

 III. Public Art Programming
 a. Jay Ryan Poster Give Away – Guidelines Attached

 IV. New Mural Locations
 a. Soul Good (west wall at 4024 Main Street)
  Liz Flores (https://www.lizfloresart.com/)
  Emmy Star Brown (https://www.emmystarbrown.com/murals)
  EDO (https://totheinfinite.space/)
  Raspy Rivera (https://www.raspyrivera.com/)
  Mac Blackout
 (https://www.macblackout.com/murals/2018/11/14/lincoln-hall-
 mural-detail)
 b. 7909 Lincoln Avenue (Former Roberts being converted to Hot Pot
 Restaurant)
 c. Niles Township Building (5255 Lincoln Avenue)
 d. The BLVD South Wall (8025 Skokie Boulevard)

 V. Existing Murals Maintenance or Replacement
  Shawnimals Mural (Above Will’s Place)
 1. Replaced by J Renda Jr. (https://www.jrenda-art.com/)
  Nate Otto Mural (above Village Inn)
 1. Replaced by ????

 VI. Purchasing Sculpture Through Christie’s/Other Auction House

 VII. Landscape Architecture

 VIII. Other Items for discussion

 IX. Adjourn




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Bird Machine Skokie Poster Giveaway

Purpose: To raise awareness of the public art in Skokie and increase engagement on
social media

 1) Publish a short video on social media of Jay Ryan in the process of printing the
 Skokie posters and unveiling the finished product. Let residents know that these
 are a limited-edition print and are only available to win through the contest. Tell
 viewers to read SkokieNews that Tuesday for contest details and the first
 opportunity to win.

 2) Reveal contest details in SkokieNews.
 a. Each day for a week, a picture of a close-up detail of one of Skokie’s
 pieces of public art will be shared on the Village’s social media channels.
 b. Each day, the first ten (10) people to email info@skokie.org and correctly
 identify either the name of the artwork or the location of the artwork in
 Skokie will win one of the limited-edition prints.

 3) After seven (7) days of social media posts, the contest will end.

 4) Anyone still interested in winning a copy of the poster can enter themselves in a
 raffle for the remaining prints by emailing a picture of themselves in front of their
 favorite piece of Skokie public art.


EXAMPLE:




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Skokie Public Arts Advisory Committee - Minutes

When: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: Skokie Village Hall, Conference Room A
Present: Barbara Meyer (via Zoom), Nick Wyatt, Steve Bynum, John Maloof,
 Susie Lorge, Zach William and Tammy Finestone

Agenda:

 I. Welcome/Introductions
 The meeting began at 6:03 p.m. Barb Meyer and Nick Wyatt welcomed
 everyone.

 II. 2024 Meetings
 Nick Wyatt noted that the Committee will continue to meet quarterly and the
 next meeting dates are July 16, 2024 and October 15, 2024.

 III. Public Art Programming
 Nick Wyatt presented the idea for the Jay Ryan Poster Give Away for
 residents. The committee all liked the idea and provided some feedback.

 IV. New Mural Locations
 Wyatt presented new mural locations and potential new muralists to the
 committee. The Committee first discussed the west wall at Soul Goods new
 store at 4024 Main Street. All agreed that this was a good location. Wyatt
 presented potential artist and the committee selected Liz Flores for this wall.
 As a backup, they liked Emmy Star Brown.

 Wyatt then presented the other potential walls at 7909 Lincoln Avenue
 (Former Roberts being converted to Hot Pot Restaurant), Niles Township
 Building (5255 Lincoln Avenue) and The BLVD South Wall (8025 Skokie
 Boulevard). The Committee all like this idea and asked to pursue muralist E.
 Lee for the BLVD wall and Cody Hudson for the Township Building.

 V. Existing Murals Maintenance or Replacement
 Wyatt discussed the need for the murals above Will’s Place and Village Inn to
 be repaired or replaced. The Committee discussed having a new muralist
 come in and paint a new mural. Wyatt will explore this option

 VI. Purchasing Sculpture Through Christie’s/Other Auction House
 Maloof presented the idea of buying sculptures through auction houses. The
 committee liked this idea and asked Maloof and Williams to continue to
 pursue this idea.

 VII. Landscape Architecture



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 Maloof and Wyatt discussed landscape architecture as public art. The
 committee thought this idea was interesting and was worth exploring. They
 said it would need to be interactive, visible and well-designed.

 VIII. Other Items for discussion
 Meyer asked Wyatt to look into a mosaic artist for the viaducts under Skokie
 Boulevard south of Oakton and a mural at the Village Market Place on
 Dempster.

 IX. Adjourn
 Meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m.




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