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Minutes for Arts & Culture - Public Art Subcommittee


Arts & Culture Commission - Public Art Subcommittee
Goodyear City Hall - La Jolla Conference Room 
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Wednesday, October 6, 2026 12:00 p.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chair Jerry Drake; Commissioner Laura Fries; Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka; Commissioner Nancy Love
Staff Present:
Arts & Culture Coordinator Layne Ruiz; Arts & Culture Programmer Dalton Attig
 
PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments.
 
BUSINESS
 
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item Deferred: This item was not addressed during the meeting and will be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. 
 
2.
REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND SELECT ARTISTS FOR THE BRANCHES OF HONOR MURAL EXPERIENCE (LAYNE RUIZ, ARTS & CULTURE COORDINATOR)

The Public Art Subcommittee reviewed and discussed the artist applications for the Branches of Honor Mural Experience. 
 
 

MOTION BY Commissioner Laura Fries, SECONDED BY Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka to APPROVE Maria Madrid Reed, Robert Panzer, Anthony Farias, Juan Morales, Joe Hunsaker, and Alexandra Giambalvo as the selected artists for the Branches of Honor Mural Experience. 

AYE:
Chair Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Nancy Love

Passed - Unanimously

 
3.
REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND RANK ARTISTS FOR THE HOLA WEST VALLEY COLLABORATIVE TEMPORARY ART PROJECT (LAYNE RUIZ, ARTS & CULTURE COORDINATOR)

The Public Art Subcommittee reviewed and discussed the artist applications for the HOLA West Valley Temporary Art Project.  The Public Art Subcommittee agreed that additional time was needed to review the artist submissions and finalize the ranking. Jerry recommended reconvening on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:00 a.m. to finalize the artist ranking. 
 
 

MOTION BY Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, SECONDED BY Commissioner Nancy Love to reconvening on Tuesday, October 13 at 11:00 a.m. to finalize the artist ranking. 

AYE:
Chair Jerry Drake, Commissioner Laura Fries, Commissioner Kyoko Iwasaka, Commissioner Nancy Love

Passed - Unanimously

 
INFORMATION ITEMS
There were no information items.
 
FUTURE MEETINGS

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – 11 AM 
Public Art Subcommittee Meeting
Palm Valley Conference Room (2nd floor of City Hall)
1900 N Civic Sq
Goodyear, AZ 85395
 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chairman Jerry Drake adjourned the meeting at 12:40 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

 

_______________________________
Raeleen Galvan, Board Secretary


Date:___________________

Approved at Arts & Culture - Public Art Subcommittee Meeting held on_______________, 2026.