HUTT CITY COUNCIL
Arts and Culture Subcommittee
Minutes of a meeting
held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road
Lower Hutt on
Wednesday
3 July 2019 commencing at 6.00pm
PRESENT: Cr M Lulich (Chair)
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Cr T Lewis (Deputy Chair)
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Community Representatives:
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Christine Fagan
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Iwi Representative
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Pam Hindmarsh
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Stage and Event Manager
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Anita Mansell (from 6.39pm)
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Hutt Multicultural Council
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Johannes Mueller-Welschof
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Hutt Art Society
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Desiree Mulligan
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Heritage and local history expert
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Noel Woods
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Atiawa FM, Event organiser, musician
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APOLOGIES: Apologies were received from Mayor Wallace and Deputy Mayor
Bassett. An apology for lateness was received from Ms Mansell.
IN ATTENDANCE: Mr
K Chitham, Museums Director
Ms J Randall, Committee Advisor
PUBLIC
BUSINESS
1. APOLOGIES
Apologies were
received from Mayor Wallace and Deputy Mayor Bassett and an apology for
lateness was received from Ms Mansell. The apologies were noted.
Deputy Mayor
Bassett asked that it be recorded he was undertaking Mayoral duties for Mayor
Wallace who was unwell.
2. PUBLIC
COMMENT
There was no public comment.
Ms A
aslowing Light Boxesfrom Mayor Wallace. Mansell joined the meeting at
6.39pm.
3. Presentations
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a)
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Hutt Multicultural Council (19/466)
Mr T Shrestha, President of the Hutt Multicultural Council
(the group), and
Ms A Mirza provided a verbal
update.
Mr Shrestha advised the group was formed in 1993 to promote the
interests of ethnic groups, share experiences, protect heritage and identity
and help new immigrants. He said the group organised and participated in
events, supported Multicultural New Zealand and took part in consultations
and reviews. He added that more than 300 people had attended the annual Lower
Hutt Multicultural Festival which had been running for over 20 years.
Mr Shrestha noted that after the Christchurch mosque incident in March,
the Multicultural Council and similar groups had been promoting understanding
and making communities safer. He said an interfaith group had been formed to
provide an opportunity to learn about other faith groups. He advised the
group was holding a forum in September for electoral candidates to advise how
they would cater to the needs of Lower Hutt’s diverse community.
He acknowledged the support the group had received from Mayor Wallace and
Councillors.
In response to a question from a member, Mr Shrestha said the group
received approximately $5,000 pa in funding from Council. He added the group
sometimes made applications to other agencies to fund additional activity.
Ms Mirza advised the group had held an open day
and had been motivating other groups to work together. She said the group was
looking at working with other organisations to develop options for larger
events and encourage more participation across cultural groups.
In response to questions from members, Ms Mirza explained
that a meeting of representatives from multicultural groups around New
Zealand had taken place. She said the meeting discussed a number of
issues, including ways to support more understanding of other cultures.
It also highlighted the importance of representation for minority groups on
organisations such as school boards and the Council of Women. She believed
that the group would attract more people and sponsors to the Multicultural
Festival if it had access to a larger space, more time for publicity and if
the festival did not clash with other events.
Members
suggested several options to raise the profile for multicultural events such
as creating a stage for the group at another established event, taking part
in Race Unity day in Wellington, or combining events with other multicultural
groups. It was also suggested the group held an art exhibition displaying
art, craft and history of different cultures. The Wellington Regional
Amenities Fund was recommended as a possible funding source for large events.
The Chair agreed to investigate ways to help the group. He thanked Mr
Shrestha and Ms Mirza for their work promoting diversity in Lower Hutt.
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b)
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Lower Hutt Waiata to Support Te Reo Policy
(19/767)
Mr Woods provided a verbal update. He advised
he had written a waiata for Lower Hutt that he hoped to record with
participation from across the city. He said approval would be needed from
local Iwi. He anticipated including schools, sports icons and emerging local
artists in the waiata to demonstrate the diversity of Lower Hutt. He offered
his recording studio for the project at no cost and suggested the waiata
became a collaborative effort with Council. He noted funding might be
possible through Council or New Zealand On Air.
The Chair advised he would call an informal
meeting of members to discuss the waitata project further. He thanked Mr
Woods for his input.
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c)
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Arts and Culture Strategy and Implementation of
a Public Art Policy (19/856)
The Director, Museums provided
a verbal update. He advised he intended reviewing the Arts and Culture
Strategy. He said he would start work on an implementation plan and report
back to members with a way forward.
He said the Public Art Policy
(the policy) had been adopted by Council for public art works and as a guide
for new works coming into city. He said he would review the policy and
determine the best way forward. He acknowledged he would need to determine
which works were part of Council’s public art collection and assess
their condition. He estimated this would take until towards the end of 2019.
He recognised a maintenance plan would be required and the longevity and
maintenance needs of each of the works would need to be clarified. He agreed
to report back to members with a strategy and a maintenance and longevity
schedule and to provide a brief update on this work later in 2019. He noted a
Public Art Policy Advisory Group had been approved by Council in 2018 and he
intended activating this group to approve and propose new acquisitions.
In response to questions from
members, the Director, Museums said he had met with the Chair of the
Sculpture Trust (the Trust) and intended working with the Trust in the
future. He noted this would be helpful to define how works were brought into
the collection. He advised there was already a fixed allocation for sculpture
maintenance in place but that going forward sculptures would require a
maintenance plan and longevity assessment.
In response to questions from
members, the Director, Museums agreed a broad view should be taken of art. He
recognised heritage was an important part of art and culture and he had been
working with officers on ways heritage features intersected with public
art. He confirmed Council’s policy worked well but acknowledged
it could be reviewed alongside other Council arts policies.
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Resolved: (Cr Lulich/Ms Mulligan) Minute
No. ART 19301
“That
the Subcommittee
(i) endorses
the Director, Museums’ recommendation that the Arts and Culture
Subcommittee supports the development of an implementation plan to accompany
the Arts and Culture Strategy; and
(ii) asks
officers to report back to a future meeting on the matter.”
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Resolved: (Cr Lulich/Mr Mueller-Welschof) Minute
No. ART 19302
“That
the Subcommittee
(i) endorses
the Director, Museums’ recommendation that the Arts and Culture
Subcommittee supports the development of an implementation plan to accompany
the Public Art Policy; and
(i)
asks officers to report back to a future meeting on the matter.”
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4. CONFLICT
OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS
There were no
conflict of interest declarations.
5. Minutes
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Resolved: (Cr
Lulich/Ms Hindmarsh) Minute
No. ART 19303
“That the minutes of the meeting of the Arts
and Culture Subcommittee held on Wednesday, 17 April 2019, be confirmed as a
true and correct record.”
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6. Information Item
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a)
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Light
Boxes
(19/830)
Ms Mulligan provided a verbal
update. She explained Lower Hutt Light Boxes had been inspired by a Nancy
Wake memorial Light Box in Oriental Bay. She noted only one Light Box had
been installed in Lower Hutt to date by Council’s Light Box Selection
Panel. She considered Lower Hutt needed to do better at displaying its
history and telling local stories ‘warts and all’. She noted the
‘Battle of Boulcott’s Farm’ memorial, donated by the
Imperial Society in the 1950s, remembered European soldiers but made no
mention of the Maori perspective. She proposed that more diverse history
panels and Light Boxes were needed for Lower Hutt. She suggested Light Boxes
such as: An explanation of why the city was called Lower Hutt, the Taita
Cemetery’s Maori history, the story of the Dawn Raids and reflecting
community arts and other local history. Ms Mulligan understood that the Light
Box Selection Panel had had a recent vacancy and she advised she was willing
to sit on the Panel.
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Resolved: (Cr Lulich/Mr
Mueller-Welschof) Minute
No. ART 19304
“That
the Subcommittee:
(i)
requests
that with the departure of Mr Warwick Johnston from the Historic Lightbox Selection
Panel, Ms Desiree Mulligan be nominated as a replacement; and
(ii)
asks
officers to report back on funding options for heritage signs in Lower
Hutt.”
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7. QUESTIONS
There
were no questions.
There being no further business
the Chair declared the meeting closed at 7.15 pm.
Cr M Lulich
CHAIR
CONFIRMED as a true and correct record
Dated this 28th day of August 2019
MEMORANDUM 12 28
August 2019
Our Reference 19/1084
TO: Chair
and Members
Arts and Culture Subcommittee
FROM: Pippa
Sanderson
DATE: 16
August 2019
SUBJECT: Community Arts Advisor Update
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Recommendation
That the Arts and Culture Subcommittee
notes and receives the report.
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Purpose
of Memorandum
1. Community
Arts Advisor update
Background
2. Community
Funding
The Community
Arts and Culture Fund opened on 3 June 2019 and closed on 14 August 2019.
The grant pool is $40,000 and the total request is $41, 058 from six
organisations. The panel, including the Community Arts Advisor, Community
Funding Advisor and a member of the Arts and Culture Subcommittee, will meet on
22 August to allocate the funds.
3. Mural
Projects
The aim of the
community arts mural projects is to reduce tagging in the city, make spaces
feel cared for and safer, and provide local youth with opportunities to be
involved in arts activities and engage in a positive way with their environment
and community.
i) Hutt
Valley Activity Centre (HVAC) with artist Chris Barrand. The project
started on 6 June 2019 and was completed on 8 July 2019. The mural was painted
on the exterior fence of the HVAC, with high pedestrian activity. Youth from
the HVAC worked with the artist to develop the design, inspired by the values
and colour theme of the HVAC. Feedback from pedestrians was extremely positive,
and the HVAC is very keen to be involved in more art projects.
ii) Wainuiomata
Community Hub and the Rangatahi Centre with artists Ruth Robertson-Taylor, Ian
Taylor and Rikki Porter-Samuels, and support from Wainuiomata Marae. The
project started on 1 May 2019, and was completed on Wednesday 14 August 2019.
The project involved the rangatahi learning printmaking, the history of the
area, and how to translate the stories and sites into visual forms. The mural
will be installed in the Wainuiomata Library where it will be highly visible.
4. Naenae Pool
Hoardings Project
The Naenae Pool has been closed and will be
surrounded by hoardings as a safety measure for a considerable time while the
new complex is being built. The hoardings art project involves designing and
installing artworks on hoardings along the Everest Ave side of the pool
building over the next 6 months.
The project will involve 4 artists working
with community groups to paint two murals each. There are nine local schools,
all of whom are taking part, with boards and paint being delivered directly to
the schools.
The first mural has been completed by artist Chevron Hassett,
working with rangatahi and staff from Naenae Clubhouse.
The second mural, led by Ruth Robertson-Taylor, will start on 20
August. Ruth will work with the local community to paint a mural that
represents the cultural diversity of present-day Naenae. Ruth is mentoring a
young local woman from Naenae, who previously worked on two significant Naenae
murals and is currently attending Architecture School.
The final two artists are Tina Rae-Carter and Sheyne Tuffery, both
well-established mural artists who bring many years of community arts
experience to the project. Both have completed murals in Lower Hutt working
with local communities.
5. Hutt
Winter Festival 2019
The Hutt Winter Festival 2019
was the third winter arts festival led by Council Community Arts. It was a
three day visual arts festival held from 15 to 17 August, that spanned Lower
Hutt.
The aims of the festival were
to:
- Connect
people through art and culture
- Involve
the local community in development and delivery of events
- Support
and provide a new platform for the presentation of local and community focused
arts activities that are accessible to people of all cultures, ages and
abilities
- Make
better use of existing community arts spaces
- Improve
the visibility of arts and culture in the Hutt
- Build
audiences for art in Lower Hutt
- Extend
summer community events into winter
Participation
The festival included 13
cultural and community groups and artists, 680 workshop participants and
reached over 6000 attendees and audience, significantly increasing our
numbers from last year.
Attendance
Tape Art Lantern workshops x 3 – 30
participants
Tape Art Winterlight outdoor installations
x 3 – 2000 audience
Eco Fashion Runway - 38 community entries
and 12 designer entries - 400 audience
Hutt’s Got Talent - Over 75
entries / 4 heats – 25 performers and 50 audience at each heat -
480 audience at final
Resene Live Action Murals:
- WNC (Sat, Mon, Tue, Wed) - 50 participants - 300 audience
- Koraunui Stokes Valley Hub (Mon – Thurs) 60 participants
- 400 audience
- Wainuiomata Hub (Mon - Thurs) 30 participants - 200 audience
Final Event:
- 16 workshops over 8 hours – 500 participants - 600 audience
- Community Stage – 70 participants - 500 audience over 3.45
hours
- Evening stage including Back to the 80s party – 600
participants over 3 hours
Total attendance: approximately 6000
Programme
There were Five key
projects and 16 workshops on the programme across nine sites
throughout Lower Hutt:
1. Eco + Ethical Fashion Runway – Eco Fashion NZ
2. Hutt’s Got Talent – GoodTime Music Academy
3. Tape Art NZ Winter Light + 4 workshops + 3 installations
4. How to Write An Album – The Undercuts – 4
workshops
5. Dance with a Stranger – 4 filming sessions
Partners included:
GoodTime Music Academy, Eco Fashion NZ, Tape Art, Naenae Clubhouse, Dusty and
Lulu, Hutt City Libraries, The Dowse and Council’s three community Hubs.
Officers worked collaboratively across several departments.
Funders included:
Wellington Community Trust and Creative Communities.
Sponsors and supporters
included: Mediaworks, Resene, Pete’s Emporium, Jaycar, Yealands,
Revive, Queensgate, Te Awakairangi Health Network, Total Eyecare Optometrists,
Paper Source, Earthlink, Grouse Lighting and Bernina.
Survey results showed enthusiasm
from the community for the events, and appreciation of the opportunities to
engage in local arts activities.
Appendices
There are no appendices for this
report.
Author:
Pippa Sanderson
Community Arts and Culture Adviser
Reviewed By: Karl Chitham
Museums Director
Approved By: Matt Reid
General Manager City and Community Services
