2026-07-28 - Public Art Commission

Summary

Choice Neighborhood (CNI) Residency Committee, a virtual subcommittee of the Public Art Commission, met with five members and staff member Erica Palmiter. Minutes from January 23, March 20 and July 17 were not approved. The committee interviewed three finalists for the CNI resident artist role, Kasia Ozga, Nina Cooke John and Vinnie Bagwell, each presenting for 20 minutes on past projects and community engagement. No selection was made at this meeting.

Summary written from the official minutes; no transcript yet.

Issues discussed: Choice Neighborhoods Resident Artist Selection

Official Minutes

MINUTES
Public Art Commission: Choice Neighborhood (CNI) Residency Committee
July 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM
Virtual - Email Erica Palmiter at EricaP@cityofws.org for a link to join.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Lois Roewade, Cliff Dossel, Rudy Shepherd, Toni Tronu, Teresa
Cervantes
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Erica Palmiter

   I.   Call to Order
        The meeting was called to order at 10:02 AM.

  II.   Approve Minutes
           a. January 23, 2026
           b. March 20, 2026
           c. July 17, 2026

        The minutes were not approved at this time.

 III.   Interview Finalists
            a. 10:10 AM - Kasia Ozga
            b. 10:35 AM - Nina Cooke John
            c. 11:00 AM - Vinnie Bagwell

        Each finalist presented for 20-minutes, providing an overview of previous projects and
        how they engaged with the community to create works.

 IV.    Adjourn
        The meeting was adjourned at 11:44 AM.

Transcript

Transcript pending: video captions can't be retrieved yet (see the Winston-Salem playbook).