2026-07-28 - Public Art Commission

Summary

Summary written from the official minutes; no transcript yet.

• Choice Neighborhood (CNI) Residency Committee, a virtual subcommittee of the Public Art Commission.
• Five members and staff member Erica Palmiter present.

Choice Neighborhoods Resident Artist Selection

• Interviewed three finalists for the CNI resident artist role: Kasia Ozga, Nina Cooke John and Vinnie Bagwell.
• Each presented for 20 minutes on past projects and community engagement.
• No selection was made at this meeting.

Other business

• Minutes from January 23, March 20 and July 17 were not approved.

Official Minutes

MINUTES
Public Art Commission: Choice Neighborhood (CNI) Residency Committee
July 28, 2026, at 10:00 AM
Virtual - Email Erica Palmiter at [email protected] 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.

Sources

• Agenda: https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07282026-1236
• Minutes: https://www.cityofws.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07282026-1236

Video

No video link on file (agenda/minutes only).

Transcript

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