PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 8, 2016
Questions arise over student
art show at KPAC meeting
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
The Quilts at Keizer show by members of the Mid-Valley Quilt
Guild is on display now at Keizer Civic Center.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
So you thought a student
art show at city hall would be
a simple topic.
It’s not, or at least not in
Keizer.
A student art show is
scheduled to be at the Keiz-
er Civic Center from April
through June. Discussion of
the show was a topic during
the Dec. 22 Keizer Public Arts
Commission (KPAC) meet-
ing. Originally conceived as
a Salem-Keizer Education
Foundation (SKEF) show,
chair Lore Christopher said it
should now be called an all-
student art show.
The bigger issue: if students
should have to pay commis-
sion for any work sold at the
show, in keeping with standard
KPAC policy.
“It’s not your choice,”
Community Development di-
rector Nate Brown told KPAC
members. “As the council ap-
proved your policy, you need
to charge everyone.”
Christopher
said
that
would be a problem.
“They will not allow us
to charge students a commis-
sion,” said Christopher, who
noted she had talked with
SKEF executive director Kri-
na Lee. “It’s a real coup to help
the entire school district.”
Brown said waiving the
usual commission fee wouldn’t
be simple.
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“They said they won’t do it
then,” Christopher said.
Rick Day suggested work-
ing with Salem-Keizer School
District superintendent Chris-
ty Perry, while Christopher
suggested her own alternative.
“One workaround is no
pieces can be sold at the show,”
she said. “Maybe cut the deal
after the show.”
Melendy said that could
work.
“It’s better than no show at
all,” she said.
Christopher said it was
school policy not to allow
others to make money off the
students, which would be the
issue with charging a commis-
sion.
“It’s not Christy, it’s Krina,”
Christopher said. “It’s SKEF
policy. Actually, I don’t know
which it is. To solve it, there
would be no sales. If anyone is
interested in a piece, they can
go to Krina.”
Christopher emphasized
the importance of having the
show.
“This is giving students a
chance to show their art,” she
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thority to waive or change the
commission rate,” Brown said.
“Remember, we fought hard
to get that. It would be up to
the city council to alter that.
Or you could choose to not
accept the show, but I don’t
think anyone is anxious for
that.”
Christopher questioned if
students should be able to sell
their pieces during the show.
“My expectation is if all the
art was sold, maybe that would
be $1,000,” she said. “Is that
really what you want to do?”
Beth Melendy pointed to
the precedent that would be
set if students weren’t charged
a commission.
“It wouldn’t be fair to
other artists if everyone was
charged commission and stu-
dents aren’t,” she said.
Jessi Long noted she paid a
commission to her school’s art
program while in high school.
“If they know ahead of
time, they can mark up the
price,” Long said.
Christopher said a commis-
sion would be a big issue for
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as proud of their work as the
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Day agreed with the idea
of no sales during the show,
but any sales afterwards due to
work being seen at the show
should result in a commis-
sion being paid. Melendy also
agreed work should not be
sold during the show.
“I will explain it to Krina,”
Christopher said. “I’m not
trying to change anything.”
While there were questions
about the next show at Keizer
Civic Center, there were no
questions about the current
show.
For the third consecutive
year, members of the Mid-
Valley Quilt Guild have their
items on display in their Quilts
at Keizer show. The items will
be on display through the end
of March.