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Eureka cultural arts district

Meeting agenda

Eureka Cultural Arts District Leadership Council 
Monday, August 18, 2025 at Noon

ECAD Site & Ink People’s Brenda Tuxford Gallery 
422 1st Street, Eureka CA 95501

Accessibility Notice: The meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Kindly enter through the double doors facing the gazebo. This Agenda and other materials are available in alternative formats upon request. 

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Land Acknowledgement: The land that the Eureka Cultural Arts District rests on is known in the Wiyot language as Jaroujiji. Past actions by local, State and Federal governments removed the Wiyot and other indigenous peoples from the land and threatened to destroy their cultural practices. The Eureka Cultural Arts District acknowledges the Wiyot community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. This acknowledgement demonstrates the Eureka Cultural Arts District commitment to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.

Agenda

1. Roll Call: 

Leadership Council Members: 

Michelle Vassel, Ben Brown, Amanda Kruschke, H.A. Pearson, Sarah West, Bernadette Vielbig, Leslie Castellano, Cati Gallardo, Elizabeth Hassler, William Dirks, Dionna Ndlovu, Wil Gibson, Jemima Harr, Jenna Catsos, Erika Wright 

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Staff: 

Vahan Petrossian, Sage Juarez

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2. Consent Calendar:

  • May 2025 Leadership Council Minutes

 

3. Business: 

  • Any Changes to the Agenda

  • Review of Leadership Council Term Member Limits and Updates 

  • Applications for Leadership Council-Decide on New Leadership Council Members

  • Upcoming Grants: 

    1. Arts Alive Grants 

    2. Mini-Grants

    3. Q and A: Wednesday August 27, 2025​

    4.  Strategic Visioning 

      1. Melissa Meiris and Sarai Bordeaux with Stepping Stone

      2. Dates: October 17 and November 14

      3. Discussion

    5. Site Update: 422 Wind Down

    6. Staff Update


4. Presentations/Reports

  1. Place Making/Place Keeping- Streets/Sidewalks/Signage/Banners

  2. Stories of Wigi Report 

 

5.  Leadership Council Member Announcements 
 

6.  Adjourn: 

Next meetings are the Strategic Visioning Sessions October 17 and November 14

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Leadership Council

All meetings are located at:

Brenda Tuxford Gallery, 422 First St.

 Eureka CA

and are open to the public.

The heart and compass of the Eureka Cultural Arts District, the Leadership Council keeps creativity flowing and ideas growing. Made up of passionate artists, advocates, and dreamers, they guide the district’s vision, spark collaboration, and support the arts that make Eureka shine. Together, they ensure our community remains a vibrant stage for culture, connection, and imagination.

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