City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Arts Board  
Tuesday, February 3, 2026  
8:30 AM  
Council Chambers  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order by Board Chair at 8:30am.  
Roll Call  
7 -  
Present:  
Chris Kahlow, Jennifer Morris, Eva Black, Paige Manges, Mary Cate  
Wesling, Maureen Freedland,Andrew Sherman  
1 - Dillon McArdle  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Vacant 1  
Approval of Minutes  
A motion was made by Freedland, seconded by Manges to approve the  
January Meeting Minutes. Motion carried by voice vote.  
Notices and Discussions  
Agenda Items:  
Discussion and request to approve meeting start time change to 8am.  
25-1389  
A motion was made by Morris, seconded by Sherman, that this Request be  
DENIED . The motion carried by voice vote.  
Request to approve Bailey Nelson with Pearl Street Gallery for the Community  
Impact Grant for $9,000.  
26-0116  
A motion was made by Morris, seconded by Black, that the Request be  
APPROVED . The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Kahlow, Morris, Black, Wesling,Freedland  
1 - McArdle  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Recuse:  
1 - Vacant 1  
1 - Sherman  
1 - Manges  
Request to approve Paige Manges with The Nature Place for the Creative  
Development Grant for $3,500.  
26-0117  
A motion was made by Wesling, seconded by Sherman, that the Request be  
APPROVED . The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Kahlow, Morris, Black, Wesling, Freedland,Sherman  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - McArdle  
1 - Vacant 1  
1 - Manges  
Recuse:  
Request to approve Cullan Lucas with Driftless Urban Orchestra for the  
Community Impact Grant for $12,000.  
26-0118  
*Amount amended to $10,000 per the grant guidelines*  
A motion was made by Freedland, seconded by Wesling, that the Request be  
APPROVED AS AMENDED . The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Kahlow, Morris, Black, Wesling, Freedland,Sherman  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - McArdle  
1 - Vacant 1  
1 - Manges  
Recuse:  
Request to approve Gregg Hall for the Community Impact Grant for $7,000.  
26-0119  
A motion was made by Wesling, seconded by Sherman, that the Request be  
DENIED . The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Kahlow, Morris, Black, Wesling, Freedland,Sherman  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - McArdle  
1 - Vacant 1  
1 - Manges  
Recuse:  
Request to approve Juliet Maya Buri for the Creative Development Grant for  
$3,162.  
26-0120  
A motion was made by Freedland, seconded by Kahlow to approve as  
amended and pay half of the requested amount. The motion failed by the  
following vote:  
No-Morris, Black, Wesling, Sherman  
Yes- Freedland, Kahlow  
Recuse-Manges  
Excused-McArdle  
Absent-Vaccant 1  
A motion was made by Black, seconded by Sherman to approve, the motion  
carried by the following vote:  
Yes- Freedland, Black, Morris, Sherman, Wesling  
Abstain-Kahlow  
Recuse-Manges  
Excused-McArdle  
Absent-Vaccant 1  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 10:06am.  
Notice is further given that members of other governmental bodies may be present at the  
above scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have  
decision-making responsibility.  
NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY  
Requests from persons with a disability who need assistance to participate in this meeting  
should call the City Clerk's office at (608) 789-7510 or send an email to  
ADAcityclerk@cityoflacrosse.org, with as much advance notice as possible.