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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-03-2007 Public Art Advisory CommitteeAgenda Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, May 3, 2007 3:30PM Lobby Conference Room Iowa City City Hall 410 E. Washington St. A. Call to order B. Introduction of new member, Patrick Carney C. Public discussion of any item not on the agenda D. Consideration of the minutes of the April 5, 2007 meeting E. Consideration of nomination for Recognition of Art in Non-public Spaces F. Discussion of RFQ for pool wall project. G. Update on Children's Art Tent and the "Art on the Walls" project for Artsfest 25th Anniversary in cooperation with the Summer of the Arts. H. Announcement of Iowa Public Art Network statewide meeting, June 21, 2007. Committee time/updates J. Adjournment The Public Art Program of the City of Iowa City was established in September 1997. The intention of the. Public Art Program is to enhance public spaces, promote Iowa City as a cultural center, and build Iowa City's image as a vital place to live and work. This will be accomplished by the integration and placement of art in public projects and places. The Public Art Program is supported by an allocation of $50,000 of public funds per fiscal year. A Public Art Advisory Committee has been appointed to assist in the development and management of this program. The mission of the Public Art Advisory Committee, as stewards of the City of Iowa City, is to enhance the appearance of the city through the selection and integration of art in a public environment. 2006 Membership: Patrick Carney Rick Fosse DaLayne Williamson Emily Martin Mark Seabold Terry Trueblood Emily Carter Walsh Weatherdance (detail of plaza paving) by Myklebust-Sears, 1999 Call To Artists -Request for Qualifications The Public Art Advisory Committee of the City of Iowa City is inviting artists to submit their qualifications for a public art project for the City's Recreation Center. Recently renovations to the Robert E. Lee Recreation Center were completed. The changes include the transformation of one wall of the building to clear glass. The result is an opportunity to highlight an interior wall in the pool area with 2 or 3-dimensional art that will be visible from a major street that traverses downtown Iowa City. SUBMITTALS ARE REQUESTED BY JUNE 15, 2007. Project Parameters ♦ The outcome of this project should be a painting, mural, mosaic, or wall sculpture that conveys activity, vibrancy, and ... ♦ Artist must be able to work on a large scale. The space available is 104' X 20'. ♦ Materials and design must be durable and compatible with an indoor humid environment. ♦ Maintenance methods must be developed and documented and provided to the City for future reference. Project budget should 'not 06eed $7?? PAAC: we may want to delete this section in the RFQ, although I know it will be a question from artists. My thinking is they will not need to do much to respond to the RFQ, so the artists' decision -making to respond should not require this information at this point. If they stay in the running to the proposal stage, the budget would be revealed then. In the RFQ we will want prices of previous work. Thoughts? Project Timeline After review of qualifications, four finalists will be selected to develop proposals. It is anticipated this process will be completed by August 1. The selected proposors will be asked to present sketches or maquettes showing the treatment proposed for the wall. Of the four proposors, a single artist will be selected no later than November 1, 2007. Selection Process Qualifications and proposals will be reviewed by the Public Art Advisory Committee and a recommendation of a selected artist made to the City Council. Final selection of the artist is made by the City Council. Deadline for Receipt of Qualifications: Friday, June 15, 2007 by 5:00 P.M. Iowa City Public Art Program Project Opportunity Background and Site Description The City of Iowa City recently completed a renovation of its recreation center, part of which included enhancing the pool area to provide more natural light. As a consequence the interior of the pool area is also more visible to the public as they pass by the recreation center. The center sits at the intersection of two arterials streets that serve downtown Iowa City. This enhanced visibility provides an opportunity for a public art project that could include a painting on the wall, a mural, a mosaic and/or a wall sculpture. The wall that will act as the canvas for this work is 104' long and 20' in height. The 8 foot wide pool deck slopes gently from the wall to the pool, providing a work area to complete the project. The wall is not only visible within the pool area and from the street, but also from the lobby area of the recreation center. Design Considerations/Project Goals • To provide an eye-catching and stimulating work suited to a wide variety of age groups who use the pool. • To add to the visual appeal of the pool area and the recreation center generally. • To provide a work that requires minimal maintenance. Submission Materials A. Artists should submit twelve (12) collated sets of printed submission materials, organized in the specific order as described below. 1. A letter of interest (one page maximum) including any background information that would support the artist's qualifications for this project. Include public art experience with budget size of past projects. 2. A current professional resum6. 3. A page listing three (3) references. It is emphasized that letters of recommendation are not requested. B. Artists should submit views of up to three works for consideration and up to three views of each work on digital photos on a CD. Label CD photos as follows: ■ Number of photo in upper right hand corner ■ Name of artist at top ■ Title of work & price below photo D. All materials submitted will become property of the Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee and additional views or details may be required at the discretion of the Committee. SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2007 Send To: KARIN FRANKLIN PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 Inquiries: 319 356-5232 or Karin-franklin@iowa-city.org ppddir/cell to srtlsts.doc MINUTES PRELIMINARY PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL Members Present: DaLayne Williamson, Emily Martin, Mike Moran, Rick Fosse Members Absent: Mark Seabold, Terry Trueblood (Mike Moran sat in for Trueblood), Emily Carter -Walsh Staff Present: Marcia Klingaman, Karin Franklin, Abby Attoun Others Present: Chuck Felling CALL TO ORDER Martin called the meeting to order at 3:35 PM. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL There were no recommendations to City Council. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA One student is attending for a class. Felling came to the meeting to say that working on the Public Art Committee was the best experience of his life and he will be available to help any time the Committee needs help. Klingaman said that she would send an email to Astrid Bennett who has a list of local artists who may be interested in filling Felling's seat on the Committee. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1 2006 MEETING MOTION: Fosse moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Williamson seconded the motion. Motion passed 5:0. DISCUSSION OF THE SHOWCASE PROJECTS Franklin and Klingaman said that they did not get any response for the showcase calls. They are considering sending out a follow-up survey to the artists to determine what is discouraging them from submitting. Klingaman said that Gene Anderson's sculpture can stay as long as May 31, 2007 and the student sculpture pad does not need to be filled until October. Someone is interested in purchasing Gene's sculpture. Franklin said that the Committee needs to decide if a survey should be sent out; and depending on what they find out, they should consider installing a permanent sculpture in the pad. Klingaman said that Cedar Rapids is having trouble finding artists as well. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes April 5, 2007 Page 2 Franklin said that they could have Parks and Recreation plant flowers around the pad until they decide what to do with it. Klingaman suggested putting something on the plaque to say that the Committee is looking for artists. DISCUSSION OF CHILDREN'S ART TENT Franklin explained that the Children's Art Tent was Seabold's idea for a tent that includes artwork that children can purchase for $5 or less. Franklin does not yet know where the money would go, as all of the artwork could be donated. The money could go to the Public Art Committee, rather than go on consignment for the artists. Franklin said that if the project succeeds, they will need volunteers to man the tent during Artsfest. Fosse wondered if this year is the 25'h anniversary of the Artsfest. There has been talk that this is the 25'h, but the Committee is not sure. DISCUSSION OF THE PROJECTOR PROJECT Attoun gave the Committee an update on the projector project. The project is in its early stages. The original project proposal came from Katie Roche, but the ideas have been scaled down to make the project feasible. The artwork will be projected on Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2 during Artsfest. There will be 4 projector sites using the themes: Children's Art, Intermedia Art, The Faces of Iowa City, and a Portfolio of Iowa City Art. Attoun said she is working on the logistics and has one projector at present. She is looking for other projectors, projections and canvas sites, and volunteers. Attoun is hoping to send a call to artists by the end of next week and is looking for any suggestions on the feasibility of the project, how to get submissions, and any ideas about the logistics of the project. Martin wondered if any digital photographs will be accepted. Attoun said that the call will be for digital submissions, but she could take photographs of children's art in the City Hall Lobby for a couple of nights. Fosse said that City High has an art committee that selects artwork to keep student art in the halls. The Committee said that Attoun should get a hold of Anne Wyrick, an art teacher at City High, to see if photographs could be taken of the students' art. Franklin wondered if 4 projector sites is too ambitious for the first year. Martin wondered if Attoun had thought about possible sites. Attoun said that there are some possibilities: McGladdery and Pullen to the Sheridan Hotel, City Hall to the Parking Ramp, The Iowa City Public Library to Hotel Vetro, and maybe Hotel Vetro back to the Iowa City Public Library. Martin said that Attoun should give herself a time frame for determining the availability of the projectors. She said that the downtown sights seem more desirable than the ones that are far away. Franklin mentioned the Old Capitol Town Center. Williamson suggested Phillips Hall on Iowa and Clinton Street. Martin said that there are a variety of sites, and it is more a question of how many projectors can be tracked down. Franklin said to go for the easiest location. Williamson suggested setting up a booth in the Iowa City Public Library to take photographs of artwork. Franklin said that sending out a call and getting a response would be really difficult. Felling mentioned that there will be a Senior Center art show, and it may be a possibility for photographing art. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes April 5, 2007 Page 3 DISCUSSION OF 2007/2008 PROJECTS Moran is interested in a public art project for the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center swimming pool. He said the wall is probably about 110 feet by 30 feet. The artwork would not necessarily have to cover the entire wall. Also, the art could be painting, mosaic, or a wall sculpture. There is not any budget on the part of the Recreation Center. Franklin said that there is about $64,000 left to spend before July 1, 2007. After July 1, the Committee will have another $50,000. It would be good to get going on a project to commit the money. Franklin said that the east wall may be better because you see it when you are stopped at the light. Moran said that there are storage and bathroom doors on the west wall and the east wall is totally wide open. Plus, the east wall can be seen from the lobby. Moran said that the only thing to worry about would be the high humidity content in the room, but either a painting or an attached mosaic would work. Fosse said that the artist would have to work nights. Moran said that there is enough space on the edge of the pool for scaffolding. Franklin said the call could go out for paint or for mosaic. Moran said that he would get the dimensions of the east wall for the committee. Martin wondered about the Chauncey Swan Park. Franklin wondered what the Committee thought about for that park. Williamson said she really liked the idea of bringing the old fountain out. The fountain would not necessarily need to be running, but it might be nice for people to look at as a sculpture. Franklin said she would look into the idea and would find out about the possibility of using the fountain as a climbing sculpture or lighting the fountain in the evening to create interest. COMMITTEE TIME Klingaman said that the Poetry in Public Project has wrapped up for the year. There has been a lot of good press. The Press -Citizen ran all of the poetry in the paper. The poems will go up in Mercer, Robert A. Lee, the Library, the kiosks, and the buses. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 4:22 P.M. Minutes were submitted by Abby Attoun. slpcd/minuteslpubart/4-05-07paac.com E O �C O �C U 00 0 0\ 0 0\ O 00 O O •-+ H O O O O O W O O O O O � � C O C tu ^� O zwUAw�r�H II II II COO