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Home My WebLink About11-01-2007 Public Art Advisory Committee 2ThE ChA1T GALLERIES DOWNTOWN 218 EAST WAShiNgTON STREET IOwA CiTy, IA 52240 TEIEPhONE (319) 338.4442 Marcia Klingaman Planning & Community Development 410 E Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 October 25, 2007 Dear Marcia and Public Art Advisory Committee: Thank you for your continued interest in our proposal for the Public Art Project at the City's Recreation Center. This letter will address the specific issues brought up in the Request for Proposals letter of September 20, 2007, and outline the budget for this proj ect. Our proposed artwork is a series of photographs of pigment infused bubbles, printed directly on aluminum and mounted on the wall of the Recreation Center. We work with Image Wizards, a professional printing company that applies proprietary coatings to aluminum to produce unparalleled definition. The ability to produce high resolution and long term quality of the image is due to direct fusing of the image into the coating of the aluminum. The finish is brushed satin. An example of this material is submitted along with this packet. The coatings and materials have been engineered to provide a long life for the image. Image life is typically 50 years. Indirect sunlight is fine, but the materials are not designed for direct sunlight or outdoor use. The printer suggests cleaning with a microfiber towel using Isopropyl alcohol or Maguiar's Cleaner Wax for the best results. No other maintenance should be necessary. The artwork will be fastened to the wall with aluminum channel. Affixed with epoxy to the back of the artwork is one side of the channel, and that interlocks into a second aluminum channel mounted onto the pool wall. No special lighting will be incorporated into the artwork. The exposed wall behind the artwork can remain as it is, or it can be painted white. For the Recreation Center Pool area, we propose creating 9 panels of varying sizes that average 56 square feet per panel. The production cost will be $90 per square foot, or $45,360. The cost of materials and labor to securely mount the panels to the pool wall will be $2,750. Total cost is $48,110. ThE ChAIT GALLERIES DOWNTOWN 218 EAST WAShiNgTON STREET IOwA CiTy, IA 52240 TE1EPhONE (319) 338.4442 A similar past project is available for viewing at the Clapp Hall lobby at the University of Iowa School of Music. In that project 4 aluminum panels of 64 inches by 40 inches formed a quadrant of panels totaling 128 inches high by 80 inches wide. We are very excited about the project and look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in enhancing the public spaces of Iowa City. Very truly yours, Bao Pham and The Chait Galleries Downtown MINUTES PRELIMINARY PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 MEETING ROOM A, ROBERT A. LEE RECREATION CENTER Members Present: Emily Martin, Mark Seabold, DaLayne Williamson, Patrick Carney, Terry Trueblood, Rick Fosse Members Absent: Emily Carter -Walsh Staff Present: Marcia Klingaman, Jeff Davidson CALL TO ORDER Seabold called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA None. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 2, 2007 MEETING MOTION: Seabold moved to approve the minutes with minor corrections; Martin seconded. The motion passed 6:0. UPDATE OF MURAL PROPOSAL BY TOM AWAD AND TONY CARTER Jeff Davidson confirmed that St. Patrick's is now actively marketing that site. The mural would probably only be guaranteed a maximum of 2-3 years at that location. Marcia noted that when she last spoke to Tom Awad and Tony Carter that they are still interested in the project. They had dropped their price down to $28,000. The Committee would still like to see them get matching funds. The Committee would also like to see both Tom and Tony present at the next meeting. PRESENTATION OF A COMMUNITY INITIATED PUBLIC ART PROJECT BY MATTHEW MUNSTERMANN Marcia has been in communication with Matt. He is still very enthusiastic about doing the project. His school schedule conflicts with the time for the Public Art Meeting. He'd like to do the lighting project this fall. He is ready to present his proposal to the Committee when his schedule allows. REVIEW OF LETTERS REGARDING CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR POOL WALL PROJECT Marcia indicated that rather than develop a more formal Call to Artists, she decided that a standardized letter would be sent to the artists. Seabold would like the artists to provide specific details regarding attachment of their piece to the pool wall. Martin also thought it would be useful to have the artists address potential problems with projectiles hitting the art from kids playing in the pool area. The Committee also agreed that the Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes September 6, 2007 Page 2 letter should specify that unless the artwork is a mural, it should not go down to the ground. The Committee would like the artist to address how they plan to handle ADA issues. Marcia will have the legal department look at the letters before they are sent out next week. Emily Martin noted that she will be out of town for the November 1 meeting but will be accessible by email. The Committee decided that installation should be completed on or before April 301h rather than the proposed March 315t. Installation will not interfere with summer swim lessons. DISUCSSION REGARDING IOWA SCUPTOR'S SHOWCASE AND PENINSULA PARK SCHULPTOR'S SHOWCASE Marcia updated that Gene Anderson has removed his art piece from the Pedestrian Mall Sculptor's Showcase as it had been tampered with. The site is now vacant. Brandy is working on updating the artist database for future calls to be sent to Iowa artists. The Peninsula Showcase is specific to Iowa Art students. Mark NeuCollins "Blade" is currently in place; however, his contract is up October 1 ". Marcia questioned whether or not she should contact student artists for the next call. Martin suggested that she should include Lee Running, an art professor at Grinnell College. She may have contacts for sculptors in her department. The Committee suggested that a long-term solution may be to install a permanent sculpture as it is time consuming to market and send out the calls. However, changing the pieces does keep the artwork fresh. Trueblood questioned whether or not "Blade" should be purchased and if more than one piece should be placed out there. Marcia noted that would depend on the pool project and the final budget. The Committee decided to send out a final call before considering purchasing "Blade." If the call does not go well, the process may need to be re-evaluated. COMMITTEE TIME/UPDATES Marcia noted that Emily Martin did a fine job presenting the Recognition of Public Art in Non -Public Spaces at the City Council meeting on August 21 st. The recipients seemed genuinely thrilled about the recognition and it was obvious that the program was very appreciated by both the recipients and the artist. None ADJOURNMENT Fosse moved to adjourn; Williamson seconded. Meeting adjourned at 3:40 pm. Next meeting October 4. Minutes submitted by Brandy Howe r 00 X X X X X X 4O O X x X O 00 00 O O� N O O O O O W 0 0 0 0 0 C � O t� O ea a,cl cl w V O E� U ..r W zwAwa,aN O O N sue, F-+ C H � Ll] add � � W � �4X00