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Home My WebLink About07-16-2014 Public Art Advisory CommitteePublic Art Advisory Committee Wednesday, July 16, 2014 3:3OPM ****Lobby Conference Room -City Hall**** 410 E. Washington ******NOTE LOCATION****** • Call to order • Public discussion of any item not on the agenda • Consideration of the minutes of the June 5, 2014 meeting • Public Art General Updates —Downtown Streetscape Art projects, BenchMarks, other? • Discussion of potential public art project in cooperation with Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, Nick Benson, Program Coordinator • Mural Project — 2014 — Review of proposals for Mercer Park location • Consideration of potential projects utilizing FY15 funds 9 Adjournment MINUTES PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRELIMINARY THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2014 PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM — CITY HALL Members present: John Engelbrecht, Mike Moran, Tam Bryk, Rick Fosse, and Elizabeth Pusack Not present: Brent Westphal, and Bill Nusser Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger Public Present: None RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL Recommend approval to the City Council that for the 2014 Mural Project 1) Brock Muench's proposal be selected for the College Street Bridge location; 2) the committee asks Taylor Ross to provide a colored rendering of his proposal for the Fairmeadows location so the committee may review and approve, otherwise the committee recommends Cheryl Graham and Julie Fenton's proposal; 3) One of Tony Brown's proposals selected for the Mercer Park location. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 3:34pm. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA No new business. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 1ST. 2014 MEETING MOTION: Moran moved to approve the May 1 st, 2014 meeting. Pusack seconded. Motion passed 5:0. MURAL PROJECT 2014- REVIEW OF PROPOSALS Engelbrecht asked the committee to discuss the Mural Project applications. Bollinger then explained that artists were asked if they would consider their proposals for the different locations since there was significant interest in one location: the College Street Bridge. The committee then carefully considered each application, which was shown via PowerPoint, for each location and discussed their thoughts. The committee started with the College Street Bridge location and reviewed the eight different proposals for this location. Engelbrecht stated that he pitched the mural project to many of the BenchMarks artists and many of them submitted. Engelbrecht stated which artists he was familiar with and explained his experience with the artists. The committee then looked at and discussed the submitted proposals for the Fairmeadows Splash Pad location. The committee carefully discussed each of the six proposals submitted. The committee then looked at the Mercer park location in which there were also six proposals. The committee looked at all proposals for all locations and discussed which ones they would like to select. Committee members then voiced their favorite proposals for each location. They also discussed each proposal in terms of what the proposed theme was for each location. The committee discussed one artist's proposals and stated that they wished they could see them in color. Engelbrecht stated that that particular artist ran out of time and had to submit rougher sketches. The committee discussed the favorite proposal for the College Street Bridge. Pusack stated that she would like to see something edgier. There were two clear favorite proposals for the Fairmeadows location. Moran suggested the Wetherby Splash Pad as an alternate location for one of the proposals. There wasn't a clear consensus for either location. Through the discussion of the Mercer Park location, the committee expressed a desire for consistency in the level of quality of the proposals. Bryk suggested clarifying the quality and level of detail required for submission to be included in future calls to artists. The committee would like to see approximately the same level of detail with each submitted proposal so that they can judge proposals more equally. MOTION: Bryk moved that: 1) Brock Muench's proposal be selected for the College Street Bridge location; 2) the committee ask Taylor Ross to provide a colored rendering of his proposal for the Fairmeadows location so the committee may review and approve, otherwise the committee would select Cheryl Graham and Julie Fenton's proposal; 3) One of Tony Brown's proposals selected for the Mercer Park location. Pusack seconded the motion. Motion passed 5:0. PROJECT UPDATE — GEORGE'S MURAL Engelbrecht stated that the George's Buffett mural project will not happen. He thought that the owner decided that he did not want to cause concerns and lose long time customers as a result of the mural. DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE ART PROJECT UPDATE Bollinger explained the downtown streetscape and what has been decided as a result of the subcommittee. There has been much discussion regarding the area that has been called the Blackhawk Mini Park. Bollinger stated that the idea has been to work directly with the Museum of Art and Sean O'Harrow, and solicit proposals from artists who are on an internationally renowned level. They look at this project as a significant project that could cost up to $1 Million. Bryk asked for clarification on the price. She wanted to know if it was the cost of the work or the value of the work. Both Bollinger and Engelbrecht stated that it would be the cost of the work. Engelbrecht stated that they were looking at this piece as a signature for the City. The artists that are being looked include artists like Andrew Goldsworthy, Maya Lin, and Vito Acconci. Bollinger stated that she thought there would be continued discussion regarding this topic and that she is had already received input from local artists. INSIDE OUT PROJECT UPDATE Bollinger stated that the Inside Out project is not yet completed. 16 of the 24 posters were installed. There were two days available for the installation of the posters and they were not able to finish. The plan was to use volunteers to complete the installation. Engelbrecht expressed concern since the existing 16 are starting to fade and the posters would be in different stages of degradation. Moran stated that the project did get a lot of great press. Bryk agreed with Engelbrecht, that the remaining posters should not be put up because the posters would be in different stages. POETRY IN PUBLIC PROJECT UPDATE Bollinger stated that everything is done in regards to Poetry in Public but there was an issue with the installation of posters in the downtown kiosks. Bollinger stated that she was given permission to put the posters up in the windows of the Iowa City Public Library. Bryk stated that she thought the Library was the perfect place. Bollinger agreed but stated that it is a policy of the library to not put anything up in the windows, but they made an exception for the program this time. Pusack expressed interest in being a part of the Poetry in Public program next year. =1A►[y:I�L /_1:dFLOE ,001*Qffs1,.7_llr Engelbrecht updated that group on the BenchMarks Project. Bryk and Bollinger stated that the benches which were completed looked great. He was able to get 26 artists to complete 30 benches. He stated that many are done and done well, but that there have been issues with some of the remaining benches. Engelbrecht stated that he is currently following up with a remaining 5-8 benches. He also stated that instead of contracting a company, himself and other artists that have worked on this project in the past have been repeating and touching up benches from past years. Engelbrecht also stated that the Credit Union agreed to sponsor this project for three years and it has now been three years. There will no longer be a sponsor for this program next year. Moran asked whose responsibility it is to find a new sponsor. Engelbrecht stated that he was unsure. Engelbrecht thought that this project could minimally be run for $12,500. Bollinger stated that this event will start on Saturday. The tent will be open from 10 AM to 4 PM on Sunday and volunteers from this committee will pick up donations from artist on Saturday. Bryk and Pusack volunteered to work the tent on Sunday. Engelbrecht stated that he could help pick up on Saturday. Ia-f6El laI[e1_Vi■1n►U]I►[elm,:Z.IyMR&-F-A1I11.I07_\r[.L to] 01n►u� Bollinger stated that this topic will be discussed at the next meeting. She stated that we still need some ideas, and asked the committee to think of ideas for the allocation of the $12,000. Zitzner then spoke about the application for the NEA Grant called Art Works which has two application deadlines of July 241" and February 201". She stated that the February 201" grant would be more feasible and the committee agreed. She also spoke briefly about funding that is available through the MPO. Bollinger clarified and stated that the money will be available and that it just needs to be applied for. Zitzner gave examples of a project in which bike racks are built and designed by artists. This type of program would be carried out similar to the Mural Project in which an RFP would be issued. ADJOURNMENT Moran motioned and Bryk seconded a motion to adjourn at 5:04 PM. Minutes created by Ashley Zitzner. Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2013 - 2014 Name Term Expires 11/7/13 12/5/13 2/6/14 3/6/14 4/10/14 5/1/14 6/5/14 Bodkin Bryk, Tam 01/01/16 X O/E O/E O/E O/E O/E X En elbrecht, John 01/01/15 X X X X X X X Brent 01/01/17 X X X X X X O/E -Westphal, Nusser, Bill 01/01/17 X O O/E O X X O Pusack, Elizabeth 01/01/15 --- --- --- X X O X Fosse, Rick X X X X X O/E X Moran, Mike X X O/E X X X X Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member