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Public Art Advisory Committee
Thursday, February 4, 2016 3:30PM
****City Managers Conference Room****
410 E. Washington
AGENDA
Call to order
Introduction of Juli Seydell-Johnson, Parks and Recreation Director
Election of Officers Public discussion of any item not on the agenda
Consideration of the minutes of the July 16, 2015 meeting
Public Art Matching Funds - Review submissions –
applicants will be available.
Poetry in Public – PAAC representative
Updates
Other?
Adjournment
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, July 16, 2015
LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM – CITY HALL
Members present: Brent Westphal, Hemann Sayuri Sasaki Hemann, Moran
Mike, Ron Knoche, John Engelbrecht, Bill Nusser
Not present: Tam Bryk
Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger
Public Present: Wendy Brown, Mitchell Schmidt- CR Gazette
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL: (to become effective only after Council
action)
None
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 3:30pm.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA
There was no public comment of items not on the agenda.
CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 4, 2015 MEETING
MOTION: Sayuri moved to approve the June 4, 2015 meeting minutes. Engelbrecht seconded.
Motion passed 6:0.
COLLEGE GREEN PARK-STAIRSTEPS ART PROJECT
Bollinger presented each of the 5 proposals submitted for the StairSteps project. The
committee members responded to each proposal with questions/concern/etc. Bollinger had
contacted two of the artists and asked for additional information which she shared with the
committee. After considerable discussion, the proposal provided by Aurora Green was chosen
as the artist that best reflected the interest of the committee to have the artwork reflect that
existing park features through her fluid, fabric-like drape - floating down the steps.
SPORTS COLUMN MURAL PROJECT
Bollinger explained that Sports Column had received a Façade Improvement Grant funded
through the Community Development Block Grant Program and was in the process of making
improvements to the exterior of their business. The grant is a matching fund program with
grants up to $50,000. One of the projects they wished to complete as part of that grant is a
mural that will be placed on the south side of the Sport Column building adjoining the alley.
Because there are public funds involved in this mural, the Public Art Advisory Committee was
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asked to review the proposal for suitability and quality. Bollinger presented a number of images
that were provided by Swen Larson – owner of Sports Column. The image that is proposed to
be reproduced would be Tim Dwight running down the football field in an Iowa uniform. This
image would be recreated by Air Efex Custom Paint who is proposing to airbrush the artwork
onto a 10’ x 14’ metal sheet which would then be attached to the south wall of the Sports
Column building adjacent to the alley. The committee felt that the subject matter was
appropriate for the location and the artist who would create it had the skill level to produce
quality work.
MATCHING FUND PROGRAM
The committee reviewed for a final time the Matching Fund Program that would be available for
private or public entities to apply for on a quarterly basis. The committee fine-tuned a number of
components of the application including who is eligible, maximum grant amount, frequency of
ability of artists to participate, and schedule for accepting applications.
POST OFFICE MURAL
Bollinger explained that she was asked to pursue options to relocate the mural that was recently
removed from the old Post Office building on Dubuque Street. The mural is a perspective of
Iowa City decades ago featuring the downtown and campus areas.. Bollinger stated that she
was going to contact the city facility people and the University of Iowa to further discuss about
the relocation. Nusser suggested he would talk with Carrie Norton who is storing the mural but
he understood that City High School might temporarily exhibit it in their foyer.
UPDATES
Engelbrecht stated that joint application by the City and Summer of the Arts for the NEA Our
Town Grant that was submitted earlier this year did not get funded but the committee will be
pursuing a revised grant application in the next month or so. Bollinger said that Kidztent
collected about $200 this year. Bollinger also explained that she worked with John Coyne, the
artist who created the Wetherby neighborhood art project to complete some needed
maintenance on the globe reliefs and the park sign. The fee for the work was $400.00 and the
work was recently completed.
OTHER
No other news.
ADJOURNMENT
Hemann motioned and Westphal seconded a motion to adjourn at 5:15 PM.
Minutes created by Marcia Bollinger.
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Public Art Advisory Committee
Attendance Record 2014 - 2015
Name Term Expires
7/17 11/6 12/4
2/5
3/5
5/8
6/4
7/16
Bodkin Bryk, Tam 01/01/16 X X X X X X X O/E
Engelbrecht, John 01/01/15 X X X X X X O X
Westphal, Brent 01/01/17 X O/E X X X X X X
Nusser, Bill 01/01/17 O X O/E O/E O/E O O X
Hemann, Sayuri Sasaki 01/01/16 --- --- --- X X X X X
Knoche, Ron --- --- --- X X X X X
Moran, Mike X X X X O/E X X X
Key:
X = Present O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member