HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-2016 Public Art Advisory CommitteePublic Art Advisory Committee
Thursday, May 5, 2016
3:30 PM
Lobby Conference Room
410 E Washington St
AGENDA
Call to order
Public discussion of any item not on the agenda
Consideration of minutes of the March 3, 2016 meeting
Public Art Logo redesign — Sayuri
Pheasant Hill Neighborhood Art repairs
Public Art Matching Fund Program (no submissions) — Promotion strategies
Updates — Poetry in Public, Kidztent, FY17 funding level
Other?
Adjournment
MINUTES PRELIMINARY
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MARCH 4TH, 2016 — 3:30 PM
CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM — CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Brent Westphal, Sayuri Sasaki Hemann, John Engelbrecht, Juli
Seydell-Johnson, Ron Knoche
NOT PRESENT: Bill Nusser, Tam Bryk
STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger, Calvin Hoff
PUBLIC PRESENT: Geoff Fruin
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:
Geoff Fruin spoke regarding Pedestrian Mall renovation and the proposed public art project
"The Lens".. He stated that the council did not provide support for the request to contribute to
the fundraiser for the project nor did they provide support for the project regardless of the
fundraising request. He noted that at this time there were no updates on the Blackhawk mini
park and that decisions will
REVISED PUBLIC ART MATCHING FUND APPLICATION:
After working through the process with the intital applicants for the program in January, Marcia
felt that there needed to be adjustments to the application packet questions that provided the
PAAC with the informationi that they needed to evaluate the requests. She explainted that the
new application features more questions in simpler language. It also differentiated between
physical and non-physical public art displays. The budget section of the new application has
also been simplified. The new application inquires as to how the broader Iowa City community
will be integrated, as well as how the success of the project will be gauged. A revision of the
temporary display policy was also included.
CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 4th, 2016 MEETING:
MOTION: John Engelbrecht moved to approve the February 4th, 2016 minutes. Brent Westphal
seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
UPDATES:
There were updates from Calvin Hoff regarding the Poetry in Public program. The number of
both adult and child submissions were given. The makeup of the new Poetry in Public review
committee was discussed as well.
OTHER:
John Engelbrecht asked if the group would like to invite Geoff Fruin back to discuss the city
council process further. The group agreed with this decision.
John Engelbrecht also inquired as to the source of the budget, which Marcia Bollinger explained
was from general funds.
ADJOURNMENT:
John Engelbrecht moved to adjourn the meeting. Sayuri Sasaki Hemann seconded. Meeting
adjourned at 4:30pm.
Public Art Advisory Committee
Attendance Record
2015 - 2016
Name
Term
Expires
11/6
12/4
2/5
3/5
5/8
6/4
7/16
2/4
3/3
Bodkin Bryk, Tam
01/01/19
X
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
x
O/E
Engelbrecht, John
01/01/18
X
X
X
X
X
O
X
x
X
Westphal, Brent
01/01/17
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
x
X
Nusser, Bill
01/01/17
X
O/E
O/E
O/E
O
O
X
O
O
Hemann, Sayuri Sasaki
01/01/18
---
---
X
X
X
X
X
x
X
Knoche, Ron
---
---
X
X
X
X
X
x
X
Moran, Mike
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
---
---
Seydell-Johnson, Juli
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
X
X
Key:
X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
--- = Not a member
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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.
Patrick Carney
Jan Finlayson
Mark Seabold
Susie Thurmond
DaLayne Williamson
Rick Fosse (Director of Public Works)
Mike Moran (Director of Parks and Recreation)
The Ne16I1borI1ood Art Project Is funded t11rou611 the
Cify of Iowa CIt-y rs Public Art PYo6ram. For More in-
formation on the Iowa Cit-y Public Art projects, visit
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Pheasant Hill Park
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��hood AssocIIIIa'-tIIIIoIlriworkedwithJilI
Harper, Art Teacher at City High School
in Iowa City to design an art project that
would highlight Emma=
Pheasant Hill Park
and draw visitors in-
to the park a
"woodland walk-
way" based on the theme
"Characters of the Imagination." The
concrete park
bench greets the
visitors while serv-
ing as a sign for the park. Imagery on
both the park bench and the plinths
would be created in mosaic tile and
ceramic bas relief designs. This is fol-
lowed by a simulated "trail," lined
with alternating
1 0-5 foot tall
plinths spaced in in-
tervals leading to
and around the play-
ground area which
depict mosaic ver-
sions of the student -
designed animals on
the sides and top.
The theme was based on selected
designs created by elementary
school -aged stu-
dents who live in
the Washington
Hills area who
were asked to
create their own
imaginary animal,
monster, or myth-
ical creature that might live in the
woods.
These designs were then recreated in
mosaic form by Jill Harper and were
constructed and
installed with
the involvement
of City High art
students.
The project
serves as a grot-
to -like visual art
attraction for the
neighborhood,
presenting a unique pathway to the
playground and pavilion for children's
enjoyment. Each work of art is credited
to the student artist with their name in-
corporated into the mosaic or bas relief
design.