Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-02-2020 Public Art Advisory CommitteePublic Art Advisory Committee Thursday, July 2, 2020 5:30 PM Electronic Meeting ZOOM MEETING PLATFORM AGENDA Electronic Meeting (Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8) An electronic meeting is being held because a meeting in person is impossible or impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of Commission members, staff and the public presented by COVID-19. You can participate in the meeting and can comment on an agenda item by going to https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtde6rrTgiG9Gmlg5XZPmSWgi3iigDyKsK via the internet to visit the Zoom meeting's registration page and submit the required information. Once approved, you will receive an email message with a link to join the meeting. If you are asked for a meeting or webinar ID, enter the ID number found in the email. A meeting password may also be included in the email. Enter the password when prompted. If you have no computer or smartphone, or a computer without a microphone, you may call in by telephone by dialing (312) 626-6799. When prompted, enter the meeting or webinar ID. The ID number for this meeting is: 920 2733 3915 Once connected, you may dial *9 to "raise your hand," letting the meeting host know you would like to speak. Providing comments in person is not an option. Call to order Public discussion of any item not on the agenda Consideration of minutes of the June 4, 2020 meeting Introduction of new members recently appointed by the City Council on June 30, 2020 - tentative Public Art Matching Fund Application Review — application packet attached Discussion of projects FY21 Public Art Program — the results of the survey conducted of the committee members is attached. Funding allocations for FY21 projects will be determined based on these results. Public Art Strategic Plan — establish subcommittees to address goals as outlined in Strategic Plan Update on Black Lives Matter Mural on Capitol Street Parking Ramp Committee announcements or Committee reports Staff reports Adjournment If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this program/event, please contact Marcia Bollinger, Neighborhood and Development Services at 319-356-5237 or marcia- bollinger@iowo-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE JUNE 4, 2020 5:30 PM ZOOM MEETING FORMAT MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Miller, Nancy Purington, Andrea Truitt, Eddie Boyken, Jan Finlayson, Juli Seydell Johnson, Ron Knoche MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger, Wendy Ford PUBLIC PRESENT: Thomas Agran, Siri Bruhn Electronic Meeting (Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8) An electronic meeting was held because a meeting in person was impossible or impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of Commission members, staff and the public presented by COVID-19. CALL TO ORDER Miller called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA Siri Bruhn, a member of the public introduced herself to the committee stating she had applied for an open positions on the committee. All present in attendance introduced themselves to Siri. Purington also asked for an update about the Artists Database. Bollinger explained not much progress had occurred but that she would connect with Purington about assisting in the process. Agran updated the committee on recent events related to the downtown mural installations. As part of the Black Lives Matter protests, he explained that there had been tagging on some of the murals. He wanted to share his thoughts with the committee as representatives of the arts community that he did not have issues with the tagging that occurred and that, over time there will be efforts to repair the damage. But he added that he felt that the tagging was representative of the times and supported that they stay in place for time being. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE MAY 7, 2020 MEETING Miller stated that he noticed the end time of the meeting was 12 minutes after it started and should likely be 6:42 instead of 5:42. Bollinger will correct. Purington made a motion to accept the minutes. Knoche seconded the motion. Meeting minutes were approved as corrected by a vote of 7-0. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR Purington motioned to elect Andrea Truitt as Vice Chair, Knoche seconded. Approved unanimously by the committee. UPDATE ON CENTURYLINK BUILDING ART PROJECT Bollinger updated the committee on a conversation that she and Ford had with a property manager for CenturyLink located out of Kansas City. CenturyLink has been working with other communities on mural installations on their buildings and appears to allowing more flexibility regarding the terms of the installation related to the time frame and criteria to remove upon request. They continue to be firm that they would not be responsible for ongoing maintenance or willing to contribute to the funding. Ford added that they wanted to have final approval of the artwork design. They would require a proposal from the committee regarding a project including all criteria which they would review. Bollinger stated that she asked Agran to participate in the discussion because of his expertise with mural installations and past participation in CenturyLink discussions. She stated that it would be appropriate for the committee to decide if they wish to pursue this project given this information. Purington asked about the size of the wall. Bollinger stated she made an estimate of 40' tall and 70' wide. Agran said that he felt that any mural should cover a large percentage of the wall given the scale of the building. Bollinger added that as the mural/artwork needed to be removable; installed on a separate surface that would be attached to the building. Given this requirement, allowing for a longer display period would be important to substantiate the increase cost of the project. Discussion continued regarding the need for CenturyLink to contribute to the project. Bollinger reminded the committee that this was a project initiated by the City and CenturyLink was not concerned with making aesthetic improvements to their building. Agran added that costs of the materials for a removable material for such an installation would add about $10-12,000 leaving less of a fee to the artist. He suggested that perhaps, given the $30,000 potential investment, that there may be other locations that would allow for flexibility and more permeance such as the Capitol Street Parking Ramp located a couple blocks down on Burlington. Bollinger asked the committee how they wished to proceed. Discussion included how to approach a project in a different way with CenturyLink and what type of budget was necessary to create a dynamic project. Purington asked about installation of "cut-out" elements that could be installed and when removed, reinstalled at another location. Bollinger stated that CenturyLink did not seem concerned about the type of art installation. Finlayson moved to not proceed with the project with CenturyLink. Purington seconded. Approved unanimously. REVIEW OF POTENTIAL PROJECT LOCATIONS FOR FY21 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM Ford displayed two spreadsheets that explained how public art funds have been expended over the past four fiscal years. Bollinger summarized the individual categories and what they included. Miller reviewed the Public Art Strategic Action Plan to highlight areas that should be considered as part of potential projects. He also mentioned that subcommittees would be created to develop approaches to meet the schedules that were developed in the plan. Ford and Bollinger reviewed the slide presentation regarding potential projects. The committee discussed next steps and determined that a survey be developed for input by the committee. Miller suggested that Bollinger and Ford meet with him determined the process. COMMITTEE UPATES There were no updates. STAFF UPDATES Bollinger updated the committee on Poetry in Public, a project that the Office of Sustainability is spearheading which involves an art project to highlight prairies in City parks, and a performance by Kevin Burt in the back of pickup sponsored by Summer of the Arts. ADJOURNMENT Knoche made a motion to adjourn. Finlayson seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 7:22 PM. Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2019-2020 Name Term Expires 7/11/19 8/1/19 9/5/19 11/7/19 12/5/19 1/16/20 2/6/20 3/5/20 4/2/20 4/20/20 sl7lzo Nancy 1/1/2021 -- -- x x x x x x Purington Ron x x x x x x x x x x O/E Knoche Juli Seydell- x x X x x x x x x x x Johnson Vero Rose 1 /1 /2021 x x x x x x x x x O/E x Smith Steve 2/1/2021 x x x x x x x O/E x x x Miller Andrea 1 /1 /2022 O/E X X X X X X O/E X X X Truitt Eddie x O x Boylen 1 /1 /2022 x x x x x x x x Key X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member Public Art Matching Funds June 2020 Wild Prairie Winds Music In the Park Wild Praire Winds Bloomington Head Start HACAP Mural Thomas Agran Sprites Jason Snell Open Air Media Festival PS1 Tour de Farm History Kiosk and Art Judy Nyren Amount Requested Matching Funds $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $ 3,275.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,500.00 Project Name * Wild Prairie Winds Music in the Park Concert Series Project Location* Public Parks in Iowa City Applicant Name * Wild Prairie Winds Applicant Address* Street Address 8013 N Walnut Creek Drive Address Line 2 city Urbandale Postal / Zip Code 50322 Phone Number* (662)715-9124 Email * wpMuintot@gmaiI.com State / Rovince / Region IA Country USA Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant. * The proposed project is a series of outdoor concerts performed by Wild Prairie Winds, a non-profit organization wfiose mission is to use chamber music to promote environmental awareness in the Midwest. Each concert will be held in a public park and will feature music relating to nature and Midwest landscapes, meth the intent of this music bringing the community closer to nature. Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artworkievent will be located in an area open and freely available to the general public. * The proposed concerts will be free and available to public, and will take place at several public parks in Iowa City. Because these will he an outdoor concerts, there is no limit as to the number of people who can attend these events. Additionally, these outdoor performances will make it easier to adhere to any necessary restrictions due to COVID-19. The current pandemic has had a terrible toll on live music, and with this project we seek to find newways to bring live chamber music to the community in a safe and enjoyable way. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * The intended audience for these concerts is anyone in Iowa City and the surrounding areas who enjoys being in nature and hearing live, classical music. This will be a family -friendly event. We will make every effort to advertise these concerts in a way that attracts a diverse audience that is representative of the population of Iowa City by advertising both with our social media platforms and on our wehsite, and with flyers to be posted throughout Iowa City with special efforts taken to place flyers in areas that are low-income and Mere community members may not usually have access to live classical music, an art form that can sometimes be prohibitively e pensive. We will also perform each concert at a different park, with the hope of reaching different audiences in each area. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 7/25/2020 City Park 8/29/2020 Wetherhy Park 9/26/2020 Terrell Mill Park 10/31/2020 Waterworks Prairie Park Total Project Cost* $ 2,000.00 Matching Fund Request 1000 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * In -kind donations: musicians Will waive performance fee by 50 Committed or Anticipated? 0 Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 1,000.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* The matching funds Will cover half of performing artist fees. The other half Will be waived as an in -kind donation. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name Describe their role Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* We Will gauge a successful outcome by the number of community members who attend each performance and the percentage of people who attend that would not otherWise be able to attend a performance like this if it was not free and open to the public. At the performances we will have voluntary paper surveys which the audience Will be encouraged to fill out. These surveys Will provide us With information about the impacted community members, including their history of attending live classical music performances, whether they would have been able to attend a similar ticketed event, etc. If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Site plan showing placement of art on site Images, models or renderings of proposed art Additional narrative, if needed Project Name * Bloomington Head Start HACAP Mural Project Location* 318 E. Bloomington Street Applicant Name Thomas Agran Applicant Address* Street Address 512 N Van Buren St Address Line 2 city Iowa City Postal / Zip Code 52245 Phone Number* 3195414554 Email * thomsagran@gmail.com State / Province / Region IA Country United States Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant. * I am proposing a mural that wraps the west facing and south facing side of the Bloomington Head Start preschool at 318 E. Bloomington Street. The building is a tired bunker of a structure that in no way reflects the great work that is being done inside. I have done engagement with the children that attend the school having them color images of their school and wfiat it could look like if it could look like anything. I have used collage as a visual language for the design that is both bright, colorful, hold, and engaging, but most importantly, uses a type of visual language that feels resonates with the children that use the building. The exact execution of the mural is a bit tricky to navigate with the COVID-19, but I am optimistic that it can either be a small community painting event, and that the children may he able to participate as well. If that doesn't seem as though it can he done in a prudent way, I will paint the mural with assistance on a schedule that allows the children to enjoy and engage veth the transformation of their school. I am so excited about this project as a piece of public art in Iowa City, but especially the impact it mall have on the children that use this facility— thank you for considering this application! Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artworklevent will be located in an area open and freely available to the general public.* The building has prominent exposure in the Northside neighborhood, and will expand upon the other murals already up and going up in the area helping contribute to the sense of the area as a vibrant business district. It is publicly visible, and while the inspiration for the project was mostly so that the parents, staff, an students attending this school would have a more joyful building to welcome them, it is of course entirely public facing and can be enjoyed by anyone passing by. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * While the engagement and of things is with Bloomington Head Start staff and children, an income qualified preschool that serves people from all over our community, like all public murals, this will become part of the fabric of Iowa City, enriching the day to day, and hopefully inspiring others to transform buildings in their own corners of the community. If the virus allows this to he a more open painting scenario, than anyone from around the community will be able to come and join in the painting. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 9/15/2020 1 would aim to complete the mural in the fall while the school is active and the students can he part of the process and celebrate their nawfacility. Some flebbility in these dates may be prudent vis a vis COVID-19. 9/30/2020 Total Project Cost* $ 4,000.00 Matching Fund Request $2000 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source Artist / Labor & Design fee with 50 % non-profit project fee I use of equipment, scaffolding, projection equipment, brushes, sprayers, rollers, power washing equipment, etc Committed or Anticipated?* G Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 2,000.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* Matching funds will pay for preparation of the wall which is in poor condition. Pressure washing, minor repairs, and priming with a high quality handing primer specially formulated for peeling paint. Funds will also pay for high quality exterior grade artists' mural paint from Nova Color, insuring a long lasting and vibrant mural. Mural will be varnished with Nova Color 216 EMerior Varnish to protect the paint film. Other funds will be used to pay artist assistants for the project either to help paint the mural or to assist in the facilitation of a more open community painting day if the constraints of the virus allowthat to happen in a safe way. I try to always hire young painters as assistants for non-profit projects like this to help mentor them in community painting projects. Funds will he used for food and drink for the school's parents/staff/students/families to have an event to celebrate their new mural. Any remaining funds after all project costs Will go to the lead artist and the collaborating artist. A detailed, itemized budget can be provided as necessary. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name Sayuri Sasaki Hamann, Artist Describe their role Design Collaboration / The design as indicated below is approved by HACAP and the Property Owner, but I am working with Sayuri to collaborate on some pattern elements for the mural that wII provide interest and surprise very close up, especially for kids. Letters of support if available Partner Name Gayle Dick, Director of Bloomington Street Head Start HACAP Describe their role I have been working with Gayle to secure major repairs to the wall in preparation for this project, for the permission from HACAP as well as the property owner, and coordination to make sure that the project does not impact operations with the facility. Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project. * This building is in rough shape, the transformation of something that is forgettable at best and an eyesore at worst will he an improvement to all that use the facility, as well as those who use the many neighboring popular businesses. If the mural is executed in a more open fashion, I will gather information about where participants came from in the City to gauge how broad the engagement is with this style of project, and track the total number of participants to compare to other similar projects I have managed in Iowa City. If it is not a community painting event, I will press release the project and promote the project with contacts at LV/PC/Gazette/DI/ICDD and gauge a degree of the project's success by the level of coverage and promotion of it. Generally, I look for long term outcomes of projects like this, that they might engage participants and inspire them to see change in their own corners of Iowa City. Hard to track, but that's where I look to to gauge the longer term success of a public art project. Most people do not know there is a school in this building, even residents in the Northside. I am hopeful that an outcome of the project will be an increased awareness of this school and the important work they do. If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Site plan showing placement of art an site Kids Coloring Book Pages.png 2.61 MB Images, models or renderings of proposed art 2 Example 1 Ohlique.png 1.51 MB 1 Big Hand Little Hand West.png 1.51 MB Additional narrative, if needed � r Project Name Sprites Project Location* Alley between S. Dubuque and S. Linn Street, a half block north of the Pedestrian Mall Applicant Name Jason Snell Applicant Address Street Address 3105 Alleghany Dr NE Address Line 2 City Cedar Rapids Fbstal / Zip Code 52402 Phone Number* 646-528-3102 Email* s n e I I.j a s o n @g ma i I. co m State / Rovince / Region IA Country United States Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.* The Iowa City Downtown District and Slingshot Architecture are building a permanent art exhibit in the alley between S. Dubuque and S. Linn Street, a half block north of the Pedestrian Mall. The exhibit consists of a series of advanced lighting arrays that can display a vide range of colors and animation sequences. My role is to build a motion -sensor system that detects Men a pedestrian enters the alley, and triggers a lighting response as if a "sprite" entity is coming to welcome the person. This colorful cluster of light would then travel with the pedestrian as they walk through the alley, acting as a friendly guide. The system Will use motion sensors and velocity -predicting algorithms to achieve this. Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artworklevent will be located in an area open and freely available to the general public.* The alley space is accessible to the public at all times. We Will be consulting with the businesses and residents in that area to determine the best times for system operation, but in general it will be active in the evening and free for anyone to experience. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * I predict two audiences: first, people who happen upon the exhibit - walking by, or going to a business in the alley, then notice the lights responding to their presence. Second, people who hear about the exhibit and intentionally visit the alley to experience it or showtheir friends. In terms of accessibility, the area is open to anyone who can walk or travel in a wheelchair - no stairs are required. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 7/10/2020 Complete fundraising 7/13/2020 Begin programming the motion -sensor system in a test environment. 7/27/2020 Install the motion -sensor system in the alley and begin live, on -site testing. 8/17/2020 The motion sensors will begin counting their trigger events to form a data baseline for the future increase in visitors. 8/28/2020 Launch 8/31/2020 Post -launch system optimization. Similar to the parking ramp installation, I mall continue to optimize the system for several days after the launch as the system registers real-mrld data. Total Project Cost* $ 5,617.00 Matching Fund Request $2000.00 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * Iowa City Downtown District: Funding for equipment Committed or Anticipated?* 6 Committed f Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 1,200.00 .............................. Source * Mike Weber, Mac specialist: In -kind reduction on the price of custom iMac build Committed or Anticipated?* 6 Committed r Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 800.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* The Matching Fund will pay for 60 hours my labor on the project, including time programing the motion sensors to communicate with the central computer, processing those movements into DMX lighting commands, algorithm programming for the lights to stay with visitors and predict their trajectory, on -site installation, and optimization testing. Details are in the attached PDF. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name Steven Miller Describe their role Architect at Slingshot Architecture. Design and project management. Letters of support if available Jason Snell Letter of Recommendation.pdf 138.37KB Partner Name Mike Lambert Describe their role Lighting Designer at Teknephos. Install, place, and calibrate lighting system. Letters of support if available IOWA CITY ARTS GRANT LETTER.pdf 1.89MB Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* I plan to gauge the success of the project in several ways: First, the motion sensors will be activated a week before the lighting system to establish a baseline for how many people normally walk through the alley. Once the full e)diibit is launched, we can track howthe number rises, week -to -week. We can also examine correlations between promotions or news stories about the exhibit and increased visitors. Another method would be discussions with businesses near the alley, asking them if they've seen increased visitors and income. Finally, our lighting designer, Mike Lambert, plans to submit the project for consideration in various lighting awards - a win that would signify a success for the project and the surrounding community. If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Site plan showing placement of art on site Jason Snell - Sprites - Site Plan.pdf 2.01 MB Images, models or renderings of proposed art Jason Snell - Sprites - Spec.pdf 2.49MB Additional narrative, if needed Jason Snell - Sprites - Narrative.pdf 3.45MB Sprites Summary The Iowa City Downtown District and Slingshot Architecture are building a permanent art exhibit in the alley between S. Dubuque and S. Linn Street, a half block north of the Pedestrian Mall. The exhibit consists of a series of advanced lighting arrays that can display a wide range of colors and animation sequences. My role is to build a motion -sensor system that detects when a pedestrian enters the alley and triggers a lighting response as if a "sprite" entity is coming to welcome the person. This colorful cluster of light would then travel with the pedestrian as they walk through the alley, acting as a friendly guide. The system will use motion sensors and velocity -predicting algorithms to achieve this. IOWA CITY ALLEY PLAN VIEW 0 GENERAL IMM MRTNIN: Al BI =9s Ws®22'0�Ienth Ri 0C1 =95 a.:NeMe @BPS Blmoi =9 @W cl to E2 =9 shells @94�N Dl E1 =B straMs®fps E1mF1=9abeMs®1296'e,i E2b F1 =9 sbeW.®121.' Td. Lee9M tlCede=H-Sifi3'-P EJN I-1SHOT ARCHITECTURE 0 N IOWA CITY ALLEY SECTIONS oe n a10 EID ME ME A B C D E NORTH LONGITUDINAL SECTION SCALE: 1• =M' if , ®I � — —_II i ii ' is — ■-- SOUTH LONGITUDINAL SECTION SCALE: 1` =M' D WISHOT ARCHITECTURE m 0 Motion Sensors PLAN VIEW SENSOR RANGE tA iEz `'► 71 With a range of - 30 feet, 8 sensors would be placed in the alley. Motion Sensors 3D ALLEY VIEW • SENSOR Motion Sensors 3D ALLEY VIEW • SENSOR Narrative Narrative PASSIVE STATE When no motion is detected in the alleyway, a pre- programmed sequence softly animates. These colors can be programmed based on the season or holiday. Narrative PERSON ENTERS ALLEY When a person enters the alley, one of the colors "wakes up" and comes to greet the person - a "sprite" entity to guide them through the alley. The color of the sprite would be based on the time of day, season, air temperature, and recent frequency of visitors. Narrative PERSON WALKS THROUGH ALLEY As the person walks through the alley, the sprite uses predictive algorithms based on the person's velocity in order to "guide" them through the alley. If a person stops, the sprite will notice, and come back to them, keeping them company during their time in the alley. Narrative ANOTHER PERSON ENTERS ALLEY When another person enters the alley, a new sprite will manifest, greet, and lead them through their own journey in the alley. Narrative PEOPLE EXIT ALLEY The sprites will lead the people to the edges of the alley then dissipate. Narrative RETURN TO PASSIVE STATE When the alley is empty again, the system reverts to its passive animations. Motion Sensors Motion Sensor PHILIPS HUE OUTDOOR MOTION SENSOR • 2 year warranty • 0.32 I bs • 32-foot motion range • $50 / sensor • withstand heavy rainfall • -4 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit • includes temperature sensor These are the sensors that would be mounted on the buildings and poles. Motion Sensor Hub PHILIPS HUE BRIDGE • 2 year warranty • 0.32 I bs • wifi range • $50 / sensor • Connects up to 10 devices • 32 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit This device receives the data from the motion sensors. It would be placed indoors in a central location, near a window for better receptivity. It is the bridge between the motion sensors and the computer that processes the motion data. Philips Hue ' personal wireless lighting Philips Hue is a family of wireless devices that can communicate together. The Hue devices have a robust set of SDKs, including for Javascript, OSX, iOS, Android, Java, and many others. This gives us a wide variety of options in deciding how to program the system and what type of central processing computer we'd like to use. Equipment Budget MOTION -SENSOR EQUIPMENT Philips Hue Outdoor Motion Sensor x 8 $435 O Philips Hue Bridge x 1 $45 Motion -sensor equipment subtotal $480 Equipment Budget DATA-PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 0 Wac $1,315 USB to DMX RS485 XLR Connector Cable $20 i Dust covers for Mac monitor and keyboard $30 Power strip $10 Data-processing equipment subtotal $1375 Equipment Budget EQUIPMENT TOTAL Motion -sensor equipment subtotal Data-processing equipment subtotal Equipment total $490 $1375 $1855 Labor Budget PROGRAMMING & INSTALLATION Setting and initializing Bridge Hub and Mac on location Program motion sensors to send -receive data to Bridge Hub Test motion sensors in alley Program OSX app to receive motion data from sensor system Program OSX app algorithms to predict / follow one person Program OSX app algorithms to predict / follow multiple people Develop OSX-to-DMX communication system Program and test OSX app to send simple lighting commands to lights Program OSX app to run automated animations (default: slowly rotatation) Build interface in OSX app for users to change automated light programs 2 hours 4 hours 8 hours 6 hours 12 hours 16 hours 16 hours 6 hours 8 hours / program 20 hours Subtotal 98 hours Labor Budget OPTIMIZATION LABOR Bug testing and memory optimization for long -duration operations 16 hours (this is done after the launch of the project) Subtotal 16 hours Labor Budget LABOR TOTAL Programming & installation Optimization labor Total Software development fee per hour: $33` Labor total: �I:19M 16 hours 114 hours $3762 $3762 " Source: https://www.salary.com/research/salary/benchmark/software-engineer-i-hourly-wages Total Budget EQUIPMENT & LABOR TOTAL Equipment total Labor total Equipment total $1855 $3762 $5617 Teknephos ° lighting design + consulting 208 11"' Avenue SW Altoona, Iowa 50009 Iowa City Public Art Program Grants Selection Committee City of Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa June 16, 2020 SUBJECT: IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT S. DUBQUE & S. LINN STREETS ALLEY / SCULPTURES & MURALS LIGHTING - IOWA CITY, IOWA - Dear Committee Members: Thank -you very much for taking time to review this letter in strong support of a proposal by Iowa City artist Jason Snell and Project Manager / Architect Steve Miller, to add dynamic movement detection controls to the planned color -changing lighting systems currently being installed for the above project. The original design incorporated programmable lighting controls to vary color, intensity, and animation effects across an essentially limitless range of possibilities. These show programs would have been written and stored within a computer controls system, however the sequence of changes would have been based on time -of -day scheduling or other regularly predictable external trigger events such as sunrise / sunset, etc. The technology used for these types of controls is well developed, highly cost effective and serves as a basic industry standard for these types of installations. Steve contacted Jason to inquire about a local installation of his featuring lighting controlled by motion detection. As we began to explore incorporating Jason's system as a potential revision we were pleasantly surprised that the costs, while reasonable, still put a bit of strain on our budget but added a substantially greater dimension to the system. By way of some background, I've used both white and color -changing programmable show effects on thrill rides, building facades, sculptures, major league sports venues, and similar applications around the country. These are either cued by a time -of -day schedule, manual trigger or similar means, but not responding to events unfolding in real time in the immediate surroundings. Please refer to the Appendix for a few examples photos. Teknephos@ lighting design + consulting There are of course dynamic public lighting installations using motion detection or audio signals as control triggers, but not in large quantities and those are typically fairly limited in scale. While the technology is continually improving and interest growing for those types of systems, they are still rare or in many cases temporary for special occasions. Because of the unique scope and relatively confined geometry of this alleyway lighting project, it seems there is a significant opportunity for the City of Iowa to develop a landmark and immersive interactive installation, that engages patrons as their movements and activity influence the behavior of the lighting. The potential of Jason's system to create surprise, encourage 'linger & dwell", and build a mesmerizing atmosphere makes this a very appealing design approach that would be a joy to engage with. Kindest Regards, Mike Lambert, IES, LC Principal — Senior Lighting Designer Teknephos, LLC APPENDIX YANKEE STADIUM LED CONVERSION - NEW YORK, NY Teknephos ° lighting design + consulting CITY HALL - BIRMINGHAM, AL ADRENALINE PEAK ROLLER COASTER - PORTLAND, OR BORN OF FIRE -PERRY, IA FINANCIAL CENTER -DES MOINES, IA HANGTIME ROLLER COASTER - LOS ANGELES, CA IOWA MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION - DES MOINES, IA JNI1SHOT ARCHITECTURE Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Public Art Advisory Committee, It is with much enthusiasm that I recommend Jason Snell's proposal for the Public Art Matching Fund. I was first introduced to Jason's work when learned of his EEG to music system, "Primary Assembly", in which he uses EEG sensors that read the electrical movements of his brain and converts them to MIDI commands, allowing him to compose original music using only his mind. Amazing! The next project of Jason's that I experienced was his "Mutable Sequencing" installation in the stair tower of the Capitol Street Parking Ramp where motion sensors allowed people's movement through the stairway to compose the musical score and mutate it over time - all using software that he created. Experiencing his Mutable Sequencing project made me wonder if Jason would be willing to bring his combination of technical genius and poetic beauty to the lighting and art installation that I have been working on for the Downtown District in the alley between Studio 13 and Sports Column. As an initial step and catalyst for future improvement in the downtown alleyways, we are designing a tensile sculpture strung between the power poles, illuminated by programmable color changing flood lights. There will be additional lighting illuminating the mural behind US Bank and pedestrian lighting on each power pole, making the alley a safer and more beautiful space. Jason's concept for tracing people's motion though the alley with the colored light will be magical! I really think that the interactive nature of having the lighting be responsive to individuals' movement will draw people into the alley and delight them. As it became clear that it would be difficult to get the proposed motion sensors to communicate with the lighting controller, Jason offered to write the programming and create an interface that will allow the Downtown District to easily control the color and programming of the lighting, eliminating the need for the lighting controller. Jason's contributions have brought much value and depth to the project. The matching grant funds will be extremely helpful in making the project a reality. Thank you for your consideration. With appreciation, L Steve Miller Slingshot Architecture SL IN GSHOTARCH IT ECTURE.COM 209 E WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE E05 IOWA CITY, IOV/A 52240 Project Name * Open Air Media Festival Project Location* Sites in several IC neighborhoods, including northside, dovmtom and south district. Applicant Name * Public Space One Applicant Address Street Address 229 N Gilbert St Address Line 2 City Iowa City Fbstal / Zip Code 52245 Phone Number* 319.331.8893 Email* john@publicspacaona.com State / Rovince / Region IA Country Johnson Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.* This is an itinerant program of outdoor, site -specific video art projections to he located in several IC neighborhoods over the course of two evenings presented by Public Space One's Media Arts Co-op (MAC). Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artworklevent will be located in an area open and freely available to the general public.* Open Air Media Festival is a curated program of itinerant, site -specific video art projections made and performed by local (Iowa City and vicinity) visual artists, apt for the era of social distancing and the pleasantness of Iowa summers. This evening series seeks to activate spaces not usually inhabited with visual art, generating an element of surprise for viewers while offering accessibility to art experiences to the greater Iowa City community. The program also provides opportunities for artists working across a broad range of visual mediums to collaborate on content to be presented through video (and audio) projection. We have several secured potential locations including PSI buildings and are looking to work with other entities/individuals (FilmScene, Front Porch Festival, Summer of the Arts, and the Neighborhood Associations (specifically the south district)) to expand sites and audience reach. From a logistics standpoint, projection sites would function in one of two ways: 1) a rear screen projections from inside a building, beaming onto the front -facing window screen, or 2) a mobile van unit projecting onto a temporary screen structure, or wall. Either way, the public would be able to access the content from a safe distance, outside. Locations would be publicized and promoted well in advance via PSI and PAAC channels. Each installation would he designed by an artist or team of collaborators creating the images and sound, with PSI staff on site to insure no technical shortfalls. Working list of potential sites: - An outdoor location in the south district, coordinated with Angie Jordan (Wetherby Park or at the newsouth district mural) - Rear -screen projection onto MAC Lab (730 S Dubuque St / 206 Lafayette st) windows. Installation viewed from parking lot (image attached). - PSI house: 229 N Gilbert, either rear -screen projection from inside house onto porch screen, viewed from sidewalk and front lawn; or from 225 house onto south side of 229, viewed from driveway/front sidewalk (image attached). - Moving projection from Combat Paper van through downtown, pieces projected onto various ICDD buildings. We envision these events happening on two evenings --on Saturday July 25th from 9pm-11 pm and the 2nd on Saturday Aug 15th same time. An online map of installation locations will be widely promoted and available for download through the PSI website. Viewers are encouraged, though not required, to travel throughout Iowa City on bicycles to experience the different outdoor installations. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * We are looking to expand where video art gets seen and who sees it in the IC area. The current pandemic gives us the opportunity to make an effort moving this art form from typical indoor, "white cubes" spaces, into neighborhoods where the audience for projected images can be broadened and amplified. Making the series multi -site, supports bicycling and walking and general participation in people enjoying the civic life of a city by participating in one event throughout several neighborhoods. As a newly formed entity in this unprecedented time, the PSI Media Arts Co-op is enthusiastic to promote local video content and inspire local artists and media makers with the moving image in newcontexts. Building off the legacy of Public Access TV, we are positioned to reach a broad spectrum of IC citizens through our inherited social media platform from PATV (i.e. past video work done in and across the IC community) as well the current, wide-ranging PSI audience. For promotion, we will bolster our bi-monthly advertising in Little Village with additional social media adverts. We have connected with FilmScene, Summer of the Arts, and Front Porch Music Festival to amplify this two night event and will purchase additional online advertising for the events. We are choosing to run the program two nights knowing that we can build off the enthusiasm/novelty of the first event to reach more people in the second one. Finally, we are working with an artist and the Programming Director of KRUI to coordinate a radio - broadcast of the event which will add another promotional opportunity. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 7/25/2020 Program 41 8/1 /2020 Rain out data 1 8/15/2020 Program 42 8/22/2020 Rain out date 2 Total Project Cost* $ 7,325.00 Matching Fund Request $2000 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * Public Space One Committed or Anticipated?* O Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 3,275.00 Source * Zen Cohen Committed or Anticipated?* O Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 1,550.00 Source * Little Village magazine Committed or Anticipated? 0 Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 500.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* PAAC matching funds will be utilized in three main ways: 1) to allow us to pay artists, a curator, (and partially) staff for their art/content and participation in the project, 2) to build custom (site -specific) structures/screens to carry out a professional program, and 3) to adequately promote the event to reach a desired level of participation. These funds will match an inventory of in -kind A/V equipment, in -kind work from our curator and staff, as well as in -kind advertising from Little Village magazine. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name FilmScene Describe their role Amplifying event marketing to their audience. Letters of support if available Partner Name Summer of the Arts Describe their role Amplifying event marketing to their audience. Letters of support if available Partner Name Front Porch Festival Describe their role Amplifying event marketing to their audience. Letters of support if available Partner Name Zen Cohen Describe their role Curator and in -kind equipment donation Letters of support if available Partner Name Jake Jacobs Describe their role Project artist and Programming Director for KRUI. Providing content, technical support, and promotion. Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project. * We will have staff, volunteers, and the artists on hand to gather feedback and enthusiasm for the project and generally count numbers (with multiple locations, social distancing and night events, this mall he naturally imprecise). With current pandemic precautions in place, we will ask audience members to digitally check -in by posting about their experience using #openairmedia and #ps1 mac, to help us gauge interest and reach. We expect to see an increase on the second night of the project and that will be one sign of its success: that excitement from the initial offering travelled to and inspired various other circles of community to come out. Finally, we will be looking for feedback and requests to make this a more regular offering. The true sign of success will be desire from community members and participants to make this a more regular offering. If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Site plan showing placement of art on site CA Curatorial Narrative.pdf 423.37KB Images, models or renderings of proposed art Open Air Media Festival.pdf 3.38MB Additional narrative, if needed Open Air Media Festival budget-2.pdf 22.76KB Open Air Media Festival Confirmed & potential site renderings PS1, 229 N Gilbert St (porch and/or south wall) Media Arts Co-op (MAC) - 206 Lafayette St (south windows onto parking lot) Other potential sites: Wetherby Park, new mural at 1030 Cross Park Ave, various downtown IC buildings (mobile van unit), More to be developed by curator/artists Budget for Open Air Media Festival PAAC Funds Outside Match Artists pay $900 (3 artists/teams @ $300 ea) Curator pay $250 $250 (10 hours in -kind) PS1 staff time $250 $250 (10 hours in -kind) Video Projection Equipment 2 PS1 Projectors (2x$500) Curator's projector ($500) Computers/Cables 2 PS1 mac mini (2x$800) 1 curator mac mini (1x$800) 1 media player ($50) Sound Equipment PS1 speaker/mixers (3x$125) Screen/structure support $350 Promotion $250 In -kind (Little Village, $500) TOTAL $2000 $5325 In Portland there's a group called Mobile Projection Unit and in the Bay Area there's the SF Bay Projection Department. The pop-up projection idea is certainly not new, but a readymade answer for the time of social distancing, but still wanting a communal art experience. This project turns the city into a stage for art; a place to see in a new light through the act of projecting light. A forum for local artists and media makers to imagine their work outside the bounds of a gallery and reach new audiences where they are. Using the platform and community of Public Space One to expand our audiences beyond the northside neighborhood, the Open Art Media Festival is an exciting "pilot' program (if you will) that could be replicated or updated on a regular basis to continue to expand the reach of arts in public, beyond permanent installations or "plop art." It is an alive and responsive medium that creates ephemeral events that expand the notion of public art and inspire new relationships to sound and moving images. CURATOR BID Curator, artist, and educator Zen Cohen will serve as the point person for the project and *artist curator, with a depth of knowledge on contemporary video and media art. Zen Cohen is a time -based media artist working with video, sound, digital photography, installation and performance. She received her MFA in Art Studio at the University of California at Davis and her BFA in Media Art from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, CA. Her work has been exhibited throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at the deYoung Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SFMOMA, SOMarts, The Lab, The Montalvo Center, and nationally at ARTSpace New Haven in CT, Vanity Projects in NY, Public Space One in Iowa City, and internationally at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno in the Canary Islands. Her photographs have been published in Hyperallergic, Art Practical and Southern Illinois University Press. In 2013, she received an Individual Artist Commission Grant in Media Arts from the San Francisco Arts Commission. Additionally, she curated monthly moving image programs and group exhibits at an artist run space called the Climate Theater. Her production experiences include working as a video editor for Al Jazeera America and owning a media production studio in San Francisco, which produced short documentaries, music videos, photo shoots and graphic design for artists and organizations. She moved to Iowa City in 2018 and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of media art and film studies at Coe College. *a list of potential participating artists can be shared as the project moves forward (above) Two different video installations by Zen Cohen, (below) documentation of Mobile Projection Unit (as a screening location... one iteration of its set-up; it can also be used to project from) Project Name * Tour De Farm History Kiosks and Art Project Location* Key points in Lucas Farms Neighborhood Applicant Name Judy Nyren Applicant Address* Street Address 1219 Ginter Ave. Address Line 2 city Iowa city Postal / Zip Code 52240 Phone Number* 3193516913 Email * docnyren@aol.com State / Province / Region Iowa Country United States Provide a brief description of the proposed project to he funded with Matching Grant. * We are trying to create a pedestrian and bicycle tour of LF Neighborhod. We are looking for funds to help Wth historic signage and artwork that could interpret our unique Iowa City history to visitors and guests. Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artworkievent will be located in an area open and freely available to the general public.* Two areas that would include an art installation would he a mural painted fence at Highland Park and a statue of Mark Twain at Mark Twain Elementary School to commemorate his visit to Iowa City in January 1869. We are working on grant money for accompanying easel -type signage that will be scattered at strategic historic locations throughout our neighborhood. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * These art improvements vdll benefit our residents and give them a sense of place and belonging to a bigger story. Being able to visually identify the homes and architectural styles of significant Iowa Citians as well as individuals like Howard Moffitt and Paul Engel wfio both made their homes here, would do a lot to promote the understanding of the impact of creativity on our lasting legacy. A well defined and historic neighborhood meth a state owned museum property at its core (Plum Grove) gives us a link to out of tovm guests who may want to ride a bike through our neighborhood or take a stroll. We have a website that will be launched June 28 to help promote our art, architecture, and history background. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes Date Notes 9I1I2020 This vsll be an ongoing project as we vsll continue to need more funds to add adequate signage. Total Project Cost* $ 2,000.00 Matching Fund Request 1,000.00 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * Funding from City of Iowa City Neighborhood Improvement grants Committed or Anticipated?* O Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 1,500.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* The funds can go towards easel signage or towards a fence near Highland Park that would feature a mural. List your partners in this project and the role they will play Partner Name Lucas Farms Neighborhood Association Describe their role Our Steering Team is made up of residents of LF Neighborhood and they give input and ideas for neighborhood projects, We also work closely with Johnson County Historic Society to plan and provide promotion for our history and arts events. Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* Getting a concrete start will go a long ways to help our residents and community leaders see the potential for promoting the art and history of Lucas Farms. Progress is Success! If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Site plan showing placement of art on site Images, models or renderings of proposed art Additional narrative, if needed Art- History Installations for Lucas Farms Neighborhood Project #1 Highland Park Fencing & Mural: A fence at Highland Park (on private property) would greatly improve the livability of at least one resident on Highland Ave. whose property borders the park. It would also serve as a palette to paint a mural that details our neighborhood's rich history. The resident is a senior who is on a fixed income and welcomes neighborhood input to help financially secure a fence on the eastern edge of her property. We started on this project a year ago and a steering team member who promised to do fundraising and provide contractors and laborers failed to follow through. When the park was improved a few years ago, we inquired about fencing but learned that Iowa City Parks and Recreation Dept. does not install fences around parks. (Dog parks are the exceptions.) But because of the small size of this park and its frequent usage, the resident at 734 Highland has people enter into her backyard and has had people use it as a "restroom facility" because there is no restroom at the park. If a fence were installed, it would give her privacy and on the side facing the park, serve as a palette to create a mural. LF has many resident artists so the main expense would be the fence and we should be able to get art supplies and labor donated. See attached photo examples of fencing design. Locations for future history easels: 1. Highland Ave. Park and Keokuk Street (Indigenous history of the area, story of Chief Keokuk, Poweshiek, etc. 2. Plum Grove area, Carroll Street (History of Plum Grove, Gov. Lucas, author Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd, local Civil War hero Jacob Carroll Switzer. Also close to home of J.J. Carroll, 4-term mayor of Iowa City during the Great Depression and prohibition... many colorful stories about this time in Iowa City.) 3. Clark- Bunge House corner of Keokuk and Highland. Built by a descendant of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, later home to groundbreaking U of I mathematician Richard Phillip Baker. Baker's mathematical models are now at the Smithsonian Institute. He corresponded with Albert Einstein. Later it was home to Dr. Bunge, University of Iowa urologist considered to be the "Father of the Sperm Bank". 4. Howard Moffitt's personal home and the location of the former Ardenia. Ardenia was built from materials shipped from Great Britain so it could resemble a castle. It was demolished in the early 1990's to make room for condos. S.Kirkwood and Bennett homes. Civil War governor Samuel Kirkwood and his wife Jane called 1101 Kirkwood their home. Next door, 1105, was home to Dr. F.W. Bennett, Grant Wood's friend and doctor to Grant Wood's mother. Bennett served as the hand model in Wood's last artwork before his untimely death. 6. Railroad History- Dead Man's Cave- RR tunnel or underpass built as early as 1860's. On these rails, Civil War recruits from Camp Pope were loaded onto boxcars and headed to Davenport before being deployed to battle fronts. Other rail history, the Freedom Train passed by here in 1948, carrying the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the U.S. It was a museum on rails. Trains of football fans once passed here on their way to Notre Dame and Northwestern University and points east. Another cross-country train attraction that passed here was the "Train of Tomorrow" featuring a futuristic train showcasing new design features. 7. Regan Tree Farm and early agricultural history. This area was a tree nursery or farm for many years, thus the street names, Pine, Ash, Sycamore, Spruce. 8. Franklin Street Mid -Century Walk- corner of Highland and Franklin. These small ranch homes and component homes have a significant post -WW2 history. Built in the 1950's-60's by prolific and controversial IC developer, Byron Beeler (Byron Beeler's Birchwood Builders) they represent a slice of IC history. They were built in response to Proctor and Gamble and other light industry coming to the southeast side of Iowa City. This area was home to the Voice of the Hawkeyes, Rev. Holzhammer, Grammy winner Rinde Eckert, and Luciano Pavarotti once visited a home here. 9. Mark Twain School- named after Irving Weber, historian and once - school board member, thought a school in IC should be named to honor Mark Twain who once visited Iowa City in January of 1869 and a "scandal" of sorts resulted. 10. Downey Drive circle- Downey Drive is named for Hugh Dinwiddy Downey who was Iowa's City's first lawyer, banker, and real estate investor. His home is called Prospect Place, on north end of Iowa City. He owned this farm -pasture land but did not live here. This is also home to Tim Dwight, Hawkeye football great who played in two Superbowl games. 11. Moffitt Hollow- Friendly Ave. Home to Dr. Elmer DeGowin, U of I doctor and researcher who refined the blood transfusion process just prior to WW2, resulting in many lives saved. Area is also location of a number of unique Moffitt homes, including Paul Engel's home. 12. Kirkwood Circle- said to be the first cul-de-sac in Iowa City. Brainchild of Howard Moffitt, but completed as an FHA project. Home to Cloy Kent, daughter in law of Fred Kent, a gifted portrait artist who painted portraits of university leaders and more. This circle of 9 homes was also where Dr. Richard Marks grew up. He is among Who's Who of Iowa City High School grads and was one of the emergency physicians who attended John Lennon the night he was shot in NYC. 13. Max Yokum moved -in houses. Broadway, Crescent. This area of Lucas Farms has some of the oddest history in Iowa City, just over the City limits for many years, the area developed in a hodge-podge fashion with few building codes and infrastructure. In time, the eccentric house -mover and Iowa City councilperson, Max Yokum, started moving houses into the area. One of the houses got stuck under the Riverside Drive RR overpass, as documented in a Daily Iowan photo. Other houses had former lives, from an old country schoolhouse, to a former radio station, and an old A&W rootbeer stand. 14. Diversity influences- 900 block of Cottonwood was home to U of I professor who started the first Cuban- American student organization in the U.S. back in the 1960's. 15. Laurel Street Home of "Rambo" book and movie character - David Morrow lived here when he penned the now famous character. 16. Circus Grounds- The western side of LF was home to the Lucas Show Grounds where annually the biggest names in the circus world set up as well as numerous sideshows and carnivals. When Proctor and Gamble came to Iowa City in the mid -fifties and Mark Twain School was constructed, this area began to be developed by Frantz builders. Residents have found old horseshoes and remnants of the former showground. EO,k OV6-. tw ov,l "FG-'}Lc ,C- G person or -topic 40v L-L, r-#-S' Fatm5 Tree_ CfL .2.111al wowld 4.gvc. a-3C.4Ca,sc ®r L.F-resiac..�s , 1-Sates Fat CiCeok.k S!. r cw chis�ory� C%tcrS� Pcwes4; ek SYr+�� hiY. .r I4..5 area. Tru;n Welder Cf iwaicfy kha-1- " Cov.i+..cv.s Cov.id. See fie. tires a� -}4.. Meslc,.wkv ctccss *4 3:o. Ri 9cr irn rn L,Q.ebsrk �}} �ritnd.1�' I.ucaS V levr; 3 $Cunw�\ 4�anL hir,1C1eu:�'Wa( lCsv.`. ( 1 �. JppGiewrE'iS'rs� iMSC� pA✓Q�C qr�s - b�/ti. � d}}4T�SnkiRH+. �r-Y�vr�.cr �`^"^ `^^ S "i�'0�.a �• �, 70aa1� Gr�glt - eT1..rY�orCO b, {1rkPale#f£-io rcpre%4—"u A4+Plccav}is�s, GwArs CkvA6en.,G1en4,A,en C?c, �'� �1e-ko rc.Qrexu.?-m••��+gV�a••d-1"r5� �1�ew:1o\tubrvo.ao cne.c $.$:\l �trldtr-�lero..tlne bro�x bo..+�dar:cs �or:•pr.d� eapFc�9 �? t+oward Mof�;•I•h- ba.,;laldozens eF I1ot,.5c5 hcre �� �� }p•O{4.cr5 mil^% - o..ls:ae o•F tr..Skia..l%.rwA cl.i,idrw. now asa..4:.-r a rm,rak inn NSW OVAC S - '1�- -Cea-6weS cL dk- +vv- G SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD Came to Coralvwlle in 1855 Owner and Operator of the Comlville fluurmill Iowa Sure Senator -- 1856-1859 Governor of Iowa -- 1860-1864 and I V& 1877 I U.S. Senator-- 1978-I881 U.S. Secretary of the Interior -- 1881 t i Wp C-4t (?, 4Dvit ew::ap4m,i..rsi+bc•-+a1, EyrmOm,an.�.,:o,.•••. .renew xv.m..rw+�'s ,....,-... ..T a. •^^••, - r.�ee.. u.aw,ea.:r.adee..,..:,r: >..,...... w.axe u.+.:�•w. ••�`.... a�.��aosas•.p •r`^e.wr•r we>s®1�teYLy bMMiRi•e•LREEry n:..,-,......,s. ..�aGl �'�a�..=wa .�:av sas••arw?.ti�w �dn�aio�we.,�,�..rs tl� fl 0 , POWESH[EK Mcskwaki (or Fox) Indian Leader The Meskwaki hunted and rished in the area that is now Coralville :Soon I shall go to a new home and you will plant com where my dead sleep." Q1 Goal of this question: To get an idea of your highest priorities for location type for Public Art investment in FY21. Please rank each below. (Specific places within these categories are addressed in questions 3 - 6.) Parks I Trails I 1 parking Ramps 1 Public Facilities Sculpture 2 Garden weighted scores © 19 15 1 18 24 18 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 8 10 Not important to me In Fv21 Low priority M Moderate Priority ■ High Priority Q2 Goal of this question: To get an idea of your priorities for budget expense type for Public Art investment in FY21. Please rank each below. weighted scores Larger projects 1. 49 N&Zhborhood 1 1 37 Art Temporary 1 2 i 17 exhibms/Per... Mmntenance 1 1 2 I 31 Youth -oriented 4 22 0 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 a 9 10 Not important to me in FY21 Lowest priority Low priority Moderate Priority N High priority N Highest Priority Q3 Goal: Prioritize specific PARKS.For each location on the left, indicate your PERSONAL priority level IF you feel that it should be a priority for FY21.Along with your personal preferences, consider:- is it highly visible to the public- would it be enhanced by an art installation- is it secure and would maintenance be minimal- is the scale of space appropriate for available budget- does it offer opportunity for fresh ideas- could it host temporary installations successfully weighted scores Hickory Hill • 2 2 1 10 south end Comment: Hickory Hill - Downtown Corner of Iowa Avenue at north end 1 9 Linn Street, Sculpture. Parks and trails Mercer Park 2 2 © 18 Open... Mercer aquanc 1 2 i 11 Center College Green 1 20 Park Kiwanis Park 1 2 8 Terry Trueblood 2 Op... Terry Trueblood 3 1 I Lodge Peninsula Park 3 2 Waterworks 1 4 Prairie Park Fraunholtz- Mill 2 3 er Park Highland Park 2 1 ■ Hunters Run 3 Park 0 2 3 a Not important to me in FY21 High priority 18 7 6 6 have been designed well. Trails engage activity in a well designed experience for fleeting visitations. People stop to view the articulated foliage and wildlife in Parks, which is what inspires artists to create art for the most part, so it does its part aesthetically for the population. Downtown areas need a spark as the geometry of experience showcases a counterpoint well in lieu of 'ornamentation', which is sparse in today's architectural trends. ® 10 3 3 5 6 7 5 9 10 Low priority 0 Moderate priority Q4 Goal: Prioritize Specific TRAILS.For each location on the left, indicate your PERSONAL priority level IF you feel that it should be a priority for FY21. weighted scores Comment The function of well designed trails is to exercise, keep Court Hill 1 2 ® 17 moving, under the nmbvlla of changing shies within Trail - wdt... chanpngaeasmrs in nature, Which is the roof of all aitail compositions and contemplative in its own powerful way. Court Mill t - 15 Trait - Iowa River 3 ® 11 Trail - aaut... 0 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 6 9 10 Not important to me in FY21 Low priority 0 Moderate priority High priority Q5 Goal: Prioritize specific FACILITIES.For each location on the left. indicate your PERSONAL priority level IF you feel that it should be a priority for FY21. weighted scores Iowa city 1 1 Airport Iowa City 1 3 Animal ewe.,. Ned Ashton 4 House and... Johnson County 4 Adminlatratl... 0 1 2 3 Not important to me in FY21 High priority 1 t� 9 10 1 ® 6 4 5 6 8 Low priority Moderate priority Commem I dolt have ao other here, but I tcel that it public of goes info the County Admin Building, lhcn the coun ly should provnde same of the funding 9 10 Q6 Goal: Prioritize between SCULPTURE GARDEN Iocations.For each location on the left, indicate your PERSONAL priority level IF you feel that it should be a priority for FY21. Comment I: I think that asculptvr garden 9san eat idea, but I think it WC1AhCed should be In an area that can be as accessable to all dawns as scores pasafble_ This, to me, means that it needs to be locoed no a bus line, so I probably Pieter Peninsula Parts oen though I dinlc the Peninsula neighborhood is disgusting It gives me the Peninsula Park 2 i 12 aesthetic creeps on the accasionswhcn l go up then. Comment 2_ College Grccn Paris gets more visibility than either or these two, Let's put our meager purse where a great population can enjoy the inves onau, Waterworks Park has an cngap ng, charming and stunning array of botany in its well executedprairie'_ I have no JIM Waterworks 2 2 reason to go to Peninsula Park and Waterworks Park is in my area Prairie Park oftown, but I am awe it is ai ttully desiaued by a Landscape ardffiea who worked out all the angles to produce a premiumn experience, which is what we already paid he O t 2 3 4 5 8 7 8 9 t0 Not important to me in FY21 Low priority 0 Moderate priority High priority Iowa City Public Art Strategic Plan Subcommittee Groups Liaison to City - work with city staff towards: o Goal 3 A and B: • Develop a staffing and resource model to ensure the goals of the Public Art Program are achieved. • Identify and secure funding sources that will provide for a sustainable, reliable resource to ensure the realization of the Public Art Strategic Plan. o Goal 4 A: • Inform and involve City departments about the plans and potential for implementation of the Public Art Master Plan and the Guidelines and Procedures for Public Art. • Identify and meet with key departments where public art partnerships and collaboration can be developed, and identify opportunities for partnerships and collaboration on public art projects at the time of construction or later. • Work with existing City departments/committees considering way -finding projects that may incorporate artwork. o Goal 4 D: • Encourage City staff to work with private developers on the potential value of public art and possible opportunities to include art as part of their developments. • Explore the feasibility for an ordinance requiring public art in private development; provide incentives as possible. Community Collaboration - work with community arts organizations towards: o Goal 1 D, E & F: • Collaborate with other community arts entities to encourage innovative projects and public arts activities that make Iowa City a public art destination • Initiate annual gathering of arts organizations/professionals to optimize coordination among partners. • Seek opportunities to prioritize the involvement of our large pool of talented local artists. o Goal 2 C.4: • Promote our local artists by providing opportunities to showcase their workthrough studio tours, neighborhood art festivals, etc. o Goal 4 B: • Cultivate partnerships in all sectors of the community (Artifactory, Public Space One, Summer of the Arts, Iowa City Downtown District, Stanley Art Museum, University of Iowa School of Art, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Proj- ect Art, etc.) to assist with acquisition of artwork and spaces for artwork and/or arts activities. o Goal 4 C: • Support efforts by local arts organizations to create a community art center that provides a place for the public to learn, practice, and exhibit fine arts and crafts by continuing engagement and providing resources as available. o Goal 5 C: • Coordinate with other arts organizations to sponsor regular events to showcase art projects/ programs/opportunities. • Maintenance o Goal 3 C: Identify strategies to cover maintenance and conservation of public art. • Conduct a regular condition assessment of all the artworks in the City's public art collection to determine which pieces need maintenance or conservation, or should be evaluated for deaccessioning. • Identify and secure funding to provide the necessary treatment, and secure those funds in a revolving fund accessible when needed. • Administrative o Goal 1 A & B: (Are these complete?) • Review and update existing policies and proce- dures for selection, installation, maintenance and conservation of artworks in public spaces and civic facilities • Evaluate structure, size, practices and accessibility of the Public Art Advisory Committee o Goal 1 G: • Develop criteria to define what determines progress; quantitative and qualitative. Review annually. o Goal 2 B & E: • Revisit draft of Temporary Art Installation Policy. • Research Art on Loan program and determine how or if to pursue this option. • Develop and implement a policy for soliciting and accepting donations, memorial gifts or loans of artwork. o Goal 2 A: • Potential Public Art Sites - how to organize/share this info? o Goal 2 CA: • Reinstitute the Neighborhood Art Program which enables neighborhoods to work with local artists to develop public art installation/s that reflects the identity of the neighborhood. o Goal 5 D: Develop annual report to be presented to the City Council detailing accomplishments and spending overthe past year. • Public Outreach o Goal 1 E: Develop a method by which the public can provide ongoing input. • Evaluate digital media opportunities to solicit feedback. • Incorporate audience feedback for programs/projects where possible. o Goal 2 C.3: • Encourage private property owners to incorporate art on their own property for public enjoyment. o Goal 5 A: • Develop a promotional campaign about the City's public art collection that targets all available media and reaches all segments of the population... o Goal 5 B: • Assemble and maintain a variety of communication and/or media networks to target audiences of all ages and backgrounds. o Goal 5 C: • Coordinate with other arts organizations to sponsor regular events to showcase art projects/ programs/opportunities. • Develop artists database to feature local artists and their work. Make publicly available. • Create an e-source bank of programming opportunities, networks and contact information for communities to access if desired.