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Home My WebLink About09-03-2020 Public Art Advisory CommitteePublic Art Advisory Committee Thursday, September 3, 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:Hzoom.us/meeting/register/tJlocumhg Doi EtfnNZHKzSXJt70Wu4l8QfR2 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: 965 5096 1883 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 August 6, 2020 meeting Introductions of members and public attending the meeting Review of Public Art Matching Fund Applications (attached) Continued discussion regarding FY21 Projects Sculpture Garden/Trails • Court Hill Trail • Rivertront Crossings Park Trail Community Garden Art • Kiwanis Park • Walden Green Park Strategic Plan Subcommittees • Community Arts/Artists Outreach/Participation • Community Collaboration Next steps? Meeting Time — consider change 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 AUGUST 6, 2020 5:30 PM ZOOM MEETING FORMAT MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Miller, Nancy Purington, Ron Knoche, Juli Seydell Johnson, Dominic Dongilli MEMBERS ABSENT: Andrea Truitt, Eddie Boyken, Jan Finlayson, Tonya Kehoe STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger, Wendy Ford PUBLIC PRESENT: Nancy Bird, Isaac Hamlet, John Englebrecht, Loyce Arthur, Antoine Williams, Donte K Hayes 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. RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL By a vote of 5-4 (4 members being absent), the Committee recommends approval and continuation of the Black Lives Matter Mural project as presented by Public Space One and the Center for Afrofuturist Studies. CALL TO ORDER Miller called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA There was none. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE JULY 2, 2020 MEETING Purington asked that the comment she made regarding the Quad Cities Sculpture Garden be changed to the Quad Cities Rotating Sculpture Program. Miller mentioned adjustments to the Matching Fund Sprite presentation regarding the impact on the lighting to adjacent residential units and further clarifying how the light traveled along the ropes. INTRODUCTIONS Dominic Dongilli introduced himself as a new member of the committee. All other public and guests introduced themselves. PRESENTATION BY PUBLIC SPACE ONE AND THE CENTER FOR AFROFUTURIST STUDIES - BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL ON CAPITOL STREET PARKING RAMP John Englebrecht - Public Space One, Loyce Arthur- University of Iowa, Antoine Williams (lead artist) and Conte K Hayes (lead artist) introduced themselves as members of the team created to develop the working proposal for a mural installation honoring the BLM movement on the Capitol Street Parking Ramp. Englebrecht reviewed the PowerPoint presentation detailing the partners and stakeholders that have been involved in the discussions including community consultants, installation team, and documentation team as well as the Fellows program that will be an outgrowth of the project. Englebrecht described the mission and purpose of The Center for Afrofuturist Studies (CAS), a residency program sponsored by Public Space One. The goal of the Center is to bring Black artist to Iowa City to share their talents with the community. The CAS website was shared which included information regarding the two lead artists, Hayes and Williams. Hayes introduced himself and described his background and artwork. He described his artwork as focusing on welcoming and hospitality using the icon of a pineapple — a symbol of welcoming on southern doorways. He described that many members of the Black and Brown communities do not feel welcome or worthy to be in their environment so he focuses his art on addressing that lack of welcoming. Williams added that he was excited to work with Hayes on this project. He explained that he is a multidisciplinary artist and that his mural artwork is oftentimes created offsite and then wheat pasted on to walls. He focuses much of his work on the power and perception of the Black body He also focuses on the concept of Monster Theories reflecting that monsters are created in society and oftentimes this can impact the Black and Brown community. Williams also discussed his interpretation of the Black Lives Matter term and how that aligns with his work. Englebrecht stated that working with Hayes and Williams was a natural choice given their artforms and experience particularly when it involves a collaborative effort such as this project. He reviewed the location of the project. He stated that a reoccurring comment that has come up during discussions about the project was that "the mural in itself is not enough". And that the process and pathways created as part of the project are as important as the final product. This proposal will include not just the mural but all conversations during the development process as well as throughout implementation of the project to produce a comprehensive project. Englebrecht reviewed the timeline for the project: • August — design process, enter community consultants, building fellowship, put Contractors and documentation team in place • September — contractor to start painting, fellowships to start • October —finish mural (unveiling), documentation of process • November— release documentation (build into CAS archiving project) • Winter — artist/community interviews/conversation around project, through City/CAS Platform, explore new fellowship options. • Spring/Summer 2021 — CAS/City released documentary and celebration He emphasized that the relationships that are built are a large part of this project. He described the fellowship portion of the project as bringing in young, Black artists into the project to be activity involved and be mentored by the lead artists. This will allow them to see how a project like this is put together, connect them with CAS and provide experience that they can include on their resume. Englebrecht explained that the archiving portion of the project is critical in order to maintain a record of the mural and the process that occur to create it. It would also include interviews and video recordings. A celebration will be held next spring or summer to showcase the mural and share the documentary that was created. Englebrecht went on to describe the funding sources and distributions: He added that there could be opportunities for sponsorships to assist or expand in some of the areas as the project evolves. Englebrecht added that he is working with the City on the agreement. He would need to know who signs off on the agreement so they can receive some commitment to proceed with the process with the expectation that the funding will be provided. Arthur added that she will be working with area youth to become involved in the project including hosting community paint days. These youth are not the same as the Fellows that have been previously discussed. She also expects University of Iowa students to become involved. Bollinger added because the project is not just the mural and it is understood that the design of the mural will be evolving throughout the process, she asked if there would be some sort of vision available for the mural that might include the scale, coloring, feel, etc. Williams suggested that they were working on a concept and would hope to have something to see toward the end of August. Bollinger added the City Council wants to be involved in the approval of the project. Ford asked if the City Council would approve the contract. Bollinger stated the City Council doesn't usually become involved in signing art project contracts. Further discussion determined how information will be shared with the City Council given a specific concept won't be available by the August 18 meeting. Knoche added that he felt the overview presented at this meeting would be adequate for the City Council to be able to understand and provide support for the project. Ford stated that all materials needed to be collected for the City Council packet by Wednesday, August 12. Englebrecht said he felt that was feasible and that although they won't have a specific concept for the artwork, he would hope the presentation provided enough information to make them feel comfortable with the project. Bollinger suggested as concepts evolve, there could be a subcommittee of Public Art Advisory Committee and City Council members formed as well. Arthur asked, given that the presentation features more black and white artwork examples, if they expected the mural to feature color particularly since there is already a very large black and white mural in the downtown area. Williams verified that color would be included although no specifics are available. Miller asked if there could be an update provided to the City Council for their September 1 meeting. Englebrecht felt that was possible and would share that information. Miller also added that he wanted to thank those at the meeting for al their hard work and excited to see how the project evolves. Bollinger added that the participation of the Iowa Freedom Riders was important and the City Council would likely be interested in details. Englebrecht assured the committee that they would be brought into the process within the next two weeks and throughout the process. Arthur asked about measurements of the parking ramp. Knoche felt that they are likely available and would look for them. Knoche asked about Burlington lane closures that might be necessary to complete the work. Arthur felt that because the adjacent sidewalk area was narrow and the speed of traffic was fairly high along Burlington, it might be safer to close the lane closest to the parking ramp. Knoche added that a permit would need to be provided by State and would take a few days to get that approved. Bollinger asked about community painting and how that would be accomplished. Englebrecht responded that they are working through that and it could involve a polytab (mural cloth) wheat pasted installation. The concern with the public climbing scaffolding and liability are obvious and efforts would be taken to enable safe participation. He added that there could also be smaller, more accessible wall that the public could paint as a "sister' project. Dongilli made motion to approve and continue with the project that has been discussed, Purington seconded. Approved unanimously. Arthur added that this mural should be looked at as a first step in ongoing conversations regarding BLM and that continuing efforts would be pursued to create projects and programs that link back to the mural and what it represents. PUBLIC ART STRATEGIC PLAN — ESTABLISH SUBCOMMITTEES TO ADDRESS GOALS AS OUTLINED IN STRATEGIC PLAN Bollinger reviewed the marked -up version of the Public Art Strategic Plan that identified several areas; those goals that have been accomplished or nearing completion, those goals that focus on efforts to expand Community Collaboration efforts and goals that focus on artists outreach/participation. Subcommittees would be responsible for evaluation options and opportunities to meet the goals as defined as well as details on specific efforts/events and schedules. She added that Boyken expressed interest in a committee. Purington asked about the structure of the committee. Bollinger added that this could be up to the subcommittee — more than likely involving 2-3 meetings and hopefully coming back to the full PAAC in November or so with some suggestions. It was decided that Bollinger would connect with the members later to allow for more consideration. CONTINUED DISCUSSION REGARDING PARKSITRAILS AND SCULPTURE GARDEN PROJECTS FOR FY21 Bollinger reminded the committee that they had previously allocated FY21 funding for projects in Parks/Trails and for a Sculpture Garden. She didn't have any specific ideas about how to determine the locations and specifics for these projects but want to keep the conversation moving so planning can begin in the next few months. She added that Peninsula Park and Waterworks Prairie Park were originally mentioned as possible locations. She added the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area was identified as location for a general art installation but could also be an option for a sculpture garden. Purington emphasized her interest in College Green Park and feeling that more remote parks have their plantings and nature for appeal and may not need artwork. Ford emphasized the interest to have artwork installations accessible by public transit. Details of sculpture gardens were discussed. Purington mentioned that the Bettendorf's program budgeted $10,000 - $15,000 a year for 28 sculptures. Miller asked Seydell Johnson and Knoche if they had thoughts on locations. Seydell Johnson suggested that along trails — particularly the Court Hill Trail might be good location. Bollinger added that since Parks/Trails was also funded that they could be combined as one project. Miller asked about interest/demand by artist to participate in temporary installations. Purington suggested that there were lots of artists on a "circuit" the regularly participate in these types exhibits. Seydell Johnson also added that the Community Garden art installation could be expanded. Purington again emphasized that the downtown area was her focus for art installations. She said she didn't see many of the remote locations were used by the elderly or general population. Bollinger stated that the Strategic Plan emphasizes installation of artwork throughout the community. Seydell Johnson mentioned that community gardens are well distributed throughout the City. Bollinger asked about west side garden locations as the two previous projects were installed at east side gardens. Seydell Johnson identified Kiwanis and Walden Green Park. Bollinger suggested she would develop a list of locations and encouraged that committee members visit the location. She would work with Seydell Johnson to develop a list of trail locations. Seydell Johnson mentioned Riverfront Crossings would be a very accessible and central location. Ford mentioned City Park as an option but Seydell Johnson suggested that much of Lower City Park is in the flood plan and has enough draw that it may not benefit with an art installation as much as other locations. Miller asked about a map that incudes all trails. Bollinger and Knoche provided information about resources. COMMITTEE UPATES There were no updates STAFF UPDATES Bollinger mentioned that she sent out a link to the Artist Registry submission form and asked that members check it out and provide feedback on its content and layout. Purington mentioned that she is concerned about including an image as too limiting. Bollinger suggested keeping it as an option. Purington asked about how the database would end up looking and Bollinger said she would make that available when available. Dongilli suggested to share the submission form be sent out to local arts organizations/businesses to review the form for their input. Bollinger also mentioned that Miller and she had discussed the time for the meeting. It has been changed earlier this year from 3:30 to 5:30 PM in hopes of encouraging more of the public to participate. That has not been occurring so perhaps all members could be surveyed to see if a 3:30 PM meeting be an option. ADJOURNMENT Knoche made a motion to adjourn. Miller seconded. Meeting was adjourned at 7:17 PM. Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2019-2020 Name Term 11/7/19 1215119 1/16/20 2/6/20 3/5/20 4/2/20 4/20/20 517/20 6/4/20 7/2/20 8/6120 Expires Nancy 12/31/22 x x x x x X x x x Purington Ron Knoche X x x x x x x O/E x x x Juli Seydell- x x x x x X x O/E x Johnson X X Vero Rose 12/31 /20 x x x x O/E x Smith X X Steve 12/31 /20 X X x x O/E x x x x x x Miller Andrea 12/31/22 X X x x O/E x x x x x O/E Truitt Eddie 12/31/21 O X x x x x x x x x O/E Boyken Jan 12/31/20 x x O/E Finlayson Dominic 12/31/23 x x Dongilli Tonya 12/31/23 x O Kehoe Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member Public Art Matching Fund Applications - September 2020 Project Black Hawk Mini Park Family Folk Machine Synesthesia Sight, Sound, and Space:Where in the world are we? The ICM "Eye See'Em" Esperience Iowa Dance Festival 2020 -On the Street Drive IN Total Project Cost Matching Funds Requested $5,000.00 $2,500.00 $21,550.00 $1,000.00 $5,060.00 $2,000.00 $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $5,000.00 $2,000.00 $5,000.00 $2,000.00 $11,500.00 Project Name * Black Hawk Mini Park Mural Project Location* Black Hawk Mini Park Applicant Name * Dawson Davenport Applicant Address* Street Address 277 W. Quail Rd Address Line 2 city Tama Postal / Zip Ccde 52339 Phone Number* 6414811215 Email * davenportdav,sonl@gmail.com State / Province / Region IA Country United States Provide a brief description of the proposed project to he funded with Matching Grant. * I would like to do a mural in the Black Hawk Mini Park, that would replace the Black Hawk Mural that was there in the past. 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.* It will he by the PEDMALL, and would not only serve as an art piece, but also as an educational piece to tell the history of the Meskwraki people, or BlackHawk, also the History of Iowa City. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * The audience would be Iowa City people, as well as the 30,000 students who come to college at the University of Iowa. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 9/12/2020 Hopefully he revealed on Indigenous Peoples Day in Iowa City. Oct. 8th. Total Project Cost* $ 5,000.00 Matching Fund Request 2500.00 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * Fundraising; art sales. Committed or Anticipated?* d Committed 6 Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 2,500.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* Paint, scaffolding, assistant. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name Tom Aragon Describe their role Assistant Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* Using Mat I learned in the Grant Wood Public Art Fellowship. 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 39946433995_906fDdee78_w.j109 43.82KB Images, models or renderings of proposed art Additional narrative, if needed Project Name * Family Folk Machine Virtual Choir Concert Project Location* YouTube and Facebook Applicant Name * Family Folk Machine Applicant Address* Street Address PO Box 1421 Address Line 2 Oty Iowa City Postal / Zip Code 52244 Phone Number* 319-512-3071 Email * jean@familyfolkmacliine.org State / Province / Region IA Country USA Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant. * The Family Folk Machine, Iowa City's non -auditioned intergenerational choir, is engaged in a virtual choir project, since we had to cancel our May concert and since we can't meet in person this fall. We are requesting funding help for a Virtual Choir Concert. Individual singers and instrumentalists are recording their parts at home, and our staff are editing the tracks together to create finished versions of the songs. FFM volunteers are spending hundreds of hours creating video to accompany the songs, partly created from clips and photos sent in by choir members. We plan to release the first 5 or so videos as a mini Virtual Concert in November, with others to be released in one or two groups thereafter. 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 Family Folk Machine Virtual Choir Concert will be freely available to the public on YouTube and through Facebook. We hope to gather an audience together virtually for the first concert launch in November, and after that time the videos will be continuously available for viewing. We hope the virtual concert videos will resonate with our community both as a representation of local people making music together (from a distance) and also as a familiar representation of people's will to sing together during quarantine. In other words, we are taking the now -familiar virtual choir format, a recognizable symbol of pandemic -era expressions of goodwill and community feeling, and creating a version for our City and county. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * We intend our virtual concert to reach people of all ages. The FFM includes singers from ages 4 to 75, and our in -person concerts usually attract an audience of all ages. The songs in our virtual choir project take the 50th anniversary of Earth Day as their theme, and we're hoping that these nature-themed songs will appeal to everyone in our community. We WWI publicize the virtual concert in the hope of reaching all the corners of our community. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 11/15/2020 We're planning the launch of the first FFM Virtual Choir Concert for mid - November. Total Project Cost* $ 21,550.00 Matching Fund Request $1,000.00 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * In -kind donations Committed or Anticipated? 0 Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 12,700.00 Source * FFM Operating Budget Committed or Anticipated?* F Committed 0 Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 2,400.00 ................................ Source * Community Foundation of Johnson County Program Grant Committed or Anticipated?* O Committed F Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 5,650.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* The matching funds will contribute to paying professional local guest musicians for home -recorded instrumental tracks to accompany the choir in our finished song arrangements. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. .................. Partner Name Senior Center Television Describe their role Senior Center Television, part of the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, will broadcast our mini -concerts once they are available. Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project. * We hope to have an audience of 100 households for our initial FFM Virtual Choir Launch Party in November, and we hope to accumulate 500 views of our videos in the following six months. 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 Synesthesia Project Location* Alleyway between S. Dubuque and S. Linn, one half block north of the Ped Mall Applicant Name Jason Snell Applicant Address Street Address 3105 Alleghany Or NE Address Line 2 City Cedar Rapids Rstal / Zip Code 52402 Phone Number* 646-528-3102 Email* s n e l I.j a s o n @g ma i l. co m State / Rovince / Region IA Country USA Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.* Building upon the intelligent motion -sensor lighting system in the S. Dubuque Alley, I propose adding a layer of sound- and MIDI-responsivity that would enable alleyway music performances to control the lighting system. Once this new layer is built, I would organize a concert series to promote the alleyway as a public art space, premiere the system and its capabilities, and feature local musicians in a safe, open-air performance space. The music performers could send either their audio signal or MIDI commands into the system, giving them control over one of the most sophisticated lighting systems in the region. They could send direct commands for specific colors and patterns, or choose a dynamic data -mapping preset such as converting audio frequencies into corresponding colors, and certain decibel levels into corresponding animations. The motion -sensing capabilities of the system could remain active during a music performance so audience movement would be collaboratively creating the light show. I'm also proposing that I perform in one of the concerts using my EEG system (supported by a PAAC grant in 2019) Mere I create both the music and the light show directly with my thoughts in real-time. The goal of this project is to highlight the possibilities of the system and inspire other organizers and artists to create in this public art space. I strongly believe that such an advanced lighting, sound, and motion system would garner widespread public interest and make downtown Iowa City one of the most creative public art spaces imaginable. 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 concerts would be free performances and in a publicly accessible alleyway. The system itself would be freely accessible to other artists, musicians, dancers, and creative minds to generate their own public art in the future, so this is a long-term investment in Iowa City's public art projects. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * I predict two audiences: One, the general public who enjoys the free concert series, and two, other artists who get inspired to use the system for future public art pieces. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 9/21/2020 Phase 1 Alleyway lights and motion -sensor system complete. (Note: we are waiting for MidAmerican to install their new pales) 9/21/2020 Begin programming system to accept audio and MIDI commands 9/5/2020 Install audio and MIDI interface and cabling. Begin live system tests. 10/9/2020 Concert 1 10/16/2020 Concert 2 Total Project Cost* $ 5,060.00 Matching Fund Request 2000.00 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * United States Artists grant Committed or Anticipated?* O Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 3,000.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* The Matching Fund will pay for the equipment that is part of the alleyway's system upgrades, and those are permanent enhancements. The fund will also pay the musician fees, and part of the sound system rental for the concerts. Details are in the Budget section of the PDF. List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name Steven Miller Describe their role Project Manager of the Alleyway Revitalization Project Letters of support if available Partner Name Dan Miller Describe their role Co-founder of Newbo Synth Group and an Iowa City musician. He would help organize the concerts with Iowa City musicians. Letters of support if available ....................... Partner Name Patrick Blin Describe their role Owner and operator of sound system. Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project. * I plan to gauge the short-term success of the project by how well -received the concerts are, both in terms of attendance and press coverage. With the allay's built-in motion sensors, we can get a sense of the vibrancy of the concert crowds. We can also survey the businesses near the alley and ask if the series is helpful to their business. The long-term success would be gauged by seeing other artists and organizers get inspired by the system and create their own performances or ebiibits in this public art space. 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 Synesthesia.pdf 1.35MB Images, models or renderings of proposed art Additional narrative, if needed Synesthesia Summary Building upon the intelligent motion -sensor lighting system in the S. Dubuque Alley, I propose adding a layer of sound- and MIDI -responsivity that would enable alleyway music performances to control the lighting system. Once this new layer is built. I would organize a concert series to promote the alleyway as a public art space. premiere the system and its capabilities, and feature local musicians in a safe, open-air performance space. The music performers could send either their audio signal or MIDI commands into the system, giving them control over one of the most sophisticated lighting systems in the region. They could send direct commands for specific colors and patterns, or choose a dynamic data - mapping preset such as converting audio frequencies into corresponding colors, and certain decibel levels into corresponding animations. The motion -sensing capabilities of the system could remain active during a music performance so audience movement would be collaboratively creating the light show. I'm also proposing that I perform in one of the concerts using my BEG system (supported by a PAAC grant in 2019) where I create both the music and the light show directly with my thoughts in real-time. The goal of this project is to highlight the possibilities of the system and inspire other organizers and artists to create in this public art space. I strongly believe that such an advanced lighting, sound, and motion system would garner widespread public interest and make downtown Iowa City one of the most creative public art spaces imaginable. Possibilities Layout Stage in alley space behind Discerning Eye. 0 PERFORMER ► UGIO Musician -Controlled CUSTOMIZABLE If a musician wants to control the lighting system directly with MIDI or ❑MX commands, they can do that from their electronic equipment. Frequency -to -Color PRESET Or a musical can choose a data mapping preset, such as frequency -to -color. The system would analyze the dominant frequency in their audio signal and convert it to a corresponding color (see chart, next page). FREQUENCY -TO -COLOR CHART ` 349 370 392 415 440 466 494 523 554 587 622 659 693 Hz F F# G G# A A# 8 C C# 0 D# E F 3" 407 431 457 484 513 543 575 610 646 684 725 763 7Hx When sound frequencies are pitched up 40 octaves, they become color frequencies. This mapping would be used in the frequency -to -color data mapping. Decibel -to -Animation PRESET A I W � 4 - Lam ��kql Rik Nd 19 F - Another data mapping preset would analyze the musician's audio signal and send rippling animation effects out from their location when a specific decibel level is met. Weather Data PRESET The motion -sensor system also has temperature sensors, so the colors and animations could react to both the musician's sound and the current atmospheric conditions. Audience Movement PRESET MOVING AUDIENCE MEMBER 0 With the built-in motion -sensing capabilities of this system, the colors and animations could be determined by a collaboration of audience movement and the musician's sound. Future Possibilities 1 Music, dance performances, experimental theater, science -Based art, computer - programming competitions... The goal of this project is to build a public system that inspires more artists to utilize it and make downtown Iowa City one of the most creative public art spaces imaginable. System Equipment AUDIO, MIDI, & DMX EQUIPMENT Scarlett 2i2 Audio-to-USB interface $200 DI (Direct Input) boxes x 2 $70 54 foot XLR cables x 2 $60 54 foot MIDI cable $45 54 foot DMX cable $25 Equipment subtotal $400 System Programming PROGRAMMING TASKS Detect incoming audio signal from audio interface and convert to digital signal. Program audio analysis algorithms to detect dominant frequency. Program frequency to RGB color conversion. Program algorithms to detect decibel levels across frequency spectrum. Program decibel to animation program conversion. Program MfDf to ❑MX conversion. Extend the existing library of animation presets for sound response. Upgrade system to accept sound and motion inputs simultaneously. Program hybrid sound and motion animation presets. Subtotal 2 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 6 hours 16 hours 10 hours 12 hours 70 hours x $331hour $2310 Source: https://wwvi.salary.com/research/salarylbenchmark/software-engineer-i-hourly-wages Sound System Rental PER CONCERT 2 x Turbosound Floodlight 760H Loudspeakers (Tops) $675 per concert 4 x Turbosound TSW-218 Dual 18" Subwoofers Lab Gruppen PLM20k Amplifiers XTA ❑P226 Processing Price includes setup and labor Requires 220W power source Sound system rental subtotal $1350 Musician Fees PER CONCERT Opening Musician $150 Main Musician $350 Subtotal $500 x 2 Concerts $1000 Total Budget SYSTEM AND CONCERT EXPENSES System Equipment System Programming Sound System Rental Musican Fees Total S400 $2310 $1350 $1000 1.1 Project Name * Sight, Sound, and Space: Where in the world are we? Project Location* various locations, walking journey moving through downtown Applicant Name * Stephanie Miracle (lead artist) Applicant Address* Street Address 329 N Dodge Street Address Line 2 city Iowa City Postal / Zip Code 52245 Phone Number* 805-299-5061 Email * miraclestephanie@gmail.com State / Province / Region IA Country USA Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant. * In this current moment, live performance feels like a fantasy. Theaters have suspended their seasons. Dancers are masked and unable to touch one another. Musicians share concerts in online venues. As composers, choreographers and performing artists we are digging for new possibility within our forms, knowing that the arts are desperately needed and feeling a responsibility to our community to stay covered, at a distance and virtual wfienever possible. We are hungry for connection, for the refreshment of our senses, and for non -screen mediated experiences. We propose a three person collaboration public art project with composer Ramin Roshandel, choreographer Stephanie Miracle and actor/poet Steven A Willis. Together we will create Sight, Sound, and Space: Where in the world are we? A kind of audio journey through downtown Iowa City. A guided walking tour downloadable on personal devices and listened to through headphones. In a time when large gatherings are not possible, we offer a solo experience for the ears and the imagination while immersed in the public space. An experience in which the listeners feet and eyes are lead along unexpected pathways, in which layered histories of Iowa City resurface and reintegrate, and in which the body can remember those moments we danced together. This project allows the audience to safely partake in a performative experience within the landscape of downtowns Iowa City. Participation is easy. Audience can download the audio piece ahead of time and listen to it alone or locate the QR code installed at the starting location and begin there. The piece is intended to he 20 - 30 minutes long showcasing original music compositions, spoken word poetry, and simple participatory choreography along the guided walking journey. 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. * This project will be accessible to the audiences at all times, also allowing for the listener to start and stop the recording at any time. The audio experience is guided through entirely public spaces. Al pathways v*ill be ADA accessible. We propose the installation of miniature QR codes temporarily cemented into a sidewalk as a starting point. We will also he promoting this project through online publicity and social media. The work can he accessed via streaming or download on a personal device. This work is appropriate for all ages. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * The intended audience is anyone who happens to be passing by these locations or who is searching for an artistic experience. We will work as a multicultural collaborative team to strategize about accessibility and think through who or what we might he missing. Proposed Project Dates .......................................................... Date Notes 12/15/2020 This project will go public no later than this date. The audio tour will be accessible for one year. Total Project Cost* $ 4,000.00 Matching Fund Request $2000 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * in kind services and personal donations Committed or Anticipated?* 0 Committed 0 Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 2,000.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* Steven Willis (Artist Fee ) $900 Public Art Grant QR code installation materials $500 Public Art Grant Website/communication $300 Public Art Grant Video documentation $200 Public Art Grant Unforeseen costs $100 Public Art Grant Ramin Roshandel (artist fee) $900 in kind donation Stephanie Miracle (artist fee) $900 in kind donation Recording studio $200 in kind donation List your partners in this project and the role they will play. ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .......... Partner Name *Andrew Sherburne of Film Scene Describe their role I have reached out to the Film Scene, Chancey with an interest in having their parking garage a possible starting point for the audio tour. This is a developing relationship. Letters of support if available Partner Name Describe their role Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* We hope that this experience will provoke curiosity and questions, field a new kind of engagement with the downtown landscape, and facilitate an embodied experience through walking, listening and following prompts. Social media #s and comment sections on both social media platforms and the website connected to the project will also provide a useful tool for gauging the impact of this project. 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 Images, models or renderings of proposed art MAMMALS IN CAPTIVITY- Press Release (2).pdf 166.32KB Additional narrative, if needed Collaborators (supporting doc for public art proposal).pdf 64.14KB PUBLIC ART PROPOSAL, RELEVANT WORK SAMPLE Mammals in Captivity Podcast Press Release Mammals in Captivity is participatory performance podcast that invites the listener to a physical and sensorial journey into a natural history museum. The great thing about this tour is that it can be taken wherever the listener is at, regardless of the weather or time of day, this experience is here to take listeners on ride. All that we ask of our listeners is to bring with them their imagination and curiosity. This project was originally a larger choreographic research lead by Stephanie Miracle, Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Iowa. Miracle, along with a team of graduate and undergraduate students from the Department of Dance, were only three weeks away from premiering MAMMAL HALL, a site - specific wandering dance theater adventure designed for small audiences at the Museum of Natural History (a Pentacrest Museum) in Iowa City. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this performance has been postponed indefinitely. But art making prevails. The MAMMAL HALL team regrouped via ZOOM and together developed an entirely new form through which their research might be shared. Part- podcast, part -radio -play, part aural -choreography, this is a listening experience for anyone, any age, anywhere. 25 minutes Choreographer/Director: Stephanie Miracle Assistant Director: Michael Landez Sound Designer/Composer: Ramin Roshandel Stage Manager/Assistant Producer: Mariana Tejeda Performers/Co-creators: Danica Clayton, Bennett Cullen, Sabrina Duke, Jenny Fairman, Laila Franklin, Hunter Glenn, Julia Miller, Alyssa Simpson, Anna Wetoska, Dorothea Yu *Archival museum exhibition audio used in this podcast includes the voice of esteemed elder of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa (the Meskwaki) Donald Wanatee. Recordings used with permission from the Museum of Natural History. LISTEN HERE: https://soundcloud.com/ramin-roshandel/mammals-in-captivity FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TRANSCRIPT OF THIS PROJECT VISIT htti)s://www.stei)haniemiraciedances.com/mammal-hall.htmi CONTACT: Stephanie Miracle stephanie-miracle(cDuiowa.edu 805-299-5061 I - Ali COLLABORATORS COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER Ramin Roshandel's compositional work is based around incorporating 'experience' as a fundamental concept through a non -experimental approach in performance. Considering phenomena such as instability, cultural identity, and communicational language on one hand, and being inspired by Iranian music microtones as a setar (an Iranian instrument) player on the other, has led him to consider indeterminate, improvisatory, and abstract structures in his music to contrast or converge with post- or non -tonal forms. Roshandel has performed as a setar soloist in the premiere of Jean-Frangois Charles' opera, Grant Wood in Paris. Additionally, he was awarded a 2019 University of Iowa Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio summer scholarship and is a New Music on the Point alumnus. His pieces have been performed by The JACK quartet and LIGAMENT, as well as at the Midwest Composers Symposium (MCS) and the Exchange of Midwest Collegiate Composers (EMCC). He is currently in his third year as a doctoral student in the Composition program at the University of Iowa, where he has studied under Josh Levine and Sivan Cohen -Elias and currently working with David Gompper. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Music Composition from the University of Tehran and a Bachelor of Arts in Iranian Music Performance from Tehran University of Art. His articles on Hossein Alizadeh's Neynava and Elliott Carter's Dialogues have been published in Persian journals. SounclCloud tracks: https://sou ndcloud.com/ram i n-roshande I/i rreversi b i l ity-for-string-quartet https://sou ndcloud.com/ram i n-roshande I/r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r ACTOR AND POET BORN AND RAISED IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS... 27 YEAR OLD STEVEN ANTOINE WILLIS USES HIS WRITING BACKGROUND TO EMBARK ON THE DAUNTING TASK OF CREATIVELY ARTICULATING AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH POETRYAND THEATRE. WITH ART HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY URBAN LIFE AND RELIGION, STEVEN MIXES ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE WITH FORMAL TEACHINGS OF HISTORYAND ANTHROPOLOGY TO HELP EXPRESS HIS ECLECTIC PERSONAL NARRATIVE AND GIVE VOICE TO THE CHARACTERS HE PORTRAY. WILLIS IS A CONTRIBUTING WRITER TO THE BREAKBEAT POETS ANTHOLOGY, NYU'S NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER OF ENGLISH JOURNAL, MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE'S GRAFFITI MAGAZINE AND IS A 3 TIME INDIVIDUAL WORLD POETRY SLAM FINALIST. WILLIS IS CURRENTLY AN MFA ACTING CANDIDATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IN IOWA CITY WHERE HIS ACTING CREDITS INCLUDE LYNN NOTTAGES SWEAT. IKE HOLTER'S HIT THE WALL AND ALICE BIRCH'S REVOLT SHE SAID REVOLT AGAIN stevenwi I I ispoetry.com CHOREOGRAPHER AND LEAD ARTIST Stephanie Miracle is an American born independent choreographer working in the USA and Europe. She holds a MFA in Dance 2014 from the University of Maryland and a BA in Dance from Belhaven University 2004. She became a certified teacher of Klein TechniqueT" in 2017 and regularly teaches workshops nationally and internationally. A 2014/15 German Fulbright Fellow in the Performing Arts, Stephanie has focused her research on the embodied practice oftanztheater. Examples of her field work include intensively studied Jooss-Leeder technique, learned repertory from Pina Bausch with the Tanztheater Wuppertal, studied Inner Suspension with Susanne Linke, and worked on a new creation with Reinhild Hoffmann. Her research is searching for intersections between Klein TechniqueT" and European tanztheater specifically in dynamic use of space and expression through the body. As a performer she has had the privilege of dancing for Deganit Shemy, Elizabeth Dishman, Shannon Gillen & Guests, David Dorfman Dance, Joseph Poulson, Susan Marshall and Company, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Graham Brown, PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, and Deborah Hay. In 2015 she joined as a full-time company member with the Folkwang Tanzstudio/FTS. She works in collaboration with Carla Jordao (PT), Idil Kerner (TU), Paola Ponti, (IT), and Anna Shchkleina (RU). Two current co -creation projects are Pity Party with Gabriel Anderson (USA) and Dance Dialogue with Nicole Wolcott (USA) and Kristen Hollinsworth (NL). Stephanie's choreography has been described as "iconic and nuanced ... with an irreverence that makes you smile unconsciously" (Rick Westerkamp review of GROOVE,2014). Often in vivid Technicolor, Miracle's works are crafted with a cinematic sensibility. In addition to creating choreographies for traditional proscenium theaters her unique aesthetic finds special significance in common spaces for example, parking lots, bus stops, woman's prisons, hallways, staircases, and rooftops. Her projects have been presented in Germany, Mexico, Russia, New York City, and Washington DC by various institutions including MetLife Foundation, Exchange Festival, Dance Place, Supernoval Festival, Open Look Festival, Performatica, Belhaven University, ES WIRD SOGAR SCHON, Barnes Crossing, Fiktiva Festival, kunstOrteleven, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Other awards include the Smith Scholarship Grant to attend ImPulsTanz in 2012, dance artist -in -residence at OMI International Dance Residency 2012, Guest Mentor of Omi Dance in 2016, DC Innovation grant in 2013, Bates Dance Festival Merit Scholarship 2013, Goldhaber Travel Scholarship 2014, and NextNOW new work grant 2014. Her collaborative piece "Drafting Plan' was awarded Best Duo at Barnes Crossing Festival 2015 in Cologne and at the 2016 SzoloDuo Festival in Budapest. She has been an artist in residence at Keshet Arts, Omi International, kunstOrt_eleven and Socrates Sculpture Park. Her dance films have been shown at Lincoln Center Dance for Camera, Encore: Dance on Film, Reutlingen Museum, Iowa International Dance Festival, and RAD Dance Fest. She is the director of the live -cinema public performance experiment Fakers Club and was the guest choreographer for Folkwang Tanzstudio's 2018/19 season. Her full evening work wilderness tenderwas recently described as "sixty minutes of pure pleasure" (Ruhrzeitung 2019). In January 2020 Santa Barbara Dance Theater premiered Miracle's commissioned work 1221 Primrose Ln. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Iowa. Work samples: https://vimeo.com/244756585 httos://www.stephaniemiraciedances.com/ Project Name * The ICM "Eye See'Em" Exiaerience Project Location* Various locations throughout Iowa City and Johnson County Applicant Name * The Iowa Children's Museum Applicant Address* Street Address 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue Address Line 2 Suite 715 City Coralville Fbstal / Zip Code 52241 Phone Number* 319-625-6255 Email* jcapps@theicm.org State / Rovince / Region Iowa Country United States Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.* The Iowa Children's Museum (The ICM) "Eye Sea'Em" Eye Spy E)perience is a series of fully accessible free public art installations that will be displayed in Iowa City (and perhaps surrounding communities) in late 2020 and 2021. These unique art projects will be designed and built at The Iowa Children's Museum by the experienced ICM ediihits team and volunteers. Per the attached plan, these one -of -a -kind colorful creations will be packed with fun found objects that will provide play and learning opportunities for all. 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.* We believe that public art should be accessible in all respects -- location, audience and purpose. We anticipate having the eye spy creations in public locations such as the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall, sidewalk outside of City Hall, library lobbies, etc. They would move around periodically to provide good access to people throughout the area. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * Our intended audience are all residents of Iowa City and surrounding communities. We will utilize social media and our mlasite to advertise the installations (and locations) and provide eMended learning and play opportunities related to the exhibits. The ICM has quite a following among families in the area, and they would spread the word! We feel strongly that these durable, weather -tight installations would be a great gift to the community, especially as the pandemic threatens to rage on for months to come. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 10/16/2020 We anticipate rolling this out initially in the fall, but adding additional units as we are able and as funding allows. Total Project Cost* $ 5,000.00 Matching Fund Request $2,000 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * Iowa Arts Council Cultural Leadership Program Committed or Anticipated? 0 Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 1,000.00 Source * Community Foundation of Johnson County Committed or Anticipated?* f Committed F Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 2,000.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* Matching funds vill help to support wages for our wildly creative and talented exhihits team, who vill design, build and manage this truly unique public art and informal learning initiative. List your partners in this project and the role they will play Partner Name Iowa City Downtown District Describe their role Our dear friends at the Iowa City Downtown District will help us identify locations and make key connections that will allowthis project to flourish and make it a family -friendly asset for the downtown area and beyond. Letters of support if available ICM Letter of Support - ICDD.pdf 113.08KB Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* Success will be measured by our ability to complete at least three (up to six or more) Eye Sea'Em boxes and move them strategically to locations throughout the area in 2020 and 2021. Anecdotal evidence of success will be gathered from informal observations of audience engagement with the pieces. Much in the same way that "Herky on Parade" garnered much bua and even resulted in a second round, we expect to see the community embrace this unique play opportunity, designed for both the young and the young at heart! 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 Images, models or renderings of proposed art Eye See'Em Project Specs 2020.pdf 566.63KB Additional narrative, if needed IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT August 18, 2020 RE: Public Art funding To: City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee The Iowa City Downtown District is proud to write a letter of support for The Iowa Children's Museum's Eye See' Em public art initiative. We have partnered with Executive Director Jeff Capps and the ICM on many downtown endeavors, including free "Box Parties," the Downtown Block Party, Northside Soda Fest and many other initiatives and know that whatever initiative the ICM executes, it will be implemented well. They support families across Johnson County with quality opportunities for children to play and learn. In today's environment, it is more important than ever that we keep institutions with high standards for learning and play like the ICM in place. The non profit and cultural venues like the ICM are critical to the existing fabric of our community and we see the City's support of this initiative as well -placed support for our community's character as well. We hope you will look favorably upon the ICM's request. If you should have any questions, I would be happy to discuss further. Thank you for your consideration! Sincerely, Nancy Bird, Executive Director Iowa City Downtown District As z� o To Eye See `Em is an area wide, public art and eye spy experience from The Iowa Children's Musem. • Constructed f rom durable plywood and 4x4s • filled with fun found obets (toys, tools, ' "°'_' y, , trinkets) Muraled and sealed with paint, plexiglass, an • appx 5 feet tall, 4 feet wide, 4 feet deep an attached to a solid plywood base. Each Eye Spy Monster is one free standing installment in the color coded series scattered througout the area. families can walk to the nearest monster or complete a driving tour of the entire collection. Available add-ons include: • Eye Spy guides and activities • Scavenger hunt maps complete with partner logos 01 L'to Project Name * Iowa Dance Festival 2020 - On the Street Drive-in performance Project Location* Iowa City Municipal Airport Applicant Name * InterDance, 501 3c Iowa -based non profit organization Applicant Address Street Address 1600 Brookwood Or Address Line 2 City Iowa City Fbstal / Zip Code 52240 Phone Number* 3194004695 Email* iiitardance2Ol5@gmail.com State / Rovince / Region IA Country United States Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.* Iowa Dance Festival: ON THE STREET, DRIVE-IN LIVE PERFORMANCE, uses the dance festival format to think beyond performing in traditional, indoor settings to more creative approaches to dancing through crisis. Iowa Dance Festival: ON THE STREET would bring an audience together in the safety of their own vehicles for a drive-in dance performance at the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The project would reinforce the importance of human connection while upholding our need for safety through social distancing. And it would harken back to the origins of the drive-in itself. As Richard Hollingshead, who opened the first patented drive-in on June 6, 1933, stated, "The whole family is welcome." Iowa Dance Festival: ON THE STREET is a platform for collaborations between choreographers, dancers, musicians, poets, and filmmakers. This project will bring artists from Iowa and the surrounding areas together to perform short dance works with the entire program being no longer than 55 minutes without intermission. Holly Hart, at KICI-LP, 105.3 FM, would bring sound into each vehicle and out into the broader community. 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 drive-in performance will be in Iowa City at the Municipal Airport the evening of Saturday, October 17, 2020, with accompanying performance music free to all over the airwaves and entry to the performance space entirely free to all spectators. Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community. * The intended audience for this performance is anyone in the Iowa City community as well as residents of surrounding areas. This event, Mich will host regional performers, could be a welcoming space for dance enthusiasts of all backgrounds and ages, and could be available to anyone driving into the Iowa City Municipal Airport with their radio tuned to the FM airwaves. Efforts to benefit the broader community will include sourcing performers from the area, dedicating approximately $1000 to the rental of sound and light equipment as well as a DA and allocating approximately $2000 for promotion within the community, Mich will include advertising the event over the radio in the weeks leading up to the event, as well as physical flyering and digital promotional materials. The emphasis will be on demonstrating the power of dance and performance to bring people together safely despite the difficulties of a global pandemic. Proposed Project Dates Date Notes 10/17/2020 Total Project Cost* $ 5,000.00 Matching Fund Request $2,000 Funding sources outside of Matching fund Source * Local Banks, $600; Private donors, $500; Applicant, $500 Perormers, more than $1,000 in kind Committed or Anticipated?* O Committed O Anticipated Matching fund amount* $ 2,600.00 Explain specifically what the matching funds will payfor:* The funds wdll be used for rental of sound/light equipment and DJ (-$1,000) and promotion (-$2,000). List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Partner Name Holly Hart, KCIC, Alex Body, Shannon Hartle, the Iowa City Municipal Airport, main location. Describe their role Sound programmer; Sound expert; Social Media and Website Master Main location Letters of support if available Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.* The project will he successful if performers and audiences engage in the magic of the moment. Smiles, excitement, participation in a new location for dance experience, and the desire for more public art performances on a similar scale would indicate success. "Just like a night in a jaa club or a theater or even at marmoreal Carnegie Hall, the true experience is being there, in that exact time and place, never to be repeated. Which, of course, is a good part of the magic." John Rockwell, April 30, 2004 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