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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-02-2005 Public Art Advisory Committee Agenda Public Art Advisory Committee **Wednesday, March 2, 2005** 3:30PM Lobby Conference Room A. Call to order B. Public discussion of any item not on the agenda C. Consideration of the minutes of the February 2, 2004 meeting D. Presentation of materials and colors for Benton Hill Park project by artist E. Presentation of "ART by the YARD" concept (Gary Klein) F. Report on Poetry in Public G. Scheduling of parks tour for Art in the Parks projects H. Discussion of activities for Arts Fest I. Report on Court Street Transportation Center project; consideration of amended contract J. Committee time/Other business K. Adjournment **NOTE CHANGE OF TIME AND DAY Proposal for Art for 2006 "ART by the YARD" Event In an effort to showcase the diversity of art and artists in Iowa City and to highlight the newly created cultural district, a public art "exhibit" could be planned in June to coincide with Arts Iowa City. An art walk featuring outdoor yard art from all around Iowa City could take place in conjunction with the "ART by the YARD" exhibitions at Iowa City galleries in the Cultural District. The indoor exhibition could feature multimedia (drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, writing, video, etc.) arts. Gallery entries should measure no larger than a square yard (3 feet x 3 feet). Artists of all ages would be welcome to apply. Artists and art collectors willing to host the public for a Sunday afternoon art walk by sharing their own yard art (permanent or temporary) would also encouraged to participate. Optionally, city parks could be used to set up temporary "3' x 3'" public art displays, perhaps by children participating in Parks and Recreations summer programming. Also local not -for-profit organizations could benefit from a public art auction of the art pieces that are created for the event. Respectfully yours, Garry Klein 628 2nd Ave. Iowa City, IA 52245 MINUTES IOWA CITY PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,2005,3:30 P.M. LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL PRELIMINARY Members Present: Charles Felling, Emily Martin, Mark Seabold, Emily Carter Walsh Members Absent: Rick Fosse, James Hemsley, Terry Trueblood Staff Present: Karin Franklin, Marcia Klingaman Visitors: Ruth Baker (Benton Hill neighborhood resident), Jean Walker (Melrose Avenue neighborhood resident) Call to Order Felling called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m. and asked Martin to introduce herself. Martin said she is an artist who has lived in Iowa City since the early 1970's. She passed postcards with pictures of her work to those present. She added that she is having an exhibit throughout the month of February in CSPS Alternative Art Space in Cedar Rapids. Felling invited the other Committee members present to introduce themselves. Seabold said he is an architect who has been in Iowa City since 1992. Walsh said she has been on the Public Art Committee for two years, and is a photographer. She is working with Klingaman on the Poetry in Public project. Felling said he is a long-time Iowa City resident. While he is a painter, he is on the committee more because he is interested in public art. Felling passed around pamphlets about the Longfellow Neighborhood art project. Public discussion of any item not on the aqenda No items were presented for discussion by the committee members. Election of Officers for 2005 Felling began by explaining that the two positions to be filled are the Chair and the Vice-Chair. He noted that Seabold has served as Vice-Chair for the past year. Felling nominated Seabold for the position of Chair and Martin for the position of Vice-Chair. Martin asked whether the Vice-Chair usually beco,mes the Chair. Franklin said no, though it is nice to have that happen for continuity. Seabold and Martin accepted their nominations. Walsh seconded the nominations, and Seabold and Martin were voted into the positions unanimously. Martin asked whether there are five citizens on the Committee. Felling said yes. Consideration of the Minutes of December 2, 2004 Meetinq MOTION: Walsh moved to accept the minutes as submitted. Seabold seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously. Discussion of Benton Hill park project with Joe Prescher Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes February 2,2005 Page 2 Prescher brought in the casting positives of the sun and moon for the committee to view. He noted they are not quite done, as some refinement is needed on the carving. He said the carving will be done in the next few days, and then they need to go to Omaha to be cast. He will be waiting on the construction of the plaques for a decision on the phrase. He will also be starting work on the columns soon, in the next week. Franklin asked for confirmation that the columns will be cast and what material will be used. Prescher said they will be cast in concrete. He has been talking to NNW about reinforcement and other structural concerns, and the columns will be made with reinforced rebar and poured concrete. Franklin asked if provision is being made for conduit to run through the columns. Prescher said yes, there is a standard rebar structure with binding that is used for conduit that will be included. Franklin asked what color the columns will be, and whether he will be tinting or staining the concrete. Prescher said that is still unknown. Franklin asked what the plan is for the project going forward. Prescher replied that he will finish up the sun and moon casting, do as much as he can on the name plaque and the phrase on the back, have those cast in Omaha, and make the master for the column. He will have information on concrete colors at the next meeting. He will also be discussing an alternate method for powder coating the steel. He will be ordering steel and beginning the cutouts for the arch and the applications for the column. Prescher continued by saying in the next three weeks he will be well into the process of casting the sun and moon, if not done with that aspect. The steel will be in and he will be fabricating the reinforcement for the column, and the pattern for the column will be done. Franklin asked the committee how much more involvement they would like to have in the project going forward regarding the other details such as color. Typically as the project moves forward, the Committee is not very involved. However, if there is concern from Committee members on points of the project, then the Committee can ask for further updates. She noted that a May dedication is still planned for the project, and asked whether the details will be finalized in time for the March meeting. Prescher said he would have that information in March. Seabold asked if the columns would be poured on-site. Prescher said they would be poured in Fairfax. He should have the pattern done in the next two weeks, and then will confer with the concrete supplier about treatments for the surface. Seabold confirmed he would like to see materials and the color palette. Franklin noted that she would like to have all points that need follow-up with the Committee clarified because of the past need to reschedule Committee meetings due to Prescher's teaching schedule. She asked if Prescher could commit to meeting on Thursday in March. Prescher said yes. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes February 2, 2005 Page 3 Seabold asked if NNW has any detail about where the steel reinfOrcement will be tying into the column. Prescher replied they said rebar has a standard set in place, and the arch is a standard sandwich arrangement. He said he would also be looking into poles that have some give. He is most concerned about the impact of the wind hitting the arch and causing the movement between it and the columns. Seabold said the embedded plates that will be part of the columns need to be determined before they are cast. Franklin asked whether NNW is working for Prescher on this project. Prescher said yes. Seabold asked who Prescher has been consulting with there. Prescher said Jane Driscoll. Seabold asked whether Prescher would mind if Seabold gave her a call. He said no, and asked if he could call Seabold. Franklin noted that Seabold could not be a subcontractor to Prescher. Seabold said that he would only like to review. Prescher asked if it is possible to have the March meeting on a different day than Thursday. Franklin said that is up to the committee. Felling, Seabold, and Walsh are all available to meet on March 2. Martin is not available at all that week. Baker questioned whether it would be clear that the face on the front side is a sun. Franklin said the sun's rays would extend beyond the casting in steel. Baker suggested having the rays included in the casting, and making the face smaller. Prescher said yes,. Franklin said it is up to Prescher. Franklin asked whether the phrase had been decided upon. Baker said the decision would be final in approximately a week. Franklin said that it should be sent to City Staff, who will then forward it to Prescher. Prescher left at this point. Franklin asked Seabold if he would be able to talk to Jane at NNW about the structure. She would like to have certification that the structure will be sound. Seabold said he would like to know the details of the project, especially in regards to the connection between the columns and arch, and that is willing to talk with her. Franklin asked him to call her and let her know the result. Discussion of the Melrose Avenue Neiqhborhood Association Public Art Letter of Interest Felling asked Walker if there were any updates to the proposal letter. Walker said no, but the other neighborhood executives are excited to go forward with the project. She is interested in knowing whether there is any comment from the Committee regarding the project, which she would send out to the residents in a newsletter. Felling asked for confirmation that funding is available for this project. Franklin said yes. Klingaman said that the Melrose Avenue Association would be the first to work through the revised procedural guidelines. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes . February 2, 2005 Page 4 Felling asked if Walker has watched the video on neighborhood public art. Klingaman said no, but that it is available. Walker said she would like to show it at a neighborhood gathering in the next several weeks. Felling said he is willing to talk to Walker about how the Longfellow Neighborhood did their project. Walker said she has talked to Klingaman about the process. She is currently interested in markers, which would tell passersby about the neighborhood. Felling asked whether Melrose is a pedestrian neighborhood, similar to Longfellow. Walker said yes; and then described the location and boundaries of the neighborhood. It is the area across from the hospital south of Melrose Avenue. It extends from the railroad in University Heights, which curves down to Riverside Drive, up to the Law Building area. An historic preservation consultant came to evaluate how much of the neighborhood could be designated a Historic District. 85 out of 150 buildings are included in the nomination to the National Register to become an historic district. Whether the markers would go throughout the entire neighborhood or just the historic district is still to be determined. They would also like some markers to show where the neighborhood boundaries are. Felling asked whether background research had been done for the historic district nomination. Walker said yes, information was gathered up to 1967 for the nomination, which was the required timeframe. The plan is to gather information up to the present. Felling noted that having the research done and the information available beforehand is helpful for the discussion about what sort of art or markers are desired. Walker agreed, and said she believes there is more than enough information available. . Seabold asked what the next step is. Franklin said Walker should come to another meeting with more specific information about what the Neighborhood Association wants, and how the artist will be engaged. Klingaman said the Association is seeking preliminary approval of the idea and confirmation that funding is available. Franklin confirmed that funding is available. Klingaman said that Creekside will likely be submitting a proposal for next fiscal year. Franklin said there is funding available for two projects this fiscal year. There are a few potential proposals in the works. Felling asked whether there are any artists currently living in the neighborhood who could be involved in the project. Walker said the Associatio,n still needs to find out. Felling said that the Longfellow Neighborhood Association had two or three meetings to decide on an idea, and then decided on an artist based on the type of project they wanted. Walker said they might want to put something in the park as well. Walker asked whether there is a deadline for having the project completed. Franklin said the sooner a decision is made on what the project will be, the better, before July 1. The Committee would like to have the funding encumbered before the next fiscal year. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes February 2, 2005 Page 5 Felling said that having projects in various stages gives good continuity. Walker said it is exciting to get the projects going throughout the city, even if some of the projects are copied. Walsh suggested looking at it as mentoring the other neighborhoods. Felling said that mentoring was the original concept suggested with the core neighborhoods. Walker asked for confirmation that the Association can move forward. The response was in the affirmative. Committee time/Public discussion Felling asked for an update on the status of the Court Street Transportation Center. Franklin said that the final field measurements for the fence would be done in March. The artist will be working with students during February on the tile aspect of the project. Klingaman said the artist would be working specifically with Longfellow school, as the art teacher at that school expressed great interest in the project. Currently the students are doing projects based on ideas developed by the art teacher and the artist. The students ultimately will sketch a single feature or object. Then the students will do a project on ceramic tile that he will fire and give back to them. Seabold asked what ages will be involved. Klingaman said all age groups. Franklin said the artist would take ideas from the children's projects to make the way finding on the different levels. He will use their ideas, but it will be his execution. The center is still scheduled to open in July. Felling asked for an update on the showcase sculpture. Klingaman said that Cowger has signed the contract. Some logistics need to be worked out on the pad and how to attach the sculpture, and the artist will be discussing those with an art instructor at UNI. Klingaman reported that Seth Goddard has signed his contract and is currently working on his piece for the Peninsula Park. The location will not be ready for the piece until the spring, so the project is on hold at the moment. Klingaman noted that she needs to touch base with the engineer. Franklin said that the plan is to install the piece in Mayor June. Seabold explained for Martin's benefit that this is a rotating sculpture project targeted to university students. Franklin added that the students receive a $500 honorarium. Klingaman reported the submissions for the Poetry in Public project will be reviewed on February 14. Those are planned to go up in April. Klingaman said that the Northside Neighborhood Association looked at the wax positives for their signs. They look nice and the Association liked the one they saw. The patina is still undecided. Franklin said that committee members might want to think about the committee's size and whether or not adding members should be discussed. This could go into a future discussion, especially since there is Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes February 2, 2005 Page 6 some direction from the Council to look at collaborations for larger projects that would be public/private partnerships. Felling asked whether the new members would be individuals or representatives from business entities. Franklin replied that is unknown. She added that there was discussion in the past about whether to keep Fosse and Trueblood on as voting members, or have them act ex officio and recruit more members from the community. A proposal went before the Council to increase the size of the Committee at one point, though the timing of that proposal was poor. Applications for all boards and commissions were down at the time, so the Council was not inclined to expand the size of the Committee. Perhaps the question should be investigated again. Felling added that the question might be what sort of additions would be beneficial. Franklin agreed, noting that there may be an opportunity to engage people with financial connections in the community and the more people invested in the Committee, the more will be known about public art in the community. Seabold reported that he was thinking about the Arts Festival event being a reception for Cowger's sculpture dedication, which would be open to the public. Franklin suggested getting a bank to sponsor the event. Walsh said that submission information for the future showcase sculpture could be distributed at the event. Baker suggested the reception could be given for all artists involved in public art projects as well. Walsh asked whether the event would be in June. Seabold said ye~, and that he is interested in some sort of temporary structure that would serve to highlight public art. Franklin said that there was current discussion about collaboration between Jazz and Arts Festivals and Friday Night Concerts, to make a Summer Arts Season. 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