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Home My WebLink About08-02-2007 Public Art Advisory Committee Agenda Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, August 2, 2007 3:30PM Meeting Room A Robert A. Lee Recreation Center 220 S.Gilbert A. Call to order B. Public discussion of any item not on the agenda C. Consideration of the minutes of the June 28, 2007 meeting D. Update of mural proposal Tom Awad and Tony Carter E. Presentation of a Community Initiated Public Art project by Matthew Munstermann F. Continue discussions regarding selected artists for pool wall project - please be prepared to discuss specific criteria that should be requested of each artist in their final proposals. G. Recognition of Public Art in Private Places - "Entasis" H. Committee time/updates I. Adjournment MINUTES PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL PRELIMINARY Members Present: Emily Martin, Emily Carter-Walsh, Mark Seabold, Patrick Carney, DaLayne Williamson, Rick Fosse, Members Absent: Terry Trueblood Staff Present: Marcia Klingaman, Karin Franklin, Jeff Davidson Others Present: Charles Felling, Mike Moran representing Terry Trueblood, Tom Awad CALL TO ORDER Seabold called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL Recommendation that Recognition of Art in Non-Public Spaces go to "II Compositore" also known as "The Piano Man". Motion passed 7:0 Request that Council present a certificate to the artist and to the property owner at the next Council meeting. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA None. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 3. 2007 MEETING MOTION: Fosse moved to approve the minutes as submitted; Martin seconded. The motion passed 7:0. PRESENTATION OF MURAL PROPOSAL BY TOM AWAD Tom Awad made the presentation, providing appropriate background information for himself and Tony Carter, his partner, and using a PowerPoint presentation of previous projects as well as similar projects done by other artists. Accompanying the PowerPoint were print copies for the Committee. He delved into specific ideas for an Iowa City mural, and discussed longevity and other factors that need consideration, and suggested appropriate walls around town.. Franklin mentioned a mural painted over stucco on Iowa Avenue; after five years that is now chipping away. She noted that permission must be provided by the property owner as well as the business owner, especially since some of the buildings are in a state of flux. Preparation and finishing of the wall must also be considered. Seabold suggested that a first step would be to approach business owners. Franklin told Awad to focus on one wall, develop a specific plan, and then return to the Committee; Klingaman will be the contact person. The PAAC, if supportive of the proposal would take the plan to Council. Awad indicated he would prefer the wall that faces the U.S. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes June 28, 2007 Page 2 Bank building parking lot, and that he would develop four color plans. Davidson reminded him to talk with Bank officials, and also to the person who owns the building. CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATIONS FOR RECOGNITION OF ART IN NON-PUBLIC SPACES At the last meeting, the Committee deferred a decision because not everyone had seen the two nominations, "Piano Man" on Muscatine Avenue and another piece in Manville Heights. Some members still had not seen the artwork in Manville Heights and it was decided to defer that decision until members could visit the piece. Klingaman will forward a picture and address to the members. MOTION: Carter-Walsh moved that "Piano Man" be recognized. Seconded by Williamson. Motion passed 7:0. Council will present a certificate of recognition to the artist and to the property owner at its next meeting. [At this point, the Committee took a brief break to recognize Karin Franklin, retiring June 30. It was also recognized that the Public Art Advisory Committee is now 10 years old.] DISCUSSION OF SUBMITTALS IN RESPONSE TO RFQ FOR POOL WALL PROJECT. Franklin noted that the art is for a wall 102' by 20' on the east side of the room in the Recreation Center that houses the swimming pool. Given the location, we need to carefully consider medium and materials used. The procedure is to select four finalists, using the same or different mediums. The four then each submit a proposal and receive a $500 honorarium to put the proposal together. The Committee will then determine a budget from the costs the artists experienced in past projects. If the budget requires more money than is available, we will need to decide what action to take, such as fund raising. There is time for all this; there is no rush. The RFQ close date was June 15. If not pleased with initial 20 responses, the search can be re-opened. The Committee proceeded to review each of the submissions: 1. Christopher Bennett. Reiected. Price was reasonable, but the submission was uninspiring, and too adult. Materials are not necessarily appropriate. 2. Barbara Cooper. Accepted for first round. Submissions are all mosaics. Potential for donations. Cost could be a problem. 3. Dale Divoky/Chait Galleries. Reiected. with minority opinion. There is a maintenance issue; his work in ceramics is too fragile. The subject matter is limited: cute, but nothing else. His work is small, and would not translate to the large wall. The expense is potentially workable. Fosse liked Dale's idea, but we don't need such high quality fish. 4. Brit Hammer Glass Art & Architectural Installations. Accepted for first round. Seems prohibitively expensive. Not very impressive in relation to the cost. Our project is much larger than things he has done. 5. Mike Helbing. Reiected. Too intricate, and intended more for outdoors. Sculptural. Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes June 28, 2007 Page 3 6. BJ Katz. Accepted for first round. The majority liked. Colorful. A minority found her work to be too adult. It might be a challenge to do something with a more youthful bent. 7. Ellen Lanyon. Accepted for first round. Lanyon says she has a piece showing in the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Her work is generally liked; the Committee feels that she could accomplish this project. 8. Maria Mijares. Accepted for first round. Her work is relatively small, but could be translated; it would be done off-site and then installed. The group liked the images and color; it was bright and dynamic. 9. T.J. Moberg. Accepted for first round. This is interesting and inexpensive. Need to be careful - the work may be too fragile with children around. T.J. (Jackie) Moberg also represents Tom Moberg, Karen Strohbeen, and Bill Luchsinger. 10. Bao Pham/Chait Galleries. Accepted for first round. A large setting that can be seen without glasses, or from the street. It is colorful and simple. It could be even bigger. At $90 per square foot, it is inexpensive. 11. Saxe & Patterson. Accepted for first round. Embellishments of spaces but if just empty wall, less interesting. The medium and shapes are liked. 12. Kenny Schneider. Rejected. This reminds Fosse of a soccer park; he does not see it in the intended space. 13. SMart Design Studios. Reiected. Photo mosaic. Track-type technology. Two 100 x 200 square foot collages. The detail would be lost in the setting. It is too detailed and cannot be seen without glasses. The artist did not do enough work on this RFQ. 14. Vonderschmidt & LaStella. Rejected. This is too organic and not right for our setting. 15. Alan Weinstein. Accepted for first round. in a split decision. Colorful, good style; goes well with space. The artist does a lot of tapestry; would have to translate that style to mural. It appears that this project might be out of Weinstein's realm. Yet he is strong graphically and different than all the others so far. This would be good to take to the proposal stage. 16. Casey Westbrook. Rejected. The work is scriptural, adult, and dark. In further discussion, Moran and Fosse reiterated their pleasure with the Bao Pham fish motif. Moran liked the proposals in glass and ceramics; he found them more attractive and presumed they would wear better. Agreement was that Weinstein lacked the experience to stay on the list. The Committee then each voted their top four. On this round, B.J. Katz was in first place, with Saxe & Patterson in second. There was a three-way tie for third place: Maria Mijares, T.J. Moberg, and Bao Pham. It was decided to go with all five since the three were so close, and all five were quite different. Franklin asked whether Klingaman was clear on instructions to give to the five. Suggestions included explaining the space for the artwork, having the artists consider longevity, be specific Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Minutes June 28, 2007 Page 4 with each artist (e.g., tell Katz that we really liked the reflecting light. The Committee will need to decide details at the next meeting; we will meet at the site. Comments about the artists should be emailed to Klingaman before the next meeting, August 2. A letter will be sent immediately to those not chosen; the finalists will be emailed a notice that specifics will be coming later. We also need to determine the timeframe. An additional issue is whether we are covering the entire wall, or only part of it. DISCUSSION OF PAAC STAFFING Franklin introduced Jeff Davidson as the new Director of Planning & Community Development. Klingaman will be taking major responsibility for public art in addition to her other responsibilities. She will therefore only be able to handle this project and little else. Franklin suggested that there may be the need to have discussions as to whether a separate staff person is needed for Public Art if the number of projects expands or fundraising becomes necessary. Public Art will always be tenuous; in hard funding times it is difficult to defend staffing when Council is discussing police and fire fighters. COMMITTEE TIME/UPDA TES None. ADJOURNMENT Carter-Walsh moved to adjourn; Williamson seconded. Meeting adjourned at 5:20 P.M. Next meeting August 2 at the Iowa City Recreation Center. Minutes were submitted by Carolyn Kohler ~ ~ ..... ..... ... e e"O o l. 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