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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAAC Agenda Packet 11.3.16.pdf Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, November 3, 2016 3:30 PM Lobby Conference Room 410 E Washington St AGENDA Call to order Public discussion of any item not on the agenda Consideration of minutes of the September15, 2016 meeting Longfellow Tunnel Art Project – discussion of proposal with Rachael Ayers, South East Junior High Art Teacher Robert A Lee Recreation Center Mural Wall – review of draft Request for Qualifications Continued discussion on FY17 Public Art projects including the Matching Fund Grant Increasing membership of Public Art Advisory Committee Update Committee announcements or Committee reports Staff reports Adjournment MINUTES PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2016 – 3:30 PM CITY MANAGER’S CONFERENCE ROOM – CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Sayuri Sasaki Hemann, John Engelbrecht, Ron Knoche, Brent Westphal NOT PRESENT: Juli Seydell-Johnson, Bill Nusser, Tam Bryk STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger PUBLIC PRESENT: None CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 3:30pm. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was no public comment of items not on the agenda. DISCUSSION ON FY17 PUBLIC ART PROGRAM BUDGET Bollinger discussed the project of the pedestrian tunnel between Sheridan and Kirkwood hear adjacent to the Longfellow trail and shared photos to show current state of tunnel. She said that the Park Superintendent Zac Hall, approached her a year or more ago about the goal of creating something that would be respected, preventing it from being tagged. Bollinger stated that its length, 60-80 feet, would need to be considered when thinking of the budget and expressed the desire to get kids involved in the project. The second project mentioned was the mural wall in the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center that was completed in 1983. Bollinger confirmed that she spoke with the original artist, Hani Elkadi, who understood the need for something more fresh and dynamic. Bollinger said the goal was to create something more interactive that incorporated the STEAM curriculum and mentioned that it was a large space and so that it may cost more. She said the Rec had no funding to match any public art funds. Lastly, she brought up the matching fund program and said $15,000 was available. The committee agreed to prioritize the Longfellow Tunnel and Recreation Center Mural projects and to identify a budget. Engelbrecht stated he believed the tunnel would inevitably be tagged again and suggested permitting it as a free tagging zone. He mentioned the idea of partnering with a school in the neighborhood such as City High, SEJH, Tate, or Kirkwood and helping support them through funds but essentially it would be the schools responsibility. Bollinger stated she would make contact with art teachers and ask what they would expect for compensation. The committee decided to allocate a budget of $4000 to the mural wall that could be readjusted if necessary. It was decided that once that was figured out they would see what was left for the matching funds. PRELIMINARY PUBLIC ART MATCHING FUND - REVIEW PROCESS Bollinger stated three applications had a connection with Public Space One and because 2 members out of 5 public members were associated with PS1 it made a significant impact on the decision making of projects. She stated she did research with the city attorney’s office about whether there were any options about creating it in a manner that Engelbrecht and Sasaki Hemann could still participate in the process but there seemed to be no options. She said another option was to come up with a method by which Engelbrecht and Sasaki Hemann could have involvement from a distance with projects but not host them in their facility or fund them and figure out a way for artists to apply without any connection. Knoche inquired about who brought up the conflict of interest. Bollinger responded Engelbrecht and Sasaki Hemann. Knoche said they have both been responsible about not putting their projects above others. Bollinger stated it could be perceived that way by others. Knoche asked if the concern was not that they were on the board but that they would be part of the decision making on the funding. Bollinger said yes and Knoche stated he believed they could work around the conflict. Bollinger mentioned they could open up the membership and that there needed to be 5 public members and 2 of them need to have an art affiliation. Knoche asked if there was a rule set by council to determine membership or if they could decide to increase membership. Marcia said they would need to go through council to do that. Engelbrecht said Westpahl’s and Nusser’s terms ended in January. Bollinger stated they needed to start thinking about recruitment. Bollinger concluded that next month they would talk about what feedback she gets from teachers, commission size, and more ideas on the rec center wall and how it could be framed. OTHER: Sasaki Hemann said the Mind Travelers Aquarium was up at the UIHC and that she had one workshop already with the patient’s library that was broadcasted live throughout UIHC on their patients’ channel. She mentioned her reception was next Friday from 5:30-6:30pm at the fountain lobby followed by refreshments and a hangout session at RVSP from 6:30-8:00pm. Sasaki Hemann said she that Wednesday she had another story time that would be broadcasted from 10:30-11:30am and that she was working on having more public workshops at the fountain lobby. She said the patient’s library could deliver materials so that patients could make jelly fish themselves. Bollinger asked how many patients were participating. Sasaki Hemann said there were ten for story hour with guardians included. She said it was a small group she could manage but that she wanted more public workshops so that people, 8 years or older, could drop by. ADJOURNMENT: Engelbrecht moved to adjourn the meeting. Knoche seconded. Meeting adjourned at 4:15 PM. Longfellow Tunnel Mural Proposal Teacher: Rachael Arnone Student Artists: SEJH Art Elective 8th graders (30 students working on the designs, with 8-10 students painting on site). Timeline: Students can replace the murals once or twice a year as needed. (Spring and/or Fall trimesters) Mural design- Students and I could meet with Public Art Advisory committee review the designs. We would have designs ready for the April 6 meeting for approval with the idea we would paint in May. ***If there is a need to paint twice a year, I would need to know in mid-August for planning. Students could have designs ready for your September meeting allowing for painting towards the end of September. Paint Order- shipping takes 3-5 buisness days from Blick.com Mural Painting - 1 half school day 1230-4 (If you provide transportation to the site and back to school.) 1 whole day (if we walk) ***Also if we had a whole day we would paint both ends and extend into the tunnel. Transportation- It would be great if some transportation could be arranged for us from SEJH to the site. We could walk, but that eats up our work time. We could walk if you provide a full day sub. Transportation would be to the site and back on the day of painting. Supplies and Sub: Spray Paint- $7.75/can $232.50 232.50 Approx. 30 cans to cover all the colors in the designs. http://www.dickblick.com/products/montana-gold-acrylic-professional-spray-paints/ Sub- Half day $75.77 (if you provide transportation) Full day $145.72 (if we walk.) _____________________________________________________________ For paint and my sub= $308.27 $378.22 City of Iowa City PUBLIC ART PROGRAM REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION – DECEMBER 30, 2016 – 5:00 PM INTRODUCTION The City of Iowa City Public Art Program is seeking artists, artist teams, engineers, architects or others interested in creating a permanent wall installation at Robert A Lee Recreation Center, 220 S Gilbert Street, Iowa City. This wall space (8’ wide x 15’ tall) is located on the top floor of the recreation center, in a very high traffic location and immediately visible when entering the building from the Gilbert Street entrance. The goal of this project is to design and install an interactive, S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) based project that stimulates thought, conversation and creativity for the diverse demographic of visitors to the recreation center. The project should also incorporate as many of the following features as possible:  interactivity providing multi-sensory experiences  a “cause and effect” learning experience reflective of the STEAM curriculum  accessibility to a wide range of abilities including but not limited to people with sight, sound, mobility or other limitations  a sense of “play” that occurs throughout the rest of the recreation center  interaction/connection/teamwork between multiple users of the project  art – in any of its many forms  minimal noise due to location near City offices  relationship/connection to the Iowa City and/or Iowa community  low to no maintenance operation  antimicrobial assuming physical contact is necessary with the installation APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY Successful applicants must demonstrate vision, past experience and professional qualifications required to design and create the work and willingness to work collaboratively with staff and other STEAM professionals to finalize the design. Team applications should demonstrate the qualifications of its individual team members, as well as their qualifications to work together on projects. This RFQ is open to artists, artist teams, engineers, architects, student teams or others with priority given to those with ties to Iowa City, University of Iowa and/or the State of Iowa. PROJECT BUDGET The total budget for the completed and installed artwork is $4000.00. The project is funded through the Iowa City Public Art program so elements of “art” should be included in the design. HOW TO APPLY The submission must include all of the information and materials described below.  Applicants contact information including name, business name (if applicable), physical address, mailing address, telephone and email. Teams must identify one primary contact, as well as contact information for each applicant on the team.  Statement of Interest.  Explanation of any connection to Iowa City, University of Iowa and/or State of Iowa.  Maximum Two-Page Resume that outlines professional accomplishments.  Three professional references including: o name o relationship to applicant o email address o phone number  For applications involving multiple partners, include two-page resumes and three professional references for each member.  A minimum of six (6) and maximum of eight (8) images of past works. Images may be submitted via email, flash drive, CD or through a link to a website. Identify images with project title, location, date completed, media, dimensions, budget, commissioning agency, project partners, and/or brief description of the project/conceptual information. All application materials must be emailed to Marcia Bollinger, Iowa City Public Art Program Coordinator at Marcia-Bollinger@iowa-city.org no later than 5:00 p.m. CST on Friday, December 2, 2016. Incomplete and late applications may be deemed ineligible at the sole discretion of the City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Commission. SELECTION PROCESS A preliminary staff panel will review applications and select one or more of the applicants or applicant teams that submit qualifications. This committee will then make a recommendation to the Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee. PROJECTED TIMELINE  Friday, November 4, 2016 - Issue RFQ  Friday, December 30, 2016 - Response Deadline  No later than Friday, January 6, 2017 – Final selection of project/applicant.  January 9, 2017 – March 3, 2017 – Execution of project agreement and design phase  June 15, 2017- Project completion QUESTIONS Please contact: Marcia Bollinger, Iowa City Public Art Program Coordinator at 319-356-5237 or Marcia-Bollinger@iowa-city.org.