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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAAC Agneda Packet 4-15-21Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, April 15, 2021 *****3:30 PM***** Note new time Electronic Meeting ZOOM MEETING PLATFORM AGENDA 3:30 PM - Call to order 3:30 PM - Introductions of members and public attending the meeting. 3:32 PM - Public discussion of any item not on the agenda 3:38 PM - Consideration of minutes of the March 4, 2021 meeting Electronic Meeting (Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.8) An electronic meeting is being held because a meeting in person is impossible or impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of Commission members, staff and the public presented by COVID-19. You can participate in the meeting and can comment on an agenda item by going to https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvfumoqTgiGdQdeSADQ5Sg055GIQlCmRT-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. 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Providing comments in person is not an option. 3:45 PM - Updates • Longfellow Pedestrian Tunnel Mural - to be reviewed on May 6 • Oracles of Iowa City Public Forum Update - PS1 to be available May 6 • Public Outreach and Community Arts Subcommittees - no progress • Temporary Art locations – requested locations of staff • Lucas Farms Neighborhood Art - Neighborhood Survey developed • Artists Registry 3:55 PM - Review of Matching Fund applications 4:20 PM - Review of Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art project submissions and approval of artist selected by neighborhood residents 4:30 PM - Determine Locations for 2 Rotating Sculpture Pads 4:40 PM - Deaccession of Pheasant Hill Art project 4:50 PM - Capitol Street Parking Ramp - PS1 requested specifics of what information and process will be used for discussion on May 6. Need to determine. 5:00 PM - Committee announcements or Committee reports Staff Reports 5:05 PM - Adjournment To be scheduled: • Discuss categories mentioned in the minutes (“under/over 18,” “established,” “emerging,” and “official” artists) in order for the Committee to have a cohesive understanding of what these terms mean. • Discuss Artists Registry 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@iowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. 1 Minutes Preliminary Public Art Advisory Committee March 4, 2021 3:30 PM Zoom Meeting Platform Members Present: Eddie Boyken, Dominic Dongilli, Ron Knoche, Steve Miller, Nancy Purington, Juli Seydell-Johnson, Sandy Steil, Andrea Truitt Members Absent: Jan Finlayson Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger, Wendy Ford Public Present: None Call to Order Truitt called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m. Introduction of Members and Public Attending the Meeting There were none. Public Discussion of Any Item Not on the Agenda None. Consideration of Minutes of the February 4, 2021 Meeting Purington said that she would like further discussion on the categories mentioned in the minutes (“under/over 18,” “established,” “emerging,” and “official” artists) in order for the Committee to have a cohesive understanding of what these terms mean. Ford said that they could make it an agenda item for the next meeting. Motion: Purington moved to accept the minutes. Seydell-Johnson seconded. Approved unanimously. Election of Officers Bollinger said she notified Miller and Truitt and asked them if they would be interested in continuing their officer positions, to which they responded yes. Bollinger said they are both open to be nominated as Chair and Vice Chair, so someone would have to nominate them and then the Committee could vote on it. Motion: Knoche moved to maintain the current Committee Chair and Vice Chair for the next year. Purington seconded. Approved unanimously. 2 Updates – Public Outreach and Community Arts Subcommittees Bollinger said that she plans on getting updates out to everyone and a meeting scheduled for this month in order to continue previous discussions about the guidelines for the Strategic Plan. She said that the Artists Registry has been wonderfully successful and that there has been a lot of positive feedback so far. She said that April 15th seems to be a good date for everyone to meet, instead of on the 1st. In regard to the Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project, Bollinger said that she has been having discussions about qualifications with their purchasing folks, and they have asked that some evaluation review criteria included. She said the project schedule will be pushed back by a week in order to allow for more time, so the submission deadline will be March 26th. Bollinger showed the Public Art Funding Distribution for Fiscal Year 20/21 and said that there are a lot of funds outstanding that have not yet been committed. She said that there needs to be discussion about how it is spent, but that they need to prioritize the maintenance needs. Purington asked if the Water Plant Project would be a budgeted item, and Bollinger said no but the Committee would still be involved with reviewing the proposals and such. Purington asked if Bollinger could forward the Committee the emails with the Matching Fund press release callouts. Temporary Art Program Bollinger said that the subcommittee went through what had been in place in the past and incorporated a number of changes. Purington asked about the locations for the temporary displays, and Bollinger said that they do not have any yet. Purington asked if the City had insurance for these, and Bollinger said that the artist would be responsible for insuring the artwork. Purington said that she thinks that is a little much, especially when they are putting their work out for free. She said when an artist loans their work out to a facility, it is usually the facility’s responsibility to provide the insurance. Purington said that she would like for this to be seriously reviewed, since most artists don’t have insurance on their artwork. Seydell-Johnson said that they could possibly reword it to say that the City will not provide insurance on the works, so it is up to the artist on whether or not they choose to move forward with that. Purington said that was a good idea. Knoche said that was the first disclaimer already listed. Bollinger said that they would reword it. Steil asked if it was only artists who could display work, or if members of the community who have a prominent art collection would also be able to loan pieces out. Bollinger said that the art can come from any number of sources. Purington asked if there was any way that the City could insure responsibility on the pieces. Steil said that they would probably have to get the work appraised from a third-party if that were to happen. Seydell-Johnson said that they could certainly ask that question, but she just does not see the City covering liability insurance for expensive pieces. Purington suggested that the work could have a limited value of $2,500. Steil said that she doesn’t know if they could legally do that. Bollinger said that she just does not see it practically happening, since it would be the artist’s loss and not the City’s. She said once they get the inventory completed, then they will see what the artists’ responses are and evaluate further steps from there. Miller asked what the plan is for rolling the program out. Bollinger said that it will be an ongoing process on the website that allows artists to submit a proposal at any time. Motion: Steil moved that the Temporary Art Program be approved as presented and to proceed with the inventory for potential sites. Seydell-Johnson seconded. Motion carried on a vote of 7-1. 3 Neighborhood Art Program Bollinger said that she made some adjustments to the process in order to make sure the Public Arts Advisory Committee was involved. She said the Committee would help with two steps in the program: fully reviewing participation requests by neighborhoods and having the opportunity to approve the proposed art concept and schedule. Purington asked if there is a line item on the budget, and Bollinger said that there is a line item for $12,000 that the Committee had previously decided would be allocated for this program. Knoche asked if they had already approved of and committed to this project, and Bollinger said yes. Motion: Knoche moved to approve the new procedure for the Neighborhood Art Program with the typos fixed. Steil seconded. Approved unanimously. Review Potential Locations for 2 Rotating Sculpture Pads Seydell-Johnson showed photos of potential locations in Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, Mercer Park, and a few others as well. She said that she chose locations based on several factors: visibility to pedestrians and cars, places that have been difficult to maintain and grow grass (to fix issues with landscaping), and public accessibility. Seydell-Johnson said there are six potential locations at Terry Trueblood Park: the first three near the trail access, the fourth by the shelter, the fifth in an area where the trail splits off from the main parking lot, and the sixth right at the entrance in front of the boat rental area. She said that the first three offer the most visibility from the road, the sixth offers the most visibility to park users, and the fourth and fifth locations are just really nice areas within the park. Miller said that he liked the second option best because it had a nice neutral background for art. Steil said she echoed Miller’s opinion, but also noted that the utilities could be a risk there. She said the second location was her favorite followed by the sixth. Truitt said that she liked the second spot because it fit with their discussed themes the best. Boyken said that he agrees with what has been said about the second spot, but he also likes the sixth as well. Dongilli voted for #2. Seydell-Johnson showed an aerial view of Mercer Park and the five potential locations there: the first in front of the entrance to the Rec Center, the second by the shelter, the third near the southwest entrance to the playground, the fourth near the southeast entrance to the playground and by the other shelter, and the fifth on the north side of the playground very visible from Bradford Street. She said that there are several other potential locations in Court Hill Park, Wetherby Park, and Fair Meadows Park. Steil said that she is not familiar with some of these areas, but would love to check them out, and asked if the Committee had to vote on this today. Bollinger said that there isn’t any rush, but they want to have an idea within the next few months in order to get the call out to artists. Seydell-Johnson said that she would feel more comfortable with the Committee actually seeing the locations before voting. Strategic Plan Follow-Up Bollinger showed a list of uncompleted action items in the Public Art Strategic Plan and said that she thinks that many of these concepts can be included in other components of the plan. Purington asked what the meaning of “functional art installations” is, and Bollinger said that they are things like bike racks and benches. Purington asked if they could change the wording from “functional” to “applied” so that the meaning is clearer to the reader. Bollinger said that they can work on that as well since they need to define what is functional art in the Strategic Plan anyway. 4 Bollinger asked if anyone had any ideas on how to approach the list, if they were interested in setting up any committees, and/or ask any questions. Purington asked if it would be possible for Iowa City to set up their public art inventory in a format similar to Kansas City’s. Bollinger said that their existing website would not support that, but the new one might. She said that they will get that information out, one way or another. Truitt said that a graphic designer could put together a book-like format using Adobe, and then an external link could be put on the website. Bollinger said that it is currently up to the Staff to update the website, so the process would have to be something accessible to Ford and herself. Purington asked if they could hire a graphic designer with what they have in their budget. Bollinger suggested that they continue talking about this at a later meeting. Miller asked the Committee to continue thinking about suggestions for the Strategic Plan so that they can have discussion on it at the next meeting. Committee Announcements and/or Committee/Staff Reports Bollinger said that a mosaic art installation installed 10-12 years ago (as a neighborhood art project) in Pheasant Hill Park is starting to see some deterioration. She said that she has talked with the artist about it, and they are considering just removing it. Bollinger said the Committee needs to approve the de-assessing of the artwork. Purington asked if the pillars could be moved to an interior location. Bollinger said that they are on concrete footings that are about four feet deep, so they would not be able to remove them without causing further damage. Miller asked if repairs are completely out of the question. Seydell-Johnson said that the glass mosaic tiles are really more of a safety hazard now. Purington asked how much this project had cost, and Bollinger said that it was about $14,000. Truitt asked if there is a plan to formally and historically document this project before it goes away. Bollinger said that they have a lot of pictures already, but they don’t have a plan necessarily in place for archiving future projects. Purington said that she still recommends that it be put in the inventory, with a special note about the nature of its destruction. Adjournment Knoche moved to adjourn the meeting. Steil seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 5:02 p.m. Minutes submitted by Lauren Ralls. Public Art Matching Funds - April 2021 Project Comments Matching Fund Request Total Project Costs Name Defer/Reduce Day of the Dead Ofrenda Occurs 11/1/2021 $2,000 $5,000 Miriam Alarcon Avila Defer Resounding April - June 2021 $2,000 $4,250 Jason Snell Defer Artifactory Art & Activity Book Completed 6/30/21 $2,000 $3,100 Tricia Knox PracticexPractice:Project 2 Occurs 10/1/21 $2,000 $4,000 Stephanie DeMer/Rachel Cox Open Air Media Festival Occurs 6/25/21 $2,000 $7,575 PS1/Zen Cohen Reduce Trumpet Blossom/Prairie Mural Completed 5/15/21 $2,000 $4,000 Thomas Agran Reduce Music by the Gross Occurs 6/19/21 $2,000 $18,477 Red Cedar Chamber Music Mammal Hall January - June 2021 $2,000 $5,350 UI Museum of Natral History 1st Avenue Mini Mall Bicycle Mural Completed 7/1/21 $2,000 $8,748 Peter Kaboli Defer The Topography of in Between 6/17/21-6/19/21 $2,000 $6,000 Fanny Hungerford Honoring Black Lives Completed June 2021 $1,230 $2,460 Audrey Widemeier Defer $21,230 PUBLIC ART MATCHING FUND PROGRAM AWARDS SCORE SHEET Application Ranking Criteria Organization/Applicant: ________________________________________ low high Comment Project Details-Description of the project to be funded Is the overall application clear and complete? 1 2 3 Does application clearly describe the artwork/event and materials? 1 2 3 Are there images/site plans & how well do they illustrate project? 1 2 3 Does project adhere to PAAC definition of public art? 1 2 3 Is project located in public space and available to the general public? 1 2 3 Does artist show the technical ability to carry out the project’s scope? 1 2 3 Project Costs and Budget Was it clear as to what expenses matching funds would cover? 1 2 3 Were funds outside of the matching funds available? Will matching funds make a difference in the overall project budget/ability to be executed? 1 2 3 Project Outcomes Degree to which activity has specific outcomes and measures 1 2 3 Does project engage with broader community? 1 2 3 Does project have community partners? How well are they integrated? 1 2 3 TOTAL SCORE________ 1 PUBLIC ART MATCHING FUND PROGRAM AWARDS RUBRIC I. PROJECT DETAILS AND DESCRIPTION Overall Application 3. Application is clear, concise, and well composed. This project is substantially different from regular programming or has not been done before by the City. Case for support is exemplary and merits investment from the City. 2. The application is clear. This project has elements that are different from the applicant’s regular programming. Case for support is adequate. 1. IAC: Application is unclear or poorly composed. This project has been done by the applicant previously or closely resembles artwork/events already available in Iowa City. Case for support is inadequate or does not merit City investment. Artwork/event and materials description 3. Project and description are exemplary and clearly advance the mission, vision, and goals laid out in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. 2. Project and description satisfactorily advance the mission, vision, and goals laid out in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. 1. Project and description are unclear and do not advance the mission, vision, and goals laid out in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. Images/plans and project illustration 3. Work samples are of high quality and clearly demonstrate exceptional capabilities in artistic concept and form. 2. Work samples are of average quality and demonstrate capabilities in artistic concept and form. 1. Work samples are of poor quality or demonstrate inadequate capabilities in concept and form. PAAC Definition of public art 3. Artwork/event dynamically engages with, and extends the definition of public art found in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. 2. 3. Artwork/event clearly fits within the definition of public art found in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. 1. 3. Artwork/event does not clearly fit within the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. Project location 3. Project location is considerately and strategically thought out to reach target audience. Project is appropriate for the location. Artist/contractor utilizes City Parks/Facility 2. Project location is suitable for the project. The project is appropriate for the location. 1. Project location is random and project does not suit chosen location. 2 Inventory in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. Technical ability to carry out scope of project 3. Project has strong implementation objectives. Timeline demonstrates thoughtful planning and detailed consideration. Confident project will be realized through a clear, reasonable timeline. Artist and partner responsibilities are clearly defined. 2. Project has identified implementation objectives. Timeline demonstrates planning and consideration of most tasks needed. Artist and partner responsibilities are defined. 1. Project has unclear implementation objectives and timeline. Raises concerns about project achievability. Artist and partner responsibilities are undefined or unclear. II. PROJECT COSTS AND BUDGET PAAC matching fund expenses 3. Project budget and intended use of matching funds are clear and appropriate. 2. Project budget and intended use of matching funds are identified. 1. Project budget and intended use of matching funds are unclear or inadequate. Funds from other sources/impact of PAAC funds 3. Project demonstrates financial support by leveraging diverse sources of cash and in-kind match are well defined. Impact of PAAC funding is great. 3. Project demonstrates financial support by leveraging diverse sources. 3. Sources of matching funds are unclear or inadequate. III. PROJECT OUTCOMES Specific outcomes and measures 3. Project uses strong qualitative and quantitative measures to analyze achievement of arts goals and implementation objectives. Project has appropriate methods in place to collect data on evaluation measures. 2. Project identifies methods or measures to analyze achievement of arts goals and implementation objectives. 1. Evaluation methods and measures are weak, inadequate or unclear. Engagement with broader community 3. Target community for project is well defined, its relevance to project is 2. Target community for the project is identified. Plans to disseminate project and 1. Target community for the project is not defined. Plans to disseminate and provide 3 evident. Plans to disseminate and provide equitable access to project are exemplary. provide equitable access to project are satisfactory. equitable access to project are inadequate. Community partner integration 3. There is clear demonstration of collaborative partnership. All involved parties share significant responsibility for the successful outcome of the project. 2. There is some demonstration of collaboration. There is investment on both sides, but it is imbalanced. 1. There is little to no demonstrated partnership. If there are listed partners, partners appear minimally involved. Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Day of the Dead Ofrenda, a tribute to those killed by COVID 19 South District Neighborhood Miriam Alarcon Avila City Tiffin State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52340 Country United States Street Address 460 Roberts Ferry Rd. Address Line 2 3194001907 miriam@miriamalarconavila.com Project Details The covid 19 pandemic has hit the world's population including Iowa and our county. In Iowa, 5,716 have been filed to date. Many of these deaths have occurred in the family distance, due to confinement and high pollution index, many families did not have the opportunity to properly say goodbye to their deceased. In the Mexican tradition, the Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1 and 2, this is a celebration that comes from pre-Hispanic times and focuses on celebrating all those who have died, and have left this earthly world, it is celebrated at death with joy, love, color, and community. The Community Offerings installation is a symbol of unification and a form of mourning, a space to remember the dead with love and joy, Iowa City deserves a celebration to celebrate their dead, a celebration to continue living in the community. The Ofrenda ( offering) will be placed on public display with easy access and providing the proper Social Distance and mask requirements to be visited by the public in the city. The place will be chesed by the South District Neighborhood and the Artist. Everyone in the Iowa City area and outside visitors. Including minority groups like Black, Latino, and Indigenous groups that had been unproportionate affected by the COVID 19 pandemic, throughout the entire country. Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund 11/1/2021 two day installation 11/2/2021 Project Costs 5,000.00$ 2000.00 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * South District Neighborhood in kind donation Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Summer of the Arts in kind donation Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * El Trueque Magazine and Iowa City Latino Festival in kind donation Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Iowa City community in kind donations Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and Art material for Ofrenda installation and artist stipend Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support South District Neighborhood South District Neighborhood will help to host and to find the appropriate location for the installation, organize volunteers to assist in the preparation and collection of the materials and provide assistance during the installation and display, including 5 previous community events to manufacture the materials for the Ofrenda. Papel Picado Paper flowers Calaveritas Face painting workshop Food collect if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Summer of the Arts Summer of the Arts is interested in providing assistance and promotion TBD for the event, with a possible movie projection “Coco”, and music art performance of Latino music. if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support El Trueque Magazine and Iowa City Latino Festival El Trueque Magazine and Iowa City Latino Festival will help to provide assistance organizing the Latinx community in the area as well as provide marketing and promotion materials and media cover via social media. if available The installation will use the internet and social media statics, including the community call for participation, social media insights reports for previous events, including installation days on November 1-2. Will be counting and providing data on volunteers, participants and visitors during the installation and previous organizational events, as well as media coverage. installation in any of the following formats. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* Resounding Alleyway between S Linn and S Dubuque Jason Snell City Cedar Rapids State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52402 Country USA Street Address 3105 Alleghany Dr NE Address Line 2 646-528-3102 j2snell@yahoo.com Project Details Utilizing the full capabilities the lighting system in the S. Dubuque Alley, Stephanie Miracle and I will develop, perform, and record a dance concert. She will wear 2 Myo motion-sensing wristbands that will wirelessly communicate her motion data to my computer. I will use a custom software to receive and translate her movements into: 1) sound, playing from a rented sound system in the middle of the alley space; 2) light responses in the alleyway’s lighting system above her. This will empower her to create a light- and soundscape with her movements. Here is a video link to a similar dance performance I developed in Los Angeles: https://youtu.be/QCn71LMl9ig Stephanie and I will develop a sound palette together, capturing sounds from our lives in the pandemic. These will include indoor sounds, like the hum of appliances, footsteps, opening and closing the same doors every day. Also outdoor sounds from the isolated landscape of our lives in isolation, like wind, empty sounds in a parking garage, the rattle of the steam tunnel gates on campus. This performance is an exploration of the year we’ve all weathered apart and a reintroduction to ourselves, each other, and the overall community in our public art space. We will hire a videographer team to capture the entire performance’s audio and video footage. The team will edit and produce two videos, one of the full performance and one trailer. Both videos will highlight and celebrate Iowa City’s Public Arts Program and the City’s new alleyway art space and lighting system. De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. The concert will be a free performance for the public in Iowa City’s public art alley. We will time it to work with public health guidelines for outdoor gatherings. The video featuring the performance will also be publicly accessible and a digital copy delivered to Iowa City for use and distributions at their discretion. Our hope is the performance and video will promote Iowa City Public Arts and the new alley art space. We want this performance to be an acknowledgement of the pandemic and celebrate coming back to together safely. The dance component is specifically featured to help the Iowa City community feel reembodied after a year of staring at zoom meetings and being mostly stuck indoors. Free, public accessibility of both the performance and video are intended to reach as many residents as possible. 4/1/2021 First rehearsal 5/1/2021 Second rehearsal in Alley 5/15/2021 Third rehearsal in Alley 6/1/2021 Dance performance in Alley 6/30/2021 Deliver video to Iowa City Public Arts Project Costs 4,250.00$ 2000 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Grant received from Iowa Arts Commission Committed Anticipated 2,250.00$ The Iowa City Matching Fund will pay for the project’s sound system rental, as well as the video, which includes videographers, audio recording, video editing, and final video delivery to Iowa City Public Arts. Details are in the Budget PDF. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Stephanie Miracle Co-creator, dancer Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Le tte rs of support if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Patrick Blin Operator of sound system if available I plan to gauge the short-term success by how well-attended the performance is and its press coverage. We can also survey the businesses near the alley and ask if it was helpful to their business. For the video, I would like to get feedback from Iowa City Public Arts to see if they feel it is helpful to promoting Iowa City Public Arts, and doing edits to make sure it is. The long-term success would be gauged by seeing other artists and organizers get inspired by this performance and create their own performances or exhibits in this public art space. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d performance.pdf 471.6KB budget.pdf 992.78KB Performance Dance, Light, and Sound Performance As the dancer moves around the alley, the lights above her will follow her. Her movements will manipulate the color, brightness, and patterns of the lights, as well as trigger sounds from the sound system in the center of the alley. Her dance will orchestrate a sound and light performance in real-time. DANCER SOUND SYSTEM Budget System Equipment Wireless Bluetooth Myo motion-sensing wristbands x 2 $375Equipment subtotal $375 Alleyway lighting system in-kind Cables in-kind Artists Fees P R O J E C T TA S K S Develop theme and sound ideas Record sounds with field recorder Process / edit field sounds in Ableton Design synthesizer atmospheres Map field and synth sounds to Myo wristband controllers Rehearsal 1: Initial mapping and test sounds Develop dance / movements Program Myo controllers to control alleyway lights Rehearsal 2: Test dance / movement in alley with lights Further develop dance to work with lights Rehearsal 3: Next rehearsal with light system Final adjustments to dance Final adjustments to sound and light responsivity Concert $1750Subtotal S T E P H A N I E J A S O N • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sound System Rental 2 x Turbosound Floodlight 760H Loudspeakers (Tops) 4 x Turbosound TSW-218 Dual 18” Subwoofers Lab Gruppen PLM20k Amplifiers XTA DP226 Processing Price includes setup and labor Requires 220W power source $675Sound system rental subtotal $675 Documentation P H O T O & V I D E O Primary Videographer Record entire performance with 2-3 video cameras, multiple angles. Moving throughout performance, capturing still photography. Record music audio direct from computer. Record live performance and audience sounds with microphones. Edit / optimize photography for delivery Videography Assistant Operate, set up static video cameras. Assist main videographer. Video Editor Compile / optimize footage from all video cameras. Compile and mix all microphone and direct computer audio. Edit video and music together. Deliver full performance and trailer videos $500 $200 $750 $1450Subtotal Total Budget S Y S T E M , C O N C E R T, & D O C U M E N TAT I O N E X P E N S E S $4250Total $375System Equipment $675Sound System Rental $1750Artists x 2 $1550Documentation Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates The ArtiFactory Art and Activity Book, vol. 1 Iowa City and surrounding Communities The ArtiFactory, aka Arts Iowa City City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country USA Street Address 2607 Friendship st. Address Line 2 Attn. Patricia Knox 319-325-1277 tlknoxy@gmail.com Project Details This 8 1/2 x 11 booklet will have a color cover and 32 black and white inner pages. The pages will be created by approximately 30 area artists and include line drawings suitable for coloring, b/w photographs, and activity pages for cut out, pop up, and assembly. In addition, prose and poetry by a local writers group, The Gray Hawks, will be included. This booklet will be created, printed, and distributed in Iowa City and surrounding communities. It will be a venue to showcase work by some of the talented people in in our community. Individuals who may not consider themselves artists will have the opportunity to participate in making art by coloring or assembling projects in this book. Our audience will be “Everyone”. The booklets will be FREE. We plan to distribute the booklets through all area libraries, the Ronald McDonald House, Shelter House, local care centers, and Arts Fest. The ArtiFactory’s stated vision as an organization is to enhance the cultural, social, and economic vitality of the Iowa City area by engaging with the public through the arts. With this book project we are offering a place for the practice of art, first by the artists creating the book and second, by inviting the public to add their own expression through coloring or completing the projects inside its pages. Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* 4/1/2021 “Ask” letter sent to artists with a description of the project and asking for their participation. 5/1/2021 All art and writing work should be received by May first. Then the content will be selected. The art work layout will be completed and books printed. 6/1/2021 Books will begin to be distributed. Project Costs 3,100.00$ Anything up to $2000. The more we get the more we can print. Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Our own bank account and maybe some business donations. Committed Anticipated 2,000.00$ 500 books - Goodfellow printing estimate $1,150.00 100 crayon sets - @$100.00 Office expenses - $50.00 Layout artist honorarium - $200.00 32 Artist honoraria @ $50.00 = $1,600.00 Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support The Gray Hawks writers group. Local artists. The Book committee. The board of The ArtiFactory. Distribution Sites. They will all contribute to the success of this community wide art project. if available If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. The booklet will include brief bios and contact information of the participating artists and writers. We hope the exposure will help them develop a local following. In addition the book will include a link to The ArtiFactory web page so that participants can complete a short survey to let us know what they like about the book and what “hands on” programming they would like to see offered by the local arts community. We hope that there will be requests for “vol. 2”! Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* PracticexPractice: Project 2 Public Space On (PS1) PracticexPractice (PxP) City Iowa City State / Province / Region Iwa Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country United States Street Address 2802 Friendship Street Address Line 2 9729981608 practicexpractice@gmail.com Project Details PracticexPractice (PxP) is an experimental curatorial collaboration that elevates women artists and their creative research. The funding opportunity through The Iowa City Matching Grant will offset costs incurred with an exhibition partnership for PxP Project 02 with Public Space 1 (PS1), a nonprofit artist run space in Iowa City. This partnership is designed to bring more local exposure for under-presented women artists from the Midwest. The PxP Project 02 exhibition will consist of 3 women visual artists working in video, installation, photography, and sculpture in a free exhibition in the fall of 2021. In Project 2 we are looking at women artists who expand the possibility of what a female-centered art practice can be. Thus far we have confirmation from 1 of three artist, Anahid Ghorbani, a video and installation artist currently based in Chicago. We are in conversation with Carmen Winant, working in photography and sculpture, in Ohio and Priya Kambli, a photographer, in Missouri. PxP seeks to expand the community’s experience of women made art through this free exhibition at PS1. PS1 is a public exhibition space in the downtown corridor of Iowa City. Our partnership demonstrates our shared commitment to community creative endeavors. Easily accessible through foot traffic or public transportation, this opportunity to engage with remarkable works of art by professional women practitioners adds a unique experience to an already culturally vibrant area. The intended audience for this project starts with making connections with local female ideating artists who don’t often see themselves reflected in the larger contemporary art world. In addition to this community impact, we see the project as an educational tool to broaden local art patrons’ understanding of the female experience expressed through a variety of media. Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* 10/1/2021 Fall 2021 between Oct-November Project Costs 4,000.00$ 2,000.00 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * In-kind Income $1000.00 in-kind curatorial services from March to October 2021 $250.00 in-kind rental projector $250 in-kind services for exhibition installation at PS1, approx. 8-12 hours Total In-kind: $1500.00 Cash Income $500 PxP reserves Total Cash: $500.00 Committed Anticipated 2,000.00$ $400 honorarium for 3 artists, $1200.00 $400 artwork installation materials including video screen building materials and hanging devices $400 for shipping or transportation of artworks to PS1 Total in-kind Matching Funds: $2000.00 Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Public Space One (PS1) Project host and marketing if available PxP PS1 Letter of Partnership & Support (1).pdf 201.31KB If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. There are several outcomes we have for this project, first is to bring pivotal Midwest women artists to Iowa City for an exhibition. Second is to allow safe space for the community to have thoughtful and meaningful engagement with the art works. If COVID prevents ample in-person attendance, we are working with PS1 to design several virtual viewing options; namely a curators interview, online still and motion preview of the work, and installation images via social media. Third, is to elevate the conversation of the lack of presence, support, and representation of women artists in art spaces, we will achieve this by holding a free public talk with one of the exhibited artists during the exhibition. All three of these goals will be supported by the community outreach of PS1 as well as the curators’ own Iowa City and University of Iowa communities. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d PXP project 2 artist list.pdf 1.28MB Practice X Practice Project 02 Proposal: The three artists we are hoping to bring are Anahid Ghorbani, Carmen Winant, and Priya Kambli (works below). Ghorbani has confirmed her participation including the video piece and we are in the process of reaching out to the other two artists to coordinate a selection of works appropriate for the unique characteristics of the PS1 exhibition space. These artists will bring a breadth of image-based works including video, darkroom photography, vintage photograph manipulation, as well as unique installation techniques. 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Gilbert Address Line 2 319-855-1985 info@publicspaceone.com Project Details Open Air Media Festival (OAMF) invites Iowa-based artists to create site-specific, video projection works and performances to be located in several IC neighborhoods over the course of two evenings presented by Public Space One’s Media Arts Co-op (MAC). Building from the success of our inaugural event last year, our 2021 program will expand our artist network through an open call for participants to make time-based works in response to the theme of “Drifting and Driftless” and the many ways these concepts address time and place. The mobile projection program and radio broadcast will be included again to further expand community engagement to neighborhoods throughout Iowa City. De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * Open Air Media Festival (OAMF) will invite artists to intervene in public spaces throughout Iowa City over the course of two evenings, through video projection works and performances. Expanding beyond video projections, this program will also include all forms of time-based media, itinerant performances, readings, situations, sound walks, virtual works and more. Five local artists committed to participate and more will be selected through a public call for artist proposals. All artworks in this program will be installed in outdoor, publicly accessible locations. These include the two PS1 houses on Gilbert Street. Last year, this location allowed for a fluid circular viewing of three concurrent installations. The facade of MAC and its surrounding parking lot will serve as the third PS1 location. The mobile projection program of OAMF will show a selection of short video works that will be screened in multiple locations throughout the evening. These locations expand the reach and engagement of the visual projections by selecting buildings that are known locations of commerce and recreation in addition to formal art spaces. This year’s program will also include a radio broadcast on KRUI, enabling the public to engage with artworks sonically from vehicles or streamed online. An online map of site locations will be promoted and available for download through the PS1 website. Viewers are encouraged, though not required, to travel throughout Iowa City on bicycles to experience the different outdoor installations. Locations will be publicized and promoted well in advance via PS1 and PAAC channels. Each installation will be designed by an artist or team of collaborators creating the images and sound, with PS1 staff and volunteers on site to ensure no technical shortfalls. With the help of the PAAC matching grant we received last year, we successfully launched our inaugural event in August, providing an outdoor, socially distant, communal art experience for the public. In addition to PS1 owned buildings, we plan to engage neighborhoods beyond the downtown district and Northside neighborhood. The mobile projection program plans to begin its route stationed at Mercer Park, projecting onto one side of the Aquatic Center to engage the surrounding residential neighborhood. We plan to return to the shopping center located off Highway 6 to project on the side of Stuff Etc. Making the series multi-site, supports bicycling and walking and general participation in people enjoying the civic life of a city by participating in one event throughout several neighborhoods. We are hoping to connect with the Bike Library this year to form a bicycle tour during the event. For promotion, we will bolster our bi-monthly advertising in Little Village with additional social media adverts. We have connected with FilmScene, Summer of the Arts, and Front Porch Music Festival to amplify this two night event and will purchase additional online advertising for the events. ICDD has also expressed support in helping us find locations for projections. The program will run for two nights allowing multiple opportunities for audience engagement. Working with KRUI again to host the radio-broadcast of the event will add additional promotional opportunities. The intended audience includes those who would find our advertisements and promotional materials in addition to residents and visitors to the city who would unexpectedly encounter projected artworks on buildings in higher trafficked public spaces. 6/25/2021 6/26/2021 Project Costs 7,575.00$ M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* $2,000 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * GreenState Credit Union Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * In-Kind Donations: Time, Equipment, and Advertising Committed Anticipated 5,075.00$ We found a lot of success in how we approached the OAMF last year and our goal is to build off that. We are approaching the funding model similarity. PAAC matching funds will be used to: 1) to pay participating artists, curator, and staff for their work on the project 2) to purchase materials to build custom projection screens for some of the event locations 3) to promote the event through printed posters and web advertising. These funds will be matched with in-kind use of the audiovisual equipment necessary for the event, in-kind work from the curator, PS1 staff, volunteers, and community partners, and in-kind print advertising from Little Village magazine. We have added a couple areas for larger community sponsors to bolster our ability to pay artists and organizers this year. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support if available If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. During last year’s program, we received numerous comments from the public sharing their sincere appreciation for the event during a challenging time. “I didn’t know how much I needed this,” one viewer shared. Site volunteers counted 350+ people visiting the art installations at all locations over the course of two nights, both on foot and from vehicles. We received anecdotal accounts from numerous individuals after the festival, including from Nancy Bird who mentioned many of the ICDDs constituents praising the unique, and timely festival. This year, we will gauge the project’s success by our ability to meet or grow both the number of artist participants (through curation of an open call) and audience members who attend various sites (through increased promotion, partnerships, and word of mouth from last year’s event). We will continue to collect audience comments at and after the event through participation surveys and build on the success of last year’s project by replicating its structure. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d Open Air Media Festival 2021 Site Plans.pdf 3.43MB Open Air Media Festival 2021 - Artists_Images.pdf 3.3MB Zen Cohen - Curatorial Statement OAMF 21.pdf 77.74KB Open Air 2021 ~ Curatorial Statement ~Drifting /Driftless ONE OF THE BASIC situationist practices is the dérive [literally:“drifting”],a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances.Dérives involve playful-constructive behavior and awareness of psychogeographical effects,and are thus quite different from the classic notions of journey or stroll. “Theory of the Dérive.”Guy Debord,Les Lèvres Nues #9 (November 1956)reprinted in Internationale Situationniste #2 (December 1958). Translated by Ken Knabb.Situationist International Online In his essay,“Theory of the Dérive,”French theorist,philosopher and filmmaker Guy Debord discusses urban landscapes as “psychogeographical”spaces or “centers of possibilities and meanings.”His interpretation of the term “drifting”suggests we engage the landscape in which we live and work through intentional actions,as both an artist creating frameworks and as witness/participant in the role of audience. The theme for Open Air Media Festival 2021,combines multiple interpretations of drifting and driftless. During a recent trip to the Driftless region of NE Iowa,I encountered the landforms of bedrock emerging from the landscape mosaic as ruptures,or glitches,that developed over significant time.The passage of time over the first year of living under the threat of a fast-moving virus,time has felt surreal,suspended and driftless as if in some kind of vortex.Drifting also references a technical glitch in video timecode when recordings begin in sync and slowly drift apart. Open Air Media Festival participating artists will engage this theme to create site-specific,time-based works that will intervene several public spaces throughout Iowa City.Through temporarily illuminating locations in new and imaginative ways,audiences will be invited into these time-based situations to be “drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there.” About the Curator: Zen Cohen makes her work using video,sound,digital photography,installation and performance.She received her MFA in Art Studio at the University of California at Davis and her BFA in Media Art from the California College of the Arts in Oakland,CA.Her work has been exhibited throughout the San Francisco Bay Area at the deYoung Museum,Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,SFMOMA,SOMarts,The Lab, Montalvo Arts Center,and nationally at ARTSpace New Haven in CT,Vanity Projects in NY,Public Space One in Iowa City,and internationally at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno in the Canary Islands.Her photographs have been published in Hyperallergic,Art Practical and Southern Illinois University Press.In 2013,she received an Individual Artist Commission Grant in Media Arts from the San Francisco Arts Commission.Additionally,she curated monthly moving image programs and group exhibits at artist run spaces.Her production experiences include working as a video editor for Al Jazeera America and owning a media production studio in San Francisco,which produced short documentaries,music videos,photo shoots and graphic design for artists and organizations.She moved to Iowa City in 2018 and is Assistant Professor of Art and Film Studies at Coe College.www.zencohenprojects.com Open Air Media Festival 2021 ~ Confirmed Artists Kelly Clare https://kellyclare.net Stephanie Dowda www.stephaniedemer.com Hannah Bonner @hannah__bonner Philip Rabalais https://philiprabalais.com Jake Jacobs https://jacobharrisonjones.com/ More artists to be added through our Open Call! Documentation from inaugural event ~ August 28/29, 2020 For more information about last year’s program: Open Air Media Festival — Public Space One Open Air Media Festival 2021 ~ Confirmed & potential site renderings PS1, 229 N Gilbert St (porch and/or south wall)PS1 (rear wall facing Dr. Smollen’s parking lot) Media Arts Co-op (MAC) - 206 Lafayette St (south windows onto parking lot) Mercer Park/Aquatic Center (facing parking lot. site not confirmed) Stuff Etc, 851 Hwy 6 E (Side wall in parking lot) Other potential sites: ●Various downtown IC buildings. ICDD would like to recommend a few sites for projections w/o sound. ●Convenience store security monitor or monitor in display window. ●Natural features: water, city creeks, trees. More sites to be developed by curator/artists! Pipilotti Rist video projection in window at the New Museum in NY (left) and long-term installation embedded within floorboards at MoMA PS1 NY (right) Inspiration: Tony Oursler video projection on trees. Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* Trumpet Blossom / Prairie Mural West facing wall of Trumpet Blossom Cafe, overlooking Ralston Creek Thomas Agran City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country United States Street Address 512 N Van Buren St Address Line 2 3195414554 thomasagran@gmail.com Project Details This grant would make possible a large scale, fully rendered mural on the public facing side of Trumpet Blossom Cafe in Iowa City overlooking Ralston Creek and the Riverfront Crossings neighborhood. Working collaboratively with Willow & Stock, the mural will be a celebration of native flowers and plants endemic to this area, and will help visually offset the loss of canopy cover and vegetation removed as part of the 2020 bridge and creek bank restoration. The content for the mural will be bright, colorful, and uplifting – will resonate with the values of the restaurant, while also not tied explicitly to the restaurant itself so that the mural might weather any unanticipated relocation of the restaurant or new use of the space in the future. Our hope is that the mural would humanize the space, support the success of a longstanding local business, and help broaden the presence of public art into new neighborhoods in town. Design proposal images should be considered draft, and if the project is funded by the PAAC, exact arrangement and specimen selection of the plants will be done in coordination with Willow & Stock, documented, and then blown up and reproduced faithfully on the wall. Imagery will be densest closest to the street facade of the building and overflow onto the main portion of the wall where the seating is, and then dissipate as it expands across the wall towards a (real) existing vine. Similar to past mural projects with the PAAC, I would plan to provide a finalized composition to the committee staff and chair before commencing to confirm the design is true to the spirit of the application and concept. The mural project on the wall of Trumpet Blossom Cafe will be located on the exterior west facing wall of their building. What was once a somewhat tucked away spot has become quite prominent due to both bridge and creek-bank restoration, combined with intense high density development in the area. There is a huge amount of pedestrian foot traffic in this area, as well as vehicular traffic, and the mural would serve as a colorful and freely accessible landmark in the area. De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. The Riverfront Crossings District is undergoing fast development resulting in many high density, large residential structures with little granularity. The district is the only one in the City that contains a public art development bonus, yet so far the area is relatively void of the human touch. Not only will this project help a local business recover in spirit and color from the intense loss of canopy and vegetation in the area that used to provide shelter to her cafe and patio, it will be a welcome visual respite for the many living and walking in this urban area. Pops of color and humanity spread throughout our community are an important reminder that art belongs in all areas of our City, not just the most prominent, and I feel this mural will incrementally help further the expansion of public art beyond downtown and into the neighborhoods. 5/15/2021 Project to be completed in the spring/early summer before the end of the City FY. Project Costs 4,000.00$ 2000 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Trumpet Blossom Cafe / Katy Meyer Committed Anticipated 2,000.00$ Matching funds will pay for content development in collaboration with Willow & Stock, design of the mural, cleaning, priming, painting, and varnishing of the wall using professional, long lasting materials – this includes scaffolding and ladders, pressure washer, and spray equipment. Material and equipment costs are estimated at $1000 for this project, and a $3000 payment to the artist for design, coordination, and execution of the mural, some of which will also be used to compensate collaborating artists on the project anticipated to include local artists, Ezra Edgerton, Ali Hval, and Emily Magnuson, upon availability, as well as funds to Willow & Stock. Funds awarded will also support a general liability policy to insure the project during its execution. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Katy Meyer / Owner of Trumpet Blossom Main stakeholder / host / helping with content direction and promotion Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. if available Letter from Katy Meyer.pdf 33.43KB A successful project will be one that helps transform this corner of town and give a visual anchor point to the start of the transition between the Riverfront Crossings District and portions of the Central District, leading into the South Districts. Local media coverage and social media coverage will be used to gauge the impact of the project, as well as quantitative and qualitative impact on the restaurant itself. After a similar PAAC funded project, the publicity resulted in many inquiries from artists and community members inspired by the project to work on similar things in other parts of the community. While hard to specifically measure, it is this kind of inspiration-impact of the increasing prevalence of public art that is the most important to me as an indicator of a project’s, and public art in general’s, success in our community. PAAC funded projects serve not just to enrich the immediate area but also to inspire others to re-imagine the public spaces in their own corner of the city. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d Trumpet Blossom Location.jpg 186.59KB Trumpet Blossom Draft Mockup.jpg 712.92KB Letters of support A mural on the building would be a good thing for my restaurant because it would make the business unique and draw the attention of passers-by.The addition of artwork would be good for our community of customers because it would add to the enjoyment of the space, creating another aspect of the positive experience patrons would have while visiting the patio. The community in our area would benefit from the art since the space used to be green and vibrant but the plant life was torn up for the construction project that took place in 2020; a mural would replace the parts of the environment that are no longer there. Katy can be reached at trumpetblossom@gmail.com Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Music by the Gross 715 E College St - The Englert Theatre Red Cedar Chamber Music City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52240 Country USA` Street Address 715 E College St Address Line 2 319-338-0307 admin@redcedar.org Project Details As the weather improves and more people are vaccinated, Iowa Citians will be craving arts activities that have long been absent from their daily lives. Red Cedar Chamber Music will present two outdoor performances and one livestream performance of their concert program Music by the Gross June 18 to 20. These arts offerings will be safe and free to the public. This program gathers together 11 Iowa (or Iowa-born) musicians to perform small orchestral works (concerto grossi) by Vivaldi, Handel, and Corelli. Additionally, a newly commissioned work by Iowa City composer Michael Kimber will round out the program. The outdoor performances will take place on the front porch of 715 E. College St. (applicant is the owner). The Musser-Dixon house, the physical address of Red Cedar (one of Iowa’s 43 Cultural Leadership Partners), is an 1890 Queen Anne Victorian with an ample porch and spacious front lawn. Visually, the porch serves as an elevated stage and acoustically, the exterior of the house aids in the projection of the acoustic instruments’ sounds. The livestream performance will take place at the Englert Theatre in the heart of downtown. If safety guidance allows, a small audience will be in attendance. Viewers can tune in live, or they can watch the concert at their convenience at any time afterwards. The audience will be seated (distanced) on the front lawn, with overflow in the driveway and the public parking area. An application will be made to close the 700 block of College St for the afternoon to minimize traffic noise, facilitate more seating, and create a block party atmosphere. St. Raphael Orthodox Church (across the street) is considering hosting an ethnic food fair. Seating will be on a first come first serve basis. At the Englert Theatre, reservations for a small in person audience will be taken (if conditions improve enough to allow). The Englert performance will be live streamed through Red Cedar's YouTube channel, available free to all. Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund This concert is outside of Red Cedar’s normal programming model as it is not actually chamber music (being a small orchestra), and it is scheduled to be performed outside in June (we normally don’t play outside or in June). This project is intended to celebrate the local arts scene’s return to some normalcy. Red Cedar markets its performances widely. Partnerships with local media organizations frequently yield significant coverage (Press Citizen, Gazette, KCCK, Little Village, and other online events listings). Our email list has 1,500 subscribers, and we frequently partner with local arts organizations to increase our reach. College Street receives a lot of pedestrian traffic and our proximity to College Green Park will allow us to impact many people who don’t intentionally attend the performances. Adding to the appeal will be the guest artists, all of whom live in Iowa City or surrounding communities or have significant ties to the area. Several of the guest artists are young adults who will be returning to Iowa for a professional engagement for the first time. 6/19/2021 Performances at 1 pm and 4 pm - 715 E College St 6/20/2021 Performance at 3 pm - The Englert Theatre Project Costs 18,477.00$ 2,000 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Iowa Arts Council Committed Anticipated 2,000.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * National Endowment for the Arts Committed Anticipated 1,100.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * CRST International Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * McIntyre Foundation Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Grandon Foundation Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * United Fire Group Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * ImOn Communications Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * AEGON Transamerica Foundation Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* Friends of Red Cedar Committed Anticipated Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. M atching fund amount * 8,377.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * GreenState Credit Union Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Performers fees for guest artists. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support The Englert Theatre Host of the June 20 performance. Staff will facilitate the live stream and manage the in-person audience (if allowed). if available Red Cedar regularly documents attendance and audience comments to share with our funding partners. We expect to generate significant enthusiasm from a live audience of 2-300. In addition, our live streams have reached as many as 1,000 views. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* MAMMAL HALL Filmed on location at the UI Museum of Natural History, Screening on the UI Pentacrest University of Iowa Museum of Natural History City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52240 Country USA Street Address 17 N Clinton St Address Line 2 319-335-1313 liz-crooks@uiowa.edu Project Details We're applying for funding to support artists’ fees and the production costs of a film in the spring of 2021 culminating in a free outdoor public screening in the late summer of 2021.  It is to be held on the lawn of the Pentacrest, directly next to the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History (MNH). The film features three international artists, a choreographer, a filmmaker, and a composer as they come together to investigate the wonder, beauty, and complicated histories of museum spaces, specifically the Mammal Hall of the MNH.  The pandemic has radically shaken the performing arts along with museum-going audiences. Live performances and museum galleries have been shuttered. In an effort to provide the public a much-needed opportunity to enjoy cultural experiences, we propose to take a cancelled performance project, MAMMAL HALL and redirect this project away from live performance and towards the cinematic experience. This project challenges the viewer by shifting our perspective from the human observers and prioritizing the viewpoint of the animals, habitats, and physical characteristics of the gallery. The project also challenges the standard of having one director organizing several collaborators, instead using a non-hierarchical design with three artistic voices working in harmony with one another. The three artists interact with the environment through fictional narratives and scientific data. The three artists also grapple with the timeless quality of the space. The final film will be shareable with a much wider audience than the original proposal of 15 audience members per performance. A free outdoor screening will allow for appropriate social distancing and plenty of fresh air circulation. It will also open the experience to the passerby and not exclusively those already familiar and comfortable with our Museum programming. The location is adjacent to the downtown Iowa City/Coralville bus exchange. De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. The film is appropriate for all ages and admission is free. Special efforts will be made to include a historically underrepresented audience. Museum connections with community organizers and campus cultural organizations will be leveraged to include BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), immigrants, and those with disabilities. Closed captioning and audio descriptions will be utilized to reach those with disabilities. We are excited to work with Joel Snyder, PhD, President, Audio Description Associates and Director, Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind. Dr. Snyder is the winner of the 2014 Vernon Henley Media Award for promoting and furthering the availability of audio description and has received a Career Achievement Award in Audio Description of the American Council of the Blind. One of the first audio describers, Dr. Snyder is a pioneer in the audio description field. He began describing theater events and media in 1981. A member of Actors' Equity Association, the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists, and the Screen Actors Guild, and a 20-year veteran of work as an arts specialist for the National Endowment for the Arts, he is perhaps best known internationally as one of the first "audio describers" at the world's first audio description service. Assisting with the audio description is Esther Geiger, a Certified Movement Analyst and dancer. Geiger has collaborated and performed in several of Miracle’s past works. She has done the Audio Description for dance companies such as AXIS based in San Francisco. Audio description is still quite rare, especially in dance related projects, this would be groundbreaking for the University Iowa to lead in providing accessible programing to the visually impaired. In fact, Dr. Snyder plans to use this performance this as a special project of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and its Audio Description Project (ADP) to showcase the aesthetic and value audio description can bring to the arts. 1/25/2021 Rehearsals Jan 25 - March 19; Film shoot - April 11* - April 30; Post- production - May 1 - June 30; Public Screening/Premiere - late Aug (TBD) 6/30/2021 Project Costs 5,350.00$ $2,000.00 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * University of Iowa Museum of Natural History Committed Anticipated 3,350.00$ Stipends for dancers, choreographer, & composer Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Selected graduate student performers; Stephanie Miracle, choreographer; Ramin Roshandel, composer; Stephanie Miracle is an American born independent choreographer working in the USA and Europe. 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 around the world, including Germany, Mexico, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Portugal, Los Angelos, New York City, and Washington DC. She is the recipiet of a 2014/15 Fulbright Scholarship to Germany and is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Dance Department at the University of Iowa. www.stephaniemiracledances.com; 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 setār (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. He is currently in his fourth 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. www.soundcloud.com/ramin- roshandel; Stephanie Miracle will also take the role of a performer in the film alongside professional dancers, Laila Franklin and Michael Landez. if available The events will be evaluated using a variety of methods. The first, and most simple, will be a headcount at the public screening. Public screening attendees will be asked to use hashtags so that we can measure social media traffic. QR codes will also be provided to the audience so that they may complete on-line surveys. While the on-line screening and Q&A will be offered free of charge, participants will be required to register in order to obtain the event link. A follow-up survey will be sent to all participants. Post-event feedback will also be solicited from each of the departments. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Topophilia Walks: River/Roots Throughout Iowa City Stephanie Dowda DeMer City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52240 Country United States Street Address 821 S Lucas Street Address Line 2 4047912738 stephaniedowdademer@gmail.com Project Details Topophilia Walk : River/Roots as the length of a meditative nature hike. Topophilia is a geography theory exploring the visceral idea of sense of place. You know the feeling you experience while walking along your favorite trail, seeing the sun setting, maybe sitting under your favorite tree–in some natural places we feel like the world speaks to us, we have a visceral feeling, a sensation of time, history or the brilliance of nature. Topophilia translates to wisdom of land or place, it is a theory that acknowledges the reciprocal emotional relation we have with nature. For Topophilia Walk, I will tap into the sensation of place transported from Turkey Creek preserve to Iowa City. The audio guides will be available as a download via QR coded signs I will install in downtown. The audio experience will be composed of field recordings, created sounds, and archival pieces of Iowa nature woven together as a trail walking experience even in the bustle of the downtown. Through this gentle experience, listeners sense themselves as part of nature–elevating our personal relationship with our environment. Topophilia Walk: River/Roots will be available as a free download via QR codes posted as small project-themed signs around Iowa City. I will work with the downtown corridor, library, businesses, and residents to help establish places for these small signs to live. Also, with the help of Bur Oak Land Trust, we will be able to spread the word via social media about the audio experience. The Topophilia Walk signs can exist for up to 6 months in various locations around Iowa City. Pedestrians will be able to discover this experience to download and listen to while on foot in town Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Topophilia Walk: River/Roots is intended for anyone experiencing our city on foot who wants to feel more connected with place or have a transformative experience. I imagine this audio experience as being a way for people of all ages to audibly engage with nature and their surroundings. To be accessible, I will also create a visual piece representing the sounds as shape and lines for those with hearing impairments, this will also be available via the QR code. 6/1/2021 Installed in June, 2021 Project Costs 2,650.00$ $1650.00 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Artist in-kind Committed Anticipated 650.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * BurOak Land Trust in-kind Committed Anticipated 350.00$ $350.00 for purchase of Zoom h5 field recorder with windshield accessorires $1000.00 for audio mixing hours, 20 hours at $50.00/hr $300.00 Installation and supplies of QR code signs Total Matching Fund request $1650 Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support BurOak Land Trust Aid in site access and marketing of project.. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. if available Letter of support topophilia walk.docx 13.42KB This success of this project will be gauged by activating both the audio recording (which downloads and listens can be counted via online platforms) as well as the experience duration of the recording. I also hope to increase and deepen Iowa City residents to the amazing preserves that are located in Iowa City by Bur Oak Land Trust. Lastly, I desire to create transformative experience with the phenomenon of natural sounds. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d TopophiliaWalk-sign.jpg 69.01KB Meredith Roemerman Communications and Program Director Bur Oak Land Trust 5 Sturgis Corner Drive, Suite 1250 Iowa City, Iowa 52246 March 23, 2021 City of Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Dear Public Art Advisory Committee, I am writing in support of Stephanie Dowda Demer’s public art project Topophilia Walk and the matching funds needed to help bring her project to the community. As a nonprofit charged with restoring and managing Iowa lands forever, Bur Oak Land Trust’s interest in this project is not simply that the sounds are recorded at one of our most beloved properties, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, but also that the audio Stephanie puts together will inspire listeners to connect with the local outdoors and encourage them to support the protection of these critical spaces. Stephanie, an accomplished artist, met with me and several other Bur Oak staff and AmeriCorps members last summer to discuss the vision for her project. I was drawn to her idea of the audio guide immediately because I believe there are always new ways to find a sense of place within an environment. Through sounds of bird calls, rushing water and twigs snapping underfoot, listeners will feel what Iowa City used to be pre-settlement and allow listeners to create their own internal visions of these natural spaces. Bur Oak Land Trust, formerly the Johnson County Heritage Trust, has been around for more than 40 years with properties open to the public to share the benefits of nature with the community. There are individuals who support the organization who have been out to the properties many times and may even have the features of certain areas memorized. What the audio guide will offer is a chance for them to reimagine those spaces, whether they listen to the audio at Turkey Creek or not. The sound will allow listeners to connect all of their sense memories to their favorite outdoor places and allow those who are unable to visit Turkey Creek the ability to experience the feeling of nature around them. Stephanie’s Topophilia Walk public art project just makes sense to us at Bur Oak because it also follows a common saying in conservation and other outdoor industries, “leave no trace.” Because it’s an audio guide that listeners access on their electronic devices, there is little to maintain and nothing that disturbs the natural environment, making it an ideal public art project for us. On behalf of Bur Oak Land Trust, we fully support Topophila Walk because it will bring a new method of experiencing the outdoors to those in Iowa City and a greater sense of connection to this place we call home. Sincerely, Meredith Roemerman Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* 1st Avenue Mini Mall Bicycle Mural 1705 1st Avenue, Iowa City Peter Kaboli City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country USA Street Address 1618 Wilson Street Address Line 2 319-330-6131 peter.kaboli@va.gov Project Details The 1st Avenue Mini-Mall, built in 1979, has been a fixture on the east side of Iowa City. A new owner took possession in October 2019 who began a revitalization of the property. In the summer of 2020, local artist Jamie Boling embarked on a comprehensive repair and painting of the exterior wood and brick surfaces. The project included a mural on the east facing exterior brick wall and prep of the west facing brick wall for a future mural. (see attached photos) The concept for the proposed mural is a celebration of the dynamic bicycle community of Iowa City. The mural will include bicycle themes that highlight local cycling events like the Jingle Cross World Cup race, Old Capitol Criterium, and the granGable. The final concept of the mural will be completed prior to any funding with feedback from the bicycle community, the Iowa City Public Art program, and local businesses. The mural will have one of two formats: a large single image (see example photo) or a triptych with three painted image sections. The final rendering will get approval from the Public Art program. The 100 ft. x 25 ft. exterior wall is visible from 1st Avenue, Lower Muscatine Road, and Mall Drive. The wall was in poor condition, but has been restored, primed, and painted in summer 2020 and is ready for the mural to be painted. Because it is an exterior wall, the mural will be publicly viewable 24/7. New lighting will be added to highlight the mural at night for better viewing. The mural is part of a revitalization of a large retail business on the east side of Iowa City. Aesthetically appealing properties are important to communities as they reflect an intangible kind of investment and pride for the people who live there. Introducing a mural that highlights cycling not only reflects the value it holds in our community as a widely enjoyed activity, but it additionally promotes healthy living. Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. 7/1/2021 The mural will be completed in summer 2021. Project Costs 8,748.00$ $2,000 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Property owner (Peter Kaboli) Committed Anticipated 2,000.00$ The total cost of the mural includes labor, paint, lift rental, and additional materials. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Iowa City Cycling Club (ICCC), Jingle Cross World Cup Race, and the Iowa Coalition of Off Road Riders (ICORR) The property owner is an active volunteer with these organizations and will solicit their input to ensure the mural reflects the diversity and vibrancy of the cycling community. if available The mural will be completed on time, on budget, and add to the growing collection of public art in Iowa City. The successful outcome of this project will add vibrancy to the neighborhood, invite interaction, increase traffic for commerce, and reflect the bright spirit of our diverse community and culture. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site MiniMall_West Wall_Existing Conditions_1.jpg 567.76KB MiniMall_West Wall_Existing Conditions_2.jpg 484.76KB Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d MiniMall_EastMural_JamieBoling.jpg 567.82KB Jamie Boling_Examples of work_MiniMall Project.jpg 1.71MB Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* The Topography of In Between Skate Park in Terrill Park Fannie Hungerford City IOWA CITY State / Province / Region IOWA Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country United States Street Address 18 Glendale Ct Address Line 2 7735754236 fanniehungerford@gmail.com Project Details The Topography of In Between is a planned piece of performance art exploring the unknown of in-between spaces, gaps, or pauses in our lives. It is a site-specific performance piece at the Iowa City skate park and its surrounding areas in Terrill Park. Calling on the collective experiences of this last year of pandemic living, the site itself with its dips and contours, and the themes of cocooning/changing/ emerging, the piece aims to express how we exist in transition, in unknown territory, together and alone. The piece will be 30-40 minutes in length and composed of a collection of smaller vignettes. Dance, movement and music will be performed live amidst the skate park and the land around it. The audience will be invited to stand or sit on the perimeter of the skate park, or in other locations nearby that allow for a decent vantage point. This performance piece is site specific, and will take place in and around the Skate Park at Terrill Mill Park on Dubuque Street in Iowa City. The 2-3 performances will be free and open to the public. Anyone can attend- passersby or those who know of the event and plan to arrive at show time. The location is visible from City Park river paths, as well as the Dubuque Street sidewalks. We would need some support from the City of Iowa City to secure and reserve the site for rehearsal and performance times during the week of June 12th-June 19th. It is our hope that during the development and rehearsal process, especially the week leading up to the performance, when we are in the area, that curious minds will inquire and come back to witness the performance. Though, there can be some magic in witnessing the development and building of a piece, too! De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund This project is intended for the citizens of Iowa City and surrounding areas. It will be open and available for anyone and all ages and performed before sundown. The area has accessibility for all bodies to attend - it is wheelchair accessible and some parking is available nearby at the boathouse, Since it has been over a year without many live, in person cultural events, this piece will also act as an re- introduction to that sort of experience! Being outside, distancing and masks in place, we want to invite our artists and audience to again have a collective public experience. The event will serve our community’s desire to emerge and engage with art, performance, and each other in a way that feels safe and exciting. The creative artists involved plan to market and spread the word about the piece to neighborhoods and various communities to invite a diverse audience. Since the piece is mostly non-verbal, language is no barrier. The themes of “in-between” are universal - especially since everyone is living during the liminal void of a pandemic right now and everyone has experienced change in this past year. There will be some component of audience participation, as well. How exactly this will unfold will be determined with the collaborative team. Some ideas are drawing or painting in the skate bowls, writing brief responses to a question on the theme of in-between, or offering their words to the performance itself. 6/17/2021 the performance dates are somewhat flexible, but it would be ideal to have 2-3 performances between 6/17-6/20 6/18/2021 timing would be early evening 6/19/2021 the week prior, beginning June 12th and through June 16th, is intended for tech rehearsal at the location Project Costs 6,000.00$ 2,000 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * In Kind Donation of Direction/Choreography: Fannie Hungerford Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* In Kind Donation of Production Manager/Sound Design Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* List your partners in this project and the role they will play. M atching fund amount * Committed Anticipated 1,000.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Private Donations Committed Anticipated 500.00$ Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * University of Iowa Theatre Department - Equipment Share/Loan Committed Anticipated 250.00$ Matching funds will pay for materials needed for props, scenic design and costumes; artist stipends; and rehearsal space rental Estimated Budget: $6,000 total Audio: $500 Costumes: $500 Other materials: $800 Rental space: $200 and public/rent free spaces Paying design, creative team and performers: $2,000/Pro Bono work from Bri and Fannie $2,000 Any extra funds will be used to pay contributing artists a higher amount Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Bri Atwood Production Manager/Sound+Audio Design if available Bri.Atwood.TechResume.pdf 76.99KB Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Mindy Meyers Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* Le tte rs of support Choreographer/Performer if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support John Watkins Musical Direction, Consultation/Performer if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Zamora Simmons Costume Design if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Katie Robbins Vocalist/Performer if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Dana Keeton Event Curator/Photographer if available Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Fannie Hungerford Director/Choreographer if available Hungerford.CreativeCV.pdf 58.17KB If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. The successful outcome of the project will be determined by 3 different factors: 1. Audience Impact - Any piece of art comes alive when there is an audience to receive and respond to it. Having an audience for this live performance will be the key component for its fruition. If people show up, we will have succeeded on some level! At this point, beyond the downtown summer festivals with bands playing and Riverside Theatre’s outdoor Shakespeare performances, there is not much live, outdoor and public performance happening in our community. We hope to introduce people to this sort of performance, and create an engagement loop between the community and the spectacle. Secondly, we will have the audience participate in their own creative act (how this happens will be determined and developed during the development phase), it will allow us to invite their response in the moment. This will either be something they take home with them, or that they leave behind for us to construct a collective piece. 2. Artist/Performer Fulfillment - One of Fannie’s main interests as an artist/creator is to forge and support collaboration among artists and performers. After the performance dates, the production and development team+collaborative artists and performers will participate in a post-mortem round table discussion. By asking each participant to voice/write/share their response to a few follow up questions, the core team will be able to gauge how they viewed the development process+performance outcome. If the artists and collaborators involved felt that their creative voice was heard and honored during the process, and that their whole being was nurtured (mind, body, and creative soul), then we will know the project was a success. We will also learn from their honest feedback about how to move forward in future endeavors. 3. Next Phase development - Finally, a successful outcome of the project can be gauged by whether or not we are ready to embark on another site-specific performance project in our community or enhance or expand on this one! It is Fannie’s hope that this is the beginning of many performances, spectacles and events in our community that benefit the people and cultural growth of this area. Hopefully, other participants or organizations want to be involved in a Fall project, or we are able to forge some relationships for future outreach and collaborations...networking, dreaming, and building with new and established collaborative partners for the near future. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d A9EA793A-3F47-4975-B41C-CA929FB94302.jpeg 723.77KB Further Narrative.Topography Development.pdf 38.51KB The full development and creation of this performance project will be a collaborative effort among artists involved.  With Fannie Hungerford heading the creative team and the full artistic vision of the piece, and Bri Atwood overseeing the elements of production, implementation and design, the content of the piece is in its nascent form at the time of this application. However, through the course of gathering the other creative artists and performers, the project will emerge and be built in concept and scope as we go. There is a planned 6-week creation/rehearsal process leading up to the performance.  Prior to that, during the month of April, the lead creative team will be meeting frequently for brainstorming, workshop-ing, and developing the ideas and concepts for the performance.  Due to this, there are some details yet to emerge...for instance, how many performers will there be, how long will the piece be, is the music going to be live or pre-recorded, etc.  Having worked on many original performance pieces, Fannie and the team are skilled to build, edit, and create the full experience. Similarly to an intended outcome of the piece, the development and execution of this performance project marks a return to live performance for many of our collaborators. Therefore, we will all be coming from the “in-between” time of this past year. With the pandemic still a present factor in our lives, the early production and development meetings will take place in an online forum.  Once the rehearsal process begins, the group meetings (if held in person and indoors) will be limited to 12-14 people and masked.  It is the hope that by late May and June, many of the participants will be vaccinated, and the rehearsals can move outside as needed.   Estimated Budget: $6,000 Audio: $500 Costumes: $500  Other materials: $800 Rental space: $200 and public/rent free spaces Paying design, creative team and performers: $2,000/Pro Bono work from Bri and Fannie $2,000 Any extra funds will be used to pay contributing artists a higher amount Thank you for your consideration, and please direct any questions to Fannie at 773-575-4236 or fanniehungerford@gmail.com  Fannie Hungerford, creative artist and performer/yoga and meditation teacher E-RYT, BA in Theatre fanniehungerford@gmail.com Directing/ Choreography:  • 64 Yoginis - a digital media piece; choreographer+dancer+writer/actor+c0- creator, 2021 • Co-directed and choreographed two original dance films – Mirrors are Just Water Specified (2011) and the Woods’breath (2012) - Iowa City • Co-founder of The Summer is for Fireflies – a series of public performances combining theatre, music, and dance in Chicago 2008-09 and Iowa City 2010-11 • Stirred: created, wrote, and directed a new play for youth based on youth movements in social justice at Free Street Theatre, 2009  • Hazel’s Hips –conceived, directed, and performed in a mini musical for 4 performers based on Oscar Brown’s song of the same name, 2008  • The Bird Feeder – a dance-theatre piece for 5 dancers and 2 musicians based on Sophocles’ Antigone, 2008 • The Blossom Awakening – a dance-theatre piece for 3 performers accompanied by a live band, 2008 Selected Acting Experience:  • Blackbird – Riverside Theatre, Iowa City April 2013   • Company Member of The Building Stage, Chicago – a company devoted to the actor as creator. Co-created and performed in Moby Dick, Noir and Thaddeus  • Nutcracker, Ellen Under Glass: The House Theatre of Chicago  • This Happy Breed, Pravda: TimeLine Theatre Company  • Richard III, Tartuffe, Midsummer Night’s Dream: South Carolina Shakespeare Company  • Other Chicago Theatres: Chicago Shakespeare, Caffeine Theatre, Reverie, Bailiwick Teaching Experience: *Theatre -  Chicago: Free Street Theatre Teen Ensemble+Breaking Borders *Yoga -  Extensive 12-year career as a yoga and meditation teacher (University of Iowa, Heartland Yoga, private practice) Bri Atwood 182 Westside Drive #2 Iowa City, IA 52246 515.707.3558 | bri.m.atwood@gmail.com Employment The Old Creamery Theatre Company May 2016 – May 2020 •Sound Designer/Audio Engineer
 ◦Design and create all sound elements each show requires – sound effects, Q-Lab, cuesheets ◦Load in and hang speakers to meet each show’s need. ◦Ensure existing audio system is in working order and troubleshoot any problems. ◦Load in mics and mix mainstage musicals. ◦Load in and operate 15+ shows per season. University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts August 2012 – Present •Audio/Video Technician
 ◦Loading in and striking speakers, receivers, mic elements, projectors, and cables before and after the run of a performance for all theatre, dance, and opera department shows. ◦Coordinating with designers, directors, and their teams about individual show needs. ◦Facilitating faculty and students in the recording studio and other spaces. Sound Concepts August 2011 – July 2015 •Stagehand/Technician
 ◦Help load in out speaker systems and audio equipment for indoor and outdoor events. ◦Act as a ‘loating technician during home football games at Kinnick Stadium (University of Iowa Football) troubleshooting audio distributions, levels, balances, and feeds. ◦Setting up and running audio for athletic department press conferences. University of Iowa – Theatre Arts January 2015 – December 2019 •Technical Advisor – Acting for the Camera
 ◦Teaching undergraduate and graduate students how to operate and handle video cameras and wireless transmitters and receivers. ◦Supervise students using video and audio equipment. ◦Help edit scenes—both video and audio—using Final Cut Pro X. Sound Design •Freelance Sound Designer/Mixer ◦Design 12+ straight plays and musicals a year ◦Provide and execute speaker and monitor plots ◦Program and run Education The University of Iowa Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Arts – Sound Design May 2015 Certi‘icate in Writing May 2015 Bri Atwood 182 Westside Drive #2 Iowa City, IA 52246 515.707.3558 | bri.m.atwood@gmail.com Skills •Digital and analog consoles including: Behringer, Allen Heath, Yamaha M7CL, Yamaha LS9
 •Experience with large musicals – 25+ live mics including band.
 •Experience working with large and small teams.
 •Experience working with actors of all ages and ability levels.
 •Experience with live reinforcement techniques.
 •Ability to learn quickly on the job and under high stress situation. 
 •Software knowledge
 ◦Pro‘icient knowledge of Qlab, ProTools, GarageBand, Windows Media Player, iTunes, Microsoft Of‘ice, Mac and PC ◦Working knowledge of Final Cut 7, Dataton Watchout 5, Pandora’s Box, VectorWorks 15, Lightwright 4 References Bryon Winn Josh Jepson Emily Clinger Director of Theatre, USA 829 Tech Director Tour Manager The University of Iowa DSM Social Club STL Shakespeare 319.621.1965 515.822.1550 804.874.5176 Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program Proje ct Name * Proje ct Location * Applicant Name * Applicant Addre ss * Phone Numbe r * Email * Prov ide a brie f de scription of the propose d proje ct to be funde d with M atching Grant.* Explain how this proje ct is de fine d as "public art" and de monstrate that the artwork/e v e nt will be locate d in an are a ope n and fre e ly av ailable to the ge ne ral public.* Honoring Black lives Iowa City Bike Library Audrey Wiedemeier City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52240 Country USA Street Address 1222 South Gilbert Court Address Line 2 5154501651 audrey@bikelibrary.org Project Details On March 1st, the Iowa City Bike Library moved into its new home. The south-facing wall is a XX-foot wall that can be seen from South Gilbert Court and will open out into a courtyard. In May, the Bike Library will be launching the very first audio-guided, educational ride in a social justice ride series titled, The Raise It Up Ride, honoring Black lives in Iowa City. We recognize a continuing need for racial equity and awareness within the bicycling community, this community, and the country as a whole. This ride series was created with the hope that each ride will prompt riders to ask themselves hard questions involving race, place, and space. Each ride will include: Crafted routes with checkpoints significant to Black history (our history!), Black present, and/or Black-owned businesses A self-guided audio tour Site-specific educational materials: research, narratives, exhibits ArcGIS Storymap that provides digital educational resources, directions, and further reading Volunteer-led riding opportunities for the public How does this specific public art project tie in? Each ride will begin at the Bike Library; as a powerful visual entrance to the experience, we would like to turn the south-facing wall of 1222 S. Gilbert Court into a mural honoring Black lives. This would include collages, quotes, renderings, etc. De scribe the inte nde d audie nce for this proje ct and what e fforts you will make to be ne fit the broade r community.* Proposed Project Dates Date Note s Total Proje ct Cost * M atching Fund Re que st Funding sources outside of Matching fund Explain spe cifically what the matching funds will pay for:* As this wall opens into the courtyard and functions as the largest publicly visible wall on the building, we’re excited to transform it into not simply a mural, but a message. By partnering with the Multicultural Development Center of Iowa and the South District, our plan is to use images, text, mixed media, and publicly available brochures to bring the statements and stories of the Black lives—to whom we aim to lift up, prioritize, and pay tribute—to life in our community. For as long as the mural is up, its image will act as the backdrop for outdoor Bike Library and Bike-Library- hosted events in the courtyard. The public can experience it around the clock whether the shop is open or closed. And, as we are an alternative bike shop, our alleyway adjacent to the south-facing wall is meant for pedestrians and for bike parking; car parking will not be permitted on that portion of the property. The will serve as a message of solidarity with the Black community in Iowa City—especially located near the South District. The piece will also communicate that this non-profit, this street, and ultimately, this community is intended to be a space of inclusion, acceptance, and equity. We aren’t looking to just put up a lovely mural; our aim is to share the stories of Black lives. This will not be art for and about cyclists or cycling; instead, this will be a public art piece rooted in showcasing people of color and prioritizing their lived experiences. The audience might be a community member who never considered the cross-section between mobility justice, transportation equity, and social justice. Those who frequent our shop and would consider themselves to be cyclists might begin to ask themselves: why there aren’t more Black cyclists; why might access to certain transportation privileges like bike lanes, bike boxes, safety education, good quality bikes, etc. not be afforded to Black members moving through the community; what can I do to become a part of an equitable solution? The audience might also be members (or future members) of Bike Club, a free Bike Library program where kids receive a bike, a helmet, high-vis gear, and safety training in a series of camps throughout the summer. Since the initiative began, over 90% of Bike Club riders have been children of color. The audience might be a child who walks by the courtyard on South Gilbert, sees the mural, and sees the spark of a dream start to flourish. 6/1/2021 Volunteers and Bike Library staff will work through the month of June. Project Costs 2,460.00$ 1230 Source * Committe d or Anticipate d?* M atching fund amount * Bike Library Committed Anticipated 1,230.00$ List your partners in this project and the role they will play. Explain how you will gauge a succe ssful outcome of the proje ct.* If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and installation in any of the following formats. The biggest line item that the matching fund will pay for is staff time to prep the site, organize volunteers in the community, and set up and clean up after each painting session. We would also like to work with the Multicultural Development Center of Eastern Iowa to create 8 foot by 8 foot posters of pioneers in STEM that they featured for Black History Month. Partne r Name De scribe the ir role Le tte rs of support Tracy Jon Sargent Tracy Jon Sargent is the Director of the Multicultural Development Center of Iowa. We have partnered with his organization in 2020 to introduce Bike Club participants living around the Broadway neighborhood to STEM related projects through the lens of the bicycle. We would like to honor some of the Black and African American pioneers in STEM that Tracy Jon has highlighted for the 2021 Black History Month. if available We’ll measure how many Raise it Up Ride brochures were distributed, how many community members leave a written review on our ledger, and how many riders of the Raise It Up Ride were first introduced to the mural. Like many art pieces, many outcomes are positive, intangible ones, but those are a few measurable outcomes we will track. Site plan showing place me nt of art on site Image s, mode ls or re nde rings of propose d art Additional narrativ e , if ne e de d 10ft H x 88ft W South wall 1222 S. Gilbert Court.png 1.11MB Raise It Up.png 57.84KB Color Scheme for backdrop.png 468.12KB Honoring Black lives mural project expense sheet - Sheet1.pdf 50.46KB Item Cost Quantity Total cost Notes Exterior paint White $49.00 2 $98.00 Black $42.00 2 $84.00 Sun Gold $67.00 1 $67.00 Indian Yellow $56.00 1 $56.00 Organic Pyrrole Orange $115.00 1 $115.00 Cadmium Orange $110.00 1 $110.00 Ultramarine Blue (quart)$15.00 1 $15.00 Printed posters $3.25 192 $624.00 Cost is per square foot Wheat Paste $5.00 1 $5.00 Trisodium Phospate $4.28 1 $4.28 Retractable hose $118.00 1 $118.00 Dap Alex Plus Concrete sealer $5.26 2 $10.52 Paint kits $16.87 4 $67.48 Lexcon Concrete Primer (5gal)$243.00 1 $243.00 Lexcon Acrylic Sealer $243.00 1 $243.00 Bike Library Staff $15.00 40 $600.00 TOTAL $2,460.28 Kiwanis Park RFQ Review Criteria Farrar Design Studios Anna Kann Leslie Delavan Ariane Parkes- Perret Ryan Benzinger Herrera & Depujol a Mariam Alarcon Avila Late Late 1, Quality, creativity & strength of past work as provided in the application materials 4 4 3 3 2 4 2 4 5 3 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2. Technical competence demonstrated by past work 5 4 3 3 2 3 2 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 3. Understanding of the project goals as indicated in the letter of interest 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 3 5 3 3 3 4 3 1 4 4 4 3 1 2 4. Relevance of submitted materials to the project 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 5 3 4 3 4 2 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 5. Aptitude for planning and budgeting as indicated by past project information submitted 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 6. Experience working on public art projects to meet the project goals as indicated in the letter of 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 7. Experience and commitment to participate with agency/community as part of concept 2 4 2 4 2 2 3 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 2 3 8. Preference will be given to Iowa City artists or those who create art or exhibit their art in Iowa City. X X X X X X X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 68 90 62 69 59 55 52 Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission Deadline – Friday, March 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Required Information Artist Name/Organization * Address * Email * Website Statement of Interest * Resume * Past Work Farrar Design Studios City IOWA CITY State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52240 Country United States Street Address 1209 YEWELL ST Address Line 2 farrardesign@mac.com farrardesign.live Farrar Statement of Interest.pdf 90.72KB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. Farrar Resume_Spring'21.pdf 130.08KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Matilda the Musical Theatre Cedar Rapids 11/15/2019 Steel, Wood, Fabric 40 feet wide, 24 feet deep, 20 feet tall 15,000.00$ Project Partners Description * Image Theatre Cedar Rapids If applicable Leslie Delevan, Chris Rich, Ben Lauer Scenic and Lighting Design for Matilda the Musical at Theatre Cedar Rapids Must be less than 1MB Farrar_Matilda.jpg 477.43KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Hello, Dolly! Theatre Cedar Rapids 9/27/2019 Steel, Wood, Fabric 40 feet wide, 24 feet deep, 20 feet tall 12,000.00$ Theatre Cedar Rapids If applicable Leslie Delevan, Chris Rich, Ben Lauer Scenic and Lighting Design for Hello, Dolly! at Theatre Cedar Rapids Must be less than 1MB Farrar_Dolly.jpg 728.61KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Twelfth Night Grinnell College 3/15/2019 Wood, Paint Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image 60 feet wide, 20 feet deep, 16 feet tall. 6,000.00$ Grinnell College If applicable Erik Sanning Scenic, Lighting, and Projection Design for Twelfth Night at Grinnell College Must be less than 1MB Farrar_Twelfth Night.jpg 614.26KB S. B E N J A M I N F A R R A R ___D E S I G N F O R L I V E P E R F O R M A N C E & F I L M ___ PHONE: 646.283.8350 EMAIL: FARRARDESIGN@MAC.COM WEB: FARRARDESIGN.LIVE -Experience- Recurring & Long-Term Appointments Resident Designer & Prod. Manager Resident Designer Guest Designer & Professor Resident Designer Resident Designer & Professor Guest Designer Theatre Technician Assistant Lighting Designer Assistant Lighting Designer Recent Design for Theatre and Dance (*S=Scenic *L=Lighting *P=Projection Design) In the Continuum Sonnets for an Old Century Alisabeth Von Presley in Concert Antigona *S*L*P The Humans *L A Gentleman’s Guide to Love… *S*L*P The Agitators *S Straight White Men *S*L Matilda *S*L Entre Tú y Yo by Noche Flamenca *S*L Entre Tú y Yo by Noche Flamenca *S*L Burial at Thebes *S*L Uncle Vanya *S*L Hello Dolly *S*L Henry IV Part 1 *S*L Chaplin, The Musical *S*L Apple Season *S*L Shakespeare in Love *S*P The Gospel According to…*S*L*P Íntimo by Noche Flamenca *L The Price *S*L My Fair Lady *S*L The Cake *S*L Sideshow *S*P Much Ado About Nothing *S*L Detroit *S*L Antigona by Noche Flamenca *S*L*P Pre-2018 Highlights Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Playboy of the Western World *S*P Noche Flamenca *L Antigona by Noche Flamenca *S*L*P Bakersfield Mist *S*L* Macbeth *S*L* Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Brighton Beach Memoirs *S*L c Noche Flamenca, NYC Riverside Theatre, IA Grinnell College, IA Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA Dickinson College, PA NYU Gallatin, NYC Breadloaf Theatre, VT Bucknell University, PA Lexington Children’s Theatre, KY Theatre Cedar Rapids Riverside Theatre, IA Theatre Cedar Rapids LaMama, NYC Theatre Cedar Rapids Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA Riverside Theatre, IA Riverside Theatre, IA Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA The Joyce Theatre, NYC Z-Space, San Francisco, CA Grinnell College, IA Riverside Theatre, IA Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA Riverside Theatre Festival, IA Revival Theatre Company, IA Riverside Theatre, IA Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA Riverside Theatre, IA The Joyce Theatre, NYC Riverside Theatre, IA Theatre Cedar Rapids, IA Riverside Theatre, IA Coralville Performing Arts, IA Riverside Theatre Festival, IA Riverside Theatre, IA NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE The Joyce Theatre, NYC Ljubljana Arts Festival, Slovenia Lincoln Center, NYC The Public Theatre, NYC West Park Hall, NYC Riverside Theatre, IA Riverside Theatre, IA The Pearl Theatre, NYC Meany Hall, Seattle, WA The Public Theater, NYC Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA Ephrata Playhouse, PA 2008-2021 (92+ venues) 2016-2021 (25 productions) 2007-2021 (11 productions) 2018-2020 (11 productions) 2010-2014 (12 productions) 2007-2009 (3 productions) Summer ’02, ’03, ’04 (3 productions) 2002-2003 (6 productions) Summer 2002 (3 productions) Dir. Tiffany Johnson Dir. Adam Knight Dir. A. Von Presley Chor. Martin Santangelo Dir. Angie Toomsen Dir. Angie Toomsen Dir. Chris Okishi Dir. Nina Morrison Dir. Angie Toomsen Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Dir. Ellen Mease Dir. Brian Glick Dir. Brian Glick Dir. Adam Knight Dir. Brian Glick Dir. Adam Knight Dir. Angie Toomsen Dir. Adam Knight Chor. Martin Santangelo Dir. Adam Knight Dir. Angie Toomsen Dir. Patrick DuLaney Dir. Mia Gimenez Dir. Sean Lewis Dir. Angie Toomsen Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Dir. Sean Lewis Dir. Sean Lewis Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Dir. Brian Todd 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2017 2017 2017 2016 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 The Conference of the Birds *S*L*P Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L A Palo Seco *L The Trial *L As You Like It *S*L*P Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Noche Flamenca *L Assistant Lighting Design A Man for All Seasons (Broadway) 33 Variations Time-Warner Christmas Lights Cartier Christmas Lights Othello Let Me Down Easy King Lear Design for Film & Television Outed Decades of Carol Mason The Seagull: A Film Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Electrics Hair Kicking a Dead Horse A Midsummer Night’s Dream Passing Strange Roadshow Various Various Dickinson College The Public Theater, NYC The Joyce Theatre, NYC Theater Grutli, Geneva, Switzerland The Public Theater, NYC South American Tour Cherry Lane Theatre, NYC NYU Gallatin School, NYC Grinnell College, IA Australian Tour New Victory Theater, NYC Edinburgh Festival, Scotland American Airlines, NYC La Jolla Playhouse, CA Time-Warner Center, NYC Cartier, Fifth Ave, NYC Alley Theatre, TX Long Wharf Theatre, CT The Public Theater, NYC Production Designer Production Designer Production Designer Assistant Lighting Consultant Daytime Master Electrician Master Electrician Daytime Master Electrician Master Electrician Assistant Master Electrician Electrician Electrician Dir. Karen Kirkham Chor. Martin Santangelo Dir. Karen Kirkham Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Rebecca Tomas Dir. Kristen Horton Dir. Ellen Mease Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Chor. Martin Santangelo Des. David Lander Des. David Lander Des. Ted Mather Des. Ted Mather Des. David Lander Des. David Lander Des. David Lander Producer Joseph Smith Dir. Micheal Markham Dir. Carol Macvey L.C. David Lander Delacorte/Shakespeare in the Park The Public Theatre, NYC Delacorte/Shakespeare in the Park The Public Theatre, NYC The Public Theatre, NYC The Public Theatre, NYC FROST Lighting, NYC 2012 2012 2012 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2017 2016 2015 2009 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006-‘08 2006-‘07 -Education- M.F.A., Theatre Arts University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA May 2006 B.A., History & Theatre Studio Arts Study Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Lorenzo de’ Medici Arts Institute, Florence, Italy May 2002 Fall 2001 -Skills- Vectorworks CADD software Proficient through version VW2020 Lightwright Database Software 3D Printing ETC Lighting Consoles Grand MA Lighting Consoles Intelligent, LED, & Moving fixtures Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator QLab Show Control Software Watchout Show Control Software Welding Photography Sculpture Proficient through version LW6 Experienced with various models and related software Proficient with EOS/ION, Expression, and Obsession lines Experienced in Grand MA Lighting Consoles Proficient or experienced in various brands Proficient in various iterations through CC120 Proficient through version QL3 in both audio and projection Experienced through version 5 Experienced in MIG welding Proficient in digital and analog photography and processing Experienced in many mediums and forms S. Benjamin Farrar 646.283.8350 farrardesign@mac.com March 29, 2021 My name is S. Benjamin Farrar and I am a designer of scenery, lighting, and projection for live performance and film. I am the resident designer for Riverside Theatre in Iowa City and Theatre Cedar Rapids. I serve as the production manager and resident designer for the international dance company Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca and am a recurring guest artist at Grinnell College. I am writing to express interest in the Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project. From my resumé and website you will see I have an extensive background is in theatrical productions. For years, I have transformed various spaces using a great variety of materials. I have years of experience working with various budgets and timelines and delivering stunning results. I have a great sense for light and how light transforms a space. I know how natural light changes through the course of a day, in various weather, and through the change of seasons. I use this knowledge in my theatrical work as well as in my photography. I also have a great sense for the scale of the human body – various bodies of various ages and sizes – and I use that knowledge to create drama and meaning through relationships on stage between structures and performers. I can tell stories through light and form. I’ve been doing it for years. I would love to extend these skills into an outdoor installation that meets – and exceeds - the needs of the people who pass through and linger in that space. Though most of my productions have been indoors, I have also done several outdoor festival designs and installations. Creating a permanent, outdoor installation would be new for me and would require research on my part as well as reaching out to others for advice on materials and process. Every project I undertake requires me to learn new skills and undertake new processes. This constant learning is, for me, a great benefit of being a designer and I relish the experience of expanded my horizons. But, I must honesty admit that my lack of experience in this branch of design could certainly be considered a limitation. Theatre is a collaborative art. I work with a team of other people to create wondrous images and tell memorable stories. And I do this with limited budgets, limited space, and limited time. But these limitations often feed my creativity and bring me to innovative solutions that I could not have discovered otherwise. I have mounted productions in over 90 radically-varied venues from music halls (The Royal Conservatory in Toronto) to dance clubs in Rio de Janeiro, to postage-stamp-size cabaret stages (Joe’s Pub in NYC), to magnificent jewel-box theatres (The Majestic Theatre in Boston and Auditorio Fundación in Rosario, Argentina), to large performing arts centers (Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA), to enormous semi-outdoor venues (Wolf Trap Park in Vienna, VA). I have also designed in various “found spaces,” houses of worship, and I have assisted at pop-up commercial ventures in Manhattan, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and prestigious commercial spaces that include the Cartier flagship location on Fifth Avenue and the Shops at Columbus Circle. I have designed, advanced, and mounted productions in Europe, Australia, South America, and throughout North America, including some of the premier performance venues in the United States. My design and technical work has received positive press in The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Lighting and Sound America, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Backstage Magazine. Examples of my work, process, and press clippings can be found at my website, farrardesignlive. Please see my resumé and feel free to contact me by email or phone at any time if you have questions or require more information. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, S. Benjamin Farrar Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission Deadline – Friday, March 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Required Information Artist Name/Organization * Address * Email * Website Statement of Interest * Resume * Past Work Anna Kann City Iowa City State / Province / Region Iowa Postal / Zip Code 52246 Country USA Street Address 1126 Teg Drive Address Line 2 anna.e.Kann@gmail.com www.annakann.com Statement of Interest Anna Kann.pdf 60.38KB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. ANNA RESUME 4.1.2021.pdf 212.25KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Migration Walkway The National Mall, Washington, DC 7/4/2017 Lumber, Steel 46'-0" (L) x 12'-0" (W) x 12'-0" (H) 20,000.00$ Project Partners Description * Image Smithsonian Folklife Festival If applicable On the Move Program Curving wooden path with built-in benches and portals installed on The National Mall for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival On the Move program to be used as a performance space and interactive exhibit. Must be less than 1MB Pathway Project 1.jpg 338.76KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Migration Walkway The National Mall, Washington, DC 7/4/2017 Lumber, Steel 46'-0" (L) x 12'-0" (W) x 12'-0" (H) 20,000.00$ Smithsonian Folklife Festival If applicable On the Move Program Curving wooden path with built-in benches and portals installed on The National Mall for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival On the Move program to be used as a performance space and interactive exhibit. Must be less than 1MB Pathway Project 2.jpg 159.15KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Marketplace Display The National Mall, Washington, DC 7/4/2017 Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Plywood 6'-0" (H) x 4'-0" (W) x 2'-0" (D) 1,500.00$ Smithsonian Folklife Festival If applicable Modern, rollable display case for Smithsonian Folklife Festival marketplace. Must be less than 1MB Marketplace Display.jpg 260.32KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Bug B&B - Bee Pollinator Garden outside of the Natural Museum of American History Washington, DC 5/1/2019 Plywood, lumber, steel, plexiglass 14'-0" (W) x 10'-0" (H) x 6'-0" (D) 25,000.00$ Smithsonian Gardens If applicable Smithsonian Folklife Festival Various pollinator bugs made from marine-grade plywood and steel with decorative sections filled with natural materials to create spaces for bug homes inside the sculptures. Sculptures were placed inside a pollinator garden with informational plaques Must be less than 1MB Bee.jpg 496.16KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Bug B&B Pollinator Garden outside of the Natural Museum of American History Washington, DC 5/1/2019 Plywood, steel Varying sizes: approx. 4'-0" x 2'-0" 25,000.00$ Smithsonian Gardens If applicable Smithsonian Folklife Festival Various pollinator bugs made from marine-grade plywood and steel with decorative sections filled with natural materials to create spaces for bug homes inside the sculptures. Sculptures were placed inside a pollinator garden with informational plaques Must be less than 1MB Bug B&B 1.jpg 704.93KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Bug B&B Pollinator Garden outside of the Natural Museum of American History Washington, DC 5/1/2019 Plywood, steel Varying sizes: approx. 4'-0" x 2'-0" 25,000.00$ Smithsonian Gardens Project Partners Description * Image If applicable Smithsonian Folklife Festival Various pollinator bugs made from marine-grade plywood and steel with decorative sections filled with natural materials to create spaces for bug homes inside the sculptures. Sculptures were placed inside a pollinator garden with informational plaques Must be less than 1MB Bug B&B 2.jpg 600.39KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Homes Mary Livingston Ripley Garden, Smithsonian Washington, D.C. 5/1/2019 Painted Tube Steel 2 @ 14'-0" (H) x 10'-0" (W) x 4" (D) 16,000.00$ Smithsonian Gardens If applicable Smithsonian Folklife Festival Two painted steel frame, cartoon building-outlines structures that are placed in a flower bed. Must be less than 1MB House Garden Project.jpg 706.96KB A N N A K A N N 319.594.6545 anna.e.kann@gmail.com www.annakann.com E D U C A T I O N B.F.A. Technical Direction & Scene Design, Minor in Psychology. The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University: 2015. Magna Cum Laude & Departmental Honors. Marita Woodruff Endowed Theatre Scholarship Recipient, Jr & Sr. Years. Assistant Technical Director 03/2019-07/2020 Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Washington, D.C. • Developed project tiers of tasks & assured they were properly staffed & prioritized to meet deadlines. • Based designs on accessibility & environmental sustainability as a guiding principle. • Led large-scale projects from research, design, technical drawings, build and install. Assistant Technical Director 10/2017-02/2019 Baltimore Center Stage - Baltimore, MD • Collaborated with designers (external), other departments & upper management to produce shows in multiple spaces. • Created AutoCAD draftings for carpentry crew to build and install. • Oversaw installations of produced scenery and rentals. Carpenter & Draftsperson 03/2017-10/2017 Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Washington, D.C • Strategized & pushed major projects from beginning to end. • Led day to day workfiows, projects, and served as mentor to junior carpenters. Carpenter & Draftsperson 10/2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Washington, D.C The Freedom Sounds: A Community Celebration ‒ Opening of The National Museum of African American History & Culture • Provided drafting in fast paced, quickly changing environment. • Provided onsite coordination and install of Festival assets. Scene Designer & Properties Head 09/2016 Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre - Fargo, ND • Worked with director & technical director remotely to design scenery & props. • Utilized existing materials & creative problem solving to build design within budget. Exhibit Carpenter 04/2016-07/2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Washington, D.C. • Worked in wood and metal shop to create projects for Mall install • Developed new work processes to attain desired design as project lead. • Interfaced with international artisans to ensure that their needs were met for successful presentation. C E R T I F I C A T I O N S OSHA 30-Hour Construction Certificat on / Forklift & Arial Lift Certifie / First Aid & CPR Certificat on P R O F E S S I O N A L S K I L L S AutoCAD & 3D AutoCAD / Hand Drafting / Microsoft Oiffce & Excel / Adobe Photoshop CS6 / Computer Aided Rendering / Watercolor /Perspective Drawing / Scenic Painting / Carpentry / Valid Iowa Driver ’s License & U.S. Passport P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E Interim Assistant Technical Director & Interim Properties Supervisor 11/2015-02/2016 Repertory Theatre of St. Louis - St. Louis, MO • Jumped in mid-process to manage production to fruition. • Hired & managed over-hire labor artisans. • Facilitated workfiow between crew & designers. Production Designer & Production Manager 09/2015-10/2015 Terror on the Coast - Gulfport, MS • Campaigned for safety protocol to meet code. • Designed & built haunted house to maximize use of space & available material. • Oversaw behind the scenes run of haunted house. Warehouse Supervisor & Oiffce Manager & Event Coordinator 08/2015-10/2015 Sideshow Props & Moviesets Venue - New Orleans, LA • Identifled changes to processing inventory of company assets. • Interfaced with event clients & ran day-of event activities. Assistant Technical Director 05/2015-07/2015 Utah Shakespeare Festival -Cedar City, UT • Directed team of carpenters to build & install from my technical drawings. • Provided quality assurance check & educated when necessary. • Maintained & strengthen team cohesiveness. Warehouse Supervisor & Oiffce Manager 08/2014-12/2014 Sideshow Props - New Orleans, LA • Organized company assets. • Optimized invoicing forms & systems. • Interfaced with costumers to locate rentals or create desired item. Production Management & Technical Direction Intern 06/2014-08/2014 The MUNY - St. Louis, MO • Created Excel spreadsheet to automate union timesheets used by technical director, business oiffce and union house. • Participated in production meetings to problem solve & report progress. • Reconciled purchase receipts from multiple departments to track budget. Assistant Technical Director Intern 03/2014-06/2014 Opera Theatre of St. Louis -St. Louis, MO • Drafted & oversaw building for modular scenery from designer drawings. • Selected vendors & products for scenery. • Worked with designers & union crew to build scenery within budget & before deadline. City Year Corps Member 07/2011-05/2012 AmeriCorps City Year - New Orleans, LA • Tutored & mentored middle school students, both 1-on-1 & in small groups to improve reading & math skills. • Participated in monthly leadership & career development sessions. • Programmed large (100+ participants) volunteer events for all ages. • Forged community partnerships to expand extracurricular activities for students. ANNA KANN anna.e.kann@gmail.com www.annakann.com 319.594.6545 R E F E R E N C E S U P O N R E Q U E S T Anna Kann Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Statement of Interest From the freedom I felt behind the handlebars of my bike zipping around the trails, to learning patience standing still in Willow Creek trying to sneak up on minnows, and in the joy of endless neighborhood games in the fields: this park is where I grew up. Kiwanis Park is where some of my most formative memories were made. I explored every inch, learned independence, and gained grit in this park. I know what this park means to the neighborhood, the community. Growing up with this park across the street from home felt like I had an entire world to explore, learn and grow in. I would be honored to be a part of continuing this park’s tradition of bringing joy and connection to all that visit. Since my years of romping in the park, I found my path in technical design. I have been designing, budgeting and building tradition theatre sets (indoor and outdoor) across the nation at a variety of levels for more than 10 years. In theatre design, I have learned the importance of designing with a narrative. I have worked with many producers, directors, and actors to create the physical design of their visions in pursuit of the ultimate communal experience. I have also been a part of the design and build team of multiple Smithsonian Folklife Festivals, the largest annual cultural event in the U.S. capital that brings the wonder of a Smithsonian museum to life on the National Mall every summer. In my tenure at the Smithsonian, I have worked to bring inclusive design to the National Mall at every step, from the preplanning stage to swinging hammers at installation. The overarching theme of all my work has been that the most impactful art is not about the fanciest technology or biggest budget, it is about the connection of the subject and audience. I envision the Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project as a project where community from near and far can find a place to be together in nature, a thing of both beauty and utility that is a celebration of the land itself and those who are there to experience it. It should invite visitors to stay for awhile and come back often. Community art is successful when it fits right into its environment so much so that you forget what was like without it. While I have some idea of what that would look like, I am excited to work with the community to create something that is born of those it serves. I have both the experience and passion to plan and execute this project with the community from which I came. If I am selected for this opportunity, it would give me a chance to show my appreciation to the park in which I grew up. Anna Kann Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Statement of Interest From the freedom I felt behind the handlebars of my bike zipping around the trails, to learning patience standing still in Willow Creek trying to sneak up on minnows, and in the joy of endless neighborhood games in the fields: this park is where I grew up. Kiwanis Park is where some of my most formative memories were made. I explored every inch, learned independence, and gained grit in this park. I know what this park means to the neighborhood, the community. Growing up with this park across the street from home felt like I had an entire world to explore, learn and grow in. I would be honored to be a part of continuing this park’s tradition of bringing joy and connection to all that visit. Since my years of romping in the park, I found my path in technical design. I have been designing, budgeting and building tradition theatre sets (indoor and outdoor) across the nation at a variety of levels for more than 10 years. In theatre design, I have learned the importance of designing with a narrative. I have worked with many producers, directors, and actors to create the physical design of their visions in pursuit of the ultimate communal experience. I have also been a part of the design and build team of multiple Smithsonian Folklife Festivals, the largest annual cultural event in the U.S. capital that brings the wonder of a Smithsonian museum to life on the National Mall every summer. In my tenure at the Smithsonian, I have worked to bring inclusive design to the National Mall at every step, from the preplanning stage to swinging hammers at installation. The overarching theme of all my work has been that the most impactful art is not about the fanciest technology or biggest budget, it is about the connection of the subject and audience. I envision the Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project as a project where community from near and far can find a place to be together in nature, a thing of both beauty and utility that is a celebration of the land itself and those who are there to experience it. It should invite visitors to stay for awhile and come back often. Community art is successful when it fits right into its environment so much so that you forget what was like without it. While I have some idea of what that would look like, I am excited to work with the community to create something that is born of those it serves. I have both the experience and passion to plan and execute this project with the community from which I came. If I am selected for this opportunity, it would give me a chance to show my appreciation to the park in which I grew up. Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission Deadline – Friday, March 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Required Information Artist Name/Organization * Address * Email * Website Statement of Interest * Resume * Past Work Leslie Delavan City Iowa City State / Province / Region Iowa Postal / Zip Code 52246 Country United States Street Address 412 Ferson Ave Address Line 2 leslie.delavan@gmail.com https://leslie-delavan.wixsite.com/scenicartist Untitled document (1).pdf 29.17KB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. L. Delavan Scenic Artist Resume.pdf 65.05KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Shakespeare in Love Theatre Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids, IA 3/10/2019 casein and latex paint, acrylic glaze medium Stage dimensions: 40 feet wide x 30 feet high x 20 feet deep Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image 3,500.00$ Theatre Cedar Rapids If applicable Stepped in to project manage the scenic painting of "Shakespeare in Love." Tasks included budgeting and estimating labor and materials, hiring overhire skilled labor, and planning and executing the paint treatments according to designer elevations. Must be less than 1MB Shakespeare in Love.jpg 158.17KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Berlin to Broadway - Industrial Starry Night Backdrop Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA 11/8/2013 carpet padding, canvas, elastomeric, casein paint, acrylic paint, acrylic glaze medium, Flexbond glue, sawdust 38 feet wide x 30 feet high 4,200.00$ University of Iowa School of Music If applicable Worked as Scenic Charge Artist to plan, budget, and execute the painting of a large dimensional backdrop, along with two assistants. Large carpet padding pieces were carved into specified shapes and applied to the drop. Must be less than 1MB _D3A4578 (1).jpg 795.57KB Project Title * Location * La Finta Giardiniera - Garden Backdrop Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image 2/10/2009 Casein paint, acrylic glaze medium 28 feet wide x 20 feet tall 7,200.00$ University of Iowa School of Music If applicable Worked as the lead painter of a team of five scenic artists to paint a flexible "traveler" backdrop for a small theat Must be less than 1MB 2A05787B-E35E-41CE-8734-215F3A831AB7.png 525.96KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Matilda - Carved Book Show Portals Theatre Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids, IA 11/1/2019 Styrofoam, construction adhesive, latex paint 40 feet wide x 38 feet tall x 12 feet deep 3,800.00$ Theatre Cedar Rapids If applicable Worked with scenic designer to carve hundreds of book spines out of styrofoam and apply them to constructed show portals. They were then painted according to approved painters elevations by myself and a group of volunteers. Must be less than 1MB Matilda.jpg 16.14KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Makeover the Musical David Thayer Theatre - Iowa City, IA 2/6/2014 lauan paneling, plexiglass, latex paint 32 feet wide x 32 feet high x 20 feet deep 2,300.00$ University of Iowa Partnership for the Arts & Theatre Department If applicable Responsible for planning and executing the paint treatment of workshopped musical. Led a team of four painters to complete all painting despite the building being closed for renovations and the fluctuating nature of a collaborative musical. Must be less than 1MB 20140206_makeover_ITS-42.jpg 36.54KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Red Noses Backdrops David Thayer Theatre - Iowa City, IA 11/15/2008 muslin, latex paint, casein paint 5 drops, each 32 feet wide by 18 feet high 3,600.00$ Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts If applicable Flown in from NY to paint 5 drops in 5 days with a team of three assistants Must be less than 1MB DD847AC8-F7CD-4B89-A689-2483CA197AE6.png 414.49KB L ESLIE D ELAVAN EDUCATION: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art (Painting & Drawing) with Honors, University of Iowa Minor in Theatre Arts, Presidential Scholar *Related Coursework: Scenic Art for Designers, Scene Design I, II & III, Drafting for Designers, Costume Design I, Elements of Design, Painting I & II, Intermediate Painting, Advanced Painting I & II, Basic Drawing, Life Drawing I & II, Concepts in Drawing I & II, Western Art and Culture After 1400, Intro to American Architecture, Intro to Modern Architecture, Intro to Modern Art, Textile Science, Principles of Chemistry I & II, Intermedia I, Bookbinding I, Artists Books, Art Law and Ethics REQUIRED & D ESIRABLE Q UALIFICATIONS: Seven years of experience as a scenic charge artist, scenic artist, and properties artisan demonstrates working experience and proficiency in the advertisement-specific areas of written & verbal communication, Microsoft Office Suite, foam carving & sculpting, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, scenic art instruction, mold making & casting, and efforts to enhance personal professional knowledge, skills, and abilities. SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST (2006-Present) UI DIVISION OF PERFORMING ARTS, Iowa City, IA 2006, 2008, 2013 Productions include: Water by the Spoonful, Berlin to Broadway, Imaginary Invalid, A December to Remember, Three Sisters, Red Noses CHAPIN SCHOOL, New York, NY A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Little Princess 2007, 2009 20% THEATRE COMPANY, New York, NY On the Verge, Boston Marriage 2007, 2008 IOWA SUMMER REPERTORY, Iowa City, IA Way of the World, Red Herring, Incorruptible 2007 OVERHIRE SCENIC ARTIST, New York, NY (2006-2008) Scenic Charge Artist: Anna Hewett, USA Local 829 ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY 10 Million Miles*, ** SD Derek McLane 2007 leslie-delavan@uiowa.edu | 319.321.2905 | 412 Ferson Ave Iowa City, IA LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY @ THE PUBLIC THEATER Jack Goes Boating*,**,*** SD David Korins 2007 PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS A Feminine Ending SD Cameron Anderson 2007 THE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE The Hairy Ape**,*** SD Eugene Lee 2006 PROPERTIES COORDINATOR & ARTISAN (2011 & 2012-2013) UI DIVISION OF PERFORMING ARTS, Iowa City, IA La Traviata, HMS Pinafore, La Clemenza di Tito Trouble in Tahiti and Amelia Goes to the Ball, Iolanthe UNIVERSAL & T ECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: In addition to scenic art experience, the following positions and volunteer work support criteria for working and extensive experience in areas of technical competencies (artistic skills and experience, equipment management, occupational safety and health standards compliance, performance management, resource management, technical troubleshooting, project planning and organization, and accuracy and attention to detail) as well as extensive experience in the universal competency areas of collaboration and embracing diversity, positive impact/achieving results, and service excellence/customer focus. Related Work Experience University of Iowa Hospitals Phlebotomist/Lab Tech Iowa City, IA 2001-2006, 2011-12 State Hygienic Laboratory Customer Service Interface Coralville, IA 2009-2010 Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Development Assistant Englewood, NJ 2008 Town and Village Synagogue Administrative Assistant New York, NY 2007-2008 Ruby et Violette General Manager New York, NY 2006-2008 Related Volunteer & Intern Experience Women’s Resource & Action Center Info & Referral Advocate Iowa City, IA 2001-2003 University News Services Publicity Intern Iowa City, IA 2002 Free Medical Clinic Lab Volunteer Iowa City, IA 2009-Present Barbara Mathes Gallery Gallery Intern New York, NY 2007-2008 UI Council on the Status of Women Merit Representative Iowa City, IA 2003-2004 *Drama Desk Award Nomination – Outstanding Set Design *Lucille Lortel Award Nomination – Outstanding Scenic Design ***Henry Hewes Design Award Nomination – Scenic Design April 2, 2021 Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee Ty’n Cae Neighborhood Association 410 E. Washington St Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Neighbors, After tending my own community garden plot over at Chadek Green for the past four years, and spending as much time attempting to entertain and contain my children in the process as I spent weeding, I am absolutely delighted by the possibility of an opportunity to create an art installation at the Kiwanis Park Community Gardens that is firmly rooted in a sense of joy, community collaboration, and safe accessibility for citizens of all ages. My children suggested a field of sunflowers, and I believe through the magic of mathematics, perspective, and imagination, we can perhaps create a gentle slope embedded with yellow-glazed terracotta stones that embody the cheery and optimistic spirit of sunflowers. Or, maybe we’ll put our heads together as a group and steer this in a different direction! What I do know is that I miss the exciting energy that can be almost palpable when a group of caring humans put their hearts and creative energy out into the world to create something special. I am particularly interested in creating multiple paths for everyone, and especially children, to participate in the conceptualization, fabrication, and installation of our work of art as possible. I have worked in the theater for many years, in both Iowa City and New York, and have twenty years of experience guiding projects to completion on a very large scale, in a very timely manner, while pleasing all stakeholders with both the process and final project. It’s generally a pretty tall order, but it’s possible when everyone is working together, and that is why I am very excited to talk further with the neighborhood about what we can accomplish together. Thank you so much for your consideration! Leslie Delavan Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission Deadline – Friday, March 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Required Information Artist Name/Organization * Address * Email * Website Statement of Interest * Resume * Past Work Ariane Parkes-Perret City Iowa City State / Province / Region Iowa Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country United States Street Address 1010 Fairchild St Address Line 2 bacchi14@gmail.com Instagram: ariane3316 STATEMENT.jpg 2.38MB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. RESUME2021.jpg 2.59MB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Native Iowan: Flora, Fauna, Landscapes, Species Downtown Iowa City 2/29/2020 Photoshop image transfer onto vinyl banner 30"x86" 220.00$ Project Partners Description * Image Iowa City Downtown District If applicable I was awarded a $110 stipend for each banner. Using photoshop to replicate my watercolor drawings, I created two tableaus of fluttering butterflies (which play such a crucial role in healthy ecosystems). One with monarchs, one with luna moths. Must be less than 1MB Banner2020.JPG 580.2KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image "Please Be Kind (Don't Leave Your Trash Behind)" storm drain mural 625 1st St. SE Cedar Rapids, IA 8/2/2019 Diamond Vogel Traffic Paint (red, yellow, blue, black, and white) 6x8ft 500.00$ Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance If applicable City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa BIG, Cedar Rapids Downtown District, Paint Iowa Beautiful, Diamond Vogel $500 commission awarded to artist with one week to complete mural. Using bold colors and joyful imagery creating a wetland ecosystem (home to a wide array of birds, amphibians, and fish) with blue rivulets of water flowing towards the drain. Must be less than 1MB Mural2019.JPG 526.1KB Project Title * Location * Dunkleosteus hat/Iowa City Carnaval Project made first appearance at the opening of the Iowa City Arts Festival 2019 Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image 5/29/2019 Foam, acrylic paint, sponge for applying texture approx 24-30"x16" large size approx 12-16x10" small size 300.00$ Loyce Arthur, Iowa City Summer of the Arts If applicable Carnaval Iowa City Commissioned to create hats representing prehistoric animals in Iowa. Once a Devonian predator, the dunkleosteus has been an icon of the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History. I created the pattern in two sizes, cut and painted the hats. Must be less than 1MB Dunkleosteus2019.JPG 512.66KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners "It is Up to You" storm drain mural 2nd Ave NE; Cedar Rapids (this alleyway usually receives a lot of traffic) 5/17/2018 Diamond Vogel Traffic Paint (red, yellow, blue, black, and white) approx 8x10ft 400.00$ Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance If applicable City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa BIG, Cedar Rapids Downtown District, Paint Iowa Beautiful, Diamond Vogel Description * Image Seven artists were selected to paint murals for a commission. This mural represented to dichotomy between healthy waterways that nurture wildlife and waterways that are choked with pollution. Aimed to create awareness about water pollution. Must be less than 1MB Mural2018.JPG 438.78KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image CoSign/Textiles blade sign 109 S. Dubuque St; Iowa City, IA 8/11/2017 laser cut patina sign from design created using collage and photoshop 1.5x3.5ft 600.00$ Iowa City Downtown District If applicable Ritu Jain (Textiles owner), Liberty Iron Works (metal studio in Mt Vernon, IA that fabricated sign), CoSign Cincy, American Sign Museum (Cincinnati, OH) Process began in April; inspired by clothing a Textiles (asymmetrical hemlines, beautiful patterns and textures). Original design that forms the outline of a dress. I designed the armature as well, with embellishment based on a sketch by Ritu. Must be less than 1MB CoSignTextiles2017.jpg 154.1KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * EVOLVEing Monarch/UICCU Benchmarks (now Greenstate Benchmarks) Downtown Iowa City pedestrian mall 5/22/2016 Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image acrylic paint with clear coat varnish seat approx 48"x18" back approx 48"x18" 250.00$ Iowa City Downtown District, Greenstate Credit Union If applicable Original design depicts the metamorphosis of the monarch butterfly with the word, "evolve", hidden in the imagery. I've always loved puzzles and wanted a design that was interactive as well as aesthetically pleasing. Must be less than 1MB Benchmarks2016.JPG 445.84KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Wheel of Life/UICCU Benchmarks (now Greenstate Benchmarks) Downtown Iowa City pedestrian mall 6/5/2015 acrylic paint with clear coat varnish 48"x18" seat 48"x18" back 250.00$ Iowa City Downtown District/Greenstate Credit Union (University of Iowa Community Credit Union in 2015) If applicable $250 was commissioned to artists who are responsible for priming, painting, and varnishing. Wheel of Life depicts cycles that contribute to growing healthy food: microbes and earthworms beneath the soil, rain water, and sunshine. Must be less than 1MB Benchmarks2015.JPG 448.45KB Project Title * Location * Date completed * Media * Dimensions * Budget * Commissioning Entity * Project Partners Description * Image Gear Flower Backpacks/Iowa City Carnaval Project made first appearance at the Iowa City Arts Festival (downtown) 6/7/2013 laser cut cardboard, acrylic paint, metal wires, tulle, styrofoam packing peanuts (corn children) approx 2ft wide and 3ft tall 3,500.00$ Iowa City Summer of the Arts/Loyce Arthur If applicable University of Iowa International Programs, Loyce Arthur (organizer), Clary Salandy (designer, UK), Jaime Cezario (designer, Rio de Janeiro), Fitzgerald DeFreitas (designer, Trinidad), I am lead painter. "Gear flower" backpacks are one of several collaborations I worked on with local and international artists. Carnaval Iowa City is a collaborative community project celebrating Brazilian, Latin American, and Caribbean traditions. Must be less than 1MB CarnavalGearFlower.JPG 459.44KB Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission De adline – Friday, M arch 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Re quire d Information Artist Name /Organization * Addre ss * Email * We bsite State me nt of Inte re st * Re sume * Past Work Ryan Bentzinger City Iowa City State / Province / Region Iowa Postal / Zip Code 52245 Country USA Street Address 121 Clapp St. Address Line 2 ryanbentzinger@hotmail.com www.ryanbentzinger.com Statement of interest.pdf 43.06KB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. Bentzinger-Ryan_Abbreviated-CV.pdf 72.83KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Queen Fox St. Burch Tavern, 127 Iowa Ave., Downtown Iowa City 8/28/2020 Acrylic on wall Approx. 30 x 30 ft 4,500.00$ Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Iowa City Downtown District If applicable St. Burch Tavern Mural completed Summer 2020. Proposal submitted and approved by Iowa City Downtown District. The theme is Iowa wildlife and fauna, with some imaginative aspects from my own work. I enjoyed using the characteristics of the wall in the design process. Must be less than 1MB RB-1-QF-full-100px.jpg 1008.49KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image In't Veld In't Veld's Meat Market, 820 Main Street, Downtown Pella, Iowa 7/31/2019 Acrylic on wall 15 x 100 ft 7,000.00$ In't Veld's Meat Market & Opa's Deli If applicable Mural completed Summer 2019. Design idea by the business. The theme is 17th Century Dutch Renaissance landscape painting combined with an Iowa landscape. The first public downtown mural in Pella, and was received very well by the town. Must be less than 1MB RB-4-Intveld-100.jpg 843.32KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Jewel of the Prairie 714 4th Ave, Downtown Grinnell, Iowa 10/30/2020 Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Acrylic on wall 20 x 66 ft 6,500.00$ ATI Group If applicable Mural completed Fall 2019. The ATI Group wanted the 'GRINNELL: Jewel of the Prairie' letters in the design, a prairie theme, and something that was a "photo opportunity". I adapted their design requests and budget into this design. Must be less than 1MB RYAN BENTZINGER www.ryanbentzinger.com ryanbentzinger@hotmail.com 1 (641) 780 6678 @ryanbentzinger EDUCATION 2011 BA in Studio Art with Honors in Education -University of Iowa ⠂Licensed to teach K-12 Art under the State of Iowa SELECTED COLLECTIONS Artwork in public and private collections internationally,including: 2020 Iowa City Downtown District commission for the Iowa City Mural Project. St. Burch Tavern, 127 Iowa Ave.(public mural)- Iowa City, Iowa 2019 ATI Group commission for 714 4th Ave.(public mural)- Grinnell, Iowa 2019 In’ t Veld’s Meat Market & Opa’s Deli commission (public mural)- Pella, Iowa 2016 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (drawing)- Cedar Rapids,Iowa 2015 University Museums, Iowa State University (painting)- Ames, Iowa 2013 Museo de Artes Contemporáneo, Facultad de Artes Universidad de Chile (drawing)- Santiago, Chile SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2019 A Flight of Fancy / An Art of Whimsy -Arkadelphia,Arkansas Group exhibition. Henderson State University. Curated by: Dr. Kelsey Frady Malone. 2017 Uncharted Watercolors: The Fine Art of Watercolor Painting -Cedar Rapids, Iowa Group exhibition. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Curated by: Katherine Kunau. 2015 - 2016 Ryan Bentzinger: nAMUH -Cedar Rapids, Iowa Solo exhibition. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Curated by: Sean Ulmer. Last updated: 6 August, 2020 2015 The Eternal City -London, United Kingdom Group exhibition. Underdog Art Gallery. Curated by:Chunghi Choo. SELECTED EXPERIENCE 2012 - present Teaching Artist - Willowwind School ⠂Teach Visual Art to Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade ⠂Create artwork for the school (murals, design work,paintings, drawings, sculptures.) ⠂Manage visual displays and projects ⠂Curate the Visiting Artist Gallery and organize visiting artist lectures 2014 Rome Art Program - Rome, Italy ⠂Scholarship student for full 8-week Summer session ⠂Program based out of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, & Sculpture 2012 Lead Artist - Benchmarks Project ⠂Community street art project sponsored by the University of Iowa Community Credit Union and Iowa City Downtown District. ⠂Budgeted materials, contacted local and regional artists, secretarial responsibilities, and public relations. ⠂Over 60 public benches painted in downtown Iowa City SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS 2017 Member Presenter - ISACS Annual Conference: Blazing a Trail for Learning ⠂Presented “Art of Activism” workshop with Rachel DeMaris ⠂Conference held by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States at the Marriott Marquis in Chicago, Illinois 2014 Featured Artist - ‘Imagined World’ at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art ⠂Invited to be the featured artist for the ‘Masterwork of the Month’ First Friday event for October. 2012 International Downtown Association Award - Benchmarks project Statement of Interest Ryan Bentzinger I am a Teaching Artist because I love creating art as much as teaching and advocating for the Arts.My goal in life is to be an activist and contributor to my community. It is extremely important to me to include everyone that is a part of a community. My skills and talents lie in art-making and managing large groups. I feel community art projects are the best way to succeed in my goals. I work passionately to create public works that enhance community and promote kindness and justice. I have lived in Iowa City for fourteen years. I have nine years of professional experience teaching children art, as well as building my own career as an artist. I am a full-time artist during the summers,and can dedicate all of my time this summer to this project.I am flexible, patient, and a very hard-worker. I hold my artwork to very high standards, and am sure all my project goals are met. I would be grateful and honored to work on this project at any capacity that is available. Late Submissions After 5:00 PM on Friday, April 2, 2021 Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission De adline – Friday, M arch 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Re quire d Information Artist Name /Organization * Addre ss * Email * We bsite State me nt of Inte re st * Re sume * Past Work Herrera + Depujols City Iowa City State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52246 Country United States Street Address 810 Benton Drive, Apt 23 Address Line 2 Apt 23 juanherrera@alum.calarts.edu Letter of Interest Herrera.docx.pdf 42.35KB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. CV Herrera - Despujols.pdf 317.13KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Love Dolls Private galleries in New York and Miami 8/24/2018 Concrete, Plastic Doll Variable 1,000.00$ Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Private Collectors If applicable A series of feminine cement chests comprised of plastic dolls filled with concrete, at first glance appear to be contemporary truncated version of Hellenistic torsos. The inflatable doll is a representation of the female body. Must be less than 1MB Love Dolls.jpg 22.67KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Love is no game, 2016 Miami and New York 4/14/2016 Concrete and Aluminum 7'5 X 3 X 1 Feet 2,000.00$ Private Gallery If applicable Love is no game is an interactive sculpture, a playful human-scale “tongue slide” delves into the theme of playfulness. With our tongue we taste the world, we lick, we swallow, we communicate. The tongue is an intensively active social participant. Must be less than 1MB Love is no game.jpg 23.98KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * We can fight with weapons, we can fight with strength, we can fight with words Miami, Florida. (several locations) 4/3/2019 Fabric, words, fethers Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Variable 1,000.00$ Miami, Florida. (several locations) If applicable interactive installation based on a poetic pillow fight. A pillow fight is a mock physical conflict using pillows as weapon, in this case each pillow has a word or phrase, people are invited to fight and create their own lyrics. Must be less than 1MB we can fight with words.png 671.27KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Pencil de Placeres Los Angeles, CalArts 1/15/2020 35 Tropical Fruits, soy wax and cotton rope. Variable 600.00$ California Institute of the Arts If applicable A performative installation of wax, fruits, flowers, fruits and epoxy that was presented as hanging installation using Kinbaku-style suspension techniques to display the objects.The hanging sculpture was able to be penetrated by attending. Must be less than 1MB Pencil de Placeres.jpg 20.48KB Proje ct Title * Senior Park Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Gary, Indiana 4/12/2018 Concrete, LED lights, Wood Bench width is between 42" and 60" 600.00$ City of Gary If applicable SAIC Senior Park, collaboration between 21st Century Academy, Gary Senior Housing with professor Jan Tichy Design of seating areas and benches from middle school students for a senior citizen park, scouting the location, and creating benches/artwork. Must be less than 1MB Senior Park.jpg 22.32KB Juan C. Herrera juanherrera@alum.calarts.edu | (319) 855-2519 Education 2021 MFA in Photography and Media, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA. 2018 MA in Visual and Critical Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. IL. 2009 Master of Arts, Spanish Literature, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. 2006 Licenciatura (Bachelor of Arts) in Literature, Universidad Central de Venezuela (Central University of Venezuela), Caracas, Venezuela. Awards Nick England Intercultural Arts Project Grant (ICAP) 2020-2021 CalArts Board of Trustees Approved Endowment Fund Scholarship 2020-2021 Bartman Award 2020 ArtChangeUS Fellow Grants 2020 The Lillian Disney Scholarships, for MFA in Visual Arts. 2019-2021 The Stephen Ian Reinstein Scholarships, for Visual Arts. 2019-2021 Professional Development 2015 Registered Class C interpreter and Translator for Iowa Courts. 2008 Lighting and Portfolio seminar with Nelson Garrido (Venezuelan national prize in fine arts) at the Organization Nelson Garrido -ONG- (http://www.organizacionnelsongarrido.com). 2009 Fashion Photography Lighting Principals. Rodrigo Benavides (2001 Prize Armando Reverón) at the Núcleo Fotosensible (http://www.fotosensible.org/). Professional Photographic Experience Coordinator, Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture. California Institute of the Arts, 2020-2021. ● Curated and coordinated weekly lectures, panels and studio visits. ● Over 40 local and international artists/theorists. Photography Editor, Fnewsmagazine, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | February 2017- May 2018 ● Managed and assigned freelance photography assignments ● Photographed events, write captions, produce videos, slideshows and audio. Freelance Photographer | June 2010- Present ● For-hire photographer publishing in print and online newspapers and magazines ● Publications include: Little Village, The Press Citizen and Accessline Newspaper. ● Write captions, produce slideshows, audio and video Staff Photographer, The Daily Iowan. Iowa City, IA | June 2010-August 2012 ● Photographer for print and online student run newspaper and magazines ● Wrote captions, produced slideshows, audio and video ● Photographed social, political and sports events Curatorial-Related Experience Co-Curator and Organizer, The Feminist Subject, Matters; dialogues on feminist art with LatinX and Latin American Artist. 2021. ● Co-curated with Carmen Hernandez a series of talks on feminist artists and an exhibition at CalArts. ● Conducted and transcribed Zoom interviews with 25 artists in Spanish and English. Journalism and Media Fellow, Arts in a Changing America Fellowship. Los Angeles, 2019-2020. ● Co-curated Art and Activism (2019) exhibition at CalArts, and two more exhibitions at CalArts galleries. ● Assisted in the organizing and production of national cofferences; Cultural Community Benefits Principles Toolkit in Minneapolis (2019) and REMAP in LA (2020). ● Coordinated, conducted and transcribed phone interviews with artists ● Led Spanish language tours juanherrera@alum.calarts.edu | (319) 855-2519 ● Translated exhibition catalogue and wall labels into Spanish Curatorial Researcher, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL | January -May 2018 ● Assisted Guest Curators and Director with research and development of current and upcoming exhibitions. ● Coordinated, conducted and transcribed phone interviews with artists ● Led Spanish language tours ● Translated exhibition catalogue and wall labels into Spanish Graduate Ambassador – Bilingual Caller School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL. | August 2016-May 2017 ● Led tours through SAIC buildings and facilities, and art galleries. ● Helped to organize and facilitate national graduate portfolio day and portfolio reviews for SAIC ● Reviewed prospective student portfolios for the Department of Visual and Critical Studies ● Helped in the collection of alumni and professor achievements achievements for an online publication Teaching Experience: California Institute of the Arts, Department of Photography | August 2019-May 2020 ● TA of Queer Critique Potluck (Kaucyila Brooke) ● TA of The Garden Seminar (Kaucyila Brooke) School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Photography | August 2017-May 2018 ● TA of Adv Post-Prod/Fine Art Printing (Matt Gehring) ● TA of Lighting Fundamentals (Lewis Toby) ● TA of Intro to Photographic Image Making (Catherine Gass) ● TA of Intro to Photographic Image Making (Jessica L Pierotti) National Latino Education Institute, Chicago, IL | 2017 ● ESL Instructor Level I ● ESL Instructor Level II University of Iowa, Department of Spanish, Iowa City, IA | August 2007-June 2011 ● T.A of Spanish Advanced/Intermediate Level I ● T.A of Spanish Advanced/Intermediate Level II ● Writing Center Fellow ● T.A of the Spanish and Hispanic Living and Learning Community Exhibitions and Publications: Artist Books: • Unpublishable. 2017. Artist book part of the California Institute of the Arts Artist Book Collection, and the Flash Library of Artist Books at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Exhibitions: • Queering The Abject. 2017 Exhibition focus will be rooted in queered, racialized and sexualized bodies, roleplay, sadomasochism and sadism and the agency of the ‘other’ and ‘othered’ bodies. This exhibition will investigate the power situated within the abject, primarily through queerness. There is a focus on the combination of death and eroticism, ‘looking’ at the ‘othered’ body and the imperative implication of the ‘gaze’ in creating visual media. With a focus on the inherent power and alluded attraction to the perverse, the sexual and the violent. • Helps it to Fell, Compels it to Make. Weinberg/Newton Gallery. April, 2018. Exhibition where I presented work that examines bodies in space through a re-negotiation of the ways in which we are read and received by the world around us. Through looking at notions of responsibility, representation, and modes of performativity, these artists offer up both critical and celebratory responses and actions. Select Skills ● Digital Photographic production including sequencing, editing and digital printing ● Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After-Effects, Lightroom, Audition, Excel. ● Social Media management for business accounts. ● Small project management experience. BERNADETTE DESPUJOLS 561 NW 32nd St, Studio 46, Miami, FL 33127 +1(786)337-1413 Bernadettedespujols@gmail.com EDUCATION 2009-2010 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARTS / MASTER OF FINE ARTS 2002-2007 UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA / BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITIONS 2021 WE DANCE YOU MEAN - GROUP SHOW / Cerquone Projects, Madrid, Spain 2020 Time-Sensitive / online group show / Spinello Projects Circle Within a Square / two-person show / LVL3 Gallery / Chicago, IL CURRENTS ͞Gaslight͟ / gƌoup shoǁ/ A.I.R. Galleƌy / Brooklyn, NY 2019 Personify / group show / Art & Cultural Center / Hollywood, FL Future & Past / group show / Showfields / New York, NY 2018 FREE! / group show / Spinello Projects / Miami FL Recent Works / Solo show / IK Projects / Lima, Peru Duo show / ProFoundation / Brooklyn, NYC O, Miaŵi Poetƌy Festiǀal pƌojeĐt ͞Fight ŵe ǁith ǁoƌds͟/ Miaŵi, FL 2017 Mottos / group show / curator: Laura Marsh / Art and Culture Center / Hollywood, FL Fresco / group show / Cerquone Projects / Caracas, Venezuela Hardware / group show / 3 Punts Galeria / Barcelona, Spain Mottos / group show / curator: Laura Marsh / Art and Culture Center / Hollywood, FL 2016 Guilt, pleasures and other uncomfortable matters / solo show / curator: Amalia Caputo / Platabanda / Miami, FL 2012 HOME VENEZUELA / solo show / California Institute of Arts / Los Angeles, California PUBLIC + PRIVATE / solo show / California Institute of Arts / Los Angeles PUBLICATIONS 2020 ͞RetuƌŶiŶg the Male Gaze͟ ďy Adaŵ AslaŶ / AƌĐade PƌojeĐt MagaziŶe 2019 ͞Peƌǀeƌse FuƌŶituƌe͟ / CoŶŶeĐtiĐut MagaziŶe ͞AƌtspaĐe Gets Peƌǀeƌse͟ / Neǁ HaǀeŶ IŶdepeŶdeŶt ďy BƌiaŶ Slatteƌy 2018 ͞Aƌtist of the ǁeek: BeƌŶadette Despujols͟ / LVLϯ puďliĐatioŶs ͞El huŵoƌ, la saŶgƌe y el feŵiŶisŵo de BeƌŶadette Despujols͟ / The Amaranta ͞Soy feŵiŶista poƌƋue soy ŵujeƌ: BeƌŶadette Despujols͟ / Neǁspapeƌ El UŶiǀeƌsal ͞BeƌŶadette Despujols͟ / TBD MAG, The Billďoaƌd Cƌeatiǀe puďliĐatioŶs 2017 ͞BeƌŶadette Despujols͟ / Cƌeate MagaziŶe, Miaŵi EditioŶ 2016 ͞GiaŶt toŶgues, ǀaŶishiŶg steel aŶd thiŶŶeƌ Đƌoǁds: WelĐoŵe to Miaŵi Aƌt Week ϮϬϭ6͟ ďy JaŶe Wooldridge, Nicholas Nehamas and Siobhan Morrissey / Miami Herald ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2020 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA, FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM Online course: The architecture and the moving images / dictated together with Prof. Gianni Napolitano 2012 – present INVITED GUEST CRITIC Florida international university 2010 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARTS / TEACHING ASSISTANT RESIDENCIES + SUMMITS 2019 Vermont Studio Center / Johnson, VT 2005 – 2006 Exchange student / École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts / Paris, France Letter of Interest We are Herrera +Depujols,an interdisciplinary artists artistic duo with a combined practice that encompass painting,photography,sculpture,video,text and interactive installation.As bicultural/bilingual individuals with a backgrounds in literature and architecture,as well as longtime IC resident,we understands the deep connections that Iowa City has as a global cultural center in the middle of the Midwest with global literary and artistic traditions.We are excited about the opportunity to display those connections in an artwork to be part of the Kiwanis Park Community Gardens. With more than twenty years of combined experience as artists in the United States,our artistic practice is invested in projects that promote a more gender inclusive word,through the questioning of the social doctrine regarding gender roles and expectations. Both,Juan Herrera and Bernadette Depujols are Venezuelan artists graduated from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).Herrera is a writer and visual artist with a BA in Literature from UCV that settled in Iowa City since 2009 to pursue an MA in Spanish Literature at University of Iowa. Herrera has moved out of IC temporarily a couple of times;once to Chicago in 2016,to pursue an MA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)where he took active participation in public art project Senior Park,collaboration between 21st Century Academy,Gary Senior Housing and SAIC with professor Jan Tichy by seeking input in the design of seating areas and benches from middle school students for a senior citizen park,scouting the location,and creating benches/artwork,and in 2019 when he was awarded two scholarships to study an MFA at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Bernadette Depujols,is an architect graduated from the UCV and an artist with an MFA from CalArts,with a sculptural background specialized in concrete pouring in muted tones.Her work encompasses nuances and subtleties that revolve around the cultural perception of women.Her sculptural and interactive works are playful,attractive and functional as well as thought provoking.Despujols taught Architectonic Design at the School of Architecture at the UCV. Due to the pandemic,in February of 2020 Herrera cut short his stay in LA and returned to Iowa City,where he continued his MFA program and directing the Paul Brach Visiting Artist Series at CalArts from his home in Iowa City.Organizing artist talks with artists around the world,participating in physical and virtual exhibitions without being at the scene,and soon graduating from CalArts virtually,while living in Iowa City, has made Herrera a local artist connected globally to the art world. We believe that the combined experience of public art design to enhance public spaces and the connection to several of the most vibrant global centers of culture such as Los Angeles,New York,Chicago and Miami makes Herrera +Depujols the ideal artistic duo to represent the diverse population and preserve and interpret Iowa City’s rich heritage through a project that a visual attraction within the community garden space and would look to emphasis the importance of gender and cultural solidarity in an era that has been marked by the impossibility of gathering and sharing as a community. Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art Project Request for Qualifications Submission De adline – Friday, M arch 19, 2021 – 5:00 PM * Re quire d Information Artist Name /Organization * Addre ss * Email * We bsite State me nt of Inte re st * Re sume * Past Work Miriam Alarcon Avila City Tiffin State / Province / Region IA Postal / Zip Code 52340 Country United States Street Address 460 Roberts Ferry Rd. Address Line 2 miriamalarconavila@gmail.com https://www.miriamalarconavila.com/index Statement of Interes.pdf 46.28KB Please limit your resume to 2 pages. Copy of 2021-CV Miriam-Alarcon 2pages.pdf 87.73KB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Luchadores Immigrants In Iowa Iowa 11/19/2019 Multimedia Multimedia Installation. Photo Documentary and Art Installation 10,000.00$ Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Iowa Arts Council and Hancher Auditorium If applicable Iowa Arts Council, Hancher Auditorium, Iowa Writers House, El Trueque Magazine. In an effort to give a voice to new Iowans and share their challenges as immigrants of rich Latino heritage artist Miriam Alarcón Avila has been working on a photo documentary “Luchadores Immigrants In Iowa”. Supported by the Iowa Arts Council. Must be less than 1MB Proje ct Title * Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Little Luchadores In Iowa Iowa City Ped Mall 8/25/2019 Multimedia projection mapping 3D Projection mapping on the Pedestrian mall stage Instalacion photographs on different business in the downton district. 4,000.00$ Iowa City Latino Fest, Iowa City Public Art Program If applicable Iowa City Latino Fest, Iowa City Public Art Program, Summer of the Arts, Semana Cultural Latina, Iowa City Downtown District, El Trueque Magazine.. To promote “Semana Cultural Latina” (Latino Cultural Week) in Iowa City, from August 19 to 25, 2019. The art installation involved a 3D projection mapping and a series of photographs displayed through the show windows in a local business. Must be less than 1MB small-Public Art Installation by Miriam Alarcon Avila August-2019-9217 (1).jpg 472.83KB Proje ct Title * San in The City Location * Date comple te d * M e dia * Dime nsions * Budge t * Commissioning Entity * Proje ct Partne rs De scription * Image Omaha, Nebraska 6/9/2018 Sculpture 9-foot de Altura x 69-square foot 30,000.00$ Nebraska Children's House If applicable Nebraska Children's House and San in the City The Nebraska Childres House has annually hosting San in the City event bringing professional sand sculptors to coach on the annual competence. Must be less than 1MB Miriam Alarcón Avila miriam@miriamalarconavila.com Visual & Multimedia Storytelling Artist 1(319) 400-1907 https://www.miriamalarconavila.com Mission Miriam Alarcón Avila is a passionate visual and multimedia storytelling artist whose mission is to share her creativity by producing inspiring visual artwork that leaves a legacy to foster a better, sustainable, and inclusive world. Work Experience ●Freelance Visual & Multimedia Storyteller Artist-in the midwest area, US. September 2007-present. ●Photographer and Creative Media Specialist at Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, US. September 2014-2018. ●Photography production at Lifetouch, Flash Portraits.Coralville, IA, 2006-2007 ●Monitor at Photojournalism Photo lab, University of Iowa, IA. 2004-2007 ●Art and Crafts Professor at Casa de la Cultura, La Crucecita Huatulco, Oaxaca. Mexico, 1999-2001 ●Workshop professor of Children’s Theater at Casa de la Cultura, La Crucecita Huatulco, Oaxaca. Mexico, 1999-2001. Relevant Experience ●Iowa Arts Council grantee artist with the project “Luchadores immigrants In Iowa”, IA, 2017- 2019 ●Advisory Board Member at Summer of the Arts, Iowa City IA, 2019-present. ●Advisory Board Member at Iowa Valley Global Food Project,Iowa City IA, 2016-2018 ●Board Member at Field to Family Nonprofit Organization,Iowa City IA, 2014-2018 ●Founder, Member, and Organizer of Ecopolis, Iowa City IA, 2014-present. ●Performer for the Theater Company “Tras Bambalinas”,1987-1991. Education The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. ●Intermedia, Fall 2007 ●Digital Imaging, Spring 2006–2007 ●Photo Documentary, Spring 2005 ●Advanced Photojournalism, Fall 2004 ●Photography, Spring 2004 ●Digital Imaging, Spring 2004 UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico ( National Autonomous University of Mexico), Mexico City. ●Bachelor ’s degree in Biology, 1991-1995 1 Miriam Alarcón Avila miriam@miriamalarconavila.com Visual & Multimedia Storytelling Artist 1(319) 400-1907 https://www.miriamalarconavila.com ●Science Photography, 1994 ●Black and White Photo lab, 1988 ●Photography Black and White II, 1987 ●Photography Black and White I, 1987 ●Beginning of Photography, 1986 ●High School, Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades. Azcapotzalco,1987-1990. INBA; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, México.( The National Fine Arts Institute), Mexico City. ●Arts and Design in fabric printing, 1884-1987 ●Centro de Educación Artística, CEDART Diego Rivera,1980-1984. Exhibition and Recognition Grants ●Iowa City Public Art Grant with the project ”Little Luchadores In Iowa”, IA, 2019. ●Iowa Arts Council Project Grant with the project “Luchadores immigrants In Iowa”, IA, 2017- 2018. Exhibits ●Immigrant Luchadores: The Fight goes On and On-Catich Gallery at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, January-April 2021. ●Hard Won, Not Done: Eastern Iowa Women Artists Invitational-Luchadores Immigrants In Iowa -Muscatine Art Center, Muscatine,IA, January-April 2020. ●Visual Disobedience - -Luchadores Immigrants In Iowa Anderson Gallery, Grinnell University, Grinell, IA November 2019- February 2020. ●Luchadores Immigrants In Iowa -Hancher Auditorium,University of Iowa, Iowa City IA, November 2019. ●Little Luchadores in Iowa -Coralville Public Library,Coralville, IA, September 2019. ●Little Luchadores Immigrants In Iowa - Iowa CIty public Installation,Iowa City IA, August 2019. https://www.miriamalarconavila.com https://www.facebook.com/LuchadoresInIowa/ https://www.instagram.com/luchadoresimmigrantsiniowa/ https://linktr.ee/Miriam.Alarcon.Avila 2 Miriam Alarcón Avila Visual & Multimedia Storytelling Artist miriam@miriamalarconavila.com https://www.miriamalarconavila.com Dear Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee and the Ty’n Cae Neighborhood Association I’m interested in design and creating a public art installation for the Kiwanis Park Community Gardens. Is a great opportunity to combine my multidisciplinary careers, my background as a Biologist is always present in my artistic process.When I have the opportunity to create art in an area surrounded by nature inspires me. My mission as an artist is to create sustainable and inclusive work that inspires others to create a better world. Although in Iowa my work as a photographer has been the most widely known, I have a lot of experience in large 3D art. I have been sculpting sand and other materials since 2010. As a coach for Sand in the City, I have traveled around the country making large-scale sand sculptures, and working with nonprofits organizations.As well as an Iowa Arts City Council grantee I have experience demonstrating my commitment to planning, meeting goals, and managing budgets to achieve and complete large artistic projects. Working with local arts organizations, like the Iowa City Public Art program and as a current board of directors, member for Summer of the Arts has given me a lot of knowledge and experience in the importance of engaging and helping to build a community that values the arts and advocates for them, enriching the culture in our community. I understand the nature of this project and goals to create a space where neighbors and community visitors had a space to connect with nature,allowing kids to interact with art as well as be part of the creative process in partnership with the community. I’m completely confident that my creative mindset and my multidisciplinary work on visual art can provide an excellent design and work that highlights the Kiwanis Park Community as a landmark of the city. Looking forward to sharing with all of you my idea,that you all will love. Thank you! Sincerely Miriam Alarcon Avila Terry Trueblood Recreation Area (TTRA) Potential Temporary Art Locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 1 2 3 TTRA Potential Art Locations 1-3 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 4 6 5 TTRA Potential Art Locations 4-6 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 Mercer Park Potential Temp Art Locations 5 1 4 32 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 1 3 2 Mercer Potential Art Locations 1-3 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 5 4 Mercer Potential Art Locations 4-5 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 A Few Other Park Options Wetherby by new ShelterCourt Hill Park Entrance from Court Street by Bus Stop Fair Meadows between new shelter & playground –Visible from Lakeshore DrivePublic Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 Damaged Mosaic Art Pieces - Pheasant Hill Park 3-3-21 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 Chadek Green and Creekside Park Garden Art Installations 3-3-21 Public Art Committee Presentation 3-4-21 8.0 Deaccession/Relocation/Temporary Storage 8.1 Policy and Procedures on Deaccessioning of Artwork After due consideration, the PAAC may recommend, and the City Manager may authorize, the removal of work from the City’s art collection. It is Iowa City’s policy to remove a piece only if one or more of the following situations exist: ● the artwork in its present state poses a safety hazard to the public or the environment ● restoration of the work aesthetically and/or structurally is not feasible, or the expense of such restoration would be disproportionate to the value of the work ● the architectural support (building, wall, streetscape) is to be destroyed and relocation of the work is not feasible ● prolonged protest of the work persists to the extent that the work detracts rather than enhances the site and the community ● the work acts as an encumbrance to the use of public property ● the public use of the site has changed or is proposed to change in a manner that is no longer compatible with the artwork. If a work is to be moved/modified, the artist must be notified before the change, if at all possible. If the artwork is to be placed in temporary storage, the Public Art Administrator shall be given the opportunity to inspect the storage location and methods used to protect the artwork. In the instance that a work must be removed from the City’s collection, the artist must be notified and given the opportunity to purchase the art from the City. In all situations, the rights of the artist will be respected as defined in the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, unless waived by the artist.