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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAAC Agenda Packet 6-4-21Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, June 3, 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 3:34 PM - Consideration of minutes of the May 6, 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/j/91819586367 via the internet to visit the Zoom meeting’s registration page and submit the required information. Once approved, you will receive an email message with a link to join the meeting. If you are asked for a meeting or webinar ID, enter the ID number found in the email. A meeting password may also be included in the email. Enter the password when prompted. If you have no computer or smartphone, or a computer without a microphone, you may call in by telephone by dialing (312) 626-6799. When prompted, enter the meeting or webinar ID. The ID number for this meeting is: 918 1958 6367 Once connected, you may dial *9 to “raise your hand,” letting the meeting host know you would like to speak. Providing comments in person is not an option. 3:38 PM - Updates • Oracles of Iowa City • Pheasant Hill art removal • Iowa City Sculptors Showcase 3:40 PM - Kiwanis Park Community Garden Art project proposal – Anna Kann, the artist for the project will be available to provide a reiew of her proposal for the project. Members of the neighborhood association will be in attendance as well. PAAC will be asked to review the proposal and recommend proceeding with the project. 4:00 PM – Community Mural project at City's Resource Management building located at 1306 Gilbert Ct. - Review of a Call to Artists for a mural. This environmental themed project will be funded through the Climate Action budget. PAAC will provide review of the Call to Artists and assist in the review of submissions. See attached Call to Artists for more information. 4:20 PM - Final review of Rubric, Score Sheet, and Funding Eligibility Considerations – see attached 4:30 PM – Process to allocate FY22 Public Art Funds – $50,000 - PAAC should decide how to work through the process to allocate funds including opportunities for local artists and the community to provide feedback. A list of previous discussed projects will be provided for review. PAAC should contribute ideas for additional projects and determine how to proceed. 4:50 PM – In-Person Meeting Opportunities 4:55 PM - Ar tists Registry Discussion (Purington) 5:05 - Staff Reports 5:10 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. 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 May 6, 2021 3:30 PM Zoom Meeting Platform Members Present: Tyler Baird (for Juli Seydell-Johnson), Eddie Boyken, Jan Finlayson, Ron Knoche, Steve Miller, Nancy Purington, Sandy Steil, Andrea Truitt Members Absent: Dominic Dongilli Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger, Wendy Ford Public Present: Rachel Ayers-Arnone, Zuzu Coleman, Dellyssa Edinboro, John Englebrecht, Nichole Shaw, Furaha Shukrani, Loyce Arthur Call to Order Miller called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Introduction of Members and Public Attending the Meeting Public attending the meeting will introduce themselves before speaking on their respective agenda item. Public Discussion of Any Item Not on the Agenda None. Consideration of Minutes of the April 15, 2021 Meeting Purington asked that her mention of being late be amended to having technical difficulties with entering the online meeting platform. Purington said that she thinks the discussion about the rotating sculpture pads (page 4) should note that “Bollinger said that she feels uncomfortable having discussion without Seydell- Johnson present.” Knoche disagreed and said that he doesn’t recall there ever being discomfort about moving forward with the project and subsequent motion. Bollinger said that she felt uncomfortable considering the locations outside of what Seydell-Johnson recommended. Knoche said he believes the minutes reflect the discussion accurately. Miller suggested that they amend the minutes with Bollinger’s noted hesitation about moving outside of the recommendations of Seydell-Johnson, but also note that the Committee moved forward based on recommendations previously given by Staff. Motion: Knoche moved to accent the minutes as amended. Truitt seconded. Approved unanimously. 2 Updates Pheasant Hill Park – Mosaic Removal Bollinger said that the artwork is scheduled to be removed (weather-dependent) within the next two weeks. She said that she has worked with Jill Harper, the artist, on several points as well as with the neighbors who are planning on putting up a sign describing what is happening. Bollinger said she has also gotten feedback from the public, and that people are feeling overall sad about the removal. Kiwanis Park Community Garden Project Bollinger said that they had a meeting with the artist last Saturday at the park, and she came up with very general concepts that the neighborhood would be interested in. Bollinger said the one they seem to be most interesting in is a gathering scene in an oval-type formation using mostly recycled materials. She said the project is in its very beginning stages and more news will be coming. Poetry in Public Review Bollinger said she is working with the City of Literature on implementing this program. She said that all the submissions have occurred, and they will be reviewing the poetry in the coming weeks. She said normally a member of the Public Arts Advisory Council helps review, so if anyone would be interested she is willing to help them sign up. Miller said he would be happy to do it. Longfellow Pedestrian Tunnel – Proposal Presentation by SE Junior High Students Bollinger shared designs from two Southeast Junior High Students. Rachel Ayers-Arnone, the Art Teacher for South East Junior High School said that both designs would be stretched out to fill the length of the tunnel. Furaha Shukrani, a student artist at Southeast Junior High, said that she drew inspiration from a photo she saw on Instagram of a girl with flowers and butterflies coming out of her head, so she drew a skull with roses, leaves and butterflies framing it. Purington asked why she chose a skull as opposed to a living person. Shukrani said she thought a skull was better because she thought the skull was cooler and it was the type that she knew how to draw. Bollinger asked if Shukrani would be continuing the theme of the flowers and leaves throughout the length of the tunnel or if it would be the same design several times. Shukrani said she was thinking about extending the vines, adding more flowers and butterflies, and keeping the skull in the middle. Purington said she thought that was a great solution. Zuzu Coleman, a student artist at Southeast Junior High, said that her idea stemmed from the Black Lives Matter movement and incorporating diversity and the idea that Iowa City/Johnson County is a place where everyone can be accepted. She used depictions of people of different races and ethnicities, rainbows, handprints, and gender symbols to illustrate equality. She said the heads would be more spaced out in the tunnel and she would add more symbols. Purington asked if there would be room for Coleman to draw more heads in the tunnel. Ayers-Arnone said that they hadn’t talked about adding more heads but that they certainly could. Coleman agreed. Purington asked if the faces would be life-size or larger than that within the tunnel. Coleman said probably two to three times larger than life size. Bollinger said that her experience with how the concept designs are translated into the tunnel is that there are often many improvisations and additions and the general idea tends to evolve. Ayers-Arnone said that a lot of the students haven’t seen the tunnel, so they will have to improvise when they get there to paint. She said she has talked with the students about 3 adjusting to the given space and extending their designs to fill the tunnel. Purington asked if something could be given to the artists to help them scale their design so that they could begin to envision the art and problem-solve before arriving at the tunnel. Ayers-Arnone said that they could think about having something comparable for them to use at the school in the future. Purington congratulated both artists and said both projects were beautiful. Miller asked when the artwork would be installed. Ayers-Arnone said that they were looking at June 2nd, so hopefully it will be nice and dry by then. Tyler Baird, the Superintendent of Parks & Forestry, said that they will work with Staff to get a fresh base painted in the tunnel for the artists to work on. Purington asked if it would be possible to get a picture or video of the art in the tunnel. Bollinger said that they did that in the past with cable TV, and it would be completely up to their schedule if they were available to do that again. Purington said she thinks the Public Art entity should do it as well to provide a record of what’s going on. Bollinger said she would take pictures and video of the tunnel. Ayers-Arnone said she had a video she could share as well. Purington said it would be great if they could put together a book of the accomplishments of Public Art and include those. Motion: Purington moved to accept the design concepts and proceed with the project in the Longfellow Pedestrian Tunnel. Knoche seconded. Motion passed unanimously. The Committee thanked Ayers-Arnone and the students for joining them. Oracles of Iowa City – John Englebrecht and other project members will be present to review survey and public forum results John Englebrecht, Executive Director of Public Space One, introduced the Oracles team. Nichole Shaw, a student at the University of Iowa and part of the Oracles team, gave a presentation on the definitions and context of the words “Black Joy” and “weaponize” as they will be used on the mural. She said “Black Joy” is an act of liberating resistance for people to engage with/live their true existence in a safe and comfortable space without having to ask for permission, stemming from the historical proliferation of structural and systemic racism. She offered many quotes and contemporary examples and said that the term “Black Joy” for this project acknowledges the lived existence of Black people in Iowa City under a society that is structured to marginalize them. Shaw said the word “weaponize” is used ubiquitously in contemporary society to bring stringent awareness to something that is happening (i.e. power), and the purpose of using it for this project is to call attention to the racial oppression and subjugation of Black people in Iowa City (and the United States) and simultaneously call those who have the power and privilege to be more accountable. Bollinger said Shaw’s presentation helped everything fall into place with the project, and she is wondering how they can incorporate that so as to help it be an educational process for the general public as well. Dellyssa Edinboro, a part of the Oracles team, said one of the ways they are trying to engage the public and provide education and context towards the project is by using social media platforms. Shaw said they were planning on placing a QR code near the murals for people to scan with their phones that would direct them to the Oracles website and to further information about the project. Bollinger said that some of that information could possibly also be put on the columns of the parking ramp so it doesn’t take away from the mural itself. Baird said there was a crosswalk at both ends of the ramp that could be another potential place of engagement. Truitt said she really appreciated seeing the added context on social media. Shaw said that the context presentation that she just gave didn’t go out to the public until last week, whereas they have been collecting survey results for about two and a half months. She said most of the survey respondents (about 320) identified as white and only about six percent 4 identified as African American, which shows that they need to do more groundwork to encourage Black and African American people to participate, as they are not normally asked to. She said they hope to hold a forum in the future in a black neighborhood to help increase engagement. Shaw said most of the respondents were female, of middle income, but the ages were very spread out. She said most of the respondents felt that the Oracles of Iowa City spoke predominately to White or non-BIPOC people, and they saw the purpose of Public Art as being both aesthetically pleasing and a call to action for social change (with only 0.3% of respondents saying that comfort should be the primary purpose). According to the survey, she said that only 50% of Black or African Americans supported the mural because they thought it was more of a performative act instead of a sustainable effort for equitable change in Iowa City. Purington says she feels sensitive about the word “privilege” and feels that it could be broadened to “resources,” but nonetheless feels that it could be an interesting word for discussion. Coleman said they could certainly have more conversations to promote education and understanding, but the Oracles team chose their words very intentionally and they are not interested in changing them. She said fostering and promoting further conversation about these issues is exactly what the mural is intended to do. Purington said she would love if they created something that would inform the public on what the word privilege means. Steil said she appreciated the presentation but is wondering what people’s initial gut reaction will be to the word “weaponize” when they don’t have the same amount of time as the Committee to learn about it as they sit in traffic. Bollinger said she doesn’t think the education will occur while people are sitting in traffic, but if they see the placards or that there is more writing it might encourage them to go learn more about it. Purington said she is not opposed to the word anymore but thinks the timing of it is unfortunate. Steil said she is still opposed to the word. Truitt said she isn’t sure why they have to think of this project as a very car-centric viewing when it seems to be more pedestrian centered. Purington and Steil said that it was because of the ratio of the amount of traffic to the number of pedestrians. Miller said that the wording is very impactful and if it was softer language then a lot of people probably wouldn’t think twice about it. He said when he first saw the word it encouraged him to spend about five minutes researching it so he could understand more thoroughly, so he is in full support of its usage. Coleman said, according to the data, most of Iowa City views public art as something to foster public change and something to think about as opposed to something you see once and the forget about. Finlayson said she thinks it is going to foster some very good conversation and she is in full support of it. Purington asked about putting the words lower on the mural so that when traffic is stopped there, they can read more of it. Coleman said that the artists are not interested in changing the design, and it would probably be easier for people in cars to see the lower words first, so they might not even get to see the word “weaponize.” Miller said the graphics are scaled very nicely for the space provided. Motion: Knoche moved to proceed with the mural design and to make the added educational information more accessible to the public. Truitt seconded. Motion passed on a vote of 5-1. Purington said she is still interested in having further discussion with the artists about moving the words lower. Coleman said they can definitely ask and see if they are willing to engage in more conversation about that, but she knows that they feel very strongly about the work they submitted. Knoche said he is not certain if they will see a change in the concept if they ask the question again, since they already had this discussion with the artists during their first meeting. He also said that during a normal school year, this is a highly trafficked area and he believes the pedestrian count might be higher than the traffic count. The Oracles thanked the Committee for their time. 5 Public Art Matching Funds – review revised rubrics that includes evaluating projects/applicants that have received multiple grants and criteria for how well the project meets the Public Art Strategic Plan goals Truitt said they just need to adjust the budget wording on the scoring rubric and scoresheet to correlate with their Strategic Plan. Otherwise, she said not much has changed but they should have something on the books about repeat applicants’ eligibility and what to do about organizations that have several artists who submit applications. She said she could send out an email with the rest of the information. Reallocation of Matching Funds – Fannie Hungerford, the applicant for “The Topography of in Between” is not able to complete the project. Funding should be reallocated to another project. Spreadsheet included in agenda packet. Bollinger suggested, since many applicants deferred for this fiscal year, that they carry the excess over into Fiscal Year 22. Purington asked if they could divide the funds and add them to the projects they originally had to reduce funds for. Bollinger said that was under consideration, but the artists have already been notified and they are happy with the amount that has been allocated. Truitt asked Bollinger how it looked from a budgeting standpoint to have carryover funds and if it would be better to spend them this fiscal year. Bollinger said, aside from some maintenance funds, this would be the only carryover funds they had from this year. Knoche said he thinks they have a good reason to carry the funds over. Motion: Purington moved to divide the funds and add it to the projects they originally had to reduce. Purington dropped the motion. Motion: Knoche moved to carry over the funds not allocated in FY21 to FY22. Steil seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Rotating Sculpture Pad Call to Artists – review and timeline Bollinger said she sent the document to the Committee for review. Purington said she thinks it is great that they are insuring the art. Truitt said she liked the idea of having the grand opening reception and thinks it will help with advertising. Purington asked what percentage of the sales that the city takes. Truitt said the City of Dubuque takes 25%, and Purington said t hat felt excessive. Purington asked if it was possible to make a short advertising video to put on the City Facebook page about what’s going on in Public Art. Bollinger said that was something they could talk about at a different time. Bollinger said that they would be installing the sculpture pads within the next two or three weeks, so she would really like to get the call to artists out so they could stick with the project timeline. Miller asked if this was accessible to those outside of the Iowa City Registry. Bollinger said that it is directed towards all Iowa artists. Purington said opening the call up to more than just people in Iowa might be the way to go. Bollinger agreed. She said they could reach out to other cities to see what wording they used. Bollinger asked if they wanted to establish a theme for the sculpture pads. Miller said he didn’t want to limit the artists. Bollinger said they could always establish a theme next year if they get enough applications. Motion: Purington moved to approve the Rotating Sculpture Pad Call to Artists with some editing clean-up. Truitt seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Committee Announcements and/or Committee/Staff Reports 6 Knoche said that he and Baird located the pads for the sculptures, and the location that they identified at Terry Trueblood Recreation Center will now have a bus stop next to it. He said they picked a good spot in terms of visibility and traffic. Adjournment Knoche moved to adjourn the meeting. Truitt seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 5:09 p.m. 7 Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2020-2021 Name Term Expires 7/2/20 8/6/20 9/3/20 10/1/20 11/5/20 12/3/20 1/7/21 2/4/21 3/4/21 4/15/21 5/6/21 Ron Knoche X X X X X x X X X X X Juli Seydell- Johnson O/E X X X X x X X X O/E O/E Vero Rose Smith 12/31/20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Steve Miller 12/31/20 X X O/E X X X X X X X X Eddie Boyken 12/31/21 X O/E X X X X X X X X Jan Finlayson 12/31/20 X O/E X O/E X X X X O/E O/E X Nancy Purington 12/31/22 X X X X X X X X X X X Andrea Truitt 12/31/22 X O/E X O/E X X X X X X X Dominic Dongilli 12/31/23 X X X X X X X X X Tonya Kehoe 12/31/23 -- O O -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sandy Steil 12/31/23 -- -- -- -- O/E x X X X O/E X Resource Management Building Community Mural Project Call to Artists Deadline for submissions – Friday, July 23, 2021 Project Description As part of the upcoming Climate Fest events, scheduled for the week of September 19 – 25, 2021. the City of Iowa City’s Climate Action and Outreach Division are sponsoring a Community Mural Project to be located on the north facing wall of the City’s Resource Management building located at 1306 Gilbert Court. The goal of the project is to collaborate with local artists in developing a design for a climate/environmental themed mural for this building. The selected artist would design and apply the footprint of the mural on the wall and community members would participate in a “Community Paint Day” on or around September 23, 2021. The mural would highlight the efforts related to climate action as well as help catalyze placemaking efforts in this commercial district. The Iowa City Bike Library, located north of the building are considering a similar project to compliment the future mural to continue to activate the area. Potential themes for the completed mural might include but not limited to: • Clean Energy • Low Carbon or active transportation options • Natural areas/Prairie restoration • Pollinator habitat • Water Quality • Air quality Project Budget The budget for the project is $6000 and must include all costs associated with artist’s fees, equipment, and supplies to protect the site, prepare the wall surface and oversee the painting of the mural by community members. Funds will be paid to the artist in three separate payments of $2000: approval of artist and design concept by the Public Art Advisory Committee, completion of design footprint on the building and successful completion of mural. Design Considerations Due to the size of the north facing wall as well as its vivid existing color, the mural design could incorporate the existing color in the design to reduce the area of the proposed mural. The west facing (front) of the building can also be utilized to carry over elements of the mural to allow for a smoother transition between the two walls. Project Timeline • July 23, 2021 - Deadline for submissions • July 30, 2021 – Review of proposals by stakeholders and recommendation developed for the Public Art Advisory Committee • August 5, 2021 -Review of the recommendation by the Public Art Advisory Committee • August 9, 2021 – Notification to artists of selection. • September 6, 2021 (sooner?)– Wall made available to artist • September 23, 2021 – Community Paint Day • October 15, 2021 – Project completed Selection Criteria Submissions will be evaluated on artistic merit, creativity, appropriateness to the suggested themes and experience with coordinating community mural painting projects. Key responsibilities of the artist • Develop of final design in collaboration with key stakeholders • Present design concept to the Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee at their August 5, 2021 meeting. • Proper preparation of the building surface and installation of the mural footprint design on the building prior to September 23, 2021 • Provide all necessary equipment and supplies to enable community participants to complete the mural • Oversee the “Community Paint Day” on September 23, 2021 providing management of a safe, efficient, organized, and successful event. • Ensuring completion of the finished mural prior to October 15, 2021. Key responsibilities of the City • Develop agreement with the artist to detail all terms of the project and timeline for payment of commission. • Provide access to space as needed by the artist to create the footprint of the mural, on the community paint day and at any time necessary to complete the mural. • Promote the event as part of the Climate Fest activities planned for the week of September. 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 Strategic- and Management Plan Adherence 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. 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. Artwork/event does not clearly fit within the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. 3. Artwork/event exhibits a clear and thoughtful understanding of the current Public Art Strategic Plan and enhances PAAC’s vision. 2. Artwork/event exhibits understanding of the current Public Art Strategic Plan. 1. Artwork/event does not engage with the Public Art Strategic Plan or enhance PAAC’s vision. Project location 3. Project location is considerately and 2. Project location is suitable for the project. The project is 1. Project location is random and project does not suit 2 strategically thought out to reach target audience. Project is appropriate for the location. Artist/contractor utilizes City Parks/Facility Inventory in the Public Art Strategic Plan and Iowa City Public Art Management Plan. appropriate for the location. chosen location. 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 is clear and intended use of matching funds is not stated but clear from information provided. 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 cash sources and in-kind support. Impact of PAAC funding is great. 2. Project demonstrates financial support by leveraging some cash sources and in-kind support. 1. Sources of matching funds are unclear or inadequate. No effort seems to have been made to acquire funds elsewhere. 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 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. 3 data on evaluation measures. Engagement with broader community 3. Target community for project is well defined, its relevance to project is evident. Plans to disseminate and provide equitable access to project are exemplary. 2. Target community for the project is identified. Plans to disseminate project and provide equitable access to project are satisfactory. 1. Target community for the project is not defined. Plans to disseminate and provide 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. 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 Does project adhere to Strategic Plan’s focus and PAAC’s vision? 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 there a clear budget for the project? Was it clear as to what expenses matching funds would cover? 1 2 3 Did applicant leverage in-kind gifts? Did applicant seek out/apply for funding from other sources? 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________ DRAFT: PAAC Policy about Funding Repeat Applicants Potential considerations: 1) Limiting the number of times an individual artist can be eligible for a matching fund grant • If grants 2x per year, then can only receive funding once? • If grant 1x per year, then can only receive every other year? • E.g. Jason Snell 2) Limiting the number of times an organization can be eligible for a matching fund grant • Same timeline as above: if 2x/year, then once; if 1x/year, then every other year • What if organization applies/houses a program, applies regularly, BUT PROGRAMMING/PROJECT is different? E.g. Public Space One • What if organization applies every year for the same project? E.g. PS1 outdoor media festival 3) No restrictions. All artists/organizations are eligible for funding every cycle/year, provided application is strong.