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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAAC Agenda Packet 11-4-21Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, November 4, 2021 3:30 PM Emma Harvat Hall City Hall, 410 E. Washington 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 October 7, 2021 meeting 3:38 PM - Updates • Dorothy installation – expected to be installed in next two weeks • Interactive Mapping project • Oracles vinyl wrap update 3:50 PM - Discuss potential locations for entry art project – the discussion at the October 7, 2021 meeting regarding potential entry art projects resulted in Motion that did not specifically identify a project or location so additional discussion needs to occur. Attached is a map of possible locations and street view pictures to provide additional information. 4:05 PM - Discuss options for use of BIPOC funding allocation • work with the Oracles artist team to develop opportunities • develop project to highlight history of Black Hawk Mini Park – work with indigenous artists/Dawson Davenport • Hispanic/Latino art project • Others? 4:25 PM - Staff Reports 4:30 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. Minutes Preliminary Public Art Advisory Committee October 7, 2021 3:30 PM Emma Harvat Hall Public Art Advisory Committee Members Present: Eddie Boyken, Dominic Dongilli, Ron Knoche, Steve Miller, Nancy Purington, Juli Seydell-Johnson, Sandy Steil Members Absent: Jan Finlayson, Andrea Truitt Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger, Wendy Ford Public Present: Rachel Arnone (Melody and Raina) Call to Order Miller called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Introduction of Members and Public Attending the Meeting Members of the public will introduce themselves during their respective agenda item. Public Discussion of Any Item Not on the Agenda None. Consideration of Minutes of the September 2, 2021 Meeting Motion: Seydell-Johnson moved to accept the minutes from the September 2, 2021 meeting. Knoche seconded. Approved unanimously. Updates Oracles of Iowa City – Reception and Community Conversation Bollinger said she and Miller attended the reception and that it was a well-received event (close to 100 people in attendance) and the mayor participated and said a few words. She said the major focus was on the Black Joy mural, and that there were several photos taken but she wasn’t sure if video documentation of the event will be available. Miller said the Oracles team also gave an overview of the concept behind the art and their processes. Bollinger said those who attended were encouraged by the mural and wanted to be more involved in recognizing their privilege and fostering change within the community. Opening Doors Exhibit – postpone until next spring Bollinger said the team behind the Opening Doors Exhibit have decided to defer their project until next spring. Resource Management Building mural – Paint Day Bollinger said Steil was a part of the paint team. She said most of the mural got done the day-of, and it is coming along and hopefully by the next Friday the artist will have it completely done 2 with all of the detail-work included. She encouraged those who haven’t seen it to stop by and take a look. Longfellow Pedestrian Tunnel Rachel Arnone, the art teacher, and her students, Melody and Raina, introduced themselves. Seydell-Johnson asked the artists what inspired them to make these designs. Melody said hers were personal characters that she draws in her free time. Raina said she wasn’t sure what inspired her, but the rest of her drawing was going to incorporate a darker and sadder part to life, possibly illustrated by skulls. Arnone said the artwork shown comprehensively illustrates the work of both of her students. Arnone said they are going to re-paint next Friday and she has a new budget since the prices of paint have gone up. Oracles of Iowa City Ford said the Oracles mural project was going over budget for a couple of reasons: the western most mural required extra paint to accommodate its height, they switched to a different and more expensive lift for the safety of the artists, and they didn’t realize that traffic control had to be done by an official traffic control firm. Ford said, overall, they were over budget by $11,000 and had asked if the City could help fill in some of the gap on that. She said she spoke with the City Manager, Geoff Fruin, and that he was on board with helping but felt that the Public Art Advisory Committee should only have to pay one third the cost (~ $3,800) since three different organizations helped put the project together. Motion: Steil moved to approve the $3,800 funding to cover the overages from the Oracles of Iowa City project. Dongilli seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Continued Discussion of Allocation of FY22 Funds Bollinger said their carry-over amount from FY21 was $8,800 (updated to reflect the amount after the previous motion) and they have $50,000 for FY22. She said the Committee has talked over the last several months about committing Matching Funds ($20,000) and Neighborhood Art funding ($12,000), primarily focused in the South District. Bollinger said her intern, Anna Clowser, went through the survey results and put together a summation of the high priority items. Ford said the priority project categories expressed in the survey ranking would be: gateways and/or an airport mural, parks & trails and a community participatory piece, buildings and grounds, unexpected art, functional art, and performance art categories, the Sculptors Showcase, and additional funding for the Oracles project. Bollinger said she allocated somewhat arbitrary numbers to each project, although it would be the minimum funding required for each. Seydell-Johnson suggested combining the several smaller projects into a few larger ones for site convenience and ability to complete. Miller, Purington, and Steil agreed. Dongilli said a potential avenue to explore, if the Committee wanted a concrete project listed under the BIPOC artist category, is the project proposed last year about the indigenous history associated with Blackhawk mini park. Motion: Seydell-Johnson moved that their budget be for the Airport Gateway mural and the items listed under “other” for this upcoming year. Seydell-Johnson withdrew the motion. Motion: Dongilli moved to establish a gateway project as the funding priority for FY22. Purington seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 3 Purington said that $8,000 for the Airport Gateway mural is not enough for a piece that size, and to avoid going over budget again, asked if there is any way that the Committee could increase that number. Miller said the Airport Commission has their own budget, so $8,000 from the PAAC should be enough to kickstart the project. Bollinger said she also thought it was adequate seed money for the project. Knoche said he felt confused and like there wasn’t consensus among the Committee with whether or not they had interest in funding the Airport Gateway mural or just opening up a call for a more general gateway project. Bollinger said, based on their conversations last month, that Staff felt like the Committee was in support of the Airport Gateway mural. Purington said she would also like to see the amount per project allocated within the Matching Fund Grants increased as well. Miller asked if that per project number has ever fluctuated within the history of the program. Bollinger said it has always been $2,000. Dongilli said they could have this conversation when it comes closer to time to put out the first call to artists. Motion: Seydell-Johnson moved to fund the three items shown under the “Other” category. Knoche seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Motion: Steil moved to approve the FY22 Budget Allocation worksheet with $5,800 going towards a miscellaneous slush fund and $8,000 going towards a gateway project such as the Airport Gateway mural. Knoche seconded. Motion passed unanimously. ARPA Recommendation Discussion Bollinger said she made some adjustments to the letter based on input - including streamlining the first paragraph discussing how COVID-19 has impacted the arts community, narrowing down the WPA language, and bullet-pointing all of the items they felt would be a reasonable use of ARPA funding (like providing opportunities for BIPOC artists, how they can continue to host community conversations, etc.). Steil asked if they could incorporate some of the recommendations from the FY22 funds survey into the ARPA funds. Bollinger said the ARPA funding was a bit narrower and that they need to be used for projects that were specifically impacted by COVID-19. Steil asked if they should expand on the positive feedback regarding murals. Bollinger said that specific topic would be more appropriate if it came from the FY22 allocation. Miller asked the Committee if they felt the letter was representative of their stance and if they felt comfortable sending it on to the City Manager’s office. Motion: Seydell-Johnson moved to approve the letter and send it as the Committee’s recommendation to the City Manager’s office. Dongilli seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Artists Registry – Purington Bollinger said her and Purington had discussed about collaborating with a private web designer to make the registry more sophisticated and usable. Knoche said he spoke with the City Manager about the current limitations of the Artists Registry and said that Fruin is willing to expand it to artists from The Corridor as well. Purington said Johnson County would be a good parameter and expanding it to The Corridor might impede on the Cedar Rapids public art community. Motion: Purington moved to expand the Public Art Registry to Johnson County residents. Steil seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 4 Ford said the City is also planning on getting a new website, which will need to be compatible with the new Artists Registry Database, so they can’t start the integration process with an outside web designer until the City makes strides with their new site. Bollinger went to the Artists Registry website and briefly showed the Committee how to use and navigate it. Staff Reports Bollinger said Anna Clowser is working on an interactive Google map that makes local artwork and information about the piece and its artist visible and accessible, and it will be on the front page of their Public Art webpage. She said they have also created an article on the website about the Oracles project. Miller said the Jason Snell’s performance that they funded through Matching Grants is happening tomorrow night from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Adjournment Knoche moved to adjourn the meeting. Dongilli seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m. 5 Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2020-2021 Name Term Expires 12/3/20 1/7/21 2/4/21 3/4/21 4/15/21 5/6/21 6/3/21 7/1/21 8/5/21 9/2/21 10/7/21 Ron Knoche x X X X X X X X X X X Juli Seydell- Johnson x X X X O/E O/E X X X X X Steve Miller 12/31/23 X X X X X X X X X X X Eddie Boyken 12/31/21 X X X X X X X X O/E X Jan Finlayson 12/31/23 X X X O/E O/E X X X O/E O/E O/E Nancy Purington 12/31/22 X X X X X X O/E O/E O/E O/E X Andrea Truitt 12/31/22 X X X X X X X O/E X X O/E Dominic Dongilli 12/31/23 X X X X X X X X X Sandy Steil 12/31/23 x X X X O/E X O/E O/E X O/E X Potential Entry Way Art Locations #1-Hwy One and Mormon Trek Blvd (facing east) #2-Old 218 and McCollister (looking north) #3-Riverside Drive/Airport (facing north/northwest) #4-South Gilbert and McCollister (looking north) #5-Gilbert/Sand Road and Sycamore St. (looking north) #6-Hwy 6 and Scott Blvd (looking west) #7-Rochester and Scott Blvd (looking west) #8-Scott Blvd and 1st Ave. (looking south) #9-North Dodge and I-80 (looking south) #10-North Dodge (looking south) #11-N Dubuque (looking south) #12-N Dubuque and Foster (looking south) #13-N Dubuque—Iowa City sign (looking south) #14-Hwy 6 and Rocky Shore Drive (looking northwest) #15-Melrose and Camp Cardinal (looking east) #16-Melrose Median