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Home My WebLink About03-05-2009 Public Art Advisory CommitteePublic Art Advisory Committee Thursday, March 5, 2009 3: OOPM Lobby Conference Room City Hall 410 E. Washington A. Call to order B. Public discussion of any item not on the agenda C. Consideration of the minutes of the February 5, 2009 meeting D. Sculpture project at Water Works Prairie Park -Passive solar lighting proposals -Dale Merrill E. Wetherby Park Shelter Mural Pt. 2 -Daniel Kinney, Tate High School F. Artsfest - Kidztent G. Committee time/updates H. Adjournment MINUTES PRELIMINARY PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 2009 LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM -CITY HALL Members Present: Mark Seabold, DaLayne Williamson, Jan Finlayson, Rick Fosse, Terry Robinson (sitting in for Terry Trueblood), Patrick Carney Members Absent: Ann Khan, Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger, Nate Kabat Public Present: Mary Frieden, Summer of the Arts; Dale Merrill, Liberty Iron Works of Mt. Vernon, IA CALL TO ORDER Seabold called the meeting to order at 3:05 PM. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA Marcia Bollinger shared a picture of the Lemme Leopard with the committee. She explained the neighborhood is currently working on raising funds for the project as well. Bollinger passed on John Bacon's message of thanks for the committee's support of the project. Bollinger updated the committee about Poetry in Public. The deadline is Friday, February 6th. Bollinger noted a large number of submissions are still coming in. Additionally, many groups previously not reached have been submitting poems this year including the university community. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8, 2009 MEETING MOTION: Fosse moved to approve the minutes; Finlayson seconded. The motion passed 6:0. DISCUSS WITH MARY FRIEDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUMMER OF THE ARTS Seabold explained to the committee that Frieden had been invited to the meeting to discuss areas where Summer of the Arts and PAAC could collaborate on projects. Bollinger gave the example of the Kid's Tent sponsored by PAAC at Arts Fest in the past. Frieden said the Kid's Tent is a great idea and she would love to see that project take place again. Frieden asked if the proceeds from the tent could be donated to support children's activities at Art Fest. Frieden explained that children's activities have been cut for next year's Arts Fest by about $4,000 due to lagging sponsorships. Seabold asked how much the Kid's Tent has made in the past. Bollinger said it only made a couple hundred dollars, Fosse added the items sold in the tent are deliberately priced cheaply. The committee agreed it would be a good idea to donate that money to Summer of the Arts children's activities. Bollinger said the committee would take care of collecting artists' donations for the tent. Frieden agreed to supply an artist list to solicit donations and the tent for the project. Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, January 8, 2009 Page 2 of 4 Bollinger explained the showcase pad on the Ped. Mall typically gets dedicated on the Saturday morning of Arts Fest. Frieden said if the information for the dedication can be given to her by April 16tH, she can include it in the event program. Seabold brought up the picture projection project that was done along with Arts Fest in the past. Bollinger explained Williamson and a past intern took pictures of Iowa City and its residents a few years ago and projected them on to buildings for Arts Fest. It was a fun project, but not all of the projectors worked well in daylight. Williamson asked if the committee thought that would be worth doing again. Frieden said Arts Fest is planning to expand to include Linn St, so a projection onto the US Bank building might be a good addition. Frieden said artists are required to submit pictures of their work, so maybe those could be used for the projections. Seabold said maybe video art done at the University could be used as well. Frieden suggested if the projection project does move forward that she be notified by mid-April so it can be included in the program. Frieden announced to the committee a new event called "Sand in the City" which will be Summer of the Arts' new big fundraiser. Businesses will be asked to sponsor sand sculptures. The businesses will than create the sand sculptures under the direction of master sand sculptors and professional architects. The event will be held on Linn and Iowa Ave. on August 28tH - 30tH Bollinger asked Frieden to share her thought about undertaking a Spolletto-like project or a community mural project as has been suggested by Michael Lombardo. Bollinger explained the PAAC does not have the capacity to undertake such a large scale project. Frieden said she likes both ideas, but adding on more projects right now would be too difficult for Summer of the Arts to handle considering limited staff and funding. Frieden said she could see these projects being something for Summer of the Arts to take on in the future. SCULPTURE PROJECT AT WATER___WORKS PRAIRIE PARK Bollinger told the committee she has been in contact with Dale Merrill about uncertainties in the PAAC future budget and concerns about being able to fully fund the Water Works sculpture project. She said Merrill is willing to begin the project with an initial down payment and will be flexible with receiving the remaining amount owed. Bollinger also noted that fundraising would be idea to support the project, but the current economy is making this effort to difficult to get off the ground. Merrill explained his research into using solar power to power the lighting for the project. The systems Merrill found are designed for use on billboards but can be easily adapted to be used in this project. Merrill said the solar panels can be located in the air supported by poles or mounted at ground level. The panels can be placed up to 1,000 ft. away from the artwork. Merrill asked the committee to consider how much light they want, what kind of lights, and how long they want the light to last. Merrill explained depending on the solar panels the lights could be powered to last all night or they could be powered for a period of 7 hours. By using timers, the 7 hours of light could be split to maximize peak viewing hours (ie. after dusk and before dawn). Merrill said the lighting would cost between $4,000 and $15,000 depending on the wattage of the lights and the number of hours the committee wants to light the sculptures. Merrill said he is concerned that going with too small of a system would detract from the sculpture more than it would help. He encouraged the committee to consider adding lighting at a later date if an adequate system is not affordable at this point. Public Art Advisory Committee Thursday, January 8, 2009 Page 3 of 4 Robinson said he is concerned about how prairie burns might affect the lighting and the solar panels. He said the panels would need to be mounted high on a pole to avoid damage from the heat produced during burns. Merrill didn't think that would be a problem. Merrill said the lighting is easy to install and could always be retrofitted later, he would need to know what the committee would like. He asked the committee if they would want to scale back the size of the sculpture to better afford lighting. Finlayson said she did not like the idea of making the sculpture smaller. Merrill suggested the lighting be paid for through fundraising, the committee agreed to explore that option. Merrill agreed to provide more precise cost estimates for procurement and maintenance of the proposed lighting system. COMMITTEE TIME/UPDATES Seabold asked if the upcoming PAAC budget is going to face any issues. Bollinger said there have been no proposed cuts to the budget so far, but the budgeting process is not finished yet. Fosse said it is likely that the city budget will require cuts to some programs, however he did not know how that would affect PAAC. ADJOURNMENT Seabold motioned to adjourn; everyone seconded. Meeting adjourned at 4:17 pm. Next meeting scheduled for March 5th, 2009. Minutes submitted by Nate Kabat. a> ~_ ~o Q N U ~ N ~ 7 > C Q ~ d' ~ ~ O Q~~ _~~ :~~~ ~_~ ~~~ a> a~ .., 0 U ~. 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