HomeMy WebLinkAboutPAAC Agenda Packet 9-2-21Public Art Advisory Committee
Thursday, September 2, 2021
3:30 PM
Emma Harvat Hall
City Hall, 410 E. Washington
*****Note new location for in person meeting*****
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 August 5, 2021 meeting
3:38 PM - Updates
• Sculptors Showcase
• Oracles of Iowa City
• Kidztent
• American Rescue Plan Act memo
3:50 PM – Continued Discussion of Allocation of FY22 Funds - Results from the
public survey are included within the agenda packet for review and consideration as
part of this discussion. A member of the Airport Commission will also be present to
review some art concepts included in the packet that they have discussed for possible
funding and consideration by the committee.
4:15 PM - Opening Doors Exhibit – Organizers of this recent public art exhibit will be
present to discuss possible options to display the painted doors in a park for a short
period of time. Photos are included in the packet.
4:30 PM – Public Art Matching Fund Application Review– a revised rubrics is
included along with the grant applications.
4:55 PM - Artists Registry – Purington
5:00 PM - 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.
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
August 5, 2021 3:30 PM
Emma Harvat Hall
Public Art Advisory Committee
Members Present: Eddie Boyken, Dominic Dongilli, Ron Knoche, Steve Miller, Juli Seydell-
Johnson, Sandy Steil, Andrea Truitt
Members Absent: Jan Finlayson, Nancy Purington
Staff Present: Marcia Bollinger, Sarah Gardner, Anna Clowser
Public Present: None
Call to Order
Miller called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
Introduction of Members and Public Attending the Meeting
None.
Public Discussion of Any Item Not on the Agenda
None.
Consideration of Minutes of the July 1, 2021 Meeting
Miller said he wanted to change the wording of “local artists and feedback from the public would
be useful” to “feedback from local artists and the public would be useful” under the Review of
Process to Determine Allocation of FY22 Art Funding section.
Motion: Knoche moved to accept the minutes from the July 1, 2021 meeting as amended.
Dongilli seconded. Approved unanimously.
Updates
Oracles of Iowa City
Knoche said there hasn’t been any progress on the murals this week due to issues with the
technical equipment. Bollinger said they had originally planned on being finished around the
middle of August, but the deadline has been pushed back a few weeks. She said there have
been some significant community conversations going on since the project started and that
some people did not like it but overall, many people seemed to be defending the language used.
She said she has had good conversations with members of the public who have called her
wanting to know more about the project. Bollinger said the public library has reached out about
possibly doing some discussion forums once the project is complete, and that Public Space One
is also planning on doing some discussions/events once it is finished.
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Iowa City Sculptors Showcase – Grand opening Friday, August 6 – 4:00-5:30pm
Bollinger said the Sculptors Showcase is in full swing and she encourages anyone who can
make it to attend the grand opening. She said that all of the artists are very excited about it.
Dongilli asked if they had a general social media hashtag, like #ICPAAC, for people to use when
they are taking pictures of the sculptures. Steil said that was a good idea and that they should
create one. Seydell-Johnson said they could just use #SculptorsShowcase. Truitt said she liked
Dongilli’s idea of having a general hashtag as well. Bollinger said will talk to their
communications staff about getting something set up. Bollinger said that she is planning on
making QR codes to go on the sculpture plaques at some point as well.
Kidztent at Artsfest – August 14 and 15
Truitt said that Artifactory usually uses the Kidztent on Saturday, but they declined to do so this
year due to rising Covid numbers. Bollinger said she needs volunteers to work the tent on
Sunday. She said that she will be there from 10am-4pm and that volunteers usually work in two-
hour increments.
Dorothy
Bollinger said that she and Knoche met with a couple of park staff and engineers and they
cleaned up the sculpture, got it upright, and deemed it to be secure. She said the next step is for
the park staff to power wash it and clean up the pad. Bollinger said she hopes to have it
installed within the next few weeks.
Public Art Survey
Bollinger said they have a soft deadline for the end of this month for gathering public input, and
she will have to get that information for the Committee later on.
Review Recommendation of Selected Artists for Resource Management Mural Project
Bollinger introduced Sarah Gardner, the Climate Action Outreach and Engagement Specialist,
who has been working on reviewing the submissions for this project.
Gardner said there were two designs that really rose to the top during their discussions – one
was submitted by Drew Etienne and the other was submitted by Erica Danner. Of the two, she
said the one by Danner was the favorite, but a concern was that Ms. Danner is a local tattoo
artist and does not seem to have prior experience with doing an art installation piece of this
scale. Gardner said her plan was for her and Bollinger to contact both artists and ask them to
articulate more clearly what their plan was for working with community volunteers to get their
design realized. She said Ms. Danner responded very quickly with a “paint by numbers”
approach, which her group felt was sufficient and the consensus was still with Ms. Danner’s
design. Gardner said she has not heard back from Etienne but is less concerned with his ability
follow through on the project since he is a well-known artist in the community.
Steil, Seydell-Johnson, and Truitt said that they really liked Danner’s design as well. Bollinger
said the Committee felt that Danner’s mural would be very appealing to the younger population
and pull people in with its color and designs.
Motion: Steil moved to approve Erica Danner’s design for the Resource Management
Mural Project. Knoche seconded. Approved unanimously.
Review of Rubrics and Policies related to Repeat Applicants to the Matching Fund
Program
Dongilli said the Committee had some remaining questions from the July meeting about how to
address prior funding histories and repeat projects/events and whether or not they wanted to
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include those in the rubric. He said he drafted up a series of guiding questions that could
potentially be posed in the rubric encouraging artists and community partners to address some
concerns the Committee might have.
Seydell-Johnson said she thinks the list of questions accurately addresses their concerns and
that they’re on the right track with things. Miller asked if the list of questions would be put into
the rubric itself. Bollinger said she thinks they should include it as part of the review criteria and
there needs to be some way of scoring it within the rubric. Miller said his only concern with
putting it in the rubric is that it would make it more difficult for applicants who have not been
previously funded by the Committee. Seydell-Johnson said that these questions could serve to
deduct points from an applicant’s overall score, like if they failed to complete a commissioned
community project in the past. Steil said she thought that was a good idea. Bollinger said she
was happy to draft something from their discussion today for the next meeting.
Discussion related to suggested uses for American Rescue Plan Act Funds that will be
forwarded to the Staff for review
Bollinger said the City Manager’s Office is asking for recommendations from the boards and
commissions if they felt like there was an opportunity to use the funds. She said the one section
within the document most related to public art is the section related to economic growth, more
specifically regarding restoring service and staffing to pre-pandemic levels and new services or
projects that were planned prior to the pandemic and were subsequently paused or delayed.
Dongilli asked if additional funding for the Kiwanis Park art project would be appropriate for this,
since the artist had to redesign the project due to pandemic pricing and supply chain problems.
Bollinger said the City Council would have to decide if that was an appropriate use for the funds.
Bollinger said she could do a quick outreach to local artists and arts organizations so they could
provide information on how the pandemic has impacted their work, but it would need to be a
quick turnaround. Seydell-Johnson said a better plan could be to reach out to the Artists
Registry and direct them to the survey. Clowser said that she has heard through the community
that performing artists have really been struggling, so that could be a strategic place to start
gathering information.
Bollinger said that more funding and projects/programs for the Committee also comes with the
need for more staff. She said she is happy to work on something in order to provide some input
to the City Council. Miller said he is happy to help with that.
Artists Registry Discussion (Purington)
The discussion was moved to the next meeting due to Purington’s absence.
Bollinger said the submissions to the Registry have significantly slowed down, but she is going
to get another press release out about the versatility of the Registry. Truitt said that Summer of
the Arts would be willing to push out information on social media as long as it didn’t fall before
Arts Fest.
Staff Reports
Seydell-Johnson said that they have the park renaming ceremony tonight at 6:30pm at the new
James Alan McPherson Park (former Creekside Park), who was the first African American to
win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Bollinger said tomorrow at Riverfront Crossings Park is an opportunity to meet the artists and
hear their ideas about temporary art installations.
Adjournment
Knoche moved to adjourn the meeting. Seydell-Johnson seconded. The meeting was adjourned
at 4:23 p.m.
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Public Art Advisory Committee
Attendance Record
2020-2021
Name Term
Expires
10/1/20 11/5/20 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
Ron
Knoche
X X x X X X X X X X X
Juli
Seydell-
Johnson
X X x X X X O/E O/E X X X
Vero
Rose
Smith
12/31/20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Steve
Miller
12/31/20 X X X X X X X X X X X
Eddie
Boyken
12/31/21 X X X X X X X X X X
Jan
Finlayson
12/31/20 O/E X X X X O/E O/E X X X O/E
Nancy
Purington
12/31/22 X X X X X X X X O/E O/E O/E
Andrea
Truitt
12/31/22 O/E X X X X X X X X O/E X
Dominic
Dongilli
12/31/23 X X X X X X X X X
Sandy
Steil
12/31/23 -- O/E x X X X O/E X O/E O/E X
Potential Public Art Projects in Iowa City
1 / 4
Q1 Please RANK 1 through 8, the following locations and types of art with
your own priority of importance. 1 = highest priority, 8 = lowest priority.
Answered: 223 Skipped: 4
Parks (e.g.
Hickory Hill...
Trails (e.g.
Court Hill...
Buildings and
grounds (e.g...
Sculpture
Showcase...
Black Hawk
Mini Park
Performance
Art Matching...
Large Gateway
Installation...
Community
Participator...
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Potential Public Art Projects in Iowa City
2 / 4
26.73%
58
22.12%
48
15.67%
34
9.68%
21
7.83%
17
4.15%
9
8.29%
18
5.53%
12
217
5.77
9.68%
21
16.59%
36
15.67%
34
13.82%
30
11.52%
25
11.52%
25
9.22%
20
11.98%
26
217
4.68
14.68%
32
13.30%
29
14.22%
31
18.35%
40
12.84%
28
10.09%
22
7.34%
16
9.17%
20
218
4.93
4.29%
9
13.33%
28
13.81%
29
17.14%
36
19.52%
41
14.29%
30
7.62%
16
10.00%
21
210
4.42
4.69%
10
6.57%
14
8.92%
19
12.21%
26
16.43%
35
21.13%
45
16.43%
35
13.62%
29
213
3.74
8.06%
17
7.58%
16
8.53%
18
8.53%
18
10.90%
23
14.22%
30
18.01%
38
24.17%
51
211
3.58
19.63%
42
8.41%
18
9.35%
20
12.62%
27
9.81%
21
14.02%
30
13.08%
28
13.08%
28
214
4.56
13.49%
29
11.63%
25
12.56%
27
8.84%
19
9.77%
21
11.16%
24
19.07%
41
13.49%
29
215
4.33
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL SCORE
Parks (e.g. Hickory Hill,
Waterworks Prairie Park,
Fraunholtz-Miller,
Hunters Run, Peninsula
Park, Waterworks Prairie
Park)
Trails (e.g. Court Hill
Trail; Iowa River Trail);
Buildings and grounds
(e.g. Airport, Animal
Services, Eastside
Recycling, Ashton
House grounds or interior
display space
Sculpture Showcase
Expansion (adding 3
more sculpture pads and
temporary sculpture
exhibits to the 5 new
ones established in
2021)
Black Hawk Mini Park
Performance Art
Matching Fund
Large Gateway
Installation (e.g. Dodge
Street, Waterworks
Prairie Park, Old
Highway 218 entrance)
Community Participatory
Art
Potential Public Art Projects in Iowa City
3 / 4
Q2 Feel free to provide a comment regarding your top locations or
additional locations not listed above.
Answered: 102 Skipped: 125
Potential Public Art Projects in Iowa City
4 / 4
87.38%90
94.17%97
82.52%85
81.55%84
Q3 Get creative! Please tell us what the following CONCEPTS prescribed
by the 2018 Strategic Plan and prioritized for consideration mean to you.
For each concept below, describe what you might like to see.
Answered: 103 Skipped: 124
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Unexpected Art
Functional Art
Ephemeral Art
Private Property Art
Opening Doors Exhibit
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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
Inventory in the Public Art
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.
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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 is clear and
intended use of matching
funds is detailed.
2. Project budget is clear but
the intended use of matching
funds is implied but
inadequately detailed.
1. Project budget is vague
and the intended use of
matching funds is
inadequate.
Funds from other sources/impact of PAAC funds
3. Project leverages diverse
funding sources and in-kind
support as appropriate.
PAAC funds are clearly
integral to project
implementation.
2. Project demonstrates
some diversity in funding
sources or in-kind support as
appropriate. PAAC funds are
supplementary to project
implementation.
1. Project demonstrates
inadequate or unclear
leveraging of diverse funding
sources as appropriate. The
impact of PAAC funds is
vague or extraneous.
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
evident. Plans to disseminate
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
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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.
IV. RETURNING APPLICANTS
with New Project Proposals
3. Previous projects have
been completed in an
exemplary manner and well
within given timeframe, the
current request will not
interfere with completion of
any outstanding projects and
the new project is a unique
and dynamic project that
cannot be funded through
other funding sources.
2. Previous projects have
been completed in
satisfactory manner and
within given timeframe, the
current request will
minimally interfere with
completion of any
outstanding projects and the
new project is cannot be
funded through other
funding sources
1. Previous projects have not
been completed in
satisfactory manner or
within given timeframe, the
current request will interfere
with completion of any
outstanding projects and
other funding sources have
not been pursued for the
project.
with Same or Similar Projects
3. Project builds upon in a
meaningful but uniquely
distinct ways, the project
provides numerous
opportunities for individual
artist or the community to
interact with the art and the
applicant has demonstrated
that Public Art funding
provides a unique
opportunity not available
through other funding
sources
2. Project builds upon the
original project in minimum
ways, the project provides
minimal opportunities for
individual artist or the
community to interact with
the art and the applicant has
able to demonstrate that
Public Art funding provides a
unique opportunity not
available through other
funding sources
1. Project does not build
upon the original project in
any way, the project
provides no opportunities
for individual artist or the
community to interact with
the art and the applicant has
not explored any other
funding sources.
Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program
Project Name *
Project Location *
Applicant Name *
Applicant Address *
Phone Number *
Attach Resume / CV *
Email *
Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.*
Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artwork/event will be located in an
area open and freely available to the general public.*
Phospheresce in sympathy
Public Space One, Iowa City, IA
Christine Burke
City
Iowa City
State / Province / Region
IA
Postal / Zip Code
52245
Country
United States
Street Address
710 E Bloomington Street
Address Line 2
5747809788
Burke CV PAMFP.pdf 75.73KB
cburkecomp@gmail.com
Project Details
This is a performance-based project that will occur for one hour in the evening (6:30-7:30pm) on September 28,
2021. Seven performers will be situated in the lawn and porch areas around Public Space One. Heard or seen
external stimuli (ex: cars passing, wind, sirens, a person or entering the performance space, the sound of
crickets or cicadas) will trigger the performance of both pre-determined and improvised sound material. The
group’s sound production is meant to exist at a dynamic level that is equal to the noises around them, the goal
being to inconspicuously enhance, coexist and engage with a soundscape and participate in its organic
events/process(es).
The venue for this performance (the lawn and porch outside of Public Space One) is in a public, outdoor space in
a relatively busy part of town and will therefore be available to the public. This includes both an audience who
knows about the event ahead of time and is coming intentionally as well as an audience of those who happen to
be in the area during the time of the performance. Signage placed at the corner of Bloomington and Gilbert will
advertise the concert as being free and will invite passersby to stay for as much or as little of the performance as
they would like.
Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community.*
If the applicant has received funding through the Public Art Matching Fund in the past, please describe how this
project meets the Policy Regarding the Eligibility of Applicants Who Have Previously Received Matching Grant
Funds
Proposed Project Dates
Date Notes
Total Project Cost *
Matching Fund Request
Funding sources outside of Matching fund
Explain specifically what the matching funds will pay for:*
List your partners in this project and the role they will play.
At the risk of sounding trite, the intended audience for this project is everyone and anyone in the community.
While we will certainly be advertising the performance (PS1’s website and social media, my own social media,
flyers posted around town), I am especially excited about the idea of drawing in people who are otherwise just
walking by PS1 (kind of an intended “unintended” audience). In terms of benefit to the community, I hope for this
performance to be a peaceful and potentially meditative experience, one akin to sitting outside at night and
listening to the environment’s natural soundscape.
n/a
9/28/2021 A rain date will be scheduled for Tuesday, October 5th.
Project Costs
1,200.00$
$600
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
Iowa Arts Council (Iowa Arts and Culture Resilience Grant)
Committed
Anticipated
600.00$
The matching funds (in conjunction with the $600 that is already committed from the Iowa Arts Council’s Iowa
Arts and Culture Resilience Grant) will go exclusively towards wages for the 7 musicians that will be performing
the piece ($150 each = $1,050). The remaining $150 of the budget will be used to hire a videographer to
document the performance.
Partner Name
Describe their role
Public Space One
Public Space One is serving as the venue for the
performance; they will also support the performance with
advertising on their online and social media platforms.
Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.*
If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and
installation in any of the following formats.
Letters of support
if available
email proof of support.pdf 111.2KB
I’ll consider this performance successful if we’re able to draw in people who are otherwise just passing by PS1,
and if we receive feedback that the performance was helpful to people in any way (that it was pleasant,
enjoyable, relaxing, etc)
Site plan showing placement of art on site
Images, models or renderings of proposed art
Additional narrative, if needed
Relevant work.pdf 53.79KB
Relevant Past Work:
The works below are performed by the “Christine Burke Ensemble” (a group of Iowa City-
based performers who will also be performing Phospherense in sympathy). I find it important
to clarify that the “Christine Burke Ensemble” is only the name of the group when we perform
works that are written by me; when we perform or workshop pieces by another composer in
the group, we adopt their name and become their ensemble (the “Justin Comer Ensemble”,
for example).
for 5+ Performers (2016) – Christine Burke
Video: Performed on the iHearIC concert series at Highground Cafe, October 2016.
AT A STEADY CONSISTENT RATE (2017) – Christine Burke
Audio: Performed in the Concert Hall at University of Iowa, December 2017.
[r]amp work (2019) – Christine Burke
Audio excerpt: Performed in the parking ramp for [r]amp festival. June 2019.
Radio Trio (2020) – Justin Comer
Audio: Performed on the iHearIC concert series at The Yacht Club, January 2020.
Additional work samples:
FAT SUNSET (2018)
Audio: Performed by NewEar (Kansas City, MO)
here (2016)
Audio: Performed by the JACK Quartet during their residency at the University of Iowa
in 2016.
8/27/2021 Gmail - PS1 proposal
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=e4d94035a1&view=pt&search=all&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1708641624852009422&simpl=msg-f%3A1708641624852009422 1/1
Christine Burke <cburkecomp@gmail.com>
PS1 proposal
Kalmia Strong | Public Space One <kalmia@publicspaceone.com>Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 2:27 PM
To: Christine Burke <cburkecomp@gmail.com>
Cc: Kalmia Strong | Public Space One <kalmia@publicspaceone.com>
hi Christine,
Sept. 28 at 6:30 sounds great! I put it on our calendar. Whenever you're able to send along event details (short
description, image?) I can get it up on our website!
I do think a rain date sounds like a good idea. Maybe the following Tuesday (10/5) if that still works for your group?
thanks,
K
Kalmia Strong
Program Director (part-time)
Public Space One
a community-driven contemporary arts organization in Iowa City, IA
home of The Center for Afrofuturist Studies, IC Press Co-op, and Media Arts Co-op
she/her/hers
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Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program
Project Name *
Project Location *
Applicant Name *
Applicant Address *
Phone Number *
Attach Resume / CV *
Email *
Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.*
Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artwork/event will be located in an
area open and freely available to the general public.*
Juggling Performances and Workshops in Public Parks
Willow Creek Park and Mercer Park
Luther Bangert
City
Iowa City
State / Province / Region
Iowa
Postal / Zip Code
52240
Country
USA
Street Address
718 Grant St.
Address Line 2
319 333 6434
Luther Bangert - CV.pdf 106.06KB
lutherbangert@gmail.com
Project Details
My proposed project is two public performances of the contemporary juggling and dance show I am creating this
year. These performances will be in Willow Creek Park and Mercer Park May 20th and 21st 2022 and will be free
and open to the public. Each show is roughly thirty minutes in length. I will also give a free juggling and
movement workshop in each park the afternoon of May 22nd.
By making these shows free and accessible to everyone they will be public art performances, in the tradition of
contemporary street performance and theater. I have chosen Willow Creek Park and Mercer Park as they are
suitable areas to perform this show outside in residential neighborhoods that do not often have this type of live
performance. The shows will be advertised as free and open to all, and for audiences of all ages. People will be
invited to sit in the grass picnic style or to bring lawn chairs.
The juggling and movement classes that I will offer at the end of the weekend will be in the style of public art
classes, also suitable for both children and adults.
Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community.*
If the applicant has received funding through the Public Art Matching Fund in the past, please describe how this
project meets the Policy Regarding the Eligibility of Applicants Who Have Previously Received Matching Grant
Funds
Proposed Project Dates
Date Notes
Total Project Cost *
Matching Fund Request
Funding sources outside of Matching fund
Explain specifically what the matching funds will pay for:*
List your partners in this project and the role they will play.
My intended audiences are the people of the neighborhoods surrounding Willow Creek Park and Mercer Park.
Street performances and events are most often held downtown and not within walking distance of many people.
By sharing my performance in these parks I will share something in a new and exciting and hopefully inspiring
way.
This show is intended for all ages, and as there is no speaking in the show, speakers of any language can enjoy
it as well.
I hope to benefit the broader community by creating these moments of community, through performing and
inviting all to attend and sit together in a local park. And by offering workshops to those who have been inspired
to learn, and giving the tools for students to continue exploring.
5/20/2022 ~6:00 - 6:30 Performance
5/21/2022 ~6:00 - 6:30 Performance
5/22/2022 1 - 2 pm workshop in one park, 3 - 4 pm workshop in the other.
Project Costs
4,505.00$
1700
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
Iowa Arts and Culture Resilience Grant
Committed
Anticipated
2,805.00$
This Matching Grant will allow for myself to be paid for the two public performances, to pay for the light and
sound equipment rental, to pay for advertising in local newspapers and on social media.
The breakdown is as follows:
$1000 - two performances at $500 each by Luther Bangert at professional rate
$600 - equipment rental
$100 - advertising
Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.*
If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and
installation in any of the following formats.
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters of support
Stephanie Miracle
Choreographer during show creation process.
if available
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters of support
Mark Anthoney
Multimedia Artist Collaborator during show creation process.
if available
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters of support
Alex Body
Composer and technician during show creation process. He
will also be renting sound and lighting equipment for this
show.
if available
The public performances will be successful if they are well attended and reach many people who do not usually
have a chance to see contemporary circus or arts events performed in their neighborhood, and most of all, if they
leave smiling and inspired. For the juggling workshops, if people attend and leave excited at the possibilities of
another art form, then I consider that a success.
Site plan showing placement of art on site
Images, models or renderings of proposed art
Additional narrative, if needed
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Additional Documentation - Resilience Grant Proposal Summary.pdf 58.16KB
Equipment Rental Quote.pdf 666.64KB
Quote
Date
8/24/2021
Quote #
1010
Name / Address
Luther Bangert
718 Grant St
Iowa City, IA 52240
Body Sound LLC
PO Box 2857
Iowa City, IA 52245
Project
Phone #
(319) 621-0282
E-mail
alexdbody@gmail.com
Total
Description Qty Rate Total
sound and lights equipment for outdoor performance spring 2022 2 300.00 600.00
$600.00
Proposal Summary
The primary use of the requested funds will be towards the creation of a full length solo
contemporary juggling and dance show. It will be developed through July - September
2021 with a tentative premiere date of September 21, 2021 in City Park, Iowa City. The
funding will support collaboration with a hired sound designer and a multimedia
installation artist, and also the purchase or development of equipment.
My goal in bringing this piece to fruition is to consolidate my performance, collaborative,
and creative skills. The funding will allow me the space and time to combine the ideas
and research I have been developing through my career alongside the work I have done
during the pandemic. After the premiere and its documentation, I will be able to perform,
sell and share this work.
My goal in sharing this piece is to create a broader space and appreciation for dance
and contemporary circus to be shared within. I wish to cultivate interest in varied and
interdisciplinary forms of performance and help to bring live performance to new spaces
in Iowa. Circus and dance have always brought people of all ages, backgrounds, and
lifestyles together. It is my wish to do the same through this work.
Vision Statement
To create thoughtful, moving, and impressive works of juggling that appeal to everyone
and carry with them
Artist Website
www.lutherbangert.com
Sous les Paves
https://vimeo.com/479699619
Ferrara
https://vimeo.com/258301119/
Artistic Work Summary
My primary work as an artist is accomplished through the medium of juggling and
movement. I began juggling in 2005 and performing professionally in 2010. My work in
the first few years of performing was primarily a traditional juggling and circus style of
virtuosity and showmanship. Since beginning to study dance in 2015 my performance
style has evolved to be more nuanced, artistic, and rooted in the storytelling of the
movement rather than the juggling ‘trick’ itself. Dancing while juggling, and juggling
while dancing. Through developing and designing choreographies of both the juggling
objects and of my body through space, I create abstract and philosophical narratives
that borrow from the wonder of the traditional circus to reach deeper into the realms of
human experience and what it is to be in a human being in a body.
The greatest achievements in my career have been:
Since 2010, I have been able to perform in over twenty countries worldwide throughout
North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. This includes international art festivals,
street festivals, dance festivals, and juggling festivals.
Receiving a Guinness World Record for “Most Things Juggled Whilst Sword
Swallowing” in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall in July 2013.
Being a featured street performer at the Des Moines Farmers Market (2015 - 2018) and
the Des Moines Arts Festival (2018).
Performing as a featured artist at the Deltebre Dansa contemporary dance festival in
Deltebre, Spain in July 2016.
Returning to Burlington, Iowa in October 2019 with ABCirque from New York City to
perform at Memorial Auditorium just blocks from the hospital I was born in.
Sharing both a film work and a performance piece at the Iowa Dance Festival in
October 2020.
Public Value
My goal is to develop a show that is versatile and suited to adapt to performing in many
different spaces. I plan to premiere it this September in a large outdoor space where
socially distancing will be possible and open to the public and all ages, ideally for an
audience of around two hundred people.
In my work as a street performer, I love the magic of setting up and starting a show that
welcomes anyone and everyone walking by to stop and watch together. I have found
these types of shared, lived experiences to be invaluable. As much as possible, I would
like to bring the same quality of spontaneity and magic of a street performance to this
show. For the premiere, I hope to draw people of all ages, backgrounds and
communities together and perform in an accessible public space.
While this fullest version will involve an interactive soundscape and projection with the
sound designer and the lighting technician present, in development we will
simultaneously be imagining and developing an alternate version that will maintain the
complexity and integrity of this work, but that allows for a smaller setup. In this way we
will be able to bring the show to both a large space and large audience – e.g., in the
premiere event or in a festival – and will also allow for me to bring it to smaller events –
e.g., schools and libraries – where I may be required to do all of the setup and
performance on my own.
Strategic Goals
The process of developing and presenting this show brings together many of my
creative and career goals in line with an overarching goal of continuing to share and
develop new work in research and performance as we move into a world where theaters
and festivals are reopening. These goals are:
-To further research and condense the juggling and movement ideas I have worked with
over the last several years, enriching my personal technique and ability both in terms of
performance, and in further defining my training and creative process to be able to
share this with others while teaching.
-To collaborate with skilled artists in creating an interdisciplinary show will be intriguing
and rewarding for each of us. We will be building a collaborative community and
creating paid opportunities for everyone involved.
-To reach more people across various spheres of art appreciation.
-To expand the audience and appreciation in Iowa for circus, theater, music, dance, and
art. Creating new interdisciplinary work inherently carries with it the effect of being a way
for audiences to see things they may not have otherwise, and in turn to consider and
appreciate new art forms and to seek them out in the future.
-To grow my professional network in Iowa by advertising, sharing, and selling this show
in theaters, festivals, schools, libraries, and other public spaces, and to actively prepare
to perform it in these different spaces and settings throughout the developmental
process. I will be premiering this show in September 2021 and by documenting it
thoroughly I will be adequately prepared to apply for the entire performance season in
2022.
Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program
Project Name *
Project Location *
Applicant Name *
Applicant Address *
Phone Number *
Email *
Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.*
Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artwork/event will be located in an
area open and freely available to the general public.*
Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community.*
If the applicant has received funding through the Public Art Matching Fund in the past, please describe how this
project meets the Policy Regarding the Eligibility of Applicants Who Have Previously Received Matching Grant
Funds
Proposed Project Dates
Date Notes
Bike Iowa City
1st Avenue Mini Mall-1705 First 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
3193306131
peter.kaboli@va.gov
Project Details
A 20 ft x 100 ft mural on the west exterior brick wall of the 1st Avenue Mini Mall with a "Bike Iowa City" theme.
The mural will incorporate colors from 1970's bicycle advertising with images that reflect the diversity of people
who bike in Iowa City. Commuting, road, mountain, cyclocross, and BMX images will display the various cycling
modalities our community enjoys.
This will be on the exterior wall of a high-traffic retail building on the east side of Iowa City. New LED lighting will
be added to illuminate the mural at night.
Cycling is an activity enjoyed by the Iowa City community in all its various forms. Incorporating it into public art
will not only highlight the activity for our community, but show up on Instagram and Facebook posts for the world
to see.
N/A
9/1/2021 Fall 2021
Total Project Cost *
Matching Fund Request
Funding sources outside of Matching fund
Explain specifically 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 successful outcome of the project.*
If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and
installation in any of the following formats.
Project Costs
9,000.00$
$2,000.00
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
Building owner
Committed
Anticipated
2,000.00$
The matching funds will offset the cost of the project with the balance to be paid by the building owner (Peter
Kaboli). Funds will pay for paint and artist time.
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters of support
Jamie Boling
Local artist who will do the mural. The photo attached
(Lift.east.mural) shows the artist and the mural he painted on
the other end of the same building.
if available
Upon completion of this project, we hope that people will stop and look at this mural and enjoy it. Get their
picture taken with it and post on-line. And go out and ride their bike!
Site plan showing placement of art on site
Images, models or renderings of proposed art
Additional narrative, if needed
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Lift.east mural.IMG_7768.jpg 122KB
Kaboli_mural mockup_bike v1.jpg 2.97MB
Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program
Project Name *
Project Location *
Applicant Name *
Applicant Address *
Phone Number *
Email *
Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.*
Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artwork/event will be located in an
area open and freely available to the general public.*
Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader community.*
Nature / Culture
Downtown Library or City Hall
Sue Hettmansperger
City
Iowa City
State / Province / Region
Iowa
Postal / Zip Code
52246
Country
USA
Street Address
114 Highland Drive
Address Line 2
3-9-354-8712
sue-hettmansperger@uiowa.edu
Project Details
I would like to site a cluster of my oil paintings (a small mural) within a public building downtown, such as the
Library or City Hall. I have proposed this idea to Director E. Carman at the Library and have emailed Marcia
Bollinger with questions. She believes this project is within your scope. I am a Professor Emerita in Painting of
the School of Art & Art History at the University of Iowa. I wish to donate this piece to be sited in any public
building downtown, as an in-kind artist gift.
I have already done three Public Art pieces like this; one at Swarthmore College in PA, one at the Cedar Rapids
Convention Center, IA, and one at Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids, IA. These consisted of four clustered
paintings as one piece,(a small mural), concerning the relationships within nature and culture. Abstract
configurations on the canvases invite the viewer to contemplate the complex relationship between nature and
culture in order to posit and foster a more empathic view of the environment going forward. In an era of climate
change, these concepts are paramount to the public well-being. Showcasing this work in public spaces indicates
a polity that progressively embraces solutions to environmental problems as we move forward.
If this artwork were sited within any public building downtown, such as the Library or City Hall, all citizens who
make use of those facilities would encounter the work and would benefit educationally by considering how
abstraction in visual images can embody the artist's vision of a better world, one in which we consider our
relationship to the natural world sustainably and with wonder for its intrinsic worth.
If the applicant has received funding through the Public Art Matching Fund in the past, please describe how this
project meets the Policy Regarding the Eligibility of Applicants Who Have Previously Received Matching Grant
Funds
Proposed Project Dates
Date Notes
Total Project Cost *
Matching Fund Request
Funding sources outside of Matching fund
Explain specifically what the matching funds will pay for:*
List your partners in this project and the role they will play.
I have not received matching funds from Iowa City, but I did receive a $10,000 Major Grant from the Iowa Arts
Council to site a similar work at Kirkwood College, and Percent for Art building funds of $10,000 for the work at
the Cedar Rapids Convention Center. I am asking for considerably less money this time because that is your
funding cap and because I want to site this somewhere in Iowa City for my legacy as a Professor at the UI.
8/20/2021 This piece is ready and could be installed at any time when it is convenient
to the recipient into the Fall months.
8/31/2021
Project Costs
2,000.00$
Matching in-kind production funds of the artist
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
The artist has created this work and offers it as an in-kind
labor match
Committed
Anticipated
2,000.00$
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
If the Library wishes to receive this work, they may want to
install a light directed at it.
Committed
Anticipated
100.00$
If the public building is so inclined, they may want to install lights. (The Cedar Rapids Convention Center did this
after the work was installed. I can install the work with nails in the wall. The lighting would be optional.
Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.*
If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and
installation in any of the following formats.
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters of support
Director E. Carman of the Iowa City Library
I have an email out to Director Carman, but have not heard
back whether he wishes to receive this work. This work could
be sited at the Library or in any public building.
if available
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters of support
Thomas Agran
Tom Agran worked with me as a Professor at the University
of Iowa, and I know that he is considered to be a force in
Public Art within the Community, but I have not contacted
him yet because I believe he is on vacation.
if available
I could conduct a series of feedback sessions with patrons of the library, children or adults. When I sited the
piece at Kirkwood College, students filled out responses on a short paper questionnaire.
Site plan showing placement of art on site
Images, models or renderings of proposed art
Additional narrative, if needed
current IMG_0918.jpg 2.24MB
Cedar Rapids Conv. Ctr..jpg 3.15MB
Kirkwood College.JPG 1.08MB
Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program
Project Name *
Project Location *
Applicant Name *
Applicant Address *
Phone Number *
Email *
Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.*
Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artwork/event will be located in
an area open and freely available to the general public.*
Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader
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 Notes
Total Project Cost *
Matching Fund Request
Funding sources outside of Matching fund
11/1/2021 two day installation
11/2/2021
Project Costs
5,000.00$
2000.00
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
South District Neighborhood in kind donation
Committed
Anticipated
1,000.00$
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
Summer of the Arts in kind donation
Committed
Anticipated
500.00$
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
El Trueque Magazine and Iowa City Latino Festival in kind
donation
Committed
Anticipated
500.00$
Source *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching fund amount *
Iowa City community in kind donations
Committed
Anticipated
1,000.00$
Explain specifically 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 successful outcome of the project.*
If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and
Art material for Ofrenda installation and artist stipend
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters 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
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters 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
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters 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 placement of art on site
Images, models or renderings of proposed art
Additional narrative, if needed
Iowa City Public Art Matching Fund Program
Project Name *
Project Location *
Applicant Name *
Applicant Address *
Phone Number *
Email *
Provide a brief description of the proposed project to be funded with Matching Grant.*
Explain how this project is defined as "public art" and demonstrate that the artwork/event will be located in
an area open and freely available to the general 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.
Describe the intended audience for this project and what efforts you will make to benefit the broader
community.*
Proposed Project Dates
Date Notes
Total Project Cost *
Matching Fund Request
Funding sources outside of Matching fund
Explain specifically 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 *
Committed or Anticipated?*
Matching 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.
Partner Name
Describe their role
Stephanie Miracle
Co-creator, dancer
Explain how you will gauge a successful outcome of the project.*
If the project is a physical installation, provide size, weight, medium, materials, and
installation in any of the following formats.
Letters of support
if available
Partner Name
Describe their role
Letters 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 placement of art on site
Images, models or renderings of proposed art
Additional narrative, if needed
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
PROJECT TASKS
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
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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
PHOTO & VIDEO
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
SYSTEM, CONCERT, & DOCUMENTATION EXPENSES
$4250Total
$375System Equipment
$675Sound System Rental
$1750Artists x 2
$1550Documentation
Jason Snell Update to Application
Adjusted timeline
Thank you for reaching out - I’d love to resubmit this round. The great news is that we *finally* got an
electrician and fabricator for the alleyway and the build started this week(!!!). After over a year of delay,
it’s hard to contain my excitement about it.
The dates would be shifted as such (which includes the rehearsals we’ve already done)
4/15/2021
Rehearsal in studio
5/6/2021
Rehearsal in studio
7/1/2021
Second rehearsal in studio
9/25/2021
Alleyway build is complete
10/1/2021
Rehearsal in Alleyway
10/15/2021
Dance performance in Alleyway
11/15/2021
Deliver video to Iowa City Public Arts
Response to Policy Regarding Eligibility of Applicants who have Previously Received Matching Grant
Funds
Dear Iowa CIty Public Art Advisory Committee,
This proposal builds upon two previously funded project proposals: “Sprites” and “ Synesthesia.”
Sprites was funding for the motion sensor equipment, computer, and custom software for the
installation, which is a large scale, permanent light- and motion-sensor system located in the alleyway
between S. Linn and S. Dubuque. After long delays from MidAmerican Energy in installing new poles and
delays with an electrician, I’m very excited that the physical build has begun and will be completed in
the next few weeks. I’ve spent over 300 hours developing the software platform (I had a lot of extra
time during the pandemic to keep improving it) and am very excited to finally have the physical platform
to show my part of the work. All the supplies have been purchased and are in the “control room” in the
alley (in back of Beadology), where the computer will control the installation.
The second grant, “Synesthesia” funded expansion of the software to include sound and MIDI
responsivity, and fund a series of concerts to demonstrate these expanded abilities. The concerts' sound
system and artist fees have already been paid for and we all were waiting for the physical build to be
completed. The first of these concerts will take place in October, and more will occur next spring and
summer. Having several concerts over time will help introduce this new system to Iowa City over the
next year.
Even before the project’s launch, I’ve been approached by other artists interested in making their own
art with this system, including for concerts, dance performances, data- and bot-driven art. This has been
my goal - to help make an art space in the alley that is a palette for other artists to create with.
This proposal is asking for PAAC's help with video documentation of what is possible in the alley space.
With a professionally produced video, owned by PAAC, it would show off Iowa City’s arts and invite
other artists to create with this sensor-driven lighting system. I believe this video documentation is an
investment in Iowa City’s long-standing commitment to the arts and its proven ability to attract and
retain the best artistic talent. Because of the scale and potential of this work, I’ve received funding from
other sources, including from Iowa City Downtown District and grants from Iowa Arts Council,
Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and United States Artists.
If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out.
Regards,
Jason
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Also, here are a few links to show the software I built. I know this work has been invisible to the
committee since the hardware hasn’t been installed yet, so perhaps this could be helpful in
demonstrating the overall progress of the installation.
Thanks,
Jason
1-minute clip of playing strings on a keyboard, and the MIDI notes light up in the installation’s lights:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPnawfMhRze/
1-minute clip of dance music audio being rendered into the installations lights, like an EQ visualizer in
the sky:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQErwDqhdz2/
50-minute demo of the software (frankly, it’s a little boring because it’s a software demo, but it covers
all the features)
https://youtu.be/3QO1dCMEm6M
Public Art Matching Fund - September 2021
Project Name Applicant Request Is the overall application clear and complete?Does application clearly describe the artwork/event and materials?Are there images/site plans & how well do they illustrate project?Does project adhere to PAAC definition of public art?Is project located in public space and available to the general public?Does artist show the technical ability to carry out the project’s scope?Was it clear as to what expenses matching funds would cover?Were funds outside of the matching funds available? Will matching funds make a difference in the overall project budget/ability to be executed?Was it clear as to what expenses matching funds would cover?Degree to which activity has specific outcomes and measuresDoes project engage with broader community?Does project have community partners? How well are they integrated?Repeat applicants-does the appliant provide evidence of meeting the policy language?TOTALSPhospheresce in sympathy Public Space One $600
Juggling Performance Luther Banquert $1,700
Bike Iowa City Peter Kaboli $2,000
Nature/Culture Sue Hettmansperger $2,000
Day of the Dead Ofrenda Miriam Alarcon Avila $2,000
Resounding Jason Snell $2,000
$10,300