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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/21/2023 - Art In Public Places Board - Agenda - Regular MeetingArt in Public Places Board REGULAR MEETING June 21, 2023, 3:30 p.m. The Lincoln Center, Canyon West Room, 417 W. Magnolia St 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 10, 2023 6. NEW BUSINESS a) Transformer Cabinet Mural Project Review b) Asphalt Art c) Design Consultant Review 7. STAFF REPORTS 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT Participation for this Art in Public Places Board Meeting will be in person at The Lincoln Center, Canyon West Room, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins, CO 80521. Masks Strongly Recommended in Indoor Public Spaces While there are currently no public health orders in place, Larimer County Public Health officials strongly recommend that well-fitting, high-quality masks are worn in crowded indoor spaces. For more information, please visit fcgov.com/covid ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, May 10, 2023 – 3:30 PM Virtual, via Zoom 5/10 /20 23 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:33 PM 2. ROLL CALL a) Board Members Present – Natalie Barnes, Kathy Bauer, Myra Powers, Heidi Shuff, and Christopher Staten b) Board Members Absent – Renee Sherman and Nancy Zola c) Staff Members Present – Ellen Martin, Liz Good, Tricia Canonico d) Cultural Resources Board Liaison – Leslie Walker e) Guests – None 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Shuff informed staff of a typo in the motion for the Pedestrian Paver Project. Ms. Powers moved to approve the minutes of the April 19 meeting. Ms. Barnes seconded. Unanimously approved. 6. NEW BUSINESS a) TRANSFORMER CABINET MURAL REVIEW a) Xeriscape Garden Event b) Open Streets Ms. Martin shared mural designs for Shawna Turner for the Xeriscape Garden event at City Hall on June 17 and Terry McNerney for Open Streets Landings/Boardwalk from Harmony Rd. to Horsetooth Rd. on June 4. Terry McNerney’s mural will be the 400th for the program and will celebrate that theme in the mural. The Board asked for links to more information about the events about the marketing and promotion for the 400th cabinet. Ms. Bauer moved that we accept Terry and Shawna’s designs and move forward with those. Ms. Barnes seconded. Unanimously approved ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING 5/10 /20 23 – MINUTES Page 2 b. PROJECT UPDATES Ms. Martin shared updates of projects recently installed (Glenmoor Pond, Dovetail Park), in fabrication (Vine and Lemay Overpass), and approved by the Board and City Council (Laporte Bridges, Stream Rehabilitation, and Water Treatment Facility). c. STAFF REPORT Ms. Martin shared highlights from the report. It will be emailed to the Board. 7. OTHER BUSINESS a) Leslie Walker, Cultural Resources Board (CuRB) Liaison, shared about CuRB, the City’s Art and Culture Master Plan, and the Americans for the Arts Economic Impact Survey. A major function of the Board is awarding Fort Fund grants. Fort Fund was started in 1989 and is funded through the lodging tax. The CuRB Board awards grants to local non-profit groups that work in arts in culture. She explained the process for the board to award funds. 8. ADJOURNMENT 4:27 PM Minutes approved by the chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on XX/XX/XX MONTHLY UPDATES: BUS AND BUS SELTER ART: The initial bus art posters and poems are installed. A second call of submissions for this project will be sent and reviewed for the upcoming July meeting. CARNEGIE CENTER FOR CREATIVITY, 200 Mathews St.: The project team will select an artist from the Design Consultant List. COLLEGE AVE. SIGNALS, College Ave at Pitkin, Columbia, and Harvard: The project team interviewed artists from the Design Consultant list and selected artist Mark Leichliter. COLLEGE AVE. AND TRIILBY INTERSECTION: The project team will select an artist from the Design Consultant List. DOVETAIL PARK, near Nancy Gray and Miles House Aves.: Formerly known as Bucking Horse Park. Artist Joshua Wiener has installed the art work. The park is still under construction and is estimated to open in August. ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER FLOW RESTORATION, east of Timberline on Drake: Artist Katy Casper is meeting with the team to develop art for the site. GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK TEMPOROARY ART INSTALLATION, 2145 Centre Ave.: The Gardens team interviewed artists for the 2023/2024 display and selected Colorado artist Jodie Bliss. Jodie will install her sculptures in July. GLENMOOR POND ENHANCEMENT, Taft Hill Rd. north of Elizabeth St.: Artist Lisa Cameron Russell has completed this project. APP, Lisa, and Polaris Expeditionary Learning School art teacher Kaitlyn (Birdy) Birdsall - Thomas celebrated the completion of the project (see images on back page). LAPORTE BRIDGES, Laporte Ave. between Grandview Ave. and Taft Hill Rd.: The team selected Jim Lynxwiler from the Design Consultant List. The design was approved by the Board and is under contract. LAPORTE CORRIDOR, Laporte Ave. between Fishback Ave. and Sunset St.: Staff will issue an RFQ for a Colorado artist. CI T Y O F FO R T CO LLI N S Art in Public Places Program Staff Report — June 21, 2023 Artist Terry McNerney is painting the 400th cabinet mural on Landings Drive. The left image shows the progress of the mural. Right image shows the concept. MIDTOWN IMPROVEMENT, College between Boardwalk and Thunderbird: Staff will issue an RFQ for an artist within a 75-mile radius of Fort Collins. OAK STREET STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, Oak Street from Jackson Avenue to Mason Street: Artist Mark Aeling was selected for this project and is meeting with the team to develop the art for the site. PEDESTRIAN PAVER PROJECT: The 2022 designs are fabricated and being installed. APP staff is developing the digital files for the 2023 designs. PIANO PROJECT: Jennie Mizrahi is painting through June 26 at the Art in Action Tent on Mountain Ave. at the south end of Old Town Square. The next artist will be Savanah Anderson and she will paint June 28-July 17. STORM DRAIN MURAL PROJECT, multiple sites: Artists have been selected. The painting schedule is being developed. STREAM REHABILITATION, multiple sites: Andy Dufford’s design for this project related to stream rehabilitation for multiple sites was approved by the APP Board and by City Council. Staff is developing a contract. TIMBERLINE & LINCOLN INTERSECTION: The project team will select an artist from the Design Consultant List. TRANSFORMER CABINET MURALS: Artist Terry McNerney is painting the 400th Transformer Cabinet Mural at 3754 Landings Dr. Shawna Turner started her mural at the Xeriscape Garden Party on June 17. She is finishing it in the sculpture garden at The Lincoln Center. The rest of the 2023 artists are developing designs. Some of the artists will present today. UTILITIES PUBLIC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM, location to be determined: Artist Allie Ogg was selected by the project team. She is currently meeting with Utilities and developing the art proposal and will present shortly. VINE AND LEMAY: This project with artist Joshua Wiener was approved by City Council. The artist is currently fabricating the artworks and will install this summer. WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, County Rd. 9 and Environmental Dr.: Artist Lisa Cameron Russell was selected for this project. When the design is finalized, it will be brought to the APP Board. WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Laporte west of Overland Trail: Todd Kundla’s project was approved by the APP Board and by City Council. Staff is developing a contract. WATER TREATMENT FACILITY UTILITY CABINET MURALS, Laporte west of Overland Trail: The project team is working with artist Kristen Vohs on the next cabinet mural within the gates of the facility. WEST ELIZABETH, between Shields St. and Overland Trail: Artist Mark Leichliter was selected for this project. The artist was meeting with the team to develop art for the site. The project is currently developing the budget and estimated to start meeting again in June. OTHER BUSINESS: APP staff is assisting Parks to find an artist and to repaint the concrete frogs in City Park. UPOMING MEETING—ADDITIONAL MEETING JULY 12 • VINE & LEMAY NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT ARTIST SELECTION • BUS ART SELECTION Chelsea Ermer’s recently completed Pianos About Town mural. It is located in the Firehouse Alley Parking Structure by The Elizabeth. Glenmoor Pond project with artist Lisa Cameron Russell and the elementary students and art teacher from Polaris Expeditionary Learning School. Images show the artist in front of the artwork and images from the opening celebration with Polaris. Fabrication images of the art for the Vine & Lemay Overpass with artist Joshua Wiener at his studio in Boulder.