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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/16/2023 - Art In Public Places Board - Agenda - Regular MeetingArt in Public Places Board REGULAR MEETING August 16, 2023, 3:30 p.m. Zoom — see link below Contact Person: Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator, Cultural Services, emartin@fcgov.com; 970.416.2789 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 19, 2023 6. NEW BUSINESS a) Transformer Cabinet Mural Project b) Water Treatment Facility Cabinet Mural c) Sponsored Traffic Box Mural d) APP Work Plan Participation for this Art in Public Places Board Meeting will be online via Zoom, using this link: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/91355707786?pwd=VC9vTEtQbGtWbjNVaXVOdGkvb0kwUT09 Meeting ID: 913 5570 7786 Passcode: 0hYyc&$F Online Public Participation: The meeting will be available to join beginning at 3:20 pm, August 16, 2023. Participants should try to sign in prior to the 3:30 pm meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address the Board or Commission. To participate: • Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio). • You need to have access to the internet. • Keep yourself on muted status. Art in Public Places Board REGULAR MEETING 7. STAFF REPORTS 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, July 19, 2023 – 3:30 PM The Lincoln Center, Canyon West Room 7/19 /20 23 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER: 3:32 PM 2. ROLL CALL a) Board Members Present – Natalie Barnes, Kathy Bauer Myra Powers, Renee Sherman Heidi Shuff , and Nancy Zola b) Board Members Absent – Christopher Staten c) Staff Members Present – Ellen Martin, Liz Good, Kellie Gorman , Gretchen Stanford, Jill Wuertz d) Cultural Resources Board Liaison – Not present e) Guests – Allie Ogg 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Martin confirmed with City Clerks office that board members can vote on Minutes for meetings they didn’t attend . Ms. Powers moved to approve the May 10 and June 21 Minutes . Ms. Sherman seconded. Unanimously approved 6. NEW BUSINESS a) ARTIST -IN -RESIDENCE PRESENTATION Artist Allie Ogg, and Utili ties Staff (Kellie Gorman with public engagement and executive sponsor Gretchen Stanford who is Deputy D irector of Utilities) were in attendance to present the project. Allie spen t the start of her residency learning about the Fort Collins Utilities with a goal of showing the community the work Utilities does 24/7 365 days a year. She has developed a four-panel illustration with an interconnected panel for each utility—Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Light & P ower. The illustration creates a digital package to be used ongoing. Its imagery can show the whole Utility ecosystem or pieces of the image can be pulled to show specific Utility functions. Allie is also proposing a painted mural of the four-panel Utility story on a to be determined building downtown as part of the project. The Utilities project team shared how the Utilities s taff at large took pride the project and are excited to be shown in the illustration. The team sees ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING 7/19 /20 23 – MINUTES Page 2 the project as a way to highligh t and thank staff in front of the community. It a lso raises awareness for recruitment. Ms. Powers move to approve the Utilities Artist in Residence Project with Allie Ogg. Ms. Zola seconded. Unanimously approved . b) BACON PARK PRESENTATION Jill Wuertz, Senior Manager of Parks Planning , gave an overview of the project. Originally the Mail Creek Trail and Siphon Overpass were separate projects that the Board recommended going to the Design Consultant List but there is limited space and small budgets, so it was decided to pool the budget with Bacon Park for a larger impact at a more public site. The Board discussed. Ms. Sherman moved that we go out for a 250 -mile radius call for Bacon Park Ms. Barnes seconded. Unanimously approved . c) TRANSFORMER CABINET MURAL PROJECT REVIEW Ms. Martin presented designs for Chelsea Gilmore, Joe Myers (Motive), and Aerica Raven Van Dorn. There will be designs from a neighborhood project, a HOA sponsored cabinet at Maple Hill, and at the Water Treatment Facility. Ms. Bauer moved to accept the three mural concepts as presented. Ms. Powers seconded. Unanimously approved . d) BUS ART SUBMISSION REVIEW Ms. Martin presented the images selected through a review by the Selection Committee. The Board voted on the ranking of al ternates. Ms. Barnes moved to accept the presented 21 images and 5 alternates Ms. Bauer seconded. Unanimously approved . e) NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY SUBMISSION REVIEW Ms. Martin presented the project. There was a smaller than e xpected response. Staff recommends that the project team and neighborhood project team interview the three artists who applied and select an artist through the interviews. There was a discussion about reaching and mentoring new artists. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES REGULAR MEETING 7/19 /20 23 – MINUTES Page 3 Ms. Powers moved that we accept the three artists for the neighborhood . Gateway project to interview and select a finalist. Ms. Zola seconded. Unanimously approved . 7. STAFF REPORT Ms. Martin shared highlights from the report. The report will be emailed to the Board. 8. OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Bauer shared that a Girl Scout Troup that submitted a mural design for Pianos About Town that wasn’t accepted have painted the mural for a piano at Syntax Distillery in Greeley. 9. ADJOURNMENT 5:15 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. Staff is completing paperwork with the artists and starting to fabricate the posters. 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. The team will start to meet shortly. 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. A date has not been set for an opening. ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER FLOW RESTORATION, east of Timberline on Drake: Artist Katy Casper is meeting with the team to develop art for the site and will present to the board shortly. GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK TEMPOROARY ART INSTALLATION, 2145 Centre Ave.: The Gardens team selected Colorado artist Jodie Bliss. Jodie has installed her nine sculptures. 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 the project is currently being fabricated. LAPORTE CORRIDOR, Laporte Ave. between Fishback Ave. and Sunset St.: Staff will issue an RFQ for a Colorado artist. MIDTOWN IMPROVEMENT, College between Boardwalk and Thunderbird: Staff will issue an RFQ for an artist within a 75-mile radius of Fort Collins. This project is currently on hold CI T Y O F FO R T CO LLI N S Art in Public Places Program Staff Report — August 16, 2023 Artist Samantha Homan’s storm drain mural. Artist CM Canino painting his storm drain mural.. 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. Mark recently visited Fort Collins to see the site and met with the team. PEDESTRIAN PAVER PROJECT: APP staff is developing the digital files for the 2023 designs. PIANO PROJECT: Natalia L. Popham started painting today and will paint through August 28 at the Art in Action Tent on Mountain Ave. at the south end of Old Town Square. STORM DRAIN MURAL PROJECT, multiple sites: Seven artists are painting on site August 5-11 to correspond with the Poudre River Fest event on August 12. 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. The contract is being signed and fabrication will start shortly. TIMBERLINE & LINCOLN INTERSECTION: The project team will select an artist from the Design Consultant List. In the fall. TRANSFORMER CABINET MURALS: Artist Terry McNerney has completed 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 first of the 2023 artist designs were approved at the June meeting. More artists will present today. UTILITIES PUBLIC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM, location to be determined: Artist Allie Ogg was selected by the project team. Allie project was approved by the Board and will be reviewed by City Council on August 15. VINE AND LEMAY: This project with artist Joshua Wiener was approved by City Council. The artist is currently fabricating the artworks and will install shortly. 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 finalizing 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. The design will be presented today. 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 shortly. OTHER BUSINESS: UPOMING MEETING—ADDITIONAL MEETING AUGUST 16 • ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER PROJECT • ASPHALT ART Jose and Angel Gonzales recently completed Pianos About Town mural. Structure.