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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 - Art In Public Places Board - Work PlanWork Plan City of Fort Collins ART IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD 2024 Work Plan Purpose: The City recognizes that art is vitally important to the quality of life in the community. Art in Public Places (APP) program is intended to: · Encourage and enhance artistic expression and appreciation. · Add value to the Fort Collins community through acquiring, exhibiting, and maintaining public art. Goals: The principal goals of the APP program are to: (1) Enrich the public environment for both residents and visitors through the visual arts. (2) Increase public access to works of art. (3) Promote understanding and awareness of the visual arts in the public environment. (4) Promote a variety of artistic expression in the community. (5) Contribute to the community’s civic pride in its cultural diversity. The APP artist collaborates with the project design team early in the process to integrate the art concepts with the project goals. This collaborative approach is a model for public art programs across the country. Artist Terry McNerney paints the 400th Transformer Cabinet Mural. The program started in 2004 as a collaboration between Art in Public Places and Utilities Light and Power. Serving as a graffiti abatement program, the murals help lower maintenance costs while adding bright colorful art in unexpected places. APP Board and Program in 2024: · Support equity and inclusion practices in APP projects and outreach. · Advise City Council on projects and programs relating to public art, design, education, aesthetics, and APP funding. · Review and make recommendations to City Council on all APP projects and art donations to the City. · Generate ways to promote and market APP. · Further develop an APP database. · Share best practices with other local and national agencies on the APP processes and projects. · Support the implementation of the FoCo Creates: Arts and Culture Master Plan: a. (1.1D) Assess the location of public art installations; research opportunities to place public art in underserved locations. b. (1.3D) Promote the opportunity to serve on the Art in Public Places Board with the goal of having the Board reflect the community. a. (3.2E) APP Program assessing expanded opportunities including temporary art installations, neighborhood partnerships, and the creation of major gateway artworks. b. (3.2F) Research opportunities to increase funding for public art including a percent for art increase, public-private partnerships, and private development incentives. Current Projects: APP is currently working on about twenty-five projects, including annual projects. These projects are usually developed in conjunction with a larger capital construction project, so the art project timeline coincides with the construction timeline. All these projects have an artist working with the city project design team to develop concepts that meet the overall goals of the capital project. Annual Projects: APP has several projects that happen every year. These include Bus and Bus Stop Art, Pedestrian Pavers, Pianos About Town, Storm Drain Murals, and Transformer Cabinet Murals. Upcoming Projects: APP will be partnering with City capital projects in 2024, including art projects at parks, bridges, and transportation corridors. The APP goals, projects, and Work Plan align with the City of Fort Collins seven key outcome areas: Community and Neighborhood Livability APP has many art projects that enhance the community and improve neighborhood livability. · APP transforms utility cabinets and bridges that have been tagged with graffiti into works of art by local artists, helping to create pedestrian friendly environments. ·.Artist-painted pianos and youth-designed pedestrian pavers have become part of our everyday environments. · APP collaborates with the Park Planning & Development Department adding art into neighborhood and community parks to engage the public. · APP enhances Fort Collins’ unique culture by providing a sense a place. Culture and Recreation APP partners with the Parks Department, Recreation Department, and cultural entities to integrate artwork throughout Fort Collins. · APP is currently working with project teams on art projects for multiple parks and trail projects. · APP has worked with The Garden on Spring Creek on temporary sculpture exhibitions. · APP provides self-guided tour maps, including lunchtime walking tours, art in the parks, transformer fcgov.com/artspublic @focoart cabinet murals, and pedestrian pavers. Maps are available on the APP website, at The Lincoln Center and Visit Fort Collins. Economic Health APP art projects help create the highly desirable quality of life that draws residents, businesses, and employees to Fort Collins, further stimulating the economy. · APP will continue partnering with community partners: Bohemian Foundation, Colorado State University, Downtown Development Authority, Downtown Fort Collins Creative District, Foothills, Poudre School District, Poudre River Library District, and Visit Fort Collins. · APP uses a competitive process to select an artist to work with project teams at the beginning stages of projects to develop collaborative and integrated solutions that enhance the final project. · APP contracts with local artists and fabricators, creating employment opportunities. Environmental Health Art promotes and enhances a sustainable environment. · APP works with the Utilities Department, creating art projects with an educational Utility messages related to watershed, stormwater, water and energy conservation, and stream rehabilitation. High Performing Government Through innovation, efficiency, and transparency APP effectively collaborates with the community and other city departments. · APP started the country’s *first* graffiti abatement transformer cabinet mural program. It is now a model used across the country. · The APP Board advises and recommends to Council changes to rules, regulations, guidelines, policy, administrative, and budgetary matters pertaining to the APP Program. Safe Community Art educates the community and creates safe environments. · APP has worked with the Storm Water Utility to create a flood markers to educate community members about flooding of the Cache la Poudre River. Transportation APP artists create site-specific art that enhances mobility and safety experience, support the function and goals of the transportation corridors, and create gateways into the City. · APP artists will continue working on transportation projects, including the West Elizabeth Corridor. · Bus Shelter Art and On-Bus Poetry features artwork from youth (ages 7-11), emerging, and experienced artists sharing their Fort Collins Story.