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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016 - Art In Public Places Board - Work Plan1 CITY OF FORT COLLINS ART IN PUBLIC PLACES BOARD 2016 WORK PLAN fcgov.com/artspublic 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 from early on in the process, ensuring the art concepts meet the goals of the project. This collaborative approach is becoming a model for other public art programs across the country. APP Board and Program in 2016:  Advise City Council on projects and programs relating to public art, design, education, and aesthetics.  Review and make recommendations to City Council on all APP projects and city art donations.  Share best practices with other local and national agencies on the APP processes and projects.  Review the APP art collection to consider deaccession for specific pieces.  Promote the program with the APP website, marketing opportunities, and project maps. Horsetooth Transect by Lisa Cameron Russell (before plantings) The Brooks family bike bench donation 2 Current and Ongoing Projects: Twenty-two projects are currently in progress or are annual projects. These projects are usually developed in conjunction with a larger construction project so the art project timeline coincides with the construction timeline. All these projects have an artist working with the project design team to develop concepts that meet the goals of the project. Current Projects: Annual Projects: Upcoming Projects: 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.  The APP program transforms utility cabinets 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 Department adding art into neighborhood and community parks to engage the public. Culture and Recreation APP partners with city departments that place artwork throughout Fort Collins for the community to enjoy.  APP is currently working with project teams on art projects, some examples are:  Southeast Community Park.  Timberline & Prospect Intersection  Mulberry Gateway  McMurry Bridge  APP provides self-guided tour maps, including lunchtime walking tours, art in the parks, transformer cabinet murals, and pedestrian pavers, on the APP website, and at the Lincoln Center and Fort Collins Visitor’s Bureau.  Community Recycling Facility  EPIC Pool Remodel  Fort Collins Museum of Discovery  Gardens at Spring Creek Great Lawn  Lincoln Corridor  Linden Street Pocket Park  McMurry Bridge  Mulberry Bridge  Northside Aztlan Mural  Northside Neighborhoods Entry Markers  Mulberry Gateway Project  Oak Street Restrooms  River Restoration at Woodward  Southeast Community Park  Tavelli Multi-Use Path  Timberline and Prospect Intersection  Udall Water Quality Pond  Utility Administration Building  Utility Marker Project  Downtown River Improvements  Neighborhood Parks  Northeast Community Park  Trails  Vine and Lemay Intersection  Pedestrian Pavers  Pianos About Town  Transformer Cabinet Murals 3 Economic Health APP art projects help to create a highly desirable quality of life that draws businesses and employees to Fort Collins to further stimulate the economy.  APP will continue partnering with: Bohemian Foundation, Colorado State University, Downtown Business Association, Downtown Development Authority, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Poudre School District, Poudre River Library District, Team Fort Collins, and Visit Fort Collins.  APP appoints an artist to work with project teams at the beginning stages of a project to develop a collaborative, integrated solution, which enhances the final project.  APP employs local artists and fabricators. Environmental Health Art promotes and enhances a sustainable environment.  APP worked with Utilities to create artist-designed storm drain markers to draw attention to the message of “Only Rain in the Drain.”  APP will work with the Community Recycling Center to draw attention to and promote recycling through art. High Performing Government Through innovation, efficiency, and transparency the APP program effectively collaborates with the community and other city departments.  APP started the country’s first transformer cabinet program. It is now a model used across the country.  The APP Board advises and recommends 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 projects include:  The Tavelli Elementary School multi-use path, a part of the Safe Routes to School Program  Artwork can help identify crosswalks or bike lanes—highlighting safe barriers. Transportation The APP program completed successful projects with the Transportation Department.  APP artists will continue working on transportation projects, including:  Timberline and Horsetooth, and Timberline and Prospect Intersections  APP artists create the site-specific art that support the function and goals of the transportation corridors. The Northside Neighborhood Paver Project.