Public Art Committee

Durham Cultural Advisory Board PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE Meeting, November 26, 2013, 8:00 a.m. Rand Board Room, Durham Arts Council MINUTES Members Present: ___ Joanne Andrews _X_ Kathy Bartlett _X_ Sherry DeVries _X_ Steven Gatlin _X_ Heather Gordon _X_ Lucy Grant _X_ Mark Hough ___ Noel James _X_ Jessica Moore _X_ Chris Ogden _X_ Kenneth Rodgers _X_ Karen Slotta OEWD Staff Present: _X_ Peter Coyle Also Present: Margaret DeMott, Renee Leverty The meeting was called to order by Chair Mark Hough at 8:03 a.m. Hough made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 22 meeting. Kenneth Rodgers seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Hough reported that the Cultural Advisory Board discussed adding a focus on temporary art. He reported that the Executive Committee of the CAB met with City manager Tom Bonfield, as well as peter Coyle and Grace Dzidzienyo, to discuss ways to move forward on an active public art program. Renee Leverty, as CAB chair, called a meeting of an Arts in Durham group, mixing CAB members with public and private agency representatives. Its purpose was to look at ways to involve private resources in the process. He reported that leverty approached Liberty arts about a possible temporary sculpture installation at the Five Points pedestal. For logistical reasons of timing the proposal by an artist for a piece at that location probably will not work and another location is being sought. But it was a good test of the process and identified some issues to be clarified before a program is launched. Karen Slotta commented that even for temporary installations there should be some payment to artists. Chris Ogden replied that the CAB envisions that there would be an honorarium for any participating artist. That would be part of any Request for Proposals. Hough noted that the committee was created as an advisory body, not as a programming body. If the charge to the committee is changing, the CAB needs to look at the implications for the committee’s structure and resources. Sherry DeVries commented that most cities have a designated public art office and administrator to operate their public art program. There needs to be a place for a public art program to land, whether the City government, the Durham Arts Council or some other agency, and it will need funding. Leverty reported that the City Manager, Thomas Bonfield, invited an advisory from the Cultural Advisory Board as to how he could help. Leverty is working on a draft letter, in coordination with the CAB’s executive committee. She expects it to deal with the issues the Public Art Committee has raised. Heather Gordon supported the idea of a temporary art program and noted that Chapel hill has one. Ogden is looking at locations for temporary installations. He also reported that the CAB may try to identify an “award’ name for the program. In response to a question from Jessica Moore, Peter Coyle updated the committee on the county’s public art program plans. An RFP is being developed for a public art project under the Durham Expressway overpass at Blackwell Street. Kathy Bartlett stated that the committee needs to raise the visibility of what it is doing and of projects that are already in the works. Slotta expressed the opinion that the committee needs a budget and a professional staff if is going to be more active in initiating and managing projects. She suggested that there should be an artist on the City’s Open Space Planning Committee. Ogden stressed the importance of good communications between that body and this committee. Coyle reported that the committee probably will receive a proposal to make a temporary sculpture by Guy Solie, in Forest Hills Park, permanent. Hough led a continued discussion of the budget and staff issues for a public art program. DeVries stressed the need for making a strong case for staff and financial resources. DeVries reported on the SmART Grant project. The NC Art Council Staff engaged consultants Jean Greer and Pallis Lombardi to develop a vision plan for the corridor. They are in the process of meeting with City officials. The Phase two application will be due in the Spring of 2014. The Durham arts Council will also be applying for a grant from a private foundation. This will be a multi-year project. She will vet the plan, as it is developing, with the Public art Committee. There is a need for an exciting project that can attract public and private funding. Hough reported that the committee’s ranking of potential sites for the Civil Rights Mural Project has been transmitted to Brenda Miller Holmes. Leverty reported that she spoke to the owner of Mateo about his wall, but that he has other plans for that wall. Hough reported that conversations with the Historic preservation Commission are moving well, with a hope to simplify the approval process for murals in the historic district. Kathy Bartlett suggested that the committee collect information on which walls could work and which couldn’t. Steven Catlin indicated that his students could investigate and document sites and might also be able to work on the inventory of existing public art. Heather Gordon reported that she has identified five different open source inventory sites, linked to aps with interesting options. Her objective is to investigate web based systems that integrate with mobile aps with geo mapping. She reviewed five examples, and will send Coyle information on them to be added to the minutes. [SEE ATTACHMENT BELOW] The committee discussed options for seeking partners on the ap project. Ogden, and Gordon will work with Ashley Mattheis and Frank Konhaus, from the Cultural Advisory board and with DCVB to look at possibilities. 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