Public Art Committee

Durham Public Art Committee Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 8:30 AM Durham Arts Council Minutes Attending: Chris Ogden, Dan Ellison, Margaret DeMott, Katie Seiz, Kathy Bartlett, Charlene Reiss, Brian Smith, Stacey Poston, Eliza Meredith Item Discussion Action needed/Next steps Call to order Chris called meeting to order at 8:30 AM. PAC Julie Rhodes resigned from PAC Membership New call for members will be issued in May 2017 PAC can modify application to ask about Chris Ogden will create new specific skills, demographics, geographic draft of application and share representation, organizational affiliation with committee before sending to City Clerk’s office. Self-Help Credit Union as potential When new form is finalized member: own many properties and application period open, downtown, have been involved in Chris/Stacey will forward to projects and development; currently Planning Department for financing Revolution Mill project in distribution to neighborhood Greensboro that includes an artist associations and list-serves. residency; Malcolm White serves on SmART Committee Logo for PAC Review of design by Bunker Design Collaborative; Public Art versus Public Arts – arts more inclusive. Margaret moved to adopt logo as is until Stacey will check with such time as changes are proposed; Katie designers about getting logo seconded; accepted unanimously. in usable files; Brian will check on funding for “ask me about” pins, stickers, t-shirts, or bumper stickers. Conflict of Need policy on allowing CAB/PAC Brian will ensure that all Interest policy members to apply for funding or inclusion applications have clear rubric for PAC grants in CAB/PAC programming. Service on with quantitative evaluation and programs boards should not be punitive and scoring; applicants recuse prevent artists from applying. All themselves when necessary;  decisions should have no appearance of eliminate artist identifiers favoritism. City Audit Department is a when possible. good resource when questions arise. Black Wall Street Charlene met with Marcia McNally and Garden Nnenna Freelon about community plan for space on N. Mangum Street between W. Parrish and W. Main Streets. Team includes design professionals who have created plan for space. Includes open space for gathering, shifting and adding paths, signage, bench/wall along Mangum, memorial or tribute to Black Wall Street. New lighting to be installed as part of DDI On Dan’s recommendation, Main Street Lighting project – must be Brian will submit proposed installed by November. Brian has found fixtures to Historic artist- designed lighting fixtures for path Preservation Commission for for committee to consider to expedite approval before going process. forward. Planning committee would like to capture Charlene will work with stories of users of space – past and committee on proposal for current. History Hub may have students to gather stories, information. Planning committee member research history. Continue to willing to create webpage that can be work on planning, potentially posted on city site and linked to/from applying for Neighborhood other sites. (Current website is not Improvement Services Grant. comprehensive.) Bus Shelters One panel of art for a bus shelter was Kathy will inform committee damaged in transit. Opening celebration when new date has been set. delayed until further notice. Durham Audio Nine works of public art in downtown Official roll-out: Tuesday, Described Art Durham have been described and can be April 25, 2017 at 12:30 PM at (DADA) Initiative accessed at 919-694-DADA. Duke’s the Bull on Corcoran Street. Durham and Regional Affairs (DARA) Dan will invite Mayor’s office supporting phoneline. This year’s Committee on Persons with class working to describe pieces at Nasher Disabilities to ceremony. Dan Museum of Art. Website will be ready by will talk to Planning Dept April 25. about temporary signs at each of the works (like moogfest’s sidewalk Durham Public Art Committee 2 April 17, 2017  stickers). Calls for Artists Brian has published three calls for artists: Proposals coming in. Brian Art Alcoves at City Hall Plaza; will update at next meeting. Neighborhood Park Mural Project for Southern Boundaries Park; The Fence 2017. The City issued a press release. Burton Park Durham Housing Authority contacted Stacey will follow-up to get Stacey about potential art in Burton Park more details. next to T.A. Grady Recreation Center. Unscripted Hotel Planning has approved plans for new Stacey coordinating re-using furniture in front of Unscripted Hotel existing cement planters at (formerly Jack Tar Motel) on Corcoran Southbank by May between E. Chapel Hill and Parrish. dedication ceremony. Art Map Eliza presented an early prototype of Suggestions: optimize for interactive web map showing public art in mobile/all devices; include Durham she has created with City GIS links to DARA; add artists’ department. City divided by existing DCVB statement if available; add districts. Links to information about art – form to submit new pieces or artist, medium, installation date, owner, corrections; ensure full and etc. Still early in process – will be multi-pathway searchability. expanded to other parts of Durham, Eliza will show next version searchable by all elements. at a future meeting. Public Art Intern Stacey will be holding interviews for the open intern position Monday. SmART Grant Index of categories has been adopted. April 21: Final 4 artists coming to Durham, walking the space, community input sessions, and presentations of proposals for garage wrap The Fence (Aug- Deadline extended to April 18 due to high Next will be creating the Nov 2017) volume of submissions. Jury has been set opening ceremony and then with intentional recruiting for most working on programming professional diversity. Chris compiled an whilst the FENCE is up email list of 63 photography entities and (August-November), e.g. 87 well known regional photographers. To contacting schools and the list, he sent an email campaign with a groups to visit, coordinating Durham Public Art Committee 3 April 17, 2017  series of promotional pieces promoting with Click! Festival for particular regional submission benefits, October events, etc. including our special prizes, exposure to top-tier jury, and FAQs. He also presented October 5: Regional Artist a pitch deck in person to 7 of the 9 panel and reception at DAC photography/camera club meetings in our (Margaret organizing). region. He fielded about a dozen direct inquiries. Brian is completely contracts with the chain link fence provider and recruiting them as an in-kind partner. Status Updates Chris followed up on sending City (and Everyone keep promoting to City & County County) officials the Public Art Status the value of Public Update presented last month, including Art/Placemaking in Durham details in the following categories: and share the great news of *2017’s Art on the Street Goals: our building forward * Strategic Initiatives (ongoing)… progress. * Springboard with other Durham Arts Organizations… * Current Public Art Projects in Progress He also specifically advocated for at least one full time public art professional staff person. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM. Submitted by Charlene Reiss. Durham Public Art Committee 4 April 17, 2017