Public Art Committee

Public Art Committee AGENDA Wednesday, November 21, 2018 General Services Department Committee Members Simon Betsalel Caroline Dwyer Charlene Reiss Johanna Rose Burwell Valerie Gillispie* Laura Ritchie Marcella Camara Kyesha Jennings Katie Seiz*, Chair Mya Castillo-Marte Caitlin Margaret Kelly Chantal Winston Margaret DeMott* Chris Ogden * * Cultural Advisory Board member City of Durham Present Angel Dozier, GSD Stacey Poston, GSD Annette Smith, DPR Cason Whitcomb, GSD Others Present Rachel Baker, Budget Mariah M Dan Ellison* Rachel Wexler*, DDI I. Call to Order 8:31am II. Approval of Minutes MOTION: Motion to approve minutes as amended to correct 10/17/18 FENCE: Durham 2018 motion to state “To postpone further programming surround the FENCE:Durham 2018 until the FENCE:Durham 2019, to revisit program planning in the spring of 2019, and to notify all sponsors of this motion.” (Reiss, Betsalel 2nd) ACTION: Motion passed. 14-0. III. Adjustments to the Agenda None. IV. Announcements and Presentations i. Board Chair announcement, Katie Seiz  Public Art Committee Chair Seiz announced the creation of the Public Art Committee Vice position. The Public Art Committee Chair serves in a one year position and the Vice Chair would serve a 6 month – 12 months term before entering the position of Chair. All interested committee members should contact Chair Seiz directly. ii. Public Art Intern introduction, Cason Whitcomb and Angel Dozier Angel Dozier has joined the City of Durham’s Cultural and Public Arts Program as an Intern. iii. Morreene Road Park, Nia Rodgers Project Manager Nia Rodgers presented the upcoming public art opportunity at Morreene Road Park. 1% of the renovation project funding will be set aside for public art. The Park houses the City of Durham’s first fully accessible playground. Unlike past Neighborhood Park Mural sites, Morreene Road Park does not have a suitable restroom facility building to serve as a mural canvas. The Public Art Committee project liaison will work alongside Parks and Recreation Department and the General Services Department to better define the desired public art medium. Construction at the park will be completed spring 2019. The overall public art project budget is $3,500. Simon Betsalel, Mya Castillo-Marte, and Marcella Camara volunteered to serve as Public Art Committee project liaisons. PAC Liaisons will coordinate with GSD and DPR to schedule a site visit. iv. Participatory Budgeting, Robin Baker Robin Baker presented the City of Durham’s participatory budgeting initiative, which launched early 2018 with the goal to allow residents to decide how to work with and spend 2.4 million in their communities. Please visit https://PBDurham.org to learn more about the initiative, submit ideas, or apply to serve as a budget delegate. v. Duke Community Benefit Project, Kyesha Jennings Public Art Committee project liaison Kyesha Jennings presented the Duke Community Benefits Project Fall 2018 student team’s traffic control box mural project. Working with GSD, Mural Durham, and the PAC, two students from Duke are currently coordinating the delivery of a traffic control box mural at the intersection of Anderson Street and Duke University Road The team recently released an RFQ and received 32 applications. Artist Britt Flood was selected and her design concept was shared with the Public Art Committee. The design will feature contemporary colors, shapes, and native flora that can be found in Duke Gardens. The project was funded by the Duke Community Benefit Project student fund. The Public Art Committee encourages the students and the City to look in to signage options for all Traffic Control Box murals V. New Business  Public Art Committee None. VI. Updates/Old Business i. Whipporwill Park, Caitlin Kelly Public Art Committee project liaison Caitlin Kelly updated the PAC on the Whipporwill Park Neighborhood Park Mural. Around 15 community members participated in a listening session held at the park by City staff to discuss their desires around the mural design on the restroom facilities. Community members express desires for an installation to include no text and muted colors and to reflect their family-focused, diverse neighborhood and park. Artist Lidia Churakova will be meeting with the neighbors next week to help shape her design. ii. Public Art Committee Task Team Reports a. Advocacy and Project Cultivation Report submitted by Charlene Reiss: Priority areas for 2019 1) Public advocacy and education a. Identify key public meetings for PAC members to attend i. Planning Commission ii. City Council Meetings/Work sessions iii. Neighborhood Partners against Crime (PAC) meetings iv. Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Meetings v. Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (DCVB) vi. Convention Board vii. Downtown Durham Inc. (DDI) viii. Rotary, Kiwanis Participatory Budgeting b. Identify projects in pipeline i. Assign PAC member as liaison to each project ii. Connect Community Engagement Task Force with project developers to bring community stakeholders earlier in process c. Compile resources and materials for PAC i. Case studies on importance, impact, ROI of public art ii. Database of existing public art in Durham 1. With photos, video, documentation a. With funding, opportunities to employ upcoming photographers, videographers, to document works 2. Build on existing information and website 3. Include PAC and community members on artist selection committees 4. Information on artist, budget, type of art, source of funding iii. Develop standard presentation, talking points about public art  Public Art Committee iv. Pinterest boards of examples of different types of public art v. PAC Nametags and general business cards 2) Connecting opportunities, communities, funding, artists a. Compile spreadsheet of grant and other funding opportunities b. Identify opportunities for public art i. Communities ii. Festivals – opportunities for temporary public art iii. City projects v. Private developer projects c. Keep database on artists applying for projects who are not chosen but may be appropriate for other sites 3) Advocacy for policy and practice changes a. Advocate for changes in Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) i. Reinstate incentives for developers to create public art for variances ii. Create commission to approve different, more creative options for benches, trash cans, bike racks, etc. currently prescribed by UDO b. Advocate for line item for public art on CIP budget scoring sheet c. Educate City Council members on importance and impact of public art d. Advocate for funding for attendance of city employee and PAC member at Americans for the Arts annual convention e. Remove “up to 1%” b.Capacity Building for Local Artists Report submitted by Caitlin Margaret Kelly: Immediate action: We are interested in influencing Black Wall Street call Lead artist (whether local or not) work with less experienced local artist (assistant artist) Can we get a stipend for this assistant artist? Can we create a group of volunteers to assist with the installation? Longer term goals Write in verbiage for lead artist/assistant partnership Write in stipend for assistant artist to all calls Write suggested guidelines for how assistants are used Create mentor/mentee network c. Community Engagement, Communication, and Outreach Report submitted by Chantal Winston:  Public Art Committee Task force met last week to discuss each item listed from last month's brainstorming session & identify ways to address each item Next steps: 1. Request a list of future projects & activities to identify opportunities for community engagement 2. Create a mailing list of individuals interested in what we're doing 3. Review current media list to see who is receiving our info & identify anyone who may be missing 4. Develop a media kit for consistent communication to stakeholders 5. Document our process to identify opportunities for community engagement 6. Create a list of potential spaces throughout the city to host events 7. Develop a list of supporting organizations that we can share our activities with & who are willing to share our info with their community 8. Determine what content should be translated to Spanish VII. Adjournment 10:10am Respectfully submitted, Cason E. Whitcomb