Arts Commission

MCA – Public Art SubCommittee meeting Friday, January 19, 2018 – 4:00pm Senior / Community Center, 61 Durant Terrace SubCommittee members Subcommittee members Present : Also attending Absent Julia Faraci Stephan Allison Marc Pettersen Franca Biales Joyce Kirkpatrick Charlotte McCoid Cassandra Day Call to Order – 4:16pm Public session – none 1) Discussion of sculptor of bust for Palmer Field / Public Works RFP Busts of William Pomfret (baseball) and Bernie O’Rourke (football) are to be commissioned to be created and installed at Palmer Field. The Arts Commission has been tasked with assisting with researching sculptors and creating the RFP. The RFP will solicit proposals for the two busts in a realistic/representational style, both to be created by the same sculptor and installed at Palmer Field. The RFP will call for the busts to be approximately 2.5 feet high and installed on a pedestal. Stephan Allison supplied a list of sculptors from the State Registry, which the Committee reviewed. The Committee also reviewed websites of Connecticut sculptors, including ctsculptors.org. Other resources include NEFA’s CreativeGround and Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. The list of sculptors will be narrowed down to 5, and submitted to the Department of Public Works. The Public Art Committee will be involved with the RFP with the Public Works, to keep apprised of the extent of their work in the project (installation, supplying the pedestal, etc). The work of the following sculptors will be reviewed:  Lauren Mills http://laurenmillsart.com/sculpture.html  Marilyn Parkinson Thrall http://sculpturesbythrall.com/  Eoin Burke http://www.eoinburke.com/  Robert Taplin http://roberttaplin.com/selected-works/  Susan Clinard http://clinard.org/index.html  Norman Legassie http://ctsculptors.org/norman-legassie/  Michael Keropian http://keropiansculpture.com/portrait_sculpture.html  Ann Rosow-Lucchesi https://www.annrosowlucchesi.com/ 2) John Risley lawn furniture Steve Allison has quote of $600 from Mike Love to refurbish Risley bench. Allison to follow up. MCA – Public Art SubCommittee meeting Friday, January 19, 2018 – 4:00pm Senior / Community Center, 61 Durant Terrace 3) MCAAAA – Chad Pennington – MCAAAA Pennington has not delivered his MCAAAA prize artwork. He is unreachable, and the location of the art is unknown. Discussion of whether to rescind the MCAAAA prize money. In the future, the artwork must be received by the Arts Office by a set date or the prize money will not be awarded. 4) Restoration of Wasicki painting Steve Allison to discuss with Dmitri D’Alessandro of Middletown Framing. He will discuss restoration of the Emil Brand painting with Ursel Shaffer of Ursel’s Web. Adjournment – Meeting was adjourned at 5:40 pm. Submitted by Julia O’Halloran Faraci