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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 8, 1993
SUBJECT
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Dublin Fine Arts Foundation (DFA)
Request to place two temporary works of art
in the city and an exhibition in the civic
Center Lobby
Report by Diane Lowart, Recreation Director
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Ray Beldner
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RECOMMENDATION fll~ co~sider re9uest and, if deemed appropriate,
~. ~. approve staff recommended conditions.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Potential undetermined Staff and Maintenance
costs associated with the coordination of the
installation and removal of the Exhibition.
EXHIBITS ATTACHED
Letter dated March 1, 1993 from Lynne
Baer, DFA Consulting Director
Proposal for temporary work of art from
DESCRIPTION : The Dublin Fine Arts Foundation (DFA) is
planning a three month celebration of "Art and the Environment".
Through established programs of DFA, the celebration's goal is to
create an awareness in the community by presenting artists' responses
to man-made and natural environment. The celebration of "Art and the
Environment" is scheduled for April through June, 1993.
correspondence has been received from Lynne Baer, consulting Director
of DFA, requesting approval to place two temporary works of art in
the city of Dublin and an exhibition in the civic Center Lobby as part
of the IIArt and the Environmentll celebration (EXhibit A).
Temporary Sculpture Exhibition
The Foundation requests approval to place two temporary works of art
in the City of Dublin. The temporary works are planned for
installation the week of April 12, to coincide with Dublin Pride Week.
Exhibit B contains a proposal from Ray Beldner for his insta~lation on
the hillside near San Ramon Road and Vomac Road. The proposed
sculpture is titled, NATURE REMAINS, and will be constructed out of
metal, mesh and recyclable materials donated by Livermore-Dublin
Disposal. As described in the proposal, the sculpture will be
approximately sixty feet long and each letter will be four feet high
by three feet wide by one foot deep and will be made of a steel
framework covered in one inch galvanized metal wire mesh. The letters
will be attached to the hill by appropriate fasteners and will be
filled with recyclables (glass containers, cans, plastics, and paper).
An aerial photo of the proposed location is attached in Exhibit C.
Staff would recommend that in the event that this Exhibition is
approved, all installation methods, as well as location, be reviewed
and approved by city PUblic Works Staff in order to protect landscape,
irrigation, and other improvements. Additionally Staff would
recommend that DFA assume responsibility for weed abatement under and
around the proposed sculpture throughout the duration of the
exhibition. As has been done with previous exhibitions, Staff would
recommend that the city Council's approval also require a condition
for the Artist to execute a waiver from any claim during the
Exhibition and that the Artist retain all responsibility for
insurance.
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Lynne Baer, Consulting Director, DFA
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The artist for the second exhibition is still under consideration and
DFA will submit a proposal for City council consideration at the
March 22, 1993 meeting.
Temporary Lobby Exhibition
Another component of the IIArt and the Environmentll celebration is a
lobby exhibition highlighting the works created by 4th and 5th graders
from the Art Education in the Schools program. The temporary
exhibition will begin the week of May 10 and continue through the end
of June.
At the January 27, 1992 meeting of the Dublin City council, the
Council authorized Staff to approve Exhibitions where the value of the
work displayed does not exceed $5,000. As the works do not exceed
this dollar limit, City Council approval for this Exhibition is not
required.
Recommendation
staff recommends that the City council consider the request. Staff
recommends that the approval be subject to the following conditions:
1. All installations, including location, shall be approved by the
Public Works Department.
2. Staff shall prepare a signed waiver to be completed by the
Artists.
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EXHIBIT A
March 1, 1993
Mayor Pete Snyder
city council Members
city of DUblin
DUblin civic Center
Dublin, CA 94568
Dear Mayor Snyder and City council Members:
The Foundation's first commissioned art.work, "GAIA", by
Ned smyth.stands for the principal of t.he earth as a living
organism t.hat is an int.errat.ed and interbalanoed whole.
Using this idea and Ned's image as a starting point, the
Foundation is planning a 3 month(April-June) celebration of
"Art and the Environment". Through our established programs,
the celebration's goal is to create an ~wareness in the
community by presenting artists' responses to man-made and
natural environment.
The Foundation requests approval to place two temporary
works of art in the city of Dublin and an exhibition in the
civic Center lobby of works created by 4th and 5tn graders
from our Art Eduoation in the Schools program. The temporary
sculptures are a continuation of th~ Dublin Soulpture and
the exhibition will highlight our School program. The
temporary works are planned for installation the week of
April 12 - uublin Pride Week - and the temporary exhibition
will begin the week of May 10 and both will continue through
the end of June.
I have enclosed the proposal of Ray Bel~~~or his
installation on the hillside near San Ramon · The other
artist is still under consideration and I am requesting
approval in concept for that temporary sculpture. I will
work with Diane Lowart and the Public Works Department for
concerns of suitability and public safety.
Not only is Ray Beldner an exciting and accomplished
artist, he is also a graduate of a Livermore High School and
is pleased to be creating a work for his "home town".
Livermore waste Management has agreed to supplY materials
for our artists and work with us to pUblicize the
celebration.
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. . The Fonndat.ion appraoiat.es tho cont.inued support of the <::1 ty
Counoil 1n our e~f.orts to integrate art int.o public Sp~t;aR
of the community. We are exci'tad about thi::; pro9ram and
fQQl it wIll focus attent.ion on art and the environment
Clreativaly, pOEsitively, and educationally.
PlaasQ do not hesitate to cont.act. me if rou have any
further questions.
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Ly~na Raer
Consultinq nirector
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N).TURE REMAINS
A publlu ~rt Project For The city of Dublin
I am intoro~ted in creating a site-specific sculpture on
part of the gri:\$o)' hilJ.siu~ parallel to San RtUllon Boalevr.n;e.l RoAb
(near Vomac Huttd) usin9 primarily r~cyclable diA~ards. Thl~
proposed area POSf;:::> many chaJ.l':'l"1gGlG in uunsid~riIllJ Auch a
piece. 1 am aware tha~ r~cyclable items auch ~~ paper,
plastic, 91~sa bottle~, tin and aluminum can~, have the
poLential for l'.t'oblems in an opa1"1, accel::.~i bl e place. Id.l.'st,
there is conoern with tho cleanliness of thu materials and
how that can affect the public. Second, one munt ~a aw~re of
the potential for accidents around tin and glass containers.
Lastly, there is a need to proteul:. the recyclobles from
theft or being dispersed by viewers or the wind. A work on
or near ground level in contact with hundreds of people, can
be damaged, or harm someone for many of t.he above reasons.
Because of the nature of this highly visible site, as well
as the problems inherent in working with recyclable
materials, my ideas for a piece became focused on creating a
work that was easily viewed from passing cars and f.oot
traffic, was conceptually accessible, and y~L was completely
safe and indestructible. This area is apparently physically
restricted to the public, yet it is in f.ull vi~w. so, in the
tradition of many public monuments, I thought a soulpture,
in the form of an inspiring quotation, would be appropriate
to commemorate Earth Day.
The sculpturB I am proposing is titled, MATURE REMAINS. It
is the last sentence in a poem by Walt Whitman:
After YOll ha\'c exhausted what tlu:re
is in business, politics, conviviality. ;lud
so un - hn\'e found th:ll none uf these
finallv sfltisfy. Or permancntly we:1\"
_ wflllt remilins? Nnture rcmaim,
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I propose to construct this phrase out of metal, mesh and
recyclable materials. Each letter will be approximatelY four
feet high by three feet wide by one foot. deep and \4ill be
made of a steel framework covered in one inch galvanized
metal wire mesh. The whole phrase will stretch to
approximately sixty feet long. Thf:! lette)..s will be attaohed
the hill by appropriate fasteners. They will be filled with
recyclables (glass containers, oans, plastics, paper)
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donat.ed from the local sanitation servi.oa. within the clean
structure of the words, t.he picce will hava a layered,
colorrul look. Best of ~ll, after the e~hibition, all the
elements will be removed and recyoled!
My intent. i3 to croate an inepi.r.ing and intriguin9 piece as
well aG honor the memory and spirit of Walt. whitman. r want.
people to learn from Amerioa's greatest poet as well as
enjoy t.he piece QS Q sculptural proGonOe. Tho phrase "NaturQ
Remains" speak5 to man's transienco in rOlationship to the
imporichablc powor of nature. It is Q hopeful lino ~ino~ it
implies t.hat, in spite of our follies, nature will continue
on. This phrase becomes a double-entendre when filled with
recyclables. Then it could also be r.ead as the remains of
what has been made from natural raw materials. In that
sense, the materials are reminiscent of geologic layering or
landfill. It is a reminder at our insatiable consumption of
resourses, our mortality, and the earth.
RAY BELDNER
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