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19 �--� X82 ' AGENDA STATEMENT
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MEETING DATE: December 6, 2007
SUBJECT: Shannon Community Center-Public Art
Prepared by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Shannon Community Center RFQ
2. Maquettes of the artworks will be presented at the meeting
RECOMMENDATION: 1. Receive presentation from Staff;
2. Receive Public Comments; and
' 3. Recommend artwork designs to City Council.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: $104,785 is available for public art for the Shannon Community
Center in the 2006-2011 Capital Improvement Program
DESCRIPTION: The City's Public Art Master Plan was adopted in March 2006 and
identified the Shannon Community Center as an opportunity for public art. In July 2006, the City Council
determined that 1% of the total capital project budget for the Shannon Community.Center (or $104,785)
should be allocated for public art.
At the September 14, 2006 City Council meeting, the Council approved the following locations, types of
artwork and funding amounts for the Shannon Community Center:
• Murals (painted, mosaic, fabric, etc.) to be located in one to three potential locations including the
Preschool,courtyard, Lobby wall and Tower wall. Amount to be allocated is $35,000.
• Furniture in the Lobby(up to 4 benches and 1 coffee table) to be fabricated from the original cedar
wood from the old Shannon Center. Amount to be allocated is $15,000.
• Outdoor Entry features such as sculptures or fixtures on the Bridge or Courtyard, or both. Amount
to be allocated is $50,000.
The remaining $4,785 of the allocated amount was to be used for the artist selection process. At the
September 14th meeting, the Council also approved the formation of an Art Selection Committee to work
with Staff on selection of the public art.
In January 2007, a Request for Qualifications was sent to 650 California artists to submit their work
(Attachment 1). Nineteen artist submittals were received. The Art Selection Committee met several times
to review the works of the nineteen responding artists/artist teams and selected seven semi-finalists for
personal interviews. Of these semi-finalists, there was not an acceptable candidate for furniture wood art
COPIES TO: Art Selection Committee Members
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for the lobby. Based on the interviews, the Selection Committee chose five artists/artist teams to develop
maquettes for the Shannon Community Center. The maquettes were displayed at the Civic Center in late
August and September for public comment. The comment cards completed as a result of the display were
provided to the Committee and after careful thought and consideration; the Committee has chosen three
finalists for the project.
The finalists include mosaic tile artwork at the outdoor fountain and bridge by Margarita Soyfertis, a
monumental bas relief on the lobby wall by Colin Lambert and Peter Adams and two murals by Trisha
Sheridan on the indoor tower wall and outdoor preschool courtyard wall. Maquettes of the artworks will
be presented at the meeting.
Mosaic Tile Artwork:
Artist Margarita Soyfertis received a B.A. in Fine Arts/Arts Design from the College of Industrial Arts,
Kiev, Ukraine in 1982. She has taught art at a number of educational institutions and has been a working
artist for a number of years. She has worked as an individual artist as well as on artist teams, and has
completed a number of art installations in California over the past four years including; a mosaic mural in
San Jose, mosaic sculpture'in Los Altos and a number of flat mosaics for private collections. She has also
participated in a number of art exhibits over the years.
For the outdoor fountain and bridge, the artist proposes to install decorative abstract mosaic elements. The
idea of the project is to make decorative mosaics on the bridge and the fountain as a symbolic connection
between the community and nature. A mosaic design featuring two swans will be installed in the bottom
of the fountain. The abstract design will be carried forward to the bridge, with a design shaped as spiral
lines going in opposite directions approximately 2 ft. wide along the perimeter of each side of the bridge.
All the mosaics will be cast into cement or stone surfaces at the fountain and bridge and remain flat for
safety purposes.
Monumental Bas Relief:
Artists Colin Lambert & Peter Adams have worked as a team for the past 25 years on numerous projects
and view themselves as "sculptor story tellers". The artists have their own studio (Mariposa Studio) and
have recently completed two projects together; a bas relief"portrait" for the City of Sacramento and a
public sculpture for Ocean View Park in the City of Albany. Other installations by the team include a 25
foot bronze and limestone pool for Yuba County, a fiberglass and ceramic tile piece in Hertfordshire, UK,
and a bronze sculpture for the Renaissance Vineyard and winery in Oregon House, California.
For the lobby wall, the artists propose a monumental bas relief entitled "Tree in the Center of the World".
The art piece will seem to be carved from a single 7 ft. high x 9 ft. wide x 6 inch deep slab of limestone.
In reality the piece will be cast in a white cement based "faux-limestone"weighing less than 700 lbs. The
panel will be mounted on the wall near the front windows of the lobby to benefit from streaming daylight
and supplemented by flood lights to dramatically reveal the visually rich and textured depiction of a grand
Valley Oak. A statement concerning the native Californian's concept of community will be embedded
within the deep grooves of the oak tree.
Murals-Preschool Area:
Artist Trisha Sheridan has created and installed 17 murals over the past twelve years in several states,
including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts and New York. She holds a B.A. degree in
Visual Art/Art Education from Dowling College, New York and has been an artist and arts professor at
Indiana University in Pennsylvania. She recently collaborated with another artist on the wall murals for
the Dublin Heritage Center's "The Journey"Exhibit in 2006.
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The artist's proposal includes two painted murals; one on the interior tower wall facing the preschool
room entitled, "Community" and one on the exterior wall and fence enclosing the preschool play yard,
entitled "In My World". "Community"holds simple building blocks which spell out the word community
in a trompe l'oeil style (to deceive the eye). The blocks symbolically represent the different stages of
development, each block building on our past to create our future, thus creating the stability that is found
within a community. "In My World"works directly with the natural surroundings of the Shannon Center
by taking a slice of the river and depicting it in a realistic manner. Since our environment is home to so
many animal species, the mural features many living creatures that live in and off the river banks.
Included in the depiction are fossilized creatures that dwelled by the rivers centuries ago, to remind us that
although we are always evolving and growing, the aspects of the earth potentially remain the same.
Since no furniture artist was identified, and given the scope of work required for the final artworks, Staff
recommends that the allocated funds of $100,000 be re-distributed as follows, with $5,000 left as a
contingency:
• $40,000 for the outdoor mosaic tiles by.Margarita Soyfertis.
• $35,000 for the mural relief in the lobby by Colin Lambert &Peter Adams.
• $20,000 for two murals on the tower wall & outdoor preschool wall by Trisha Sheridan
The next step in the process is for the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission to make a recommendation
to the City Council. The Parks and Community Services Commission received the report at the —
November 19th meeting and unanimously recommended the artwork designs for approval by the City
Council.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
take the following action: 1) receive presentation from Staff; 2) receive public comment; and 3)
recommend artwork designs to the City Council for final approval.
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different areas of the new Center, approximately 19,000 square
• Rendering provided by Dahlin Group
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2008.While the design for the a banquet hall for 300 people,a
facility has been completed,there catering kitchen,two preschool sandstone colored base,dark
are opportunities for artists to classrooms,flexible meeting
window mullions and green stone
�` have significant visual impact.The rooms,staff area,and support accent tiles. The interior includes
selected artists or artist teams will spaces.The design plans call for similar finishes as the exterior
be responsible for providing tech- traditional mission style building, with colors that mimic the terra
nical.plans,specifications,fabrica- including a terra cotta colored tile cottas and creams in the wall
1 tion and installation of public art. roof,cream-colored walls; colors,carpets and tiles.
? BACKGROUND I F �A11 N
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I From a small rancho in the late Amador for his years of services as
yx,Y 1820's to the present thriving city, a Mexican soldier. In the 1850's,
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-. ' . E . - Dublin has been at the crossroads Amador sold some of his land ..
� u "�`rte`,`-"� _ * t-' of major thoroughfares:incorpo- to Irish immigrants and by the
-' z•. t . ,r iE ti rated in 1982,Dublin has grown 1860's,Dublin was a crossroads
x .. . _ into a prosperous and diverse for two important stagecoach
community at the crossroads of routes. Dublin's growing diverse
Rendering provided by Dahlin Group two major freeways-1-580 and population is expected to increase
Architecture 1-680. The area was originally a from its current size of 42,000 to
land grant in 1826 to Jose Maria 58,000 by the year 2020.
1 MEDEA & COMMISSION EMI tiLITY
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SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS.
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' The criteria for.the selection of An Artist Selection Committee will _ -fir *-t
+ finalist(s)by the Selection Corn- be composed of representatives ` _ {'"� ��,r
mittee will include: from the arts.communit ,the
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ence,artistic style,commitment bers of the Parks and Community _
to collaboration,communication, Services and Heritage and Cultur
al Arts Commissions. The selec-
and facilitation skills. _
[ Artist's public artworks tion process will be conducted in design a"maquette"represent-
ti ' existing.. three phases: ing their proposal for public
[II- y. have maintained a level of quality display.Each finalist will receive
and integrity. Phase I: The Selection Corn- an honorarium of$500.00 for the
- •Demonstrated ability to work mittee will review the materials "maquette':
successfully as members of an submitted and select 3-5 artists
r , overall project design team. for each area to be interviewed by Phase Ill:The Selection Commit-
•An artist who will best respond the Committee. Each semi-final- . tee-will choose an artist for each
to the distinctive characteristics of ist will receive an honorarium of area from the finalists to fully
the site and the community. $100.00 for the interview. develop the proposal for review
i by the Parks and Community Ser-
•Availability to execute and corn- Phase II: The Selection Corn- vices Commission,Heritage and
plete the_artwork in a timely and mittee will choose 2-3 artists for Cultural Arts Commission,and
professional manner.
each area and ask that the artists City Council.
- SITE AND ARTWORK E C I O S
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- Lobby.Area Outdoor_Entry: Preschool Courtyard,Lobby
Artwork furniture with high vis- The bridge and courtyard repre- Wall,Tower Wall:
ibility in the Main Lobby_area. sent the main entryway into.the In one to three locations.Visually
Furniture to be fabricated from new Shannon Center.Artwork will important to the entrance archi-
i cedar wood salvaged from the need to compliment the design:of tecture (Lobby Wall/Tower Wall)
original Shannon Community the new facility. or outdoor wall enclosing the
Center building. Preschool Courtyard.
Budget:.$50,000.
Budget $15,000. Media: -Open to all media appro- Budget: $35,000.
_r - Media: Wood Art Furniture priate for outdoor public spaces, Media: Murals(mosaic,painting,
including sculptures,fixtures,etc fabric,glass,etc)
F Requirements for Submission of Qualifications: Tentative Timeline:
7. One page letter indicating an approach for this project Interview semi-finalists-Apr 2007 �.
' 2. Resume(not to exceed 5 pages)- Maquettes due from artists-May2007 E_
3. Up to 20 digital images on a CD(PDF file recommended).In- Art Committee selects finalists-Jul2007 [,
`x , dude:an annotated identification sheet with full descriptions.* Final Proposal to CityCouncil-Sep 2007.
[.--1: . -,,:,- .: , 4 Up to 20 slides of past work: Slides Must be numbered 1-20 Deadline for Submission of Qualifications: '
with TOP.indicated include an annotated identification sheet Postmarked by February 16,2007 or delivered
E with full descriptions: before S:00 p.m No exceptions.
. 15 Self-addressed stamped envelope for return of CD/slides(No Mail to City of Dublin, El
work will be returned without'SASE) Attn:John Hartnett
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