HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.4 Public Art CommitteeCITY CLERK # 0110-30
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 4, 2000
SUBJECT:
Public Art Selection Committee - Civic Center Library
Report by Diane Lowart, Par'ks & Community Services Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Letter of Interest from Diane Stein
RECOMMENDATION:
(/,,'~.~1. Confirm Appointments to Committee
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: At the February 15, 2000.meeting of the Dublin City Council, the
Council approved two percent of the preliminary construction budget for public art for the Civic Center
Library. The Council also approved the formation of a Selection Committee for the public art and
authorized Staffto solicit representatives.
As proposed, the Selection Committee should consist of no more than seven individuals. This includes
the library architect and landscape architect, as well as representatives from the Heritage and Cultural Arts
Commission, Friends of the Dublin Library and the community at large. Non-voting members of the
Committee would include the City Project Manager, a Library Staff member and the Art Consultant.
The Selection Committee openings were publicized and only one application was received (Attachment
A). The Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission and Friends of the Dublin Library were asked to submit
names of potential Committee Members. Each group submitted two names.
The recommended community appointments to the Selection Committee are as follows:
· Diane Stein, Community member at large
· Janet Fasulkey, Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
· Sally White, Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission
· Connie Spence, Friends of the Dublin Library
· Janey Schewerin, Friends of the Dublin Library
It is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council confirm the Mayor's recommended appointments
· f-~ to the Public Art Selection Committee for the Civic Center Library.
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COPIES TO: Appointees
ITEM NO.
March 12, 2000
I mm submitting this letter to express my interest in se~,Sng on hhe L/~a~?' ~"t Selection
Committee.
My husband and I have been residems of Dublin for the past 27 years. During this time I
have participated in a number of volunteer activities, particularly in connection with our
local schools. Our adult sons have gone through Dublin schools, and our da ~ughter is now
a senior at Dublin High. I appreciate the work here in Dublin that has akeady resulted
in outstanding public art at our Civic Cent~ and in our parks. I would like to be actively
involved in the selection of public art for our new library.
My background in art could best be described as an enthusiastic appreciator of art. My
mother is an artist, as was my grandmother, and art has always been a part of my life.
My life has been immensely enriched by- opportunities to view works of both well-
known and lesser known artists in connection with travel and visits to galleries. I
appreciate just as deeply the experiences I have shared with artists such as ms' mother as
they describe their perspective and process.
I have worked in the Fine Arts, rPhotography/Poetry extfibit department of the Alameda
County. Fair for the past five years. This year I am employed as Fine Arts Coordinator,(a
job I share with another staft'm~mb~) where responsibilities include selectingjudges for
Fine Arts, o ~rg__anizing and staffing the art sales deparanent, arranging art demonstrations
(our ".4a~t in Action" program), contacts with artists and fair patrons, and supmMsing the
mounting of the actual fair time exhibit of Fine Arts/Photography/i%etry.
I found it interesting to participate in the recmt focus group on public art and hope I will
have the oppormni~; to contribute further as a member of the Library Art Selection
Committee.
Sincerely,
Diane Stein
11524 Marwick Drive
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 829-5182
ATTACHMENT 1