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Home My WebLink About7.01 Art MapeKolbPks CITY CLERK File# AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 17, 'i999 SUBJECT: Art in the Parks Projects for Kolb and Mape Memorial Parks Report by: Diane Lowart, Parks & Community Services Director ATTACHMENTS: 1. Correspondence from Lyrme Baer, Consulting Director, Dublin Fine Arts Foundation 2. Models of the selected pieces are on display in the lobby of the Civic Center. RECOMMENDATIOn: Approve recommended artwork for Kolb and Mape Memorial Parks FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The City for the two projects has contributed $7,500 DESCRIPTION: In September of 1993 the Dublin City Council gave conceptual approval to the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation's proposed "Art in the Parks" program. The goal of the "Art in the Parks" program is to enhance City parks through the placement of artworks appropriate to each park's history, location, size and use. To date, site-specific works have been placed in Stagecoach and Alamo Creek Parks. On sePtember 1, 1998 the City Council authorized the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation_ to pursue projects for Kolb and Mape Memorial Parks. As described in the..at~t~a~he~d.J.e~ter fr_~ o~m~__Lynne Baer, Consulting Director of the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation, the Foundation has taken the following steps to ensure the best art appropriate for each park: · The Foundation conducted a call .for ~j~t,s3r~d~.,r~9~e~iv.~r~sponses from approximately 30 Northern California artists; · Neighborhood Selection Committees were formed mgde up of residents living adjacent to the parks; · The Committees received a brief overview of public art, reviewed slides of potential artists and then invited 5 artists to create models of proposed artworks; · The models were put on display at the Dublin Civic Center and notebooks soliciting comments on the models were available for public reaction; · A public reception was held on June 2, 1999 to view the models and meet the artists. Kolb Park The NeighborhOod Selection Committee selected the work by the artist John King from Eureka. The proposed artwork is a sculptural installation that will consist of a circle with a diameter with seating and pillars forming a retreat or contemplative area. The artwork is proposed to be placed between the playground area and the picnic tables facing Brighton Drive. The theme o~n~.~.e.~n~jet~.e til~_ e "floor" will have their basis in particle physics or one of the biological sciences. The artist proposes to work wiih elementary or high school students to create the desig-ns in the floor. COPIES TO; Lynne Baer, Consulting Director, DFAF Claudia McCormick, President, DFAF ITEM NO.' G:~DFAF~,RTPARK\CC817KBMP.DOC Mape Memorial Park two mosmc artists from Davis. They are proposing the creation of a freestanding archway to be located as an entryway to the park at the San Sabana ROM en~ie.- The arch passageway into the park as well as a landmark that symbolizes the community's involvement and ownership of Mape Memorial Park. The sfir£dcb iSf the arcfi~wili'13e'e09ered-WiSh"tiles creatb~l~by~'the artists and community. Members of the community will be invited to t~e pa~ in a ~0~kSh6p to make tile mosaic images ~to be included as surface images on the arch. The artists propose ~working with the theme of regional environmental elements found in and around the Tri-Valley area. The Parks and Community Services Commission will review the proposed artworks at its August 16, 1999 meeting and Staff will verbally report on the Commission's recommendation. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the recommended artwork for Kolb and MaPe MemOrial Parks. Staff will bring back agreements for each project for CoUnCil approval prior to artwork installation. -2- D 4J g L' i N' F I N E A R T S F 0 U N D A T I 0 August 9, 1999 Mayor Guy Houston City Council Members City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mayor Houston and City Council Members; The Dublin Fine Arts Foundation is pleased to present for your approval two permanent artworks for Kolb and Mape Parks as part of "Art in the Parks". On September 27, 1993, the City Council gave conceptual approval of this proposed program with the goal to enhance City parks through the placement of artworks appropriate to each park's history, location, size, and use. In 1997, artworks were installed in Alamo Creek Park and Stagecoach Park. In the past year, the Foundation has taken the following steps to ensure the best art appropriate for each park: *The Foundation conducted a call for artists and received responSes from apProximately 30 Northern California artists; *Neighborhood Selection Committees were formed made up of residents living adjacent to the parks; *The Committees received a brief overview of public art, reviewed slides of potential artists and then invited 5 artists to create models of proposed artworks; *The models were put on display at the Dublin Civic Center and notebooks soliciting comments on the models were available for public reaction; *A public reception was held on June 2, 1999 to view the models and meet the artists. The Neighborhood Selection Committees for Mape and Kolb Parks have made their selections and recommend that the following artworks be approved. Mape Park The Neighborhood Selection Committee has selected the work by the artists Donna Billick and Troy Corliss, two mosaic artists from Davis. A M.F.A. graduate of U.C. Davis, Donna brings 25 years of experience working with mosaics and has over 100 completed projects in the United States, Spain, Italy, and Mexico. She recently finished a 2,400 square foot amphitheater for the Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland. Troy graduated from U.C. Davis in 1993 and has completed a commission for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission as well as assisted Donna in past projects. They are proposing the creation of a freestanding archway to be located as an entryway tOthe park at the San Sabana Street entrance. The arch will be positioned as both a passageway into the park as well as a landmark that symbolizes the community's involvement and ownership D U B L I N F ! N E .A R S F 0 U D" A T--;!..,O of Mape Park. Members of the community will be invited to take part in a workshop conducted at Mape Park. The artists will supply materials and teach techniques to create handmade tiles in wet clay or to make tile mosaic images to be included as surface images on the arch. The artists propose working with the theme of regional environmental elements found in and around the Tri- Valley area. The structure of the arch will be comprised of four parts: concrete footings, 12 foot precast columns and an approximately 10 foot wide arch in the shape of branches with the keystone inscribed "Mape Park". The surface of the entire arch structure will be covered with the tiles created by the artists and community. The overall design reflects the meeting of structures as the homes end and .the park begins. This mix of styles will serve as a reminder that this neighborhood coexists with an indigenous natural habitat represented by the creek and oak trees in the rear of the park. Kolb Park The Neighborhood Selection Committee selected the work by the artist, John King, from Eureka. John has been a craftsman working with wood, clay, and concrete for the past 15 years, creating a unique method of imbedding color in concrete. He recently finished a large water sculpture for the Mcwane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama as well as projects for a science museum in Ohio and in and around Eureka. He has also exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco and Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. John is proposing a sculptural installation that will consist of a circle with a diameter of 15 to 20 feet with seating and pillars forming a retreat or contemplative area between the playground area and picnic tables facing Brighton Drive. The theme on the concrete tile "floor" will have their basis in particle physics or one of the biological sciences. John comments that" many people see them as ancient hieroglyphics, Celtic designs or carvings from Native Americans." John proposes to work with elementary or high school students to create the designs in the floor. The entire structure will be made from concrete. The seating structures will be finished in his studio and the pillars poured on site along with the concrete pad for the circle area. While many of the floor tiles will also be completed in his studio, many will be created on site with the help of students. It will be a hands on experience in the park. The Foundation appreciates the continued support of the City Council in our efforts to integrate art into public spaces of the community. Best regards, Lynne Baer Consulting Director cc: Claudia McCormick, President, DFAF