HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 8.1 Dougherty Hills Dog Park
CITY CLERK
File # 900-50
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 7,2006
SUBJECT:
Art in the Parks - Dougherty Hills Dog Park
Prepared by John Hartnett, Heritage & Cultural Arts Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS:
1. A model of the proposed Artwork will be presented at the
meeting
2. Site Locations of Artwork
3. Photos of Animal Sculptures
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1. Receive Presentation from Staff
2. Approve artwork or provide alternate direction
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The City will contribute $5,000 towards the cost of the artwork.
DESCRIPTION: In September of 1993 the 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. Since that time, the Foundation has completed commissions in Alamo
Creek, Stagecoach, Mape Memorial, Kolb, Ted Fairfield, Dolan and Emerald Glen Parks. Additionally, a
sculpture previously on loan to the City and the Foundation was purchased by the Foundation and
permanently installed at Shannon Park. A commission for Bray Commons Park has recently been
approved by the City Council and is scheduled for completion by spring of next year.
In February 2006, as part of the conceptual design process for the Dougherty Hills Dog Park, the City
Council elected to include a public art element into the project. The Dublin Fine Arts Foundation has
agreed to commission the project as part oftheir Art in the Parks program.
For Art in the Park projects, the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation typically creates an art selection committee
to review the work of several artists in order to narrow down candidates to a few artists. Finalists'
proposals are viewed at a public reception, the selection committee considers public comments, and
makes a final selection and recommendation to the Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission, Parks &
Community Services Commission and City Council. Such a process was recently conducted for the public
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art commISSiOn for Bray Commons. Coincidentally, one of the five finalists, Michelle Alcantara,
submitted a proposal for the Bray Commons Dog Park area that was very well received by the public and
the art selection committee. Since Alcantara's work is well suited for a dog park project and has already
received favorable public support, the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation Board has since elected to forgo the
usual art selection committee process, and recommend artist Michele Alcantara for the Dougherty Hills
Dog Park project.
For Dougherty Hills Dog Park, Alcantara proposes to create a grouping of whimsical dog figures and
other entities such as fire hydrants, bones, etc. The various dog figures will be constructed of metal found
objects and steel fabrication ranging from 2 ft. to 5 ft. high with other items in proportion to the figures.
The groupings will be placed on concrete "paw prints" approximately 6 ft. long x 6 ft. wide. The paw
prints and objects will be placed in the large dog area, small dog area and just outside the park on the east
end of the parking lot entry, creating a tripod effect that can be viewed from any location (Attachment 2).
The public will be able to walk in and out among the sculptures from all sides. Alcantara has found with
other installations, that people of all ages gravitate to these animal sculptures because of their interactive
and playful attributes and because they become an integral and natural part of the surroundings.
Attachment 3 shows animal sculptures previously fabricated by Alcantara for other projects. A model of
the proposed artwork will be presented at the meeting.
The total cost of the artwork is $20,000 and will be paid for by the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation. As with
past Art in the Park projects, the City will contribute one-quarter of the project cost, or $5,000.
Both the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission and the Parks and Community Services Commission
have reviewed the artwork and locations and unanimously recommended approval to the City Council.
RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council receive the
presentation by Staff and Lynne Baer of the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation. Following the presentation, it
is recommended that the City Council approve the artwork or provide alternate direction.
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