Cary
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
Public
Art Advisory Board
MINUTES
Wednesday,
March 16, 2005
6:00 p.m.
Temporary Council Chambers
Herb Young Community Center
101 Wilkinson Avenue, Cary, NC
Web Site: www.townofcary.org
ATTENDANCE: Carol
Aupperle, Chair; Mathias Bishop; Luan Harmeson; Julia Kunkel Morrison; Rajesh
Patel; Carl Regutti; Smythe Richbourg; Larry Schessel; Ella Williams; Marla
Dorrel, Council Liaison
STAFF:
Lyman
Collins; Nancy Novell; Vicki Hayes
ABSENCES:
A.
CALL
TO ORDER
–
Carol Aupperle, Chair
B. MINUTES
OF DECEMBER 15, 2004
Julia
Kunkel Morrison moved to approve the minutes of February 16, 2005. Rajesh
Patel
seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
C. RULES
OF ORDER – Carol Aupperle, Chair
Discuss
Rules of Order as proposed by Carol Aupperle
Carol
Aupperle presented the Rules of Order handout to the Board and asked for review.
Luan Harmeson made a motion to accept the Rules of Order
as presented. Julia Kunkel
Morrison
seconded. The motion was open
for discussion, but hearing none, the
motion
passed unanimously.
D.
TOWN
HALL CAMPUS GATEWAY PROJECT
Update on etching of glass for the
Glass Walled Pedestrian Bridge
Lyman
Collins reported the bridge is continuing to move forward.
The frame of the bridge
is standing and you can see the size and location of it.
Catherine continues to work
with the glass manufacture and hopefully will
be installed this summer. Luan Harmeson
asked where the glass manufacture is located.
Nancy Novell knew that the
manufacture was located in the United States, but was not sure exactly where. She
explained that for a time the glass was going to be produced
overseas, which would
have been difficult.
Nancy explained more updates on this project will be reported at
the next
meeting.
Update on fundraising for Gates of
Light sculpture
Lyman
Collins explained Catherine will be available this summer to discuss the
project
when she is here installing the glass bridge.
This could be helpful with
the fundraising efforts.
Staff continues to work with Cary Visual Arts (CVA) on
the structure and leadership
of this project.
E.
PRIORITIZE
GOALS FOR POTENTIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS WITH PUBLIC ART
OPPORTUNITIES
Discuss
potential capital projects with public art opportunities
Nancy
Novell hoped everyone had an opportunity to review the Public Art Master Plan
executive summary. The Public Art Master Plan was
unanimously adopted by Town
Council in October 2001.
Nancy explained it is now time to consider the next phase
of the
Master Plan. Lyman Collins explained
we have been looking at the specific
areas, but we need to put the frame work of
how to address these specific areas first.
Nancy explained in section 4: Vision, it addresses the various
intangible levels of the
community that contribute to its character.
There are six vision layers – connected;
diverse; distinct; integral; social; and welcoming.
Staff would like to know which one of
these six layers is the most
important to the Board. Nancy
explained we will go over
the six layers in detail and answer questions the Board may have.
Vision
Layers
1.
WELCOMING
The Welcome Layer considers the community’s act of
greeting and
consciously inviting or opening itself for exploration and discovery.
Consideration Areas
Gateways
Town Center
Discussion:
Ella Williams wanted to know how you could call one place the
Town Center
Area, when Cary is expanding into the West, as well as other
areas.
Also, how do you bring all of these areas together?
Lyman felt one way
to bring all of these areas together was through
public art. He explained the
Master Plan refers to the historic downtown as the Town Center Area.
Marla
Dorrel said the Town Center Area is considered inside the Maynard
Loop. She
explained
public art has the opportunity to show people they have arrived in
Cary. She also wanted this Board to
think about Cary’s ultimate boundaries
as they reach to Apex and
Holly
Springs. These areas are growing and
people
commute through Cary to do business. Smythe Richbourg
asked if staff
could provide overlays showing where Apex and Holly Springs boarder Cary.
Carl Regutti felt the
public art should have some common thread to alert citizens
that they have
arrived in Cary. He suggested things like a pole or
base to
identify the public art pieces. Julia
Kunkel Morrison did not want all the pieces to
look the same. She felt that was something that made the art unique.
2.
CONNECTED
The
Connected Layer considers the community’s act of purposefully joining or
linking its physical and spiritual
properties into a unified whole.
Consideration Areas
Transportation
Greenways
Discussion:
Lyman Collins felt this layer would host a lot of opportunities for
this
Board. Mathias Bishop asked if this
only related to public transportation.
Lyman
explained this would include bridges and walkways.
Marla Dorrel said it
could even include manhole covers.
3.
DIVERSE
The
Diverse Layer considers the community’s act of recognizing and celebrating
its
unique elements or qualities.
Consideration Areas
Neighborhoods
Parks
Discussion:
No discussion on this layer.
4. DISTINCT
The
Distinct Layer considers the community’s act of distinguishing itself visually
and experientially from other
communities.
Consideration Areas
Infrastructure
and Function
Sound
and Technology
Discussion:
The Board was unclear on the infrastructure and function along
with the
sound and technology. Nancy Novell
explained infrastructure and
function would include water towers, cellular
towers, power stations, gates,
wall structures, benches and drinking fountains.
In general the inclusion of
public art with embellishments to existing
situations or objects. Sound
artworks and other technologically interactive artworks add whimsy, delight,
and
discovery to the urban environment. Works
that would engage citizens
and visitors through sound, electronics, light,
computerization, or other
technologically advanced media forms are recommended.
5.
INTEGRAL
The
Integral Layer considers the community’s act of composing parts into
meaningful completeness and wholeness.
Consideration Areas
Buildings
Private
Development
Discussion:
Community integration is the respectful, considerate, and
conscientious
balance of disparate parts, functions, and personalities
of “place” within
its self. An integral community is
one that enlists respect
and admiration as well as one that exhibits a strong
sense of place.
6.
SOCIAL
The
Social Layer considers the community’s act of forming cooperative and
interdependent relationships between
individuals and groups.
Consideration Areas
Partnerships
Festivals,
Events, and Exhibits
Discussion:
Nancy Novell explained partnerships can occur locally, regionally,
nationally and internationally. Partnerships
could include public/private,
neighborhood collaborations, or organizations.
Nancy Novell explained that each member needs
to take a minute and think
of how they would prioritize these six layers.
Each member has nine green
dots that need to be place under the six
layers. Members may choose to
place all
nine dots on one layer or place a few dots on each layer that they
feel is
important. Below are the prioritized
results:
Welcoming - 27
Connected – 18
Social – 15
Diverse – 13
Integral – 8
Distinct – 0
Nancy explained it was clear that the Board felt the most important layer is
Welcoming.
This layer would include Town Hall Gateway, the board
current
number one priority.
Another
potential project that could be included in this
layer is the Town
Center Park. The Connected layer would include
projects
related to bridges,
greenways and other transportation areas.
Other
projects would fit into the following layers: USA Baseball,
Bond Park
Boathouse, Bartley
Park, Middle Creek Park, all fit into the Diverse layer;
the next community center
would be part of
the Integral layer.
This exercise
provides another way of looking at projects as they come
forward.
F.
US1/64
Pedestrian Bridge
Update
Nancy Novell explained a pedestrian bridge will be
constructed over Hwy 1/64,
connecting McDonald Woods
Park to Kids Together Park. The project will be
funded by the
Town and State Department of Transportation.
Nancy explained
that Town Council will be
asked to authorize the inclusion of public art as part
of the bridge in a future staff report.
What is needed tonight from the Board
is goals for the project.
Luan Harmeson asked if the bridge was already
designed. Nancy
said the bridge has been designed. Lyman
Collins explained
some of the questions we need to address tonight are: will the
art be for vehicles
or pedestrians or both and who would this impact more. Carol Aupperle
suggested thinking
about the new pedestrian bridge in Raleigh; it is not distracting
to vehicles.
Carol felt we should look at how many
people will be impacted by the
design. Carl
Regutti wanted to address both the vehicles and pedestrians.
Carol
wanted to set us apart from everyone else.
Marla Dorrel felt one way to look at
if is to answer the question what is this
bridge connecting. In this case it
would
get people to the greenways and parks. Larry Schessel thought people driving
along US 1/64 may not even know that they are going through Cary, but with a
project like this they would know
they were in
Cary. Smythe Richbourg enjoys
living in
Cary, but does not like when he tells people where he lives
and they roll
their eyes with a preconceived notion of Cary. He wants to change the way the
surrounding areas think
about Cary. Cary is a great place to come to and we want
people to come back and see what we have to offer.
Julia Kunkel Morrison wanted
to see something more down to earth.
Carol felt the public art that is now being
displayed throughout Cary
is very contemporary and she was hoping for something
more natural on this project.
One of the goals would be to connect Kids Together
and
MacDonald Woods
Park. Luan suggested doing signage that has
the names
of the parks. Lyman said
you could incorporate this into the art work.
Carol
explained she has more traditional, reflective, and natural
pictured in her mind. Larry
Schessel suggested having the art relate as a
continuation of the greenway onto the
bridge.
Luan asked when placing a Call To Artists do we want to be specific
with the
artist. Lyman said we want
to tell them as much information as possible without
saying this is what
we want. Carol asked will we be
involving the community with
public
meetings. Nancy said an announcement could be sent to
all of the surrounding
neighborhoods. If
anyone has more suggestions, please email
Nancy.
The
Board came to consensus for goals for this project as indicated below:
·
Serve
as a landmark and create a memorable sense of place
-
Should make a dramatic statement
·
Relate
to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
- Make an
impression to vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian friendly
- Welcoming
to Cary
- Seen in
daytime and at night
·
Contribute
to the visual character and texture of the community.
- Connects
our greenways
- Lets
people know they are coming to Cary
- Change
surrounding area’s impression of Cary:
welcoming,
southern, connection with nature
- Connects Kids
Together
Parks
and Greenways (2 neighborhoods
(nature viewing area)
·
Select the highest quality art
work in the most suitable style, scale, materials.
- Traditional,
natural, reflective, contemplative, color, growing community
- Emphasis
on nature
- Extension
of the greenway
- Nature
extending onto the bridge
·
Involve
the community in the creative process.
-
Get community input on design considerations
-
Narrow down to 5 or 5 selected artists
-
Get community input on artists’ proposed designs
-
After artist is selected, community works with artist to refine design
·
Maintenance considerations
- Make part
of the specs and include in call for artist
G.
REPORTS
FROM REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Cary
Visual Art – Laura Coats
Permanent Exhibitions
Balancing Act II at SAS
Soccer
Park
– The sculpture is now lit at
night. The
remaining landscaping at
the site is being planned by the Town of Cary.
CVA is planning a dedication for the piece sometime in early May.
Sears
Farm
Road
Park
– The sculpture and benches are
scheduled for
installation during the first week of April.
CVA will be selecting artwork priced up to $1,500 from the Fine Art League
of
Cary Spring Show.
Gates
of Light
Etched
Glass
Bridge
– The project is expected to be
completed
by June 30, 2005
Other
Projects and Updates
Wishing Well
WakeMed
Cary
Hospital
Young Artists Exhibit
– The next exhibition
is scheduled for March 19 – May 8.
The
CVA Discovery Committee researches artists, artworks, and sites for public
art
in Cary.
The committee, composed of 12 voting members,
advises the CVA
Board of Directors about placements and acquisitions.
Meetings are held once a
month on Mondays at 4:00 p.m.
Visitors
are welcome to attend the meetings. If
you would like to attend the meeting, please contact
Laura Coats at 531-9149.
The
Temporary Exhibitions sub-committee will be visiting Greensboro
on March 23rd
to tour the
current NC Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition and discuss
prospective artworks
for exhibition in Cary
(beginning fall 2005).
The exhibition will be located in the Town
Center
area, with particular emphasis on
Academy Street.
Once the artworks have
been selected, the committee plans to
invite downtown area property owners to attend
a presentation to learn more
about hosting an artwork as part of the
exhibition. The
committee is also
investigating exhibitions of individual artists, including Patrick
Dougherty and Tom
Otterness.
Fine
Arts League of Cary – Ella Williams
The
Fine Arts League of Cary is heavily involved in work centering around the Annual
Show which is at the Cary Ballet Conservatory.
We have the use of the Conservatory
for the week of spring break and the
Committee spends most of the week there.
The
work of the show, the receiving, judging, hanging, pick up of art for
those not juried into
the show and the reception on Sunday,
April 3rd needs many volunteers and volunteer
hours.
(Pass out invitations)
Jerry’s Artarama will be at
our registering of artwork and
pass out catalogues and a $5.00 certificate to
their store.
We advertised the CALL for ARTIST from the Town every month in our newsletter
and
were gratified to hear that the largest number of artist
applied this year.
The
Teen Art Show Committee has contacted schools, and each person has fulfilled
their responsibilities.
Jerry’s Artarama will be donating some art
items to give as
Honorable Mention Prizes.
Other prize money comes from the FALC Treasury.
We
still need a refreshment volunteer for the reception.
FALC
is in the process of confirming the use of and storage of an overhead mirror to
use in teaching, and will proceed to purchase the mirror in the next couple
of weeks
as to take advantage of a Blow Out Blitz Sale by
Jerry’s Artarama.
FALC members
and programs as well as JHAC teachers will be better able to
demonstrate art
techniques with the use of the mirror.
Other
Organizations
H.
SPRING
DAZE
Discuss Public Art Advisory
Board’s representation and volunteer schedule
Nancy Novell asked if the Board was interested in donating their time to
volunteer at
Spring Daze. The Board
felt this would be a great opportunity to
reach out to the
community.
Nancy explained she will email a time
schedule, so everyone can sign-up.
She will also check to see if all of the arts groups will be placed
together. The Board
wanted to be with CVA.
Laura Coats explained Joy Cox the Festival Coordinator
had explained that
because they are doing a kids activity they should
be in the kids’
area.
Nancy said she would talk with Joy and
email the Board the information.
Larry
Schessel asked if there would material to handout.
Mathias Bishop said we had
discussed a survey at the last meeting.
Smythe Richbourg would like an updated
map.
The board wanted to have pictures of all the pieces and how they were funded.
Then on the survey you could ask what is their favorite pieces and how do they feel
about public art.
Lyman said that on the Town’s website there is an opportunity for
public feedback about public art.
Nancy
said she would get the materials
ready for
the Public Art Advisory Board booth at Spring Daze.
I. OLD
BUSINESS
Sear
Farm
Road
Park
– Russ RuBert sculpture update
The sculpture and benches are scheduled for installation during the first week
of April.
J. NEW
BUSINESS
Reminder
RSVP
by March 25 for Boards/Commissions reception on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at
5:30 p.m.
at the Cary
Senior Center.
K. ADJOURN
The
Town of Cary
is committed to providing all citizens with the opportunity to participate fully
in the public meeting process. Any person with a disability who needs an
auxiliary aid or service in order to participate in any meeting may contact the
Town Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. The e-mail address is sue.rowland@townofcary.org;
the phone number is (919) 469-4011; the TDD number is (919) 469-4012.
Please
contact the Vicki Hayes with any questions about this agenda. The e-mail address
is vicki.hayes@townofcary.org,
and the phone number is (919) 469-4061.