Cary
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
Public
Art Advisory Board
MINUTES
Wednesday,
May 18, 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; Carl
Regutti; Smythe Richbourg; Larry Schessel; Ella Williams; Marla Dorrel, Council Liaison
STAFF:
Lyman
Collins; Nancy Novell; Vicki Hayes
ABSENCES: Rajesh
Patel
GUEST:
Laura Coats, Cary Visual Arts and Julie Morrison, Cary Visual Arts
A.
CALL
TO ORDER
–
Carol Aupperle, Chair
B. MINUTES
Julia Kunkel Morrison moved to
approve the minutes of April 20, 2005. Carl
Regutti
seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
C. TOWN
HALL CAMPUS GATEWAY PROJECT
·
Update on etching of glass for the Glass
Walled Pedestrian Bridge
Nancy Novell explained staff is continuing to work with the Town Engineer and
the
Town Engineer is working with the contractors.
Julia Kunkel Morrison asked when
this project will be completed. Nancy
explained there is no set schedule at this
time because details are still being finalized.
Nancy said she would keep the Board
informed on Catherine Widgery’s next visit.
D.
US1/64
PEDESTRIAN
BRIDGE
·
Update
Nancy
Novell distributed a copy of the staff report that will go before the Planning
and
Development Committee on Thursday,
May 19, 2005 at 12:00
p.m.
The pedestrian
bridge has been designed and will be built over US1/64 and will be a highly
visible
identifying landmark for the Town of Cary.
The bridge will extend from McDonald
Woods Park
(north side of US 1/64) to an approximate location on the west side of the
Wellington Ridge Condominium complex, which will provide a greenway connection
to
Kids Together
Park.
Because of its prominent location
spanning a major traffic artery
connecting Cary with Raleigh to the north and various communities to the south,
this
new bridge presents an outstanding opportunity for the application of a
significant
public art project. The Public Art
Master Plan adopted by Council on October 11,
2001, included a number of goals which can be
directly addressed in this project.
These include:
·
Use public
art to enhance the identity of the Town;
·
Contribute
to the visual character and texture of the Town;
·
Use
public art as a means to foster the community’s sense of spirit, pride,
and community values;
·
Recognize
that the Town of Cary is a leader in neighborhood and community
planning initiatives and integrate public art into those initiatives;
·
Use
the Public Art Program to provide opportunities to engage citizens in
public process in meaningful and responsive ways;
·
Enhance
the individual’s experience of public spaces;
·
Make
public art and artistic experiences available to the public and put art in
public view.
Nancy explained staff is recommending for Council to approve using
$175,000 of
existing funds from the pedestrian bridge project for this Public Art Project.
Carol
Aupperle explained this is an excellent opportunity for the Board to express
their
opinions or those of your neighbors and friends
to Council on this project.
E. CARY DOG PARK
·
Update on Sub-Committee planning meeting
Nancy Novell thanked Carl Regutti, Smythe Richbourg
and Ella Williams for sending
information and contacts in regards to the Dog Park and artists who might assist
with
the project. The Town is working on
some issues with the site. This
project will be
on hold for now until the issues are resolved so that the public art project
doesn’t get
ahead of the park development plans.
F.
OLD
BUSINESS
·
Spring Daze
– Briefing
Nancy Novell thanked the Board for volunteering at
Spring Daze. The Board felt the
Pubic Art Collection poster should be updated before Lazy Daze.
Nancy explained
she has spoken with Meredith Bridgers, Parks Recreation and Cultural Resources
staff person, about assisting with improvements to the poster. Meredith
suggested
using the greenway map because it has major roads listed.
Nancy asked if Smythe
Richbourg and Mathias Bishop would like to assist with updating the pictures as
they
are photographers, and both agreed. Nancy
suggested that they correspond by email
about which sculptures they would like to photograph so there isn’t a
duplicate of
efforts. Nancy mentioned printing a
tri-fold brochure for Lazy Daze, however, it would
need to be created in-house due to costs. Carl
Regutti suggested asking the
Chamber of Commerce to help with the brochure.
Marla Darrell asked if a new picture
of the dragon at Kids Together could be taken as there have been updates to the
sculpture since the last published photo. The
Board asked if a banner could be
printed for Lazy Daze. Nancy said
she will look into the banner. The Board
requested that they not be in the corner. Carol
Aupperle said PAAB will have
a stand alone booth that will be visible. Carl
felt the goal was to communicate to
the public what Public Art is about. Larry
Schessel suggested having a big canvas
that the kids could paint. Carol
explained Lazy Daze is a juried art show, so we
need to wait until further planning for the festival has occurred before
deciding on
a hands on activity.
G.
NEW
BUSINESS
·
Lazy Daze – Planning
Please see above for information.
·
Discussion of Town art photos and possible
brochure
Please see above for information.
·
Sears Farm
Road Park – Sculpture naming
Nancy Novell explained the sculpture has been
installed and continues to receive
positive feedback from the neighbors. PRCR
Planning staff is continuing to work
through construction issues that need to be resolved before the site is turned
over to
the Town, so a dedication has not taken place at this time.
Staff is hoping a
dedication can be planned for this summer. Also,
this piece needs to be named.
Russ RuBert, the artist, would like to have some input on this project.
If anyone
would like to volunteer to brainstorm on how to coordinate the naming project,
please contact Nancy. Carol Aupperle
wanted to think of how to get the kids involved
on naming the piece, also, and feels this may provide “buy in” to the
sculpture, which
will get more people to help properly care for the sculpture.
·
Smythe Richbourg on flickr website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsmyther/
Smythe Richbourg gave an overview of this website
and how PAAB could benefit from
its usage. Smythe
explained this website is free to view other photographs or upload
you own
pictures. There are different
categories that you can place the photos in or
you can have your own page.
PAAB could benefit by placing photographs of the Town
of Cary ’s public art on this site to be viewed by people around the world.
It would
also allow us to view other states and countries public art for
ideas. Smythe said
there would have
to be guidelines set for this to work, but the benefits could be
rewarding.
·
Creative Transportation Design Exhibition
Nancy
Novell explained the exhibition, On the
Road Again…..Creative Transportation
Design, will be coming this summer to
the Herbert C. Young Community Center . The
exhibition was developed by
Jeff York, Director of Public Art & Community Design with
the NC Arts
Council and Dian Magie, Executive Director, Center for Craft, Creativity
and
Design in Hendersonville, NC . The show will hang from July 15, 2005 –
September 15, 2005.
These pieces address how public art can be used in public
transportation
design. Nancy asked if anyone would be willing to help her hang the
show on July 11th.
There was discussion about having a forum with guest speakers
and an
opening reception prior to the July 28th Council meeting.
This would allow the
Board to talk with Council members about the
potential of public art while having great
examples to see and show.
Marla Dorrel thought this was a good idea.
Smythe
Richbourg suggested having representatives from surrounding
communities attend.
The Board
suggested having the forum from 3:30 p.m. – 5:30p.m.
followed by a
reception in the HYCC lobby until 6:30p.m.
H.
REPORTS
FROM REPRESENTATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
·
Cary Visual Art – Laura Coats
Report for the Public Art Advisory Board – May 18, 2005
Permanent Exhibitions
CVA selected two paintings from the Fine Arts League
of Cary Spring Show. They
purchased Oakwood Afternoon by
Larry T. Dean and Still Groovin by
Susan Hecht.
CVA would like to offer the works as a donation to the Town of Cary for
prospective
placement at the Cary Tennis Center.
Carl Regutti did not feel the Tennis Center was the best location for these
pieces.
Carol Aupperle explained this Board should not put strings on where to
place the
pieces donated by CVA. Ella Williams
thought the pieces could rotate for
everyone to enjoy.
ACTION: Carl Regutti
recommended the Town accept Oakwood
Afternoon and Still
Groovin to be placed in a Town
facility. Julia Kunkel Morrison
seconded. The motion
passed.
Balancing Act II at SAS Soccer Park – CVA is
planning a dedication for the piece
sometime in early summer.
Other Projects and Updates
Public artist Jim Gallucci will present his lecture,
The Past: A Gateway to the Future,
on May 24th at 7 p.m. at the Page-Walker and History Center.
His talk will focus on
the resurgence of public art in the 21st century and the revival of
popular 19th century
materials and influences in public art. The
event is presented to the public free of
charge and is co-sponsored by the Town of Cary.
Wishing Well Young Artists Exhibit at WakeMed
Cary
Hospital – The next exhibition
is scheduled for May 21st to July 9th, with a reception
for the artists and their families
on June 18th. CVA is
planning a silent auction of some of the artwork during the Art
Crawl event in the fall.
The Temporary Exhibitions sub-committee is currently
reviewing artwork for the next
temporary exhibition in Cary. Interested
artists or volunteers are invited to contact the
CVA office at 531-8149 or cva@caryvisualart.org.
The exhibition will be located in the
Town Center area, with particular emphasis on Academy Street.
The committee is
also considering an installation by artist Patrick Dougherty in 2007.
CVA is working with MacGregor Office Park to assist
in bringing temporary and
permanent artwork to the development. The
Board of MacGregor Office Park has
selected two works (Paradox by Michael
Jacobson and Red, Yellow, and Blue Seed
Pods by Frank Holder) from CVA’s current temporary placement.
Laura explained a private citizen is interested in
another piece from the temporary
exhibit. Carol Aupperle asked if
this would be a private purchase and if so, would it
have to be approved by this Board. Nancy
Novell explained that if the sculpture is in
the public view, the Town would need to receive a Public Art Placement Request
Form. This would allow the sculpture and site to be reviewed by Planning
for any
safety issues, visual obstructions, etc. before the placement of this piece.
ACTION: Carl Regutti
recommended giving provision to CVA to continue their work
with this private citizen. Julia
Kunkel Morrison seconded. The
motion passed
unanimously.
The West Cary Proposed Site Committee is researching
approaches for permanent
public art at the corner of Chapel Hill Road and Maynard.
The committee is seeking
additional volunteers. If you are
interested please contact the CVA office at 531-8149
or cva@caryvisualart.org.
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 placement 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 meetings, please contact the CVA office at 531-8149 or
cva@caryvisualart.org.
Public Art in Residence (PAIR) Program Update –
Discussion was held until next
month’s meeting as Raj Patel was not in attendance. Carol Aupperle wants him
to
be in attendance for this discussion.
Laura Coats introduced Pat Hudson as the new
representative from CVA.
·
Fine Arts League of Cary – Ella
Williams
FALC
has added Whole Foods to its exhibit schedule which now includes: Crepes and
Coffee, Mr.
Toads, Glenaire, Heartfields, and Cary Ballet as ongoing places in which
member
artists can exhibit monthly throughout the year bringing art to the local
community.
We
now have 15 registered for the Susan Sarbuck Workshop to be held in Cary in
October.
The artist has a 20 student limit on her classes.
Two
open studios mentored by Fine Arts League of Cary artists are going strong and
adding new
people every week. One at the Senior
Center and the other meets every
Wednesday at
Jordan Hall Arts Center.
We
have volunteers serving on the Markham committee and expect to have more when
the time
comes for shipping and labeling tasks.
Mark
Crummett, a FALC member, has volunteered for the Dog Park committee.
We
are in desperate need for a small space to hire someone as a temp for two days a
week to do
some of the duties our members are finding too burdensome.
Anyone,
knowing or
having suggestions, would be greatly appreciated at this time.
We feel
that will
solve the problem of someone coming forward to take on responsibility for
the elected
board and officer positions that are soon coming up.
The
Thursday evening program at 7:30 in JHAC this month will feature Cynthia
Mollenkopf.
Cynthia is a fiber artist and will demonstrate and speak of her art and
her
experiences.
This program is open to the public.
·
Other Organizations
·
Ethics Guidelines
Carol
Aupperle explained Board members have received a letter from the Town
addressing
the Town’s Ethics Guideline in the mail today, and she was unclear on what
this meant.
Marla Dorrel asked the Board to read over the guidelines and ask
questions
to her or
Nancy Novell. Carl Regutti explained
he was an artist who had been contracted
with the Town
to sculpt different pieces in the past. If
he wanted to apply to do a project
in the future
would that be a conflict of interest. Ella
Williams with the FALC asked if she
should not
vote on matters that would enhance FALC. Marla
felt the Town Attorney
should talk
with the Board members about their concerns
I. 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.