PUBLIC FOUNDATION GREATER DES MOINES ART 2014–15 ANNUAL REPORT

1 greater des moines public art Foundation The overall structure is comprised of a series of stainless steel and polycarbonate elliptical rings, laced with precisely placed LEDs, suspended up to 30' in the air by a series of nine parabolically curved high strength stainless steel columns.

Mission Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation places art in public spaces through public and private collaborations.

Jim Campbell Vision (American, born 1956, Chicago, Illinois) Studies for Untitled Work LED lights, custom electronics Greater Des Moines Public Art and steel Approximately 100 feet high Foundation engages, inspires, and and 30 feet long Commissioned by Des Moines Performing Arts enriches the lives of citizens and Projected installation Fall 2015 at Cowles Commons, adjacent to the Civic visitors in our community. The Center of Greater Des Moines.

Acclaimed San Francisco-based artist, Foundation is recognized for increasing Jim Campbell, explodes moving images with a lickering grid of light in cultural awareness by establishing a the sculpture. Thousands of computer controlled world class destination for public art. LED lights will create the illusion of igures that disolve and resolve as the public moves around and beneath the suspended, cloud-like matrix that will illuminate the entire area. Greater Des Moines Public art FounDation ProuDly In support of its mission, the Public Art Foundation helped to support this project which will be seen and enjoyed ■ selects, and commissions works of art created by venerated professional artists by hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors each year. for installation in public spaces;

■ acquires artworks for a public art collection by means of direct commissions, invitationals, community-initiated projects, and gifts;

■ enhances greater des moines’ environment, public buildings, and lands;

■ provides inancial support and assistance in commissioning professional artists for private or municipal urban development projects;

■ integrates professional artists into the planning, design, and construction of city and privately developed facilities, e.g., buildings, parks, streetscapes, and other facilities and spaces that would beneit from participation by an artist;

■ celebrates the multi-cultural and diverse character of the community’s neighborhoods and citizens;

■ nurtures a sense of citizen ownership and pride in a public art collection; and

■ encourages creative partnerships between artists and residents, neighborhoods, businesses, and community organizations located in the city.

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Fiscal year 2014 brought together 23 artists partnerships with organizations and who collaborated with 11 organizations community groups, such as the CVB, The and hundreds of volunteers to accomplish Department of Cultural Affairs, Water Works extraordinary public art projects. Public art Park Foundation, and the Restoration initiatives engaged residents and attracted Ingersoll Board. A stronger marketing visitors at popular venues, in particular plan has helped the Public Art Foundation the State Fair Grounds and Western capitalize on innovative activities and Gateway Park. There were unexpected, increase its engagement numbers. public art efforts, such as wrapping designs The website and mobile app continue on transit buses and generating a deeper to contextualize public art in a way that is appreciation of our water-trails. The accessible and engaging. We are expanding public art program with its ProjectSPACES navigational tools, to allow visitors to share initiatives, celebrated creativity, enhanced content and explore public art in a whole urban identity, and encouraged public- new way. Our desire is to make our world- private partnerships. Inventive partnerships class public art available to more people, and bold approaches placed public arts at more often. the center of economic growth. The governing body also has undergone This year saw the power and strength a great deal of growth. The Board of of Social Media primed to grow and thrive Directors elected a new president for 2015, in the immediate and long-term future. Katherine M. Murphy, who became the Annually, nearly 25% of Greater Des Moines third person to hold that ofice since the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (CVB) organization was founded in 2004. On behalf visitor survey respondents—750,000 people— of the Board of Directors and the executive decided to visit Greater Des Moines for its oficers of the Public Art Foundation, I thank arts and culture. The survey uncovered Paul Mankins for his service as president that one-half of these visitors reported that and welcome Kathy Murphy in her new role. public art was hard to ind or gave up looking. Tim R. Hickman was elected Vice President As a result, the Public Art Foundation and Ted M. Stuart was re-elected Secretary took steps to better understand a target and Treasurer. New board members, audience’s perceptions and needs. Through Khalid Khan and Susan Fitzsimmons, were live and online focus groups, a market welcomed. Their knowledge, contacts, and research company provided feedback. experience will further enhance the Public The process determined the awareness of Art Foundation. G. David Hurd and Paul the website and iPhone app among Mankins, who fulilled their maximum terms, young professionals, ages 25–45, in the were individually conferred Emeritus status Greater Des Moines area, along with their on the Board of Directors for their years of interest in and expectations of public art. distinguished and active service. Participants were 87% White or Caucasuan, Thanks to a dedicated board, volunteers 8% mixed race, 4% Asian, and 1% Black. and our diverse and driven partners, the The research brought to light the great Public Art Foundation is well-known interest in public art, however nearly as a force for public art, innovation and 80% of participants wanted to know more community collaboration. Together, we information about public art. Key indings believe that innovative public art projects underscored the importance of an innovative nurture and enhance the vibrancy of our website design, promotion of the mobile app, lives, our neighborhoods and our city. and a branding campaign. Our investment As our population continues to grow, so in social media has increased. We expanded will the scale of our challenges. I could not be more hopeful about the opportunities that are here, the Public Art Foundation is fully committed to tackling those challenges Paintallica Corn Dogs and Clowns, 2014 head-on. Let’s have the resolve and foresight Light, metal, paint, wood to seize them. Patty & Jim Cownie Cultural Center, , Des Moines, Iowa Commissioned by Greater Des Moines M. JESSICA ROWE Public Art Foundation, 2014 For more information on this project see page 4.

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PAINTALLICA AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR

ARTISTS Multimedia in Des Moines and have Associate Wilson Tarbox. For the Jesse Albrecht, Dan Attoe, Gordon Barnes, been viewed over 360 times on the inale, three members of the Flying Jamie Boling, Josh Doster, David Dunlap, Jay Schmidt and Jeremy Tinder Greater Des Moines Public Eagles Acrobalance Troupe brought

LOCATION Art Foundation YouTube channel. the carnivalesque and historic themes Patty & Jim Cownie Cultural Center The commissioned project, Corn to life with a performance in front of Iowa State Fair, East 34th Street Dogs and Clowns, was a tribute to the installation. Des Moines, Iowa Iowa’s fair history. Pantiallica was DATE 13–23 August 2014 inspired by antique circus broadsides about Paintallica (advertisements of circus acts and Paintallica is a group of nationally and The week leading up to the 2014 Iowa performers.) Paintallica researched the internationally accomplished artists State Fair was a loud one, at least in fair's history, gathered vintage images whose common bond is their intuitive, the courtyard of the Patty & Jim Cownie and spoke to locals before inalizing stream-of-conscious approach to Cultural Center. The artist collaborative, their concept. The artwork incorporated creating assemblage and performance Paintallica, carved up a spectacle out a plethora of information, from popular art. Their work has received critical of logs with the aid of chainsaws and images of the Iowa State Fair (corn dog, acclaim in Sculpture Magazine, Artforum, heavy metal. tractors, and Midway amusements) to and The New York Times. The Public Art Foundation partnered colorful interpretations of historic circus They worked for a week before the Iowa State with Paintallica and the Iowa State and carnival images. Corn Dogs and Fair opened, often through the night and in the rain, to complete Corn Dogs and Clowns for Fair, to organize this outdoor art Clowns was a visually animated opening day. The piece provided the perfect installation. According to fair attendance and provocative contribution to the backdrop for an impromtu performance members of the Flying Eagles Acrobalance Troupe, a numbers, the Public Art Foundation’s fair's already diverse art scene. crowd pleaser.

ProjectSPACES initiative connected about On Saturday, 16 August 2014, To see videos of the work in progress and 92,000 Iowans per day with temporary Paintallica artists staged a public commentary by the artists go to the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation channel on public and performance art. conversation about their creative YouTube. process with Iowa Arts Council’s A three-part video about the project Photos opposite: Paintallica was produced by Aaron Ward of modLab David Schmitz and Public Art Program Photos below: M. J. Rowe

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PUBLIC ART TAKES TO THE STREETS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT

ARTISTS AND PROJECT DATES The Public Art Foundation and familiar object that at irst appears hidden, 2014 2015 Alex Brown / November – May DART, unveiled the irst bus design only to materialize out of shape and color. Jay Vigon / June – December 2015 on Thursday, 20 November 2014 at Jay Vigon is known nationally and LOCATION DART transit bus the HubSpot Plaza on The Principal internationally for his distinctively Riverwalk. Alex Brown's eloquent design bold graphics in logo design, music geometricaly transformed recognizable packaging and fashion advertising. His Wrapping artists' one-of-a-kind designs subjects into pixels. Neighborhood and clients include ilm director George over the exterior of a Des Moines Area civic leaders joined the celebration. Lucas, the media company Warner Bros. Regional Transit Authority (DART) bus Jay Vigon's playful design, titled Entertainment, Gotcha Sportswear and was a new ProjectSPACES initiative. Totem, covered the second bus with vivid the of California, Irvine. Vigon's Two of four commission designs were color. It was unveiled on Friday, 26 June pioneering style led him into television completed by the end of June 2015. A 2015, at the in commercials for AT&T, Diet Coke, and large public transit bus displayed each the , Des Moines. Toyota. He has directed TV commercials design for about six-months. With a “The public art bus will travel to for Mercedes Benz, Estee Lauder, Seiko scheduled route that changes daily, nearly every community in Greater Des Watches, and Kaiser Permanente, as well communities throughout Polk County Moines,” said Kirstin Baer-Harding, as documentary of Cesar Chavez. will have opportunities to see the bus. DART marketing director. “DART’s The initiatve was set in motion with presence within these communities is about Dart an open call to professional artists and a perfect opportunity to bring public art The Des Moines Area Regional Transit artist teams, 18 and older, residing in the to areas where you wouldn’t normally Authority (DART) is the public . This competitive process ind it.” transportation provider that serves attracted 45 artists from 21 states. Over Polk County. DART has a leet of more 328 images were reviewed. Finalists about tHe artists than 95 buses that travel more than were commissioned to create concept American artist Alex Brown earned 9,200 miles daily in greater Des Moines. proposals. From these proposals, the a BFA in 1991 at Parsons School of designs created by Alex Brown and Design in New York. His paintings Jay Vigon were commissioned. have been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally in OPPOSITE Alex Brown (American, born 1966) Amsterdam, Brussels, Geneva, Zurich, untitled 2014 / Digital image on vinyl Des Moines ilmmaker Ken Winber's new Commissioned by Greater Des Moines Public documentary is a behind the scenes look at Tokyo, and Paris. Based in Des Moines, Art Foundation / Photo: Mathew Greiner the process of a DART bus being wrapped with Brown’s artwork engages the viewer Jay Vigon's design. The ilm chronicles the bus with everyday images that emerge out BELOW Jay Vigon (American, born 1949) unveiling the opening day of the Des Moines totem 2015 / Digital image on vinyl Art Festival including interviews with the artist. of abstraction. His process embraces Commissioned by Greater Des Moines Public Photo: Morgan Nahas Vigon humor and the joy of discovering a Art Foundation / Photo: UrbanDSM

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YOUTH PUBLIC ART PROJECT

ARTIST Jordon J. Weber

LOCATION Oakridge Neighborhood, Des Moines, Iowa

DATE August 2014

In collaboration with the African American Leadership Forum’s Investing in the Core—Summer in the City 2014, the Public Art Foundation celebrated Oakridge Neighborhood's multi-cultural and diverse character through an educational project focusing on temporary public art. In this urban neighborhood, two groups of youth, ages 5 to 18 years, learned creative skills and visual art techniques. The artist Jordon J. Weber led tutorials on wheat pasting, grafiti, and home made marker making. He introduced temporary public art projects to this group of inner-city youth. Topics on civil rights, nonviolent black power leaders, and environmental sustainability were integrated into the program. The project was funded by donations from G. David Hurd and Cynthia O’Brien to the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation.

TOP Des Moines graitti artist As Phate encourages about JorDon J. Weber youth to discuss the content, themes and overall design of their mural projects. Jordan J. Weber studied in Iowa at Kirkwood and , ABOVE LEFT Jordan Weber (far right) nutures a and in Europe at the University of Rome, Italy. He is street artist focusing on sense of pride in Oakridge Neighborhood youth environmental activism. His artwork is in private collections in Italy, Brazil, while leading the art activities. , and the United States. Weber’s temporary public art projects have been CENTER Weber's mobile art gallery brought art inspiration to the neighborhood. documented in public spaces in Paris, France, in Amsterdam, Netherlands and in Genova, Italy, as well as Kansas City, Missouri, Santa Cruz, Davenport RIGHT A young participant uses newly acquired skills to create a mural. Workshop activities and Oakland, California, and throughout Des Moines. included techniques of applying spray paint, wheat paste, photography, acrylic and latex paints.

Photos: Baxtyr Johnson

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515 DSM PUBLIC ART

The agreement to advance a public art concept for private property in the central business and inancial district of was fulilled in March 2015. The Public Art Foundation provided consultation throughout the selection process and launched of an international call for artists. The project, called “515 DSM Public Art,” was developed for an estimated ive- million dollar public art commission. The selection process was organized in three phases over a 10-month period. From a successful “open call for artists,” the selection committee reviewed 136 applications representing 41 states and ive countries. After discussion and careful consideration, the project was postponed because of external circumstances. Nevertheless, the review process relected the potential for future participation of the corporate and private sectors. Four of the 11 individuals on the selection committee, Jeff Fleming, Paul Mankins, Anastasia Polydoran, and Ted Stuart, were standing or emeritus members of the Public Art Foundation’s Board.

about oaKriDGe neiGHborHooD

Oakridge Neighborhood is an apartment community to over 1,000 residents from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Over 51% of Oakridge residents are youth ages 0–18 whose average family income is $8,526 per year. 98% of families are headed by a single parent and 95% fall below federal poverty guidelines. 55% of residents are individuals of refugee status and on the campus 16 countries are represented and 24 languages spoken.

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Wading bridge commission

ARTIST Mary Mattingly

LOCATION Water Works Park, Des Moines, Iowa Mary Mattingly described the project as a physical and perceptual experience where the public is invited to walk with, in, and through the Raccoon River’s rapid watercourse, by way of the Wading Bridge— the selected design. Sketch 3 (above) by Mattingly illustrates the modiications to her initial proposal of in July 2014, the public art Foundation Wading Bridges. In May 2015, because of fast moving and rising waters, the design was reconigured to revisited a grassroots effort to address the hug one side of the riverbank, rather than spanning to both sides. state of water in our urban community. at that time, the des moines area metropolitan planning organization (mpo) was investigating new ways to attract citizens in our water-trails. the mpo saw public art as a means of creating awareness and provoking critical conversation about water-quality improvement in the city and state. over the next 11 months, through a selection process, fundraising, partnerships and volunteer work, new York-based artist mary mattingly was selected and commissioned to create a temporary public art installation. a location was identiied and the concept design for Wading Bridge was chosen. Wading Bridges “our rivers determine our land, livelihood and lives—and des moines’ rivers are a force,” mattingly said at the project’s unveiling on may 30. “crossing Wading Bridge and getting our feet wet allows us a momentary intimacy with this river.” located off the riverbank, the structure will allow people to walk not only over the water—but in the water—as the design of the center section of Wading Bridge will be submerged under water.

Wading Bridge was funded by the public art Foundation, national Inverted Pools endowment for the arts and iowa arts council, the iowa department of cultural affairs. it was organized by the mpo and public art Foundation, in partnership with Water Works park Foundation. the dnr, department of natural resources, guided the science, ecology, and historical themes of community engagement.

Wading Bridges proposed two wading bridges that crossed the Racoon River through the water. Mounted to each shore so that the crossing sits three- inches under water—only the bridge’s metal railings, at arms length on both Island into an Island sides and the center of the bridge can be seen.

Inverted Pools proposal played with perception and visitor experiences. People could walk on, or canoe to, the two inverted pools. The idea included foliage, lush to the water, contained in a lightweight concrete form and drum infrastructure. These design would rise and fall with the water level.

Island into an Island proposed lush loating community gardens accessed by canoes. Each eight-foot garden, forming a procession of small islands, would be anchored in the river.

Torus Orchard proposal also played with perception and visitor experience of nature. The form would rise and fall with the water level. It would be anchored in place.

Photos: Mary Mattingly Studio

Torus Orchard

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A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY moVes into design deVelopment

ARTIST Kerry James Marshall

in late march 2015, the artist Kerry James marshall traveled to des moines for a irsthand look at locations for his upcoming project for A Monumental Journey. after inspecting and discussing possible areas with the public art Foundation and architectural consultants, marshall selected two locations for design development. they are the northwest grounds adjacent to the Judicial branch building at the state capitol complex and the Hansen triangle park, at 2nd and grand avenues in downtown des moines. each proposed location would LEFT TO RIGHT Emeritus board member and architect Paul Mankins and colleague Jessica Terrill, both of Substance Architecture, measure a possible site for A Monumental Journey impact the scale of the project. as the iscal year with artist Kerry James Marshall. closed, A Monumental Journey project began its BELOW RIGHT Paul Mankins talks with artist about The Hansen Triangle Park site. design development phase to accurately depict Photos: M. J. Rowe the artwork within the possible sites.

Kerry James Marshall's concept design for A Monumental Journey

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ART RTE: SIDEWALKS WEBSITE

& INTERSECTIONS dsmpublicartfoundation.org

LOCATION The current website design and architecture, 6.63 mile route in downtown Des Moines which was launched in the early summer 2011, is being redesigned. The new website In September 2014, the Convention and will have a responsive interface and will Visitors Bureau (CVB) launched ART RTE by REVITALIZING facilitate ways to locate and access content partnering with the Public Art Foundation EAST-SIDE through smartphones and tablet devices. New and the Des Moines Area MPO. The project data ields are being developed. Look for the connects public artworks with an artful NEIGHBORHOODS website to be launched the Fall of 2015. path along sidewalks and intersections. It aims to energize the downtown core while The Community Housing Initiatives, encouraging healthier living by walking and VIVA East Bank!, and Rebuilding Together exploring outdoor public art. Greater Des Moines represent a coalition By December 2014, the ART RTE concept PUBLIC ART of residents and partners that are working advanced as one of four inalists in the to revitalize three of Des Moines’ east-side BUS TOURS Community Foundation of Greater neighborhoods. Des Moines’ Ignite Community Innovation AT THE ARTS In March 2015, information on this Challenge. Though the project was not community initiated project was gathered awarded the challenge grant, it gained FESTIVAL and methods to solicit artists were support from corporate leaders. An ART RTE discussed. Massive concrete grain elevators Guided tours of public art downtown were advisory committee was formed in May 2015 with heights ranging from 82-feet to featured on Saturday, 27 June , at the 2015 to move the project forward. 120-feet were identiied as a highly visible Des Moines Arts Festival, where an estimated As of June 30, 2015, community potential site. The goal will be to create 200,000 people were in attendance. Visitors supporters expanded to include the an “eastern gateway” similar to the at the Arts Festival were the irst to ride Des Moines Police, City of Des Moines, Des Moines’ Western Gateway. The coalition the DART bus wrapped with Jay Vigon’s Des Moines Public Schools, BRAVO of recommended that discussions continue new Totem design. Public artworks on the Greater Des Moines, and the Greater Des and felt the project could lead route were highlighted by Jonathan DeLima, Moines Partnership. Funds were received or to reinvestment in the neighborhood. Mathew Greiner, and M. Jessica Rowe. pledged from Bankers Trust, Suzie Glazer Burt Foundation, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Kum & Go Charitable OPPOSITE Foundation, Mid American Energy, and Detail of Jay Vigon's bus design with an admirer. Principal Financial Group. Photo: Morgan Nahas Vigon

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2013-2014 annual report 13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS FY 2014–15

Michelle book lauren M.G. burt Paula J. Feltner lois Fingerman

susan Fitzsimmons robert c. Furstenau Marty Gross randall H. Hamilton, MD

the Honorable christine l. Hensley tim r. Hickman Khalid a. Khan

Katherine M. Murphy cynthia a. o’brien anastasia Polydoran Pat schneider ted M. stuart

EMERITUS

Pamela bass-bookey Jeff Fleming

G. David Hurd Kristi lund lozier Paul Mankins

14 greater des moines public art Foundation boarD oF Directors GREATER DES MOINES communications for human lois FinGerMan robert c. Furstenau PUBLIC ART resources, health and wellness art collector and independent civic director, digital media services programs and for meredith’s local & social organization professional meredith corporation media group, which consists of third term expires 12/2015 First term expires 12/2016 FOUNDATION more than a dozen local television stations in 10 markets. previously, a boston native who moved to bob Furstenau holds a bFa in BOARD burt held the position of director of des moines in 1967, lois Fingerman graphic design and photography media and marketing at the greater worked for a number of years as from the Kansas city art institute. OF des moines partnership and also counseling manager of planned after he served in the u.s. army, served in governor ’s parenthood of greater iowa, he attended graduate school at administration. she was president program supervisor of the Family the university of pennsylvania DIRECTORS of Junior league of des moines and Violence center, and director of in landscape architecture and a former state commissioner for mentor iowa. as a community regional planning. He worked as the iowa commission on Volunteer activist and volunteer she as an environmental graphic designer below are the names, qualiications service. burt is a graduate of the served of numerous boards and with F. eugene smith & associates and terms of ofice of each person greater des moines leadership commissions, including 16 years as in bath, ohio. He was recruited to who has served as a member of the institute, a member of “Forty under a member of the child death review des moines by meredith corporation board in FY 2014–15. 40” and received the lt. governor’s team of iowa. among numerous as a graphic designer for Better Volunteer of the Year award. honors, she was recognized Homes and Gardens. He has held MicHelle booK in 2013, lauren was named Young as a Women of achievement in art director positions for Apartment director of community & academic professional of the Year by The 2001. currently, Fingerman is Life, Metropolitan Home and Better relations, dupont pioneer Des Moines Register and Juice. volunteering as a docent at the Homes and Gardens magazines. served through 5/2015 , as well as He has held executive positions

Paula J. Feltner a board member of the art center at meredith including: director of in her role for dupont pioneer, lawyer/lobbyist, and acting chair of the museum’s production/distribution; director michelle book is responsible for the acquisition committee. of publishing systems; director of Feltner & Heller, attorneys at business’ philanthropic endeavors, the imaging centers; director of First term expires 2/2017 efforts to strengthen community susan FitZsiMMons content management; director of image, assisting employees with a native of Wyoming, paula Feltner Vice president and general counsel, digital printing; director of business community engagement and practices law and is a lobbyist ruan transportation management equipment Facilities management; awareness, preK12 educational and director of meredith photo specializing in public affairs systems, inc. outreach, and management of studios and meredith photography. (legislative and administrative) First term expires 12/2017 university relationships. book serves law. Feltner graduated from the Furstenau was appointed to the on the following community boards university of Wyoming earning a susan Fitzsimmons has served national publishing executives Hall and councils: braVo–greater b.a. and m.a. in political science, as Vice president and general of Fame following his leadership in dsm regional arts (co-chair), economics and international counsel of ruan transportation the meredith corporation’s business des moines botanical garden, greater relations. Her education continued management systems, inc. since recovery following the great Flood des moines community Foundation at the university of Kentucky in 2009. ruan is a des moines based of ‘93. He received a national grant committee, iowa governor’s lexington, where she pursued a transportation company with magazine award for design as art stem advisory council delegate, doctorate in political science and 230 locations nationwide and director of Metropolitan Home by capital crossroads cultural capital legislative studies. after completing over 5000 associates. in her role the american society of magazine committee (executive committee), graduate work, Feltner was a at ruan, Fitzsimmons provides editors. He has served as a judge capital crossroads Human capital professor of political science at legal oversight to the compliance, for american society of magazine committee, and in decorah, iowa. risk management, insurance editors national magazine awards, president’s advisory council. a native While teaching, she was recruited procurement, environmental, on the apple customer advisory of iowa, book holds a bachelor of by the House leadership in the iowa contracts and real estate functions board, implementation committees business administration degree legislature to organize a House of ruan’s transportation-related with adobe and Quark Xpress, on with an emphasis in accounting from legislative caucus research staff family of companies. she also the board of directors of dahlquist , ames. she is where she worked as director provides legal support to the World clayworks, inc., and trees Forever. a certiied public accountant and a for seven years. in 1986, Feltner Food prize Foundation. throughout Furstenau has been a frequent certiied internal auditor. graduated with Honors from drake her career, Fitzsimmons has speaker in the magazine publishing university law school and practiced been an active volunteer and has industry internationally. lauren M.G. burt from 1987-2002 in the des moines served on a number of non-proit manager of corporate law irm of beving, swanson and boards. she currently serves on MartHa "Marty" Gross communication, Forrest. she joined colleague the executive board of the central community leader meredith corporation iowa chapter of the american red mike Heller in private practice in retired investment advisor cross and has served on the red term expires 12/2015 1996 to represent national and First term expires 12/2015 iowa businesses and associations. cross board of directors since as manager of corporate Her impressive service record on 2010. in 2014 Fitzsimmons served marty gross retired from a career in communications at meredith governing bodies for community and on the united Way of central iowa’s the inancial service industry, earning corporation , lauren burt’s primary civic organizations includes: planing campaign cabinet as co-chair of the certiied investment management responsibilities include employee & Zoning commission of West des the industrial segment and has advisor designation. she is one of the communications for meredith’s moines; downtown neighborhood been a volunteer with the united early preservationists in the sherman more than 3,500 employees located association of des moines board Way campaign since 2012. she is a Hill Historic district in des moines. as in over 20 locations across the (oficer); city of des moines park graduate of the greater des moines a practitioner of historic preservation u.s. she manages and executes and recreation board; civic music leadership institute. Fitzsimmons and conservation, she reclaimed and association; iowa parks Foundation; earned her bachelor of arts from restored a Victorian home and has the and downtown community the and her Juris distinction of rescuing a number of alliance of the greater des moines doctorate from drake law school. historical properties from demolition. partnership. Her fascination with the world and curiosity about indigenous peoples and their way of life has been a steadfast passion. she has explored

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tribal and ethnic cultures through council, neighborhood Finance iowa and the central states, as well she is active in the community, her travels in remote areas of africa corporation and pappajohn Higher as national Honor awards from the serving on boards such as the des and asia. gross supports numerous education Foundation. in her american institute of architects. He moines public library Foundation, nonproit organizations, including professional career, Hensley was continues to serves as a visiting critic the national society of the colonial the des moines art center, drake the regional community and in the department of architecture at dames of america in the state of university, and iowa pride network. government affairs oficer for iowa state university. Khan’s work iowa, as well as the o’brien Family as a volunteer, she serves the life bank of the West, covering eight in the des moines area includes Foundation. serve blood center of iowa and is midwest states. Hensley was born 350 east locust mixed use project, active in the docent program of the and raised in des moines, iowa, meredith corporate Headquarters, anastasia PolyDoran des moines art center. and attended st. Joseph’s academy Wells Fargo Financial Headquarters, art collector and . and Helmick commons at drake third term expires 12/2017 ranDall H. HaMilton, MD university. His extensive higher neurologist, mercy ruan neurology Vice-PresiDent education work includes multiple a native of milwaukee, , ® projects with the university of iowa, anastasia polydoran, is a devoted clinic and research center tiM r. HicKMan AIA, LEED AP including melrose avenue parking art advocate and collector of second term expires 12/2015 principal, substance architecture ramp extension, newton road contemporary art. she has been First term expires 12/2016 a native of newton, iowa, randall parking Facility, the Visitor center an active member of numerous Hamilton is a neurologist at mercy Hickman is a graduate of iowa and Hall of Fame building, as well nonproit boards and committees clinics, inc., iowa, where he has state university (ba 1985) and Yale as projects at . He throughout greater des moines for practiced in the greater (march 2000). prior to has also completed university work many years. With her late husband, area since 1996. Following his studies forming substance in 2005, Hickman in Kansas and arkansas, residential she established the paul and in microbiology and medicine at worked with des moines’ irms projects in south dakota, and the anastasia polydoran collection at the the university of iowa in iowa city, shifler and associates, baldwin recently completed park at 201 des moines art center, and regularly he joined the mercy family to focus White, and Herbert lewis Kruse mixed use project in iowa city. He gifts contemporary works of art to the his interest in parkinson’s disease blunck architecture where he is a member of the des moines art museum. she joined the des moines and other movement disorders. dr. was named an associate in 2002. center and the print club, the prairie art center board of directors and has Hamilton travels from des moines Hickman has signiicant experience club of iowa, and is on the editorial been a long standing member of to Winterset, iowa where he directs working with board of iowa architect magazine. the museum’s acquisition committee. a general neurology outreach clients including leading roles she is past president of the des practice. in 2004, he took a leave of in multiple projects for the iowa PresiDent moines playhouse. absence from medicine to pursue board of regents. included are the KatHerine M. MurPHy a lifelong interest in architecture, multimodal transportation center community affairs oficer, Pat scHneiDer earning his masters in architecture at the university of northern iowa Wells Fargo & co. community leader associate, at iowa state university, ames in and a number of award-winning third term expires 12/2017 Ferguson commercial real estate 2007. He is active member of the projects at the university of iowa third term expires 12/2017 des moines art center print club, including the blank Honors center, Kathy murphy currently serves as well as effective volunteer who the melrose avenue parking Facility, as Vice president of community pat schneider has been a commercial has served the museum on several and the newton road parking affairs for Wells Fargo in iowa. Her real estate agent for more than 15 committees. dr. Hamilton has been Facility, winner of a national 2002 responsibilities include managing years. previously, she was with West playing piano since age seven and is Honor award for architecture from charitable giving, volunteerism, board real estate focusing in the sales an avid supporter of the des moines the american institute of architects. placement and the company’s annual and marketing arena. it was during symphony orchestra; he currently in addition, Hickman led the design of community support campaign. she this time that she became directly serves on its board of trustees. the John and mary pappajohn Higher studied at connecticut college on involved with a number of community education center in des moines. He the southern new england coast and organizations and developed a passion tHe Honorable is a frequent lecturer at the iowa earned her undergraduate degree for volunteering. schneider serves cHristine l. Hensley state university’s department of in english at the university of iowa. on the boards of the des moines des moines city council architecture, where he has taught prior to joining Wells Fargo in 1998, art center, des moines playhouse, appointed by des moines a range of architectural design she managed percival galleries in planned parenthood Foundation, city council, 2004 studios. His architectural work is des moines for two years, and was a eyerly ball mental Health center, complimented by service to the senior manager for Younkers chain drake university bulldog board, title council member christine Hensley community, with volunteer work for of retail stores. currently, she serves guaranty, and blank park Zoo capital was elected to the des moines city many cultural and non-proit groups on the united Way of central iowa campaign. she is a past president of council in January 1994 and serves including the des moines art center, income cabinet and on the board of the Junior league of des moines and Ward iii of des moines. she was the playhouse, and the aids project Foundation. polk county medical auxiliary. in 2006, reelected to a ifth four-year term in of central iowa. she was named a Woman of inluence november 2009. she is committed cyntHia a. o’brien by the des moines business record. to public service and community ® KHaliD a. KHan ASSOCIATE AIA ASSOCIATE AIA, LEED AP enrichment, and is a member of principal, neumann monson architects director of design 515 secretary and treasurer numerous boards, including iowa second term expires 12/2015 teD M. stuart student loan liquidity corporation, First term expires 12/2017 president braVo, metropolitan planning Khalid Khan joined neumann cynthia o’brien is an associate architectural arts, inc. organization, des moines area monson architects in 2011 and has with the american institute of First term expires 12/2015 regional transit (dart), rebuilding been a principal since 2012. prior architects and is a leed accredited together, des moines art center, to neumann monson he was a lead professional. Her focus is to raise ted stuart is the president of des moines arts Festival, iowa designer with Herbert lewis Kruse the awareness of green building and architectural arts, one of the bankers association board, des blunck architecture. He has more sustainable design in the residential midwest’s preeminent commercial moines symphony, polk county than 20 years of experience as a market. o’brien holds a master of millwork companies, which he helped Housing trust Fund, metro advisory creative architectural generalist on architecture degree from iowa state found in 1998. the company does projects of varied scales, ranging university, and a b.F.a. from drake high-end architectural millwork for from small residential projects and university in architectural interior major construction projects across parking structures, to corporate design with a business marketing the country, such as the children’s and institutional projects. Khan is a minor and an emphasis in art History. Hospital colorado in denver, disney’s graduate of iowa state university, grand california Hotel in anaheim, and has received numerous awards in and stanford law school, stanford

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university in palo alto. a native of as the founding president of the institute, to name only a few. Francisco chapters of the american des moines, stuart is a graduate greater des moines public art institute of architects. since 1998, he of the university of iowa. He has Foundation, she has led the charge has served as an adjunct instructor worked for the 3m company and in shaping the aesthetics of Kristi lunD loZier teaching architectural design in the , and was des moines residents’ surroundings, artist department of architecture at iowa president of the des moines Heritage bringing art by world renowned state university, ames. His work cable television system prior to its artists to the city. initial governing board has been published widely and he sale in 1990. He is a graduate of the 6/16/2004 through 11/19/2004 is a frequent speaker and design board of directors des moines leadership institute JeFF FleMinG awards juror. 11/20/2004–12/30/2013 and has been active on numerous director, des moines art center civic organization boards, including secretary and treasurer the des moines development board of directors 2009–13 11/20/2004 – 12/13/2013 emeritus status 1/2014. commission, the bbb, the metro executive committee opera, the des moines community Former media director and Vp of 2005–06 ACQUISITION playhouse, orchard place, and the marketing, lozier is a community emeritus status 1/2014. . He is also a leader and artist. she studied at COMMITTEE very amateur artist. director of the des moines the university of nevada where art center, Jeff Fleming also she earned a bachelor of arts Formed by the eX-oFFicio leGal aDVisor has served as its acting director, degree in art and journalism. she board of directors carol J. Moser deputy director, senior curator, has been a regular participant in 4/2015 assistant city attorney and curator. He was chief curator the aspen ideas Festival, aspen city of des moines of exhibitions at the southeastern institute in colorado, which brings center for contemporary art in together leaders from the u.s. and lauren m. g. burt

Winston-salem, north carolina. abroad. lozier was co-founder and lois Fingerman Fleming studied at east carolina president of greenwood Historic EMERITUS STATUS university in greenville, north neighborhood association, and randall H. Hamilton in november 2013, the board of carolina and holds a master of ine a sponsor of the “lost boys from tim Hickman directors expanded the organization arts degree from pratt institute in sudan.” she has been active in Khalid a. Khan to include emeritus members. brooklyn, new York. His exhibition numerous organizations, including individuals awarded emeritus status projects have focused on presenting ballet iowa, best buddies, central anastasia polydoran served a maximum term on the the irst one-person museum shows presbyterian church, des moines pat schneider board of directors. they are selected for younger, international artists. metro opera, des moines public based on their distinguished service these artists include the american schools, including active participation and artists tom sachs, John currin, alliance, orchard place, and engagement when serving on the ellen gallagher, maya lin, and tom Junior league of des moines. ProjectSPACES board; consistent philanthropic Friedman, as well as the british she was appointed to the greater COMMITTEE support; and demonstrated interest artist cecily brown, the german des moines public art commission in the organization. artists christian Jankowski and in 2001, and has served on the 2014–15 anselm reyle, and the chinese Foundation board since 2004. PaMela bass-booKey artist Yan pei ming. in 2011, Art and Jake brus, as of 2/2015 ® owner, temple for performing arts Living magazine named him one Paul ManKins FAIA LEED AP of eleven innovative directors of principal, substance architecture teva dawson initial governing board american museums. sarah ekstrand 6/16/2004 – 11/19/2004 board of directors 12/2005–12/2015 board of directors G. DaViD HurD mark goodrich 11/20/2004 – 12/30/2013 president, board of directors chairman emeritus, mathew greiner president, board of directors 2010–14 principal Financial group, emeritus status 1/2015 2004–09 and community leader michelle Koch emeritus status 1/2014. board of directors paul mankins began his career molly Kotval a chicago native, pamela 12/2005 – 12/2015 in the ofice of charles Herbert & david noel schmitz, bass-bookey is interested in the emeritus status 1/2015 associates — iowa’s most celebrated design practice. Following graduate arts and the impact they can have a native of chicago, david Hurd is through 5/2015 on society. through her work as a studies at Yale university and emeritus chairman of the principal siobhan spain philanthropist, former co-chair of professional stints with smith Financial group, the leading global miller + Hawkinson in the des moines arts Festival, and inancial provider and u.s, leader r. Wilson tarbox iV, 6–9/2014 countless other initiatives, she is a and Kaplan mclaughlin diaz in in 401(k) plans. He currently serves Jessica terrill recognized leader in the broader san Francisco, he returned to on the boards or volunteers for iowa to work with Herbert lewis des moines community. several nonproit organizations, susan Watts in 2001 she and her husband, Kruse blunck architecture, where mostly in the des moines area. he was named a principal in Harry bookey, purchased a His distinguished career includes 98 year-old masonic temple, 1999. in 2004, he and his partners numerous awards: Honorary doctor formed substance — a nationally restored the historic building, of public service – drake university; and turned it into the temple for recognized collaborative design iowa insurance Hall of Fame; practice engaged in architecture, performing arts — a catalyst for des moines register’s iowa widespread downtown revitalization interior architecture, and design. business leader of the Year; also in 2004, he was elected to the and development. the temple is greater des moines committee now home to several local college of Fellows of the american iowa business Hall of Fame; institute of architects. mankins businesses, as well as a theater. community commitment award – she is involved with des moines’ has directed the design of projects greater des moines partnership, recognized with over 35 Honor and urban revitalization and outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser development as well as the creation merit awards for design from the – national society of Fundraising central states region, iowa, and san and design of four restaurants. executives; and the lilywhite award – employee beneit research

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SUPPORT 1 JULY 2014 – 30 JUNE 2015

$150,000 Robert Craig DART, Des Moines Regional Nationwide Mutual Insurance Teva Dawson Transit Authority Company Des Moines Area MPO Des Moines Area Metropolitan Sarah Ekstrand Planning Organization (MPO) $100,000 Mathew B. Greiner Des Moines Arts Festival City of Des Moines Mary Gesiriech Des Moines Art Center, Print Club Mark Goodrich Des Moines Community Playhouse $15,000 – $99,999 Jun Kaneko Studio Des Moines Performing Arts BRAVO of Greater Des Moines Michelle Koch Des Moines Police Department Susan J. Glazer Foundation Molly Kotval Des Moines Water Works Kum & Go Charitable Foundation Michael LaValle Park Foundation Barri Lester Ben Easter Photography $10,000 – $14,999 Meredith Corporation Everything–Spanish Anonymous Neumann Monson Architects Fluxx Gallery Des Moines Metropolitan Planning Tim Monson, P.E. Arthur J. Gallagher & Company Organization Kevin Owens Greater Des Moines David Noel Schmitz Botanical Garden $5,000 – $9,999 Pat Schneider Hamilton Juffer + Associates, LLP Trudy and G. David Hurd Kevin Schnell Robert Hobbs, Ph.D. (G. David Hurd Revocable Trust) Siobhan Spain Iowa Arts Council Substance Architecture Iowa Department of Administrative $1,000 – $4,999 R. Wilson Tarbox IV Services Paula J. Feltner and Tiffany Tauscheck ISU Community Design Lab Dr. Michael Eberle Jessica Terrill AIA LEED AP Iowa State Fair Lois Louis Fingerman Susan Watts Jun Kaneko Studio Robert C. Furstenau Clemen Wilcox Kerry James Marshall Marty Gross Connie Wilson Design Mary Mattingly Studio Randall H. Hamilton, MD Ken Winber modLab Multimedia and Bruce L. Hughes, MD Tim Munson Tim R. Hickman and Frank Vaia PartnersHiPs Midwest Art Conservation Center Cynthia A. O’Brien 2015 Des Moines Arts Festival Nationwide Mutual Insurance Dr. Paul and Anastasia 6th Avenue Corridor Company Polydoran Trust Brian Abeling NZK Productions, ABC's The Lynn and Paul Mankins Adelman PR Bachelor & The Bachelorette Katherine M. Murphy Alice Aycock Studio Oakridge Neighborhood Pat and Lou Schneider Alex Brown Studio Paintallica Stuart and Lauren Steenhoek Americans for the Arts Ted M. and Kathy Stuart Anti-Defamation League, The Principal Charity Classic Plains States Region The Principal Financial Group $250 — $999 Ball-Nogues Studio R & R Studios Lauren M. G. Burt Belin McCormick Attorneys at Law River Bend Neighborhood Carrie and Jeff Fleming Jason Bruges Studio Science Center of Iowa Khalid A. Khan Capitol East Neighborhood Shuck-Britson Inc. Kristi Lund Lozier Community Foundation of Substance Architecture Principal Charity Classic, Greater Des Moines The Temple for Performing Arts Birdies for Charity Community Housing Initiatives Jay Vigon Studio City of Clive VIVA East Bank! in-KinD GiFts City of Des Moines, Des Moines Western States Arts Federation James Rosati (American, 1911–88) Artists Rights Society Parks and Recreation (WESTAF) Untitled 1974 Larry Bradshaw City of Des Moines, Engineering YMCA of Greater Des Moines Painted steel Jake Brus Department Gift of Florence Cowles Lauren M.G. Burt City of Des Moines, Ofice of Kruidenier in memory of her husband David S. Kruidenier Breann Bye Economic Development City of Des Moines, Ofice of LOCATION North plaza of Drake University's Harmon Fine Mayor and Council Arts Center, Des Moines

2014–2015 ANNUAL REPORT 19 20 greater des moines public art Foundation stateMent oF Financial Position state oF oPerations For as oF 30 June 2015 1 July 2014 tHrouGH 30 June 2015

assets suPPort anD otHer incoMe money market $944,660.47 accounts receivable $8,839.50 GiFts anD Grants total assets $953,499.97 individual $33,138.42 corporate/Foundation $212,023.27 liabilities city of des moines $100,000.00 accounts payable $1,159.53 total liabilities $1,159.53 total suPPort anD otHer incoMe $355,161.69

net assets eXPenses unrestricted net assets $256,388.61 board restricted net assets $695,951.83 aDMinistratiVe $79,223.50 total net assets $953,499.97 Public art ProGraM development $3,984.42 projects $74,855.36 conservation/preservation $680.00 education $11,490.00

total Public art ProGraM $91,009.78

total eXPenses $170,233.28

cHanGe in net assets $184,928.41 net assets, beGinninG oF year $767,412.03 net assets, year to Date $952,340.44

Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden, 1929) Coosje van Bruggen (American, born Netherlands 1942–2009) Crusoe Umbrella Cor-Ten Steel, painted with polyurethane enamel,1979 37 x 37 x 58 feet

The work of art was commissioned in 1978 by the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, with a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and donations from local sources. The space where the sculpture was to stand was much like an island in the city surroundings with a large pool of water along one side. The project was inspired by the ictional character Robinson Crusoe's hand-made umbrella, the irst object made by the castaway and one of the few he took away with him when he was rescued. Consistent with the artists' desire to originate the umbrella in plant forms, one of their irst models was made of sawed-off branches from their Christmas tree. The concept developed into lat segments with organic contours overlapping one another. Today we see the skeletal shape of a huge, opened umbrella, reclining mysteriously on the concrete plaza, painted the deep blue-green color of the sea.

OPPOSITE The Crusoe Umbrella was restored in May 2015 during the inal stages of construction of the new Cowles Commons with funds raised by Des Moines Performing Arts.

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COVER ABOVE Detail of Alex Brown's DART bus wrap Amaldo Pomodoro (Italian, born 1926) See page 6. Sphere Within a Sphere, 1999 Photo: Mathew Greiner Bronze American Enterprise Art Collection Location: American Enterprise Courtyard 601 6th Avenue and Watson Powell Jr. Way, Des Moines, Iowa Photo: M. J. Rowe