Art Wall Mural Elevation From Artist
PLAZA GRANADA MURAL
Developed for Developed By David Grossman Tracy Lee Stum & Sayak Mitra The Jurkowitz Center for Community 11391 Citrus Drive, #103 Engagement Ventura, CA 93004 (805) 899-3000 ext 140 (805) 340-3907 Cover Letter
David Grossman The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement 1214 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Re: Plaza Granada Mural RFP
Dear David,
With great pleasure we submit our presentation as a collaborative team for consideration in selection for the Plaza Granada Mural Project. Thanks to the JCCE for creating a fantastic opportunity for any artist focused on public engagement and beautification!
As a resident of Ventura County, I have long had a relationship with Santa Barbara regarding art and local history. I have been a 21 year contributor to the I Madonnari Festival at the Old Mission, creating large scale ephemeral pastel murals for the public. This festival gave me my 'start' in public philanthropic works, which I carried onwards as my career of choice. Prior to the discovery of street painting I enjoyed a career in mural painting, creating original works in a variety of painting traditions for large hospitality and commercial properties. I continue to work in this capacity on select projects.
My husband Sayak Mitra is an art practitioner from Kolkata, India, who has relocated to Ventura, in hopes of expanding his art career while making a new life here in the US. A gifted designer /artist, he has shown his work throughout India and is a regular contributor to the Kolkata art community. He has worked as a volunteer on several large scale mural projects in Kolkata through the American Center in conjunction with community outreach exchanges.
We thank you again for this opportunity!
Warm regards, Tracy Lee Stum & Sayak Mitra
1 Artist Information
Tracy Lee Stum
11391 Citrus Drive, #103, Ventura, CA 93004
805-340-3907 [email protected] www.tracyleestum.com
Sayak Mitra
11391 Citrus Drive, #103, Ventura, CA 93004
805-766-4244 [email protected] www.sayakmitra.in
2 Our Team
Tracy Lee Stum Professional street painter, muralist and instructor with over 20 years of experience, specializing in 3d / anamorphic art design. A former Guinness World Record holder, Tracy is ?a visionary and master in the chalk art world.' Tracyʼs mind-blowing 3D images continue to ?wowʼ, inspire and amaze viewers around the globe. A published author, Tracy is also a US State Department Arts Envoy grant recipient. She has presented art instruction to high school and university students through international workshops worldwide.
Sayak Mitra My main subject matter involves cultural nuance, political issues and social incidents, which are employed to establish discourse on the relationship between simple human emotions - love, happiness, agony - through the language of abstraction. Investigating human values in present time, I take ordinary mundane objects, scenes, symbols & characters, and introduce them as symbols of something much deeper.
The multidisciplinary nature of my work is inspired by fugacious exploration of human existence with unrestricted palette. Using representational elements in union with repetitious forms, I emphasize the pleasures of eternal entanglements. I take from the world around me - whether it be semiotics or journalistic materials like newspaper, magazine photos or television news. It could be something as banal as driving signs, fashionable textile patterns, or any significant infographic I find on my mobile app. The complex union of incoherent images, vivid colors and layered application designed with both digital tools and paint brush, invite us to communicate with the visual evidence gathered.
3 CURRICULUM VITAE - TRACY LEE STUM [email protected]
EDUCATION 2004 Florence Academy of Art - Studio Program; Florence, Italy 1983 Tyler School of Art / Temple University - BFA Painting & Drawing;; Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Artist/Creative Director/Owner, Inspire Artfulness, Inc. 2010 - Present Professional 3d street painting art studio, providing original works in pastel, paint and digital formats for major marketing and promotional campaigns worldwide. Specializing in interactive optical illusions, Inspire Artfulness provides custom art services for corporate, government, education and entertainment sectors. As owner / creative director, duties include client interaction, campaign / brand enhancement strategizing, art directing, production / team management, social media support, and public engagement.
Services include live paintings in chalk and paint, custom canvas designs, print vinyl graphics, multiple image / market campaigns, and Augmented Reality applications.
Independent Carpet Designer 2006 - 2008 Durkan Hospitality, Mohawk Group Contracted as an independent designer for Durkan Hospitality Group. Created 4 independent print carpet line collections - Mandalas, Sajai, Electric Lotus, California Poppy (3d concept carpet design).
Independent Carpet Designer 2005 - 2006 Milliken and Company Contracted as an independent designer for Milliken's Hospitality Carpet Design Group. Created two print carpet line designs for the 'Etage' product line. (Cazal and Orsay) Orsay design garnered 'Best New Product' at the 2006 Hospitality Design Show, Las Vegas. Additionally designed three vendor carpet lines for Hilton Garden Inn hotel group.
4 Tracy Lee Stum Fine Art - 1996 - 2009 Professional mural, fine art and street painting services for applied product art design, marketing, branding, event promotion, web, TV, film, video, and print media worldwide. Additional services included murals, decorative painting and concept design development for the hospitality market. Projects included: - The Venetian Resort and Casino, Las Vegas - Casino gaming floor murals - Caesar's Palace Forum Shops, Las Vegas, expansion - murals for the 2003 lobby expansion & 2015 renovation - Disney Resort, Hong Kong - murals
US STATE DEPARTMENT ARTS ENVOY GRANT RECIPIENT 2008 - present Grant recipient supporting educational programs designed to support cultural outreach initiatives via the US State Department Arts Envoy program. Curriculum includes designing, planning and facilitating introductory workshop programs specializing in 3d street painting / 3d street art targeting youth ages 16 - 25.
3D Street Painting Workshop Programs 2016 US Embassy Hyderabad - Arts Envoy: The Ken Foundation / CMR Central Mall - Visakhapatnam Prasad's Multiplex - Hyderabad
2015 US Embassy Bangkok - Arts Envoy: Bangkok Art and Culture Center; Chulalongkorn University; Conrad Hotel -Bangkok Chiang Mai University Art Center - Chiang Mai Khon Khen University - Khon Khan
2013 Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs / Republican Youth Biennale - Almaty, Kazakhstan
2012 US Embassy / American Center New Delhi - Arts Envoy: Jaipur Literary Festival - New Delhi Kala Rhoda Arts Festival - Mumbai IIT Vellore Riviera Festival - Chennai Puri Jugalbandi with Sudarshan Patnaik - Hyderabad Kolkata Book Fair / Nandan Center - Kolkata
2012 US Embassy Tajikistan - Arts Envoy - Dushanbe, Khujand
5 2009 US Embassy / American Center New Delhi - Arts Envoy: IIT Kanpur Antaragni Festival - Kanpur Habitat Center - New Delhi JJ School of Arts - Mumbai Government College of Art - Kolkata
2008 American Center Mumbai - Arts Envoy: IIT Mumbai Mood Indigo Festival - Mumbai JJ School of Art - Mumbai
Select Street Painting Workshops 2016 World Street Painting Festival - Arnhem, the Netherlands 2014 Techkriti Student Festival - IIT Kanpur, India 2009 Antaragni Student Festival - IIT Kanpur, India 2005 - 2007 Con Arte / Governor's Office of Monterey - Monterey, Mexico 2005 Youth Arts Organization - Hong Kong, China 2006 International Children's Festival - St. Paul, MN 2004 Toba Primary School District - Toba, Japan 2002 Center for the Arts - La Habra, CA 2001 Pennsylvania Board of Education / PA State Arts Week - Harrisburg, PA 2001 Bucksbaum Center - Grinnell, IO 2000 Cumberland Valley School District - Carlisle, PA 2001 Red Oak School District - Agoura, CA
Select International Arts Festivals 2018, 2015, 2014 Dubai Canvas - Dubai, UAE 2017, 2016 World Street Painting Festival - Arnhem, the Netherlands 2015 Monastir International Arts Festival - Monastir, Tunisia 2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation / Krasnoyarsk Music and Arts Festival - Krasnoyarsk, Russia 2014 Tilottama: Durga Puja - Kolkata, India 2014 Living Arts Festival - Bangkok, Thailand 2014 Techkriti Student Festival - IIT Kanpur, India 2009 Antaragni Student Festival - IIT Kanpur, India 2003 - 2013 Festival Bella Via - Monterey, Mexico
6 Select Community Projects 2010 Sarasota Chalk Festival - Mousetrap - lead artist 2007 Bella Via/Monterey Forum - Sistine Chapel reproduction, Monterey, Mexico - lead artist 2005 Youth Arts Festival Street Painting Spectacolare- Hong Kong, China - lead artist 2003 Youth in Arts 10th Anniversary- Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel reproduction - lead artist
HONORS & AWARDS 2014 Cannes Gold Lion - Filmcraft: Art Direction / Production Design Consultant and member of the award winning team responsible for creating the optical illusions in ‘The Impossible Made Possible' advert, Honda CRV.
2014 Best Artist - Maha Nayak Award; Tilottama - Durga Puja Festival, Kolkata, India
2006 to 2012 - Guinness World Record holder - Largest Chalk Painting by an Individual - Sony Entertainment, New York, New York
FILM / VIDEO 2017, 2015, 2013 Home and Family TV - featured artist 2017 Witness World Wide - Katy Perry livestream - featured artist 2014 The Impossible Made Possible' Honda CRV advert - consultant, art design 2012 That's Art?! - Whistlestop Productions - featured artist 2005 Acid Bath Shellac - Jacob K. Cunningham - featured artist
PUBLICATIONS 2016 The Art of Chalk, by Tracy Lee Stum, Quarto Publishing 2012 Exceptional Eye Tricks, by Brad Honeycut, Imagine Publishing 2010 3D Street Art, by Birgit Krols, Tectum Publishing 2005 ‘Be Happy at Work - 100 Women Who Love Their Jobs and Why' by Joanne Gordon, Ballantine Books
7 PREVIOUS WORK
8 9 1. 'Ball Park' Exterior Mural / LA Swig - 617 W. 7th St., - Los Angeles, 2016
2. 'Chinese Tea' (series of 14 large murals) - Broadway Macau Casino Hotel - Macau, 2015
3. 'Singing Dragon' 3D Street Painting (anamorphic street art mural)- Krasnoyarsk, Russia, 2014
4. 'Nashville' - Anamorphic Concept Design - 2017
5. Caesar's Forum Shops, Ceiling Murals - Las Vegas, 2004
Additional support material can be found on Tracy's website and online.
10 CURRICULUM VITAE - SAYAK MITRA [email protected]
EXHIBITIONS
- ArtShare LA, Summer Salon Show, Los Angeles, June 2018 - "Indian Contemporaries" show at ‘Art RUSSIA 2017' curated by Aakshat Sinha, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia September 2017, and India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, December, 2017 - "Journey" at Maya Art Space, Kolkata, 2016 - Art Prize Exhibition at Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, United States of America, 2015 - "Print & Art" curated by Debabrata Chakraborty at Maya Art Space, Kolkata, 2014 - "Space within space" at Maya Art Space, Kolkata, 2014 - "Art Spotting III" at Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi, 2012 - "An Interstitial Intimacy"- prints group show at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2012 - "Census Of Sense" curated by Veeranganakumari Solanki at Exhibit 320, New Delhi, 2011. - "GenNext - V" at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, October'2010. - Annual All India Fine Arts Exhibition at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2009, 2010, 2011 - ‘Arannya 2010' by RAD at Town Hall, Kolkata, 2011 - Camlin Art Foundation's annual show at Academy Of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2004 - Metropolitan Art Saloon's annual show at Metropolitan Art Saloon, Kolkata, 2004. - Bharatiya Sangeet Academy's annual show at Academy of Fine Arts, 2005 - State Govt. ‘Charukala prodarshani & Utsav', 2005, 2007 - Artmela at CIMA, Kolkata, 2010 - 2017 - Academy of Fine Art's annual show by the members of the Sketching club, at Academy of Fine Arts 2006 - 2009
GROUP SHOWS
- "Non-Gaze Chronicles" at Birla academy of art & culture, Kolkata, February, 2016 - "Walk On The Line" - curated by Manas Acharya, Chader Haat, Kolkata, 2015 - Democracy - Possibilities and impossibilities - curated by Amit Mukhopadhyay, Nandan Gallery, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, 2014 - "Post-Production" curated by Manas Acharya at STUDIO21, Kolkata, 8th April - 30th April'2010 - "Monsoon Mix" at STUDIO21, Kolkata, 16th July - 14th August'2010 - "Constructing Realities", Group exhibition of "OCULAR" at Birla academy of art & culture, Kolkata, 14th to 20th February'2011 - "Hues of spring", Group exhibition at Artists' Centre, Mumbai, 4th to 10th April'2011 - "Constructing Realities II", Group exhibition of "OCULAR" at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 30th June- 6th July'2011 - "SUR-MAGIC", Group exhibition of "OCULAR" at Galerie Karma, Kolkata, February'09
11 AWARDS
- "Atul Bose" award for Best Oil / Acrylic / Mixed Media Painting, Academy Of Fine Arts, 2011 - State Govt. ‘Charukala prodarshani & Utsav', Certificate of merit, 2005. - Awarded by the State Govt. in state level, 2005.
SCREENING PROJECTS
- Screening: Witness. Kolkata. Birla academy of art & culture, February 2016 - Video art & Performance collaboration: Dreamcatcher, Kolkata. Ganges Art Gallery. 2016 Sayak's video art and Anushree Tapadar's performance collaboration at Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata. August 2016 - Video art & Performance collaboration: Body Space & Elements, Chapter I, Kolkata. A performance and Sayak's video art collaboration project of Performers Independent (Pi) Kolkata. Studio21 Gallery, Kolkata. June 2017 - Video art & Performance collaboration: Body Space & Elements, Chapter II, Santiniketan. ‘Jyotishka Festival 2017' initiated by Pi (Performers Independent Kolkata) and Lavrenty Repin at Santiniketan, India. A performance and video art collaboration project of Taufik Riaz and Sayak Mitra. 2017
WORKSHOPS
- Art Camp organized by HabitArt, Bangalore, March 2012 - "Earthy Tunes" work shop Organized by Banglanatakdot com and Public Relations Society of India in association with KHOJ Kolkata, RED FM 93.5 and Aaajkaal at Rotary Sadan, Kolkata, in 22nd April, 2010. - To commemorate the "World Day Prevention Child Abuse" Art Installation Camp organised by Banglanatak.com in association with World Summit Foundation, Switzerland at Dakshinapan Sadan, Kolkata, in 22nd April, 2010. - "Aranya 2010" art camp organised by Reflection of Another Day (RAD) at Dhamakhali, West Bengal, India, March 2011 - Involved few community mural arts projects with ‘Konnagar Pancharathi', Konnagar, West Bengal, India
FESTIVALS
- Santa Barbara I Madonnari Festival, 2018 - ‘APFEST' Krasnoyarsk International Music Festival at Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, 2014 - Kshitij Festival 2017, IIT Kharagpur, India
12 EDUCATION
B.Tech from West Bengal University of Technology (Now known as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology). Diploma in Multimedia & Animation from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
13 14 15 1. 'The Onlooker' mural - Kolkata, 2015
2. 'Uncle' mural - Kolkata, 2015
3. Assisted on mural with visiting American artist Joel Bergner - Kolkata, 2016
4. 'The Cup', acrylic on canvas - Kolkata, 2013
5. 'Idle Mind', acrylic on canvas - Kolkata, 2017
Additional support material can be found on Sayak's website.
16 REFERENCES
Tracy Lee Stum
Sue Carlomagno - Former Festival Director Italian Street Painting Marin Email: [email protected]
Kathy Koury - Festival Director I Madonnari Festival Email: [email protected]
Bob and Barbara Zorich - Private Mural client Santa Barbara Email: [email protected]
Mei Chiueh - Senior Property Manager, The Swig Company LLC [email protected]
Justin Sudds - InStride Entertainment - Business Manager Email: [email protected]
Sayak Mitra
Kathy Koury - Festival Director I Madonnari Festival Email: [email protected]
Cathy Rowland Cooley - Sales Manager / East Coast Account Executive Email: [email protected]
17 MURAL OVERVIEW
Focusing on innovative design by Sayak Mitra, our team hopes to create a lasting and beautiful mural for the Plaza Granada corridor. Sayak's vision and design aesthetic will guide the identity of the work, while Tracy's extensive professional experience in project management will provide the know how for a successful, smooth and high quality implementation.
Artist Narrative We wish to provide a work which illustrates the artistic experiences which the Granada Theatre has offered throughout the years. Our focus for the composition involves paying tribute to the spectacular architecture and performing arts activities within the Granada.
The composition combines minimalistic forms with a realistic graphic style. Playing with the stunning interior architectural elements, the theatre stage and dynamic visual motion we seek to showcase the best in the performing arts genre. Utilizing elements of this iconic Santa Barbara landmark, we have juxtaposed simple geometrical forms to create a bridge between the past and present, classic and contemporary.
This mural aims to create a sense of engagement long before the public reaches the actual theatre - perhaps allowing them to feel the energy of the performances being presented.
Optional Collaborations Along with designing and painting the mural, we would like to offer the following additions.
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT 1. In conjunction with the creation of the mural, we have identified an opportunity to incorporate a youth engagement component to the project. By working with local middle school and high school art classes, we propose inviting select art student teams to the project for one day, hands on training experiences. Preliminary research has shown a positive response to this option.
18 PROCESS DRIVEN EXHIBITION 2. Create and eventually exhibit a body of work derived from research and preliminary preparations of the entire project. From design drafts, sketches, master drawings, digital renderings, production materials, etc. - we hope to create a comprehensive body of work which will tell the story of the making of the mural. Partnering with a local gallery or the Granada would be ideal in showcasing the transformation of the wall to a vibrant city attraction.
Youth Engagement Program Geared towards including SB County School District students, we propose offering a set schedule of training sessions that would target interested art students and managing faculty from a number of district schools.
The schedule would involve inviting a small group of students from several selected schools to work 3 hours with the mural team for one day per each group. We recommend a maximum of 6 students per each school group.
Targeted SB County School District participant schools could include: • Goleta Valley Junior High School • La Colina Junior High School • La Cumbre Junior High School • Santa Barbara Junior High School • Alta Vista Alternative High School • Dos Pueblos High School • La Cuesta Continuation High School • San Marcos High School • Santa Barbara High School
Any number of these schools may participate, not all are necessary.
Tracy, Sayak and experienced assistant artists will conduct educational overviews, demonstration exercises and provide hands on training to the students on site. This workshop component may provide invaluable experience, inspiration and sense of ownership in the process to participating students.
19 Installation Schedule
Phase 1 - Mural Design (Estimated 3 weeks) Research, asset accumulation, drawing and final comp delivery. - Meet with commissioning parties for initial input and review on image development. - Review concept presented to finalize design and assess the need for refined reference data. - Revise mural design (as needed) to final presentation. - Assess on site logistic support - water, power, security, mural protection, etc. - Outreach to SB school district art faculty to locate interested youth group participants.*
Phase 2 - Mural Preparation (Estimated 2 weeks) Wall preparation, materials, community outreach scheduling, preliminary works on paper and canvas as needed. - Coordinate with workshop faculty to schedule groups.* - Preliminary design preparations - drawings, patterns, stencils, materials, etc.
Phase 3 - Mural Execution (Estimated 3.5 weeks without youth program / 4.5 weeks with youth program - TBD) On site production and documentation. - Team begins on site work Hours: 8:30 am to 5:00pm each day, Monday through Friday Workshop program - 1 afternoon per group up to 9 days* - Anti-graffiti coat applied upon completion. - Inauguration of artwork.
Total work timeline: 8.5 weeks * Optional Workshop Program addition: 9.5 weeks
**Walls to be power cleaned, patched and primed as needed prior to commencement of mural work. We are happy to consult with selected contractor to ensure best products and methods are used.
20 MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION
Mural Paint High Quality Latex Exterior Flat -base colors - Benjamin Moore or Sherwin Williams brands preferred
Acrylic Artist Colors / Spray Paint Colors for detailing - Nova Color or Golden brands
Miscellaneous Materials & Equipment Brushes, ladders, tables, buckets, plastic, tape, etc.
Stencils - Qty. TBD as per design Art Stencils and patterns
Primer and Anti-graffiti Coat 5 Gallons each - Sherwin Williams Loxon Water-based Primer - VandlGuard Anti-Graffiti Clear Coat
21 DESCRIPTION
Design Phase Phase 1 - design, planning
Artist(s) labor - based on 18 days on site painting plus 10 days of art prep time Full time during Phase 2 & 3
Mileage / Per Diem
DESCRIPTION
Mileage for 18 days between Ventura & Santa Barbara Based on current IRS rate
Mileage for 18 days between Goleta & Santa Barbara Based on current IRS rate
Per Diem (per artist) - 18 days
22 Optional Workshop
DESCRIPTION
Two artists fee to conduct daily workshops (2 sessions per day) Based on 5 days max.
Mileage for 5 days between Ventura & Santa Barbara Based on current IRS rates
Per diem - for up to 5 days Based on current standard rate
Optional Video Documentation
DESCRIPTION
Videography / Editing / Photos On Site videographer
23 Final Details
1. If you have any questions at all, please let us know. We are happy to clarify any points and there may be some items that we can sort out together. We're committed to finding the best way to work together. 2. Should we be awarded the commission, we would be happy to provide a contract for the work or use your existing document. 3. All sub contractors participating in on site work will carry liability insurance for the project. Additional insured can easily be added to our current business liability policy.
Thank you again for the opportunity to submit for this exciting project!
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Project: Granada Plaza – Art Wall Mural Review: HLC – Review After Final
Submittal Date: 4/27/20
Site Photos
View 1: Vicinity
View 2: Project Area (Paseo Only)
View 3: Paseo to State Street - Looking SW (Art Mural Wall on Left)
View 4: Paseo From State Street – Looking NE (Art Mural Wall on Right)