PUBLIC FOUNDATION GREATER DES MOINES ART 2013–14 ANNUAL REPORT 1 greater des moines public art Foundation 2 greater des moines public art Foundation Mission AnD Vision Mission Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation engages, inspires, and enriches the lives of citizens and visitors in our community. Vision The Public Art Foundation is recognized for increasing cultural awareness by establishing a world-class destination for public art. Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly: ■ selects, and commissions works of art created by venerated professional artists 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. DETAIL Seven children play in front of the illuminated mural called Expansion (2013) by Jun Kaneko. The project is integrated into the north exterior wall of the Court Avenue Pump Station (CAPS) between the Des Moines River and Water Street, south of Court Avenue, Des Moines. 3 greater des moines public art Foundation 2013-2014 annual report 1 FRoM THE DiRECToR Des Moines’ public art experience expanDs It is gratifying to work in a public art drew large crowds throughout the eleven- environment which offers people day event. Additional projects are being opportunities to stroll, to linger, to connect, developed using nationwide “Calls for and to discover. Our city has an extraordinary Artists,” and selected design concepts will collection of public art that embraces us all be created in the upcoming iscal year. — it expresses our civic values and enhances Communication has been vital to bring our environment. GDMPAF values, its aspirations, and raison The Greater Des Moines Public Art d’être to the public and to generate a sense of Foundation (GDMPAF) strengthens the pride. Both the app and the Blog work toward artistic climate within which we operate the goal of providing easy access to public art every day. Everything depends upon, and and stimulating interest in public art. derives from, working in creative partnership My sincere thanks and gratitude is with others, from individual and corporate extended to the Board of Directors, under supporters, to community alliances and the the thoughtful and engaged leadership of dedicated government sponsors that help President Paul Mankins, for their collective inance public art programming. efforts, trust, and effectiveness in advancing The iscal year which closed on June the mission and vision. Extraordinary 30, 2014, marked ten years of building a leadership adds signiicant value to an powerful platform to advance the best of organization. On January 29, 2014, the public art. The last 12 months have provided GDMPAF conferred Emeritus Status, its the opportunity to assess the current effort highest commendation of distinguished and to look towards the future. service, to three former Board members— The October 2013 dedication of Jun Pam Bass-Bookey, Jeff Fleming, and Kaneko’s mural Expanison marked the inal Kristi Lund Lozier—for their consistent stage of the artist’s two-part installation philanthropic support and demonstrated and the culmination of an eight year team interest. This year I’m happy to welcome effort, to which broad inancial support new board members Lauren M. G. Burt, was indispensable. This project is a great Paula J. Feltner, Tim Hickman, Robert C. example of our public art process that Furstenau, and Michelle Book Gowdy, who depends upon creative and collaborative bring additional perspectives and expertise approaches to planning. The integration of the to the organization. artworks into the plaza and architecture have Together, we serve as stewards of created a lively public space and provided a this remarkable public art program. central hub where none existed before. Commitment to creative enterprise and An ongoing initiative to place compelling, support of the philosophy of inclusion temporary art installations in highly help to create and maintain a world-class accessible and visible public locations has destination for public art and civic vitality. moved forward. Through the ProjectSPACES Others have joined in as well. For program, a work group of art, environmental, your generous contributions, I thank you— and project management professionals artists, architects, collectors, consultants, conceive of and carry out selected projects contractors, designers, developers, donors, annually. A 2013 highlight was an exterior educators, engineers, government agencies, mural by Travis Rice for the Pattie & Jim museums, neighbors, urban planners, and Cownie Cultural Center at the Iowa State volunteers. Together, we accomplished Fairgrounds . This temporary project great things! Jun Kaneko (American, born Japan 1942) M. JESSICA ROWE Expansion, 2013 Hand blown glass, 15'-10" x 21'-7.5" Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, 2013.1 Funded by City of Des Moines, Jim and Helen Hubbell Charitable Foundation, G. David Hurd, Michele and Barry Griswell, Lynette and Kurt Rasmussen, Substance Architecture, and Bravo Greater Des Moines. Photo: Hannah Steuben/Substance Architecture 2 greater des moines public art Foundation 2013-2014 annual report 3 PUBLiC ART AnD ART EDUCATion PRoGRAMs CoMPLETE Jun Kaneko Photo: Hayes & Associates OPPOSITE The preparation and installation of 21 glass panels for the work of art Expansion. Photos, upper, middle, and (left & center) lower rows: Barbara Derix EXPANSION: Photo, right, lower row: M. J. Rowe court avenue puMp station Mural Jun Kaneko’s Expansion is just that, The dedication took place on a continuation of his public work for October 28th, with more 150 people the Principal Riverwalk that began in attendance, including individuals with the ive Dangos at the HubSpot in form the Des Moines Neighborhood November 2012. Association and the Historic East On October 21, 2013, Architectural Village Association. Cityview, Drake Wall Systems began the four-day University’s Department of Art and installation process, which was Design, Business Record, the Register, overseen by Barbara Derix of the Derix Des Moines Convention and Visitors Glass Studio, the studio used by the Bureau, Iowa Public Radio and WHO-TV artist to produce materials for the in December 2013, Jun Kaneko all ran features on this innovative public mural. Expansion is a multi-colored lectured to a full house in art project. And, GDMPAF director glass mural that is integrated into the the Des Moines Art Center’s M. Jessica Rowe gave a television interview pump station and illuminated every Levitt Auditorium. He discussed his to KCCI’s Mollie Cooney about Kaneko and evening by over 40,000 LED lights. work and his public art projects. her future goals for art in the city. PHOTO: BY ERIC SALMON 4 greater des moines public art Foundation 2013–14 ANNUAL REPORT 1–2 GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION 2009–2010 ANNUAL REPORT PUBLiC ART AnD ART EDUCATion PRoGRAMs CoMPLETE BELoW Travis Wright design proposal, Courtesy of the artist 84.0’ 8.0’ 6 greater des moines public art Foundation Stripes, 2013, ink on vinyl, 8' x 84', iowa state Fairgrounds, Photo courtesy of the artist ioWa state Fair auGust 2013 After negotiating with State Fair For the 2013 State Fair, Travis Rice Rice’s artwork uses geometric forms oficials, the newly renovated Patty created a temporary mural for the and colorful materials to create simple and Jim Cownie Cultural Center was west facade of the Cultural Center. and playful abstractions. A kinetic paper selected in 2013 as the site of the irst Eight feet high and 84-feet long, Rice’s installation was featured within the ProjectSPACES installation. The large-scale computer generated design, Western Gateway District in September Cultural Center annually hosts Iowa’s Stripes, created a trompe l'oeil illusion 2012. largest art show. of a confetti-like movement of colors. 2013-2014 annual report 7 PUBLiC ART AnD ART EDUCATion PRoJECTs CoMPLETE in the irst weeks following the release of the 2014 version of DsM Public Art, 129 new users have used the app 305 times. The app continues to build an audience and receives viaduct, directly east of the irehouse, positive reviews for its design, content and user interface. is visible to attendees of Social Club events and passersby who access the alley directly in front of the wall. The initial focus was on Des Moines’s street art community. The grafiti wall mural DsM public art app science center oF will rotate on an annual basis. ioWa: Feisal saYeeD The GDMPAF reviewed and The existing iPhone app was converted MeMorial art proJect approved the concept design by artist into a Universal app so that a single Brandon J. Atlas, a member of the hip-hop trio and artist collective Maxilla download delivers a “portrait” GDMPAF advised