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Item 7.6 – Murray Street Upgrade Stage 5 Update ATTACHMENT 1 Plan of Proposed Works TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 1 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 Attachment 1 TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 2 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 Core 1: Core 2: Core 3: Core 4: Core 5: Core 6: Core 7: Core 8: Core Results: Core Location Asphalt Thickness (mm) Comments Core 1 CH 75 Crown Location 110 Core 2 CH 85 Edge Carriageway (2.5m offset from kerb) 175 Core 3 CH 130 Crown Location 100 Core 4 CH 140 Edge Carriageway (2.5m offset from kerb) 150 Core 5 CH 170 Crown Location 100 Core 6 CH 205 Edge Carriageway (2.5m offset from kerb) 150 Core 7 CH 225 Edge Carriageway (2.5m offset from kerb) 190 Core 8 CH 255 Crown Location 80 TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 3 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 Item 7.7 – Southern Gateway Entrance Statement Sculpture Project Update ATTACHMENT 1 Arts SA Public Art and Design Major Commission Funding Application – Supporting Report – Gawler’s Southern Gateway Entrance Statement TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 4 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 Attachment 1 Arts SA - Public Art and Design Major Commission Funding Application Supporting Report Gawler’s Southern Gateway Entrance Statement April 2014 TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 5 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Project History 3 2.1 Conceptual Rationale 3 2.2 Artist selection process 4 2.3 Biographical information – Greg Johns (Artist) 5 2.4 Stakeholder and community engagement 5 3. Subject Land and Locality 6 3.1 Subject land 6 3.2 Locality 7 4. Sculpture – Landlines 8 5. Budget 12 6. Project Management 12 7. Timeline 13 List of Figures Figure 1 - Subject land Figure 2 - Aerial view of the two sculptures Figure 3 - Aerial view of the sculpture on the western side of Main North Road Figure 4 - View driving north along Main North Road Figure 5 - View driving along Main North Road looking north Figure 6 - View driving along Main North Road looking north-west Figure 7 - View driving along Main North Road looking west Figure 8 - View driving along Main North Road looking north-east Figure 9 - View driving along Main North Road looking south-east List of Tables Table 1 - Itemised budget Table 2 - Strategic funding partners financial contributions List of Appendices Appendix 1 - Hemisphere Designs landscape philosophy Appendix 2 - Project Definition Statement – Artist Brief Appendix 3 - Greg Johns Curriculum Vitae Appendix 4 - Stakeholder letters of support . Devine Group . Lanser Communities . Urban Renewal Authority . Member for Light - Mr Tony Piccolo MP . Regional Development Australia - Barossa Appendix 5 - Landlines community information flyer Appendix 6 - Town of Gawler Development Plan Open Space Zone Desired Character Statement Appendix 7 - Landlines sculpture “digital drive through” Appendix 8 - Landlines concept plan, photos of marquette and technical drawings TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 6 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 1. Introduction The Town of Gawler is applying to Arts SA under the 2014 Public Art and Design Major Commission Funding for a grant to support the construction of a piece of public art, located along Main North Road at Evanston South. This sculpture, aptly titled Landlines, has been designed to visually separate the Town of Gawler from the northern suburbs of Adelaide and to celebrate the town’s history. It has been design by world renowned and local artist Greg Johns to evoke an appreciation of Gawler’s indigenous, agricultural and industrial history and its importance in the development of the state. Council considers this project to be a fantastic opportunity to showcase a local artist at a highly visible location, with both daily commuters, interstate travellers and international visitors able view the sculpture when accessing the northern areas of the state, such as the Barossa Valley wine region - one the state’s major tourism destinations. Council believes this project will not only create an iconic entrance statement, one which symbolises the cultural, social and environmental fabric of the township and its importance to the state, but represents a significant investment in civic pride which will lead to an enhancement of Gawler’s corporate image more generally. 2. Project History 2.1 Conceptual Rationale This application is the result of over four years of planning and development, commencing in 2009 when Council engaged Hemisphere Designs an Adelaide based landscape architect to create a landscape concept for the southern approach to Gawler. The southern approach to the Town of Gawler captures many of the quintessential qualities of “Best of Town and Country” which is aptly defined through the unique nature of its topography, panoramic views and pastoral land uses, which separate the town physically and culturally from the northern suburbs of Adelaide. This landscape concept was intended to reinforce the existing landscape by creating a sense of departure from northern Adelaide and an arrival into a new landscape of broad vistas and open plains used for agriculture. This project incorporated land on either side of Main North Road stretching from Dalkeith Road to the Gawler Bypass Road which had been rezoned to Open Space as part of negotiations with developers involved in the New Southern Urban Areas Development Plan Amendment. As part of this landscape concept an opportunity was identified for a piece of public art to be incorporated as an entrance statement, please refer to Hemispheres Designs Landscape Philosophy in Appendix 1. 3 TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 7 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 2.2 Artist Selection Process In accordance with best practice, Council applied to, and was successful in acquiring $6,000 from Arts SA to commission artists to develop artistic concepts for a piece of public art to be used as an entrance statement. To ensure these concepts were of a high standard and conducted in an open and transparent manner, artists were invited via a public call to submit expressions of interest for the development of concepts. Please refer to Appendix 2 for a copy of the artist brief. These expressions of interest were accompanied by:- A short statement (2 x A4 page maximum) expressing their design rationale, initial response to the site, including the intended approach to this opportunity A capability statement highlighting relevant experience and addressing the selection criteria Images of relevant examples of work; and an image list indicating materials, dimensions and collaborative partner Every expression of interest was then assessed against the following criteria:- Artistic merit evident by past work in the visual material submitted Relevance of past work and artistic skill to the project Demonstrated ability to work on significant projects within timelines and budgets Previous relevant experience in the public realm Ability to develop concepts and communicate ideas Demonstrated ability to create work that engages with a broad public Demonstrated ability to work on permanent and durable work Experience with materials of relevance to the required project outcomes Demonstrated appreciation of project requirements Experience responding to complex project briefs. As a result of this selection process three artists (Greg Johns, Joe Felber and Trevor Wren) were engaged by Council to develop concept proposals. All artists were then allowed 6 weeks to prepare concept proposals, which included:- Site plans indicating the proposed location of the work/s Sketches, drawings and/or models Written response and conceptual rationale Indicative implementation cost All artists were then required to present their proposals, detailing the rationale and philosophy behind their concepts. As a result of the selection process Greg Johns and his design “Landlines” was selected as the successful design, having drawn a positive response from the community and stakeholders at the 2011 Gawler Show - suggesting the concept promoted Gawler’s identity and commercial sustainability. 4 TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 8 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 2.3 Biographical Information – Greg Johns (Artist) Greg Johns is a world renowned and fulltime artist with over 37 years’ experience in major sculptural projects, having undertaken projects in Australia, Spain, England, Singapore, Korea, and New Zealand. In 2001 he acquired 400 acres of land at Palmer in South Australia to establish an independent sculpture landscape and address environmental issues. A second major monograph, written by John Neylon, will be published this year. Please refer to Attachment 3 for a full copy of Greg Johns Curriculum Vitae. 2.4 Stakeholder and Community Engagement Since 2011 Council staff have been working in partnership with the artist to confirm all project costs and have liaised with both adjoining land owners and developers to develop strategic funding partnerships, please refer to Appendix 4 for letters of support. In addition an information flyer and the landlines marquette was on display at the Gawler Show in 2011, where the community was asked to provide comment. Please refer to Appendix 5 for a copy of the landlines community information flyer. All land owners and developers have agreed to funding terms with all providing a level of both in-kind and cash contributions towards the project. Please refer to Section 5. 5 TOWN OF GAWLER ATTACHMENTS UNDER SEPARATE COVER - PART 4 INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Page 9 of 50 12 APRIL 2016 3. Subject Land and Locality 3.1 Subject Land The sculpture will be located within the Town of Gawler on land either side of Main North Road at Evanston South, which is highly visible to passing traffic and forms an integral part of the open space network for adjoining communities.