BRAMPTONIVrtl lKJ" CM Flower City CommitteeReport brompton.ca FlOWef City Committee of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Date: August 2,2012 FLOWER CITY COMMITTEE File: M06-NE fluigHfrt %,2o\2.

Subject: Update: Nelson Garage Mural Project - Artist Selection

Contact: Meredith Allen, Special Advisor, CMO Projects

905-874-5333

Overview:

• A Call for Artists Proposals for the Nelson Garage Mural was developed by the Public Art Task Force and released to the international professional arts market in April of 2012. (attached Appendix A) • The Call closed on May 31, 2012 and as per the City of Brampton Public Art Policy, the Public Art Task Force established a jury to evaluate the received proposals. • The members of the jury included: o Marnie Richards, Executive Director, Brampton Arts Council o Karin Eaton, Executive Director, Mural Routes o Steve Wilson, Brampton Artist o Bob Posliff, Brampton Resident o Peter VanSickle, President, Brampton Downtown Development Corporation o Anthony Wong, Project Manager Urban Design Services, Planning Design and Development, City of Brampton o Victoria Mountain, Special Projects Coordinator, Community Services, City of Brampton • The jury evaluated each submission and recommended renowned mural artist Charles Johnston's "Urban Garden" proposal for the mural on Nelson Street Parking Garage. • The artist has committed to the original timelines set out in the Call for Artist Proposal, with a proposal installation date in the fourth quarter of 2012. • The Public Art Task Force believes that Mr. Johnston's proposal strongly aligns with the goals of the Public Art Policy and the requirements outlined in the Call for Artist Proposal. • This report outlines Mr. Johnston's proposal and recommends the Flower City Committee endorse the artist vision and design for creation and installation. CIO.

Recommendations:

1. That the reportfrom Meredith Allen, Special Advisor CMO Projects, City Manager's Office, dated August 2,2012, re: Update: Nelson Garage Mural Project - Artist Selection (File M06-NE) be received. 2. That the Flower City Committee endorse the proposal from Charles Johnston and that Mr. Johnston be selected as the successful artist for the Nelson Garage Mural project.

Background:

In October 2011, the Flower City Committee approved an update to the Public Art Policy, which involved the strategic development of the Public Art Program and formation of the Public Art Task Force to oversee the administration and implementation of public art in the City of Brampton.

The Public Art Task Force created and released a Call for Artist Proposals (CFAP) to the international professional arts market in April of 2012.

The CFAP closed on May 31, 2012 and, as required by the Public Art Policy, a jury was established evaluate all proposals. The members of the jury included: o Mamie Richards, Executive Director, Brampton Arts Council o Karin Eaton, Executive Director, Mural Routes o Steve Wilson, Brampton Artist o Bob Posliff, Brampton Resident o Peter VanSickle, President, Brampton Downtown Development Corporation o Anthony Wong, Project Manager Urban Design Services, City of Brampton o Victoria Mountain, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Brampton

Current Situation:

The Public Art Jury evaluated all proposals and the proposal from artist Charles Johnston received the highest score.

Artist Bioaraphv: Supplied by Charles Johnston.

Charles Johnston, aka 'C5,' is a painter, sculptor, and muralist who has been creating public art for 25 years, conceiving and executing large scale murals and sculptures in concrete, mixed media and bronze. He explores motifs that are both site-specific and concept focused, with a technical, realist utilization of art materials to support his specific approach to making art. His work can be seen throughout Canadaand the United States. From the 10 storey wolf mural and sculptures in the northern community of Thompson to the 100 foot tall Peanut Farmer silo mural in south Georgia, Charles has become a creator of icons.

Charles Johnston's Curriculum Vitae and examples of previous artwork are attached as appendix A.

Project Proposal:

In his proposal, artist Charles Johnston described his winning "Urban Garden Bouquef submission as follows:

"Urban/Garden/Bouquet" is a reminder that when we take the time to stop and 'smelt the roses', the city and its' cultural presence prospers, blossoms like a beautiful flower garden.

"The theme of "Urban Garden Bouquet"is based on several modularconcepts that will be unitedinto a single design on the locationdescribed.

"For this mural concept, I have drawn from Brampton's 'Flower City' designation and HACE district to evolve the concept into a dynamic image relationship between monumental floral bouquets, vignettes of theprospering urban culture, and a dynamic interplay of representationaland graphic imagery.

"My goal is to create a design thatrelates urban growth to the blossoming of a floral garden.

"To achieve this connection, Iam using some of the motifs seen in my 'Urban Forest' mural, which uses colourful spherical shapes to express a similar environmental relationship. The added feature is to incorporate vignettes into many of the larger spheres to represent the flourishing spheres of activity in a dynamic metropolitan landscape. These 5 bouquets will be created as a complete dibond panel mural, which may subsequently be separated from one another and relocated to as many as 5 different sites should the need arise. Each sphere/bouquet unitis unique but maintains a continuity ofdesign with a 'look' that will allow them to interrelate from a varietyof locations."

The themes for each of the urban sphere bouquet will represent the components of the City of Brampton's HACE strategy (Heritage, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment).

For artist sketches of "Urban Garden Bouquet" see Appendix B. Ci-4 Financial Implications:

This project has been funded by the 2009 Investing in Grant. $80,000 has been allocated for the creation of the artwork and $20,000 has been allocated for site preparation and instillation.

Conclusion:

The Public Art Task Force is recommending that the Flower City Committee support the jury's selection of artist Charles Johnston and that the Public Art Task Force continue to work with Mr. Johnston to have the artwork installed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Original Signed By

Meredith Allen Special Advisor, CMO Projects, City Managers Office

Concur:

Original Signed By

Deborah Dubenofsky City Manager

Report authored by: Meredith Allen, Special Advisor, CMO Projects, City Manager's Office

Appendix A: Charles Johnston Curriculum Vitae and previous artwork

Appendix B: Sample sketches of "Urban Garden Bouquet"

Report authored by: Meredith Allen Special Advisor, CMO Project, City Manager's Office APPENDIX: A Cl-5

Charles Johnston aka 'C5' www.c5artworks.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

RECENT ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

2012-"lcon Mural' presentation, Essex Ontario. - Blue Canvas Hermitage Award for "Samasara Smog", On Cloud 9 series 2011- Keynote Speaker, Mural Routes Conference, Toronto, Ontario. "Monumental Murals" -Commission by Botwood, Newfoundland to create panel mural -Design Emily Carr Monument for Chemainus, B.C. -Paint "The Peanut Farmer", Colquitt, Georgia - Create "On Cloud Nine" C5 canvas series, - Design work for Andrew Mynarski commemorative bronze statue, Winnipeg

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012-"C5- Above and Below, Small Works Gallery, McNally Robinson, Winnipeg "C5- On Cloud 9" St Norbert Arts Centre, Winnipeg. 2008- "C5", Vault Gallery, Winnipeg. 2007- "Force Majeure", Vault Gallery, Winnipeg. Large scale paintings -"i.d.,eh?": What is 'Canadian'?", Vault Gallery; Blankstein Gallery, Millennium Library, Wpg. 1990- "Souls/ Under Construction", Centre-Cultural du Franco-Manitobain Wpg. 1986- "Copyright Charlie", Main /Access Gallery. Winnipeg, MB.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012- "6x6x2012 Rochester" May 25- June 25 Rochester Art Centre, New York. 2010- "Oh Canada" Beverly Hills, California 2007- "Christmas Rush", Vault Gallery, Winnipeg, MB. Art Confrontations #10, Adelade McDermot Gallery, Winnipeg, MB. "Kundalini Rising" .Vault Gallery. Oct. 6- Nov.3 2006- "Cornucopia", Vault Gallery. "Inside/ Out",Vault Gallery with Sarah Welsh Johnston Cl-fc

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

2012 -"Juno Beach -First Wave" mural, West Kildonan Legion, Winnipeg "ChiefPeguis sculpture portrait 12'x12'x12', snow. Winnipeg Legislature

2011 -"Dream Vacation" mural, Winnipeg, Twilight of Air Mail" mural, Botwood, Newfoundland. 12'x 55', acrylicon Dibond - Trompe I' Brush" mural, IUPAT, Local 739. Winnipeg.

2010-2011 The Peanut Farmer" 360 silo mural, Colquitt, Georgia, 27,000 sq.ft - 'Ace Burpee' portrait, 8'x8'x8', snow. Festival du Voyageur, Winnipeg.

2009- "Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 254" mural, Winnipeg. 2700 sq. ft. -Half Moon" interior mural, 8'x 27' acrylic. Lockport Manitoba -"Into The Music" art deco entryway. Mixed media, 20'x8'x8'; Exchange District, -The Real League of Nations" mural, West End Winnipeg, MB. 1000 sq. ft. -"Starry Starry Wedding Night" mural, Academy Rd., Winnipeg MB. 700 sq. ft. -"100th Church Picnic" panel mural 8'x 32', Our Lady o/tAngels Parish. Ft , - "Les Portage" 14' x 12' x 12' snow, Festival du Voyageur. Winnipeg.

2008 -"Urban Foresf mural 2800 sq. ft., Winnipeg, MB - "City Blocks" mural/wall treatment 3750 sq. ft., Winnipeg, MB - "Road to Valour" commemorative mural, 720 sq. ft., Winnipeg, MB. - "Spirit Guides" & "Inner Wolf 3'x4'x8', Concrete, acrylic. Churchill MB

2007- "Wolf Community" 40'x 12'x 1' Indiana Limestone rockface sculpture, Thompson, MB. -"Jesus and the Worshipper" Tabor Church murals, Transcona, MB., 2007 Mural of the Year "Manitoba Hydro" mural ;Winnipeg, MB. 6000 sq. feet "MacDonald's "Beaver Dam", panel mural. Group of Seven Mural festival, Huntsville, ON. "Four Wolves". 10'x10'x14', snow Festival du Voyageur. Winnipeg

2006- "Maliseet Creation" mural, Sussex Library, Sussex, New Brunswick "Guy Maddin" mural, Winnipeg, MB "Howling wolf, 8' concrete statue design. Thompson, MB

2005-"Bateman's Wolf" 10 story mural, Thompson, Manitoba -"Snow Angel," "Nanookshuk" and "Biker Bear" concrete/ mixed media sculptures. 8'-16'x 7'-12'x 7-16', CancerCare Manitoba "Snow Muses" 14'x10'x10' snow, Festival du Voyageur. c»o

2004 - "StoryLines" interior mural, Millennium Library. Winnipeg. 8'x85' "Layin' Down Tracks" mural. 14,000 sq. ft. Winnipeg, MB "Water Music" mural, 3900 sq. ft. Winnipeg "Snowbird" sculpture, 8'x8'x8' Festival Du Voyageur, Winnipeg. 2003 -"St. Regis Hotel" mural, Winnipeg. 5600 sq. ft. 2003 Mural of the Year -"Labyrinth" mural, Winnipeg. 2000 sq. ft. -"Adam Beach" mural, Winnipeg. 1200 sq. ft. -Treaty Day" museum diorama, . -"Horsepower" panel mural, Winnipeg. 8' x 48'

2002 -"Welcome to Downtown" mural, Winnipeg MB. 3500 sq. ft. -"Fitzgerald Field Notes" mural, Winnipeg. 800 sq. ft. -"Canada Auto" Trompe I'oeil mural, Winnipeg. 2200 sq. ft. -"Sky Dancers" mural, Winnipeg. 1600 sq. ft. -"History of St. Boniface Hospital" interior mural, Winnipeg. 8' x 120'

OTHER ACTIVITIES 2007- travel to Toronto art fair, Canadian Mural Conference in Huntsville, Ontario 2007- travel to with Clarence Tillenius for Canadian Museum of Nature dedication ceremony; curate retrospective exhibition "Clarence Tillenius- National Treasure" at Vault Gallery. 2006- Open Vault Gallery/ C5 Art Studio 2005- Guest Speaker, Manitoba Art History Conference. "C5­ Public Artist, Private Eyes" 2000-2002- Mural projects with at-risk youth, Graffiti Art Programming. Winnipeg, Manitoba

RECENT PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES

The Windsor Star: "Essex Gets Artsy; Businesses want Essex to paint the town; Monica Wolfson April 12, 2012

Essex Free Press: "Essex prepares to welcome muralist Charlie Johnston- Seeks community support" Sylene Argent April 19,2012

Mural Art; Murals on Huge Public Surfaces Around the World from Graffiti to TrompeFoeil Kiriakos losifidis, Vol. Ill 2010. Publikat Verlags-und Handels GmbH & Co. KG Vol. II2009. Publikat Verlags-und Handels GmbH & Co. KG Vol. 12008. Publikat Verlags-und Handels GmbH & Co. KG

Signcraft Media Canada magazine, December 2008 issue, Cover image; feature article 6pps Public Art International summer issue article: "Jesus in Your Face" 2008 Ci-S

Education Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, University of Manitoba, 1984 Electronic Prepress/ Multimedia Red River Community College, Winnipeg, 1999 Born- December 17,1962

Work Experience

Artist /Sole Proprietor C5 Artworks. Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1987- present Design &execute Murals on commission, Original Sculptures / Create Sculptures for reproduction, Original works of art for public & private clients, Graphic Design & Computer Graphics, Art Instruction &consultation/ Art program development

Director/ Curator Vault Gallery. Winnipeg Manitoba 2006-2008 Exhibitions, Promotion, Gallery outreach, administrative work & programming

Program Coordinator / Educator Graffiti Art Programming Inc. Winnipeg, Manitoba 2000- 2001 Design & implement mural art program for at- risk youth, Head Instructor

Signworker/ Billboard Artist Viacom Outdoor. Winnipeg, Manitoba 1988- 2000 Billboard & Poster Design, large scale Photorealist painting, Sign Lettering Large scale special effects, 3D elements fabrication &finishing Fabrication, Construction, Installation & Maintenance of sign structures

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Note: all images will be hand painted: photos are used to show sale and "mock ups" for artwork.

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