TOWN OF BRECKENRIDGE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION AGENDA Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Meeting Location: Fuqua Livery Stable, 110 East Washington Avenue 4:00 Call to order Meeting 4:05 Review of Minutes June 4, 2014 4:10 Amendments/Approval of Agenda Updates 4:15 Public Art Program Breckenridge Theatre Gallery – Reception July12th Setup and Cleanup 2nd Saturday Update Sculpture on the Blue Signage/Brochure Public Reception – August 6th Albert Paley, “Syncline” - Contract and Visit Harris Street Community Center Quilt Update Timeline for Public Art Projects Art Around Town Tours - Update Discussion Items 4:30 Roundabout Sculpture – “Environmental Art” Contact with Dan Snow, Chris Booth and Ilan Averbuch Update Tom Lotke retaining wall option Sketch Presentation Format and Date 4:45 North Main Street Park - “Tom’s Baby” Sculpture Commission Presentations – up to 3 sculptors each w/ 5 min each Commissioner to present 5:30 Goebel Family Donation 5:40 Retreat Location and Date Loveland Sculpture Show – Friday, August 8th 5:45 Next Meeting/Absences The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6, 2014 5:50 Adjourn For further information, please contact Jennifer Cram at 970-547-3116. 06-04-2014 Town of Breckenridge Public Art Commission – Regular Meeting Roll Call Stephanie Sadler called the June 4, 2014, Public Art Commission meeting to order at 4:00 pm at the Fuqua Livery Stable. The following people were present: Commissioners: Stephanie Sadler Tom Kramer Jenny Lundin Mara Sobeck Janis Bunchman Staff: Jennifer Cram Robb Woulfe APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes from the May 7, 2014, meeting were approved as submitted, as motioned by Tom and seconded by Jenny. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as submitted. AGENDA Updates Public Art Program Updates Breckenridge Theatre Gallery There is no artist reception planned for June as the Backstage Theatre is dark. The next artist reception is scheduled for July 12th featuring the paintings of Leona Sophocles Brownson. Sculpture on the Blue Installation went well despite weather on Friday, May 30th. The last two sculptures were installed on Tuesday June 3rd. Signage will be ready for Town Party on June 13th and the brochure will be ready shortly afterwards. All agreed to continue to work with McGraphics since they have all the content and have done a good job in the past. The artists’ reception was well attended; all but two of the participating sculptors were present. The sculptors enjoyed meeting one another and the commission. All agreed that the reception was a success. The public reception is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6th during the regularly scheduled meeting. Jennifer will do a press release to share the diversity of sculptures and sculptors from around the country in this years show. Albert Paley “Syncline” Agreement The agreement has been finalized and Paley Studios will be sending signed copies soon. Jennifer has put in a check request for the first installment of $45,000. Albert Paley has also been confirmed for a visit to Breckenridge arriving September 25th and departing on the 27th. A public presentation will be organized during the launch of the Arts District on September 26th. Website Update Stephanie shared the new public art website, wwwbreckpublicart.com. The website features a map and photos of sculptures in the permanent collection and Sculpture on the Blue. Art Around Town Tours The subcommittee met prior to the meeting to review talking points to be able to assist in leading the tour. The tour starts in the Arts District on Fridays at 10:30 am throughout the summer. Participants learn about what is happening in the Arts District and then walk through Sculpture on the Blue and past several pieces in the public 06-04-2014 art collection. Tours take about an hour. Janis can cover most dates. A calendar was passed around to get Commissioners signed up for the remaining dates. Community Arts Updates Tom noted that the Summit County Arts Council (SCAC) would be hosting Meet the Artists again this year June 28th and 29th on the Riverwalk Lawn and in the Blue River Plaza. This event is the SCAC’s primary fund raiser and features local and regional CO artists. Discussion Items Roundabout Sculpture – “Environmental Art” and “Environmental Graphics” Jennifer has reached to Dan Snow, Chris Booth and Ilan Averbuch. After speaking with them about existing sculpture budgets, she learned that the budget for a large stone work is about $100,000 - $300,000 depending on scale. The Commission agreed that the original $100,000 budget was realistic. The Commission also agreed to move forward with having each of the sculptors prepare up to 3 sketches of proposals for the roundabout. Sketches will be due in August. Once the Commission has reviewed the sketches they will share them with the Cultural Arts Advisory Committee (CAAC) before going back to the Council. The Commission hopes to be able to share the proposals and make a recommendation to Council sometime in September. Jennifer also spoke with Elena Scott the landscape Architect and Mark Johnston from Public Works to understand the timeline for median and roundabout improvements. Jennifer was happy to share that there is still time to integrate an environmental piece into the roundabout with the existing timeline. The plan is to put the Civil portion out to bid this summer and start work in the fall. The concrete work will likely get completed fall of 2014 with landscaping completed in spring of 2015. The only thing that is set in stone (no pun intended) is the concrete work. Elena was excited to work with whomever the Commission recommends. North Main Street Park “Tom’s Baby” Sculpture The Commission agreed to follow the same process for creating a short list of sculptors as they did for the environmental sculptors. Each commissioner will do some homework and share with the rest of the commission at the nest meeting up to 3 sculptors that would be a good fit to create a larger than life bronze sculpture of a miner with “Toms Baby”. Each Commissioner will have up to 5 minutes to present. A short list of 3 sculptors will be created from the selection presented. Once the short list is created, the Commission will share it with Mike Dudick for input. Goebel Family Donation Jennifer shared the possibility of the Goebel family making a donation to commission or directly purchase a sculpture to be located near the new Speakeasy Theatre. The Goebel’s will be back in town in July. Jennifer will reach to them to try and get an idea of what resonates with them. The Commission thought that a piece that reflects the social nature of a theatre would be a good fit, but would like to know if the Goebel’s have any ideas. Annual Retreat The Commission agreed that it would be appropriate to attend the Loveland Sculpture Show in August to see all of the sculptures and to grow their list of sculptors that fit within certain genre’s. The tentative date for the retreat is Saturday, August 9th. It will be a full day. The majority of the commission present were ok with that date. Jennifer will reach to the other commissioners and confirm the date. Details for the retreat will be discussed at the next meeting. Action Items Action Items from October 2nd 2013 • The subcommittee will meet with Riverwalk Center staff and Public Works to discuss the relocation of the Nest. Pending 06-04-2014 Action Items from January 8th 2014 • Additional information on quilt archiving. Pending • Annual retreat final details. Complete, the Commission will attend the Loveland Sculpture Show in August. Action Items from April 2nd 2014 • The Commission will pause and research sculptors and sculptures that fit the “Environmental Art “and ‘Environmental Graphic” themes. Presentations from Commission Complete, short list Complete and sculptors working on sketches due in August. Action Items from May 7th 2014 • Discuss next steps and process for North Main Street Public Art piece. Complete • Finalize 10th sculpture for Sculpture on the Blue. Complete • Finalize location and catering for Sculpture on the Blue Artist’s Reception. Complete • Get invitations out for Sculpture on the Blue Artist’s Reception. Complete • Finalize Paley Agreement. Complete • Look into timeline for roundabout improvements. Complete • Schedule training for Art Around Town tours. Complete Action Items from June 4th 2014 • Press release to share the diversity of sculptures and sculptors from around the country in this year’s show. • Sketches due from environmental sculptors in August. • Commission to research sculptors for “Tom’s Baby” and create a short list. • Jennifer to reach to the Goebel family to learn more about their vision for a donation. • Details of the retreat to the Loveland Sculpture Show in August. The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 pm. Next Meeting: The Commission will meet again on Wednesday, July 2nd at 4:00 pm at the Fuqua Livery Stable. .