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System-Wide Art Acquisition Committee FY12 Report

Committee Role & Scope

• UH System public art program approved by

the Board of Regents in 1966.

• Texas law in 1969 enabled allocation of 1%

construction cost set-aside for the campus

public art (new construction projects only)

• SWAAC is charged by the Board with the sole

purpose for selecting and acquiring public art

for the System campuses.

•Appointments made by the Board.

Committee Membership

Name Affiliation/Museum Term Expires Name Affiliation/Museum Term Expires

Vacant Regent 9/1/2011

Nandita Berry Regent 9/1/2012

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP

nberry@lockelord.com

Emily Messa Chair SWAAC Indefinite

University of Houston

eamessa@uh.edu

Elaine Jefferson Comm. Representative 9/1/2013

relaine.j@gmail.com

Clint Willour Galveston Arts Center 9/1/2013

clint@glavestonartscenter.org

Kim Davenport Rice University Art Gallery 9/1/2012

Rice University Art Gallery

kdaven@rice.edu

Vacant Comm. Representative 9/1/2011

Toby Kamps Menil Collection 9/1/2012

The Menil Collection

tkamps@menil.org

Claudia Schmuckli UH, Blaffer Gallery Indefinite

cschmuckli@uh.edu

Vacant UH Victoria 9/1/2011

Mark Cervenka UH Downtown 9/1/2013

O’Kane Gallery

cervenkam@uhd.edu

Mary Ann Shallberg UH Clear Lake 9/1/2013

UH Clear Lake

shallberg@uhcl.edu

Michael Guidry UH Public Art Curator Indefinite

120 Fine Arts Building

Mguidry3@uh.edu

Karen Farber Dir., UH Center for the Arts 9/1/2012

klfarber@uh.edu

Jonathan Thurston UH – ad hoc member Indefinite

Facilities, Planning & Construction

rmoore3@central.uh.edu

Vacant Museum Rep

SWAAC 2011-2012 Financial Activity

2011-2012 Total 1% Budget Received $ 4,004,750

2011-2012 Public Art Acquisitions/Commissions 3,541,500

Allocated for Conservation/Operations 318,200

Remaining Budget for Acquisitions/Commissions 145,050

University of Houston Health & Biomedical Building

Artist:

Kendall Buster,

proposed

artwork for

HBSC

$375,000

Artist: Brian Tolle Proposed artwork for Cemo Hall, Professional Precinct funds, $575,000

Fiesta Dancers by Luis Jimenez, purchase, to be installed near

West Dining, $345,000

University of Houston University Center

Artist: Aaron Parazette UC addition areas, 2 large scale wall paintings, $80,000

Malou Flato, potential mural

locations

University of Houston Cougar Village II

Malou Flato tile murals relocating from Cougar Place to Cougar Village II

University of Houston Cougar Place Artist: Nathan Carter Proposed screening wall for Cougar Place, $150,000

Artist: Liam Gillick Proposed artwork, location to be determined $300,000

University of Houston The New Football Stadium

Artist: Jim Isermann Stadium Project, paver design, $750,000

University of Houston Fine Art Faculty purchases

Al Souza, $18,000 Gael Stack, $18,000

MANUAL (Hill/Bloom), $20,000, group of10 photos

University of Houston Calhoun Lofts Artist: Lawrence Argent Recently Completed

University of Houston - Downtown Library 4th Floor

Artist: Bert Samples $40,000

University of Houston – Clear Lake

Artist: Nick de Vries Ceramic Sculptures, $40,000

University of Houston – Clear Lake

Artist: Sandria Hu 2 large scale paintings, $40,000

University of Houston Sugar Land

Artist: Lin Emery $175,000

What You Don't Know,

2011

collage on masonite

33 1/8" x 36 1/8“

University of Houston Sugar Land

Artist: Lance Letscher commission, $55,000, example of work shown

University of Houston Sugar Land

Artist: Helen Alterman Group of 14 drawings purchase, $26,350

University of Houston University Center

Chicano Mural at UC, La Marcha Por La Humanidad

System-Wide Art Acquisition Committee Website

• http://www.uh.edu/af/committees/swaac.htm

•UHPAC website http://uh.edu/uh-collection/

•facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Houston-

Public-Art-Collection/174240729070