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JUNE 2013 News Briefs Brief items from the past month related to public art in Florida

from the Florida Association of Public Art Professionals (FAPAP)

NATIONAL ArtsJournal.com announces the return of its blog Aesthetic Grounds written by Glenn Weiss. (FAPAP Board member). Weiss examines the expanding field public art and other interventions in public space. His perspective has been informed as the founding manager of the public art program for Times Square in New York City between 2008-2011 and as a producer and critic of public art in south Florida and Seattle for many years. Read the Blog https://www.artsjournal.com/aestheticgrounds

EDITORS NOTE

I had a computer glitch and think I missed some items. If you submitted news and it is not here, please send it to me for next month’s NEWS BRIEFS.

BROWARD COUNTY

Public artwork, Vendor with Walkman, by former Broward County artist Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925 – January 6, 1996), received a 'dusting' in April by conservation professionals Stephan Tugrul and Tin Ly. The popular artwork, featuring a seated 30+ year-old male wearing a red T-shirt, blue pants, baseball cap and listening to a walkman radio/cassette during a break, is located in the Departure Level, Terminal 3, at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Broward County received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts' Save Outdoor Sculptures! program in 1995 for their initiative to allocate 15 percent of all public art funds to the conservation, maintenance and curatorial needs of each piece of artwork. This Broward County Commission program was cited for its foresight in choosing to conserve and protect art for future generations in what may be one of the few public art conservation programs of its type in the nation.

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY Twenty-three governmental and business locations participate as alternate galleries for local artists as curated by the Arts & Humanities Council of Charlotte County. The newest addition as an Art in Public Places site is Charlotte Regional Medical Center. A ribbon cutting and reception will be held on Wednesday, June 5 for their two-month exhibition.

Image painted by Barbara Albin, the first artist to have an exhibition. This piece is being used as the logo for the Arts Therapy program.

CLEARWATER Mark Flickinger was recently selected as a public art consultant to manage a $200,000 private development project for BayCare Corporation as they comply with the City of Clearwater’s public art in private development ordinance. This project is in an early stage of planning—initial ideas are focusing on artist- designed and fabricated outdoor benches that will be incorporated into a fitness trail that will transverse the project site.

DELRAY BEACH

FAPAP board member and Delray Beach resident Glenn Weiss has signed a public art management contract with a private foundation seeking to utilize the skills of artists to solve problems identified by local communities.

FORT MYERS

1) The national public art registry cultureNOW has chosen Fort Myers as its featured collection for the month of May. It is just the latest organization/publication to recognize the strides Fort Myers has taken to reinvent itself as an arts and cultural (and convention) destination, and it specifically identified the Edison & Ford Winter Estates as a repository for a significant portion of Fort Myers' public artworks. Read on: NY-based cultureNOW chooses Fort Myers as public art collection of the month

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2) Rosa Lowinger & Associates, a Miami-based conservation firm with a specialty in public art,

recently conducted a detailed survey of three historic public art monuments for the City of Ft. Myers, FL. One, the Tootie McGregor fountain is 100 year old and the first piece of public art in Ft. Myers. The Public Art committee has $15,000 in its coffers for repair and maintenance to cover 21 sculpture and more than two dozen paintings, prints and photographs. They are considering asking for private donations. The estimate on the Tootie McGregor fountain was $65,000 alone.

3) Another memorial, the Robert E Lee Memorial recently received protective fencing by the

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Without the fence, the marble base was an attractive target for skateboarders. More information at New fencing added to the Robert E. Lee Memorial in time for county's anniversary.

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4) Chicago artist Barbara Cooper has installed a new artwork in the main library of Florida

Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers. This Art in State Building’s funded project is 36' long x 12' high x 8' wide; and hangs from cables in the library’s atrium lobby. Titled “Ecotone”, this sculpture is based on imagery that conveys a sense of flowing water (and metamorphic ally, the flow of knowledge and ideas). The artwork is made out of curved panels of wood veneer.

(Photos are snapshots by artist and are not for reproduction or publication.)

5) California sculptor Peter Mitten has been chosen from three finalists and 112 applications a public artwork that will commemorate the cattle industry of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More information at http://www.examiner.com/article/new-public-artworks-will-mark-historic-cattle-trail-that-cut-through-fort-myers

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JACKSONVILLE 1. The Yates Mural Project, initially slated to begin in late March, now has a June 4 start date.

The complications have involved establishing process, policy and partnerships at the city and the Federal Department of Transportation.

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2. “No Couch Potatoes” is one of the outdoor sculptures that the City of Jacksonville Conservation Report is showing needs renovation/repair as you can see.

3. Twenty seven proposals including a high number of artist applicants were received by the Cultural council for grants in the Spark program – to add “spark” to the city. Total funding available is $61,000.

KEY BISCAYNE The web site of the Village of Key Biscayne Public Art Program has been updated. With information about the program, a visitors' guide and their media coverage. www.artinkeybiscayne.org.

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KISSIMMEE Kissimmee Main Street has created a Kid's Scavenger Hunt for the 2012-2013 Kissimmee Sculpture Experience. An interactive experience for families, it features a question for each sculpture featured in this year's experience. The hunt can be picked up at the Welcome Station, 421 Broadway.

Antherium by David Hayes. Photo by Skip Stowers.

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MIAMI The Bayfront Park in Miami has Helidon Xhixha (Italy) for four months, sponsored by Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery.

ORLANDO A 70 foot John Henry sculpture has been approved by the Orlando Public Art Advisory Board (OPAAB) for a two-year placement in Loch Haven Park. The Millenium Arch at Wall Street and Orange Ave has had funds approved by OPAAB to hire one of the artists who created the piece, Kyle, to restore the fading paint.

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SARASOTA A film by art students critiquing Sarasota’s public art led to an article in the paper.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130529/OPINION/305299997?p=1&tc=pg

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TAMARAC Glenn Weiss will be managing the City of Tamarac public art program. The city has a 1% fee on all new public and private construction.

WEST PALM BEACH The installation of a 30’ Ann Norton designed public artwork is stalled as installation costs have double.

http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/national/ann-norton-public-art-commission-hits-a-snag/nX6WB/

(Artist’s rendering)

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CALLS FOR ART

BOYNTON BEACH The Avenue of the Arts, a year-long outdoor artwork exhibit: $1,000 loan fee. Deadline June 20. The Art in Public Places program may purchase one, or more, of the artworks for permanent placement in Boynton Beach. To date, six artworks were purchased for permanent placement in the City with many participating artists awarded additional commissions. All the artwork is for sale. Click here for PDF document of complete exhibit invite, submission specs and sample artists agreement. www.boynton-beach.org/departments/public_art/avenue_of_the_arts/docs/avenue_invite_letter_13_14.pdf More information: www.BoyntonBeachArts.org

ST. PETERSBURG

A Thematic Series of Bus Transportation Stops. Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2013, 5pm. $25,000 for the theme (Part I), plus a negotiated fee for implementing the design in the construct of the first ten (10) stops in the series (Part II). The Artist or Artist Team will have a direct influence upon 500K of the project costs and an indirect influence upon 2.3M of additional project costs.

Project Details:http://www.stpete.org/arts_and_culture/public_art/call_for_artists.asp

PLEASE LET US KNOW Let us know about any public art related news from your area – new art work, loss of art work, press or legislation affecting the arts, new personnel, etc. Send news of the month to Terry.Olson@ocfl.net by the 1st of the following month.

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