agendas in public art agency programming - jana weldon
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International Sculpture Conference Chicago 2012 Panel Scotland vs The USA: Who has agency in public art?TRANSCRIPT
Scottsdale, Arizona
Jana Weldon
PLACE MAKING WITH ART
to make Scottsdale one of the most desirable communities in the country in which to live, work, and visit by incorporating art and design projects throughout
Unified Aesthetic in a Downtown Area Building on Fixing broken Windows Theory: Scottsdale Cars.
The Greenbelt
Indian Bend Project Setting
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Existing path
New path connection
Potential path connection
Wash Crossing
Railroad Park
Flooding Wash
Wet Wash
Thomas Road Improvements Stacy Levy Artist Concept
DEPT ECONOMIC VITALITY
CONTRACT ADMIN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SCC PRESIDENT & CEO
SCC ADMIN & FINANCE
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
SCPA ADVISORY BOARD
SMoCA ADVISORY BOARD
SPA ADVISORY BOARD
Unique Private Non-Profit
AIPD $4.5million since 1985
* Selected Projects
Scottsdale Waterfront
Robert Indiana’s Love James Turrell’s Skyspace Knight
Rise Donald Lipski’s The Doors Herb Mignery’s Hashknife
Monument Passing the Legacy Soleri Bridge & Plaza
Signature Events & Artworks
Exhibitions, & Installations
Education & Outreach
Collection Support Strong Conservation/Restoration Program
Civic
Center
Library
Gallery
21 May –
7 Sept
2011
Soleri Bridge & Plaza
lifeline
Community Engagement * You Activate the Art * You Are Part of the Magic
LIVE THE ART. LOVE THE PLACE.
New community traditions & gatherings
Planning & Development
Master Plan Advisory Committee
Resident, Officials, Arts Leaders Interviews
Café Conversations
Town Halls
Scottsdale Cultural Council Task Force
Place Odyssey
Looking into the future
How should public art
change in face of fewer
CIP projects?
Within CIP projects,
integrated design or
stand alone sculpture?
Where will future public
art funding come from?
Temporary (events and
installations) versus
Permanent?
How will public art best
serve Scottsdale?
•keep it vital?
•support tourism?
The Grove (Artist in Residence) by Erin V. Sotak Visit Erin at the Livery in Downtown Scottsdale
(3125 N Brown Avenue) M-TH 1-4p & FRI/SAT 3-6p through OCT 2012 The Grove is a chapter in Sotak’s on-going Eternal
Optimist myth series and a part of Scottsdale Public Art's Creative Residency program in cooperation with the City of Scottsdale, the owner of the Livery where Sotak is working.
Read the residency blog Inside the Livery a small citrus grove grows in
portable pots in front of a Waterloo pump organ. As the myth recounts, in order for the lemons to grow and turn golden, they must be serenaded with the rich notes of music. The lemons, which were originally harvested from the sea, need a generous amount of water to flourish. The Livery— a veritable desert—lacks the necessary water. As a result, Cleo (Sotak) will haul water to the lemon trees and walk them throughout downtown Scottsdale on a daily basis, requesting the aid of passing pedestrians and rewarding them with wooden optimist nickels.
The Grove recalls the importance of water in the Arizona desert and the local farming history of old Scottsdale which once flourished with citrus groves.
www.scottsdalepublicart.org