BRIEFING ON

MURALS

Presented to the City Council by theFort Worth Parks & Community Servicesand Fort Worth Public Art

April 8, 2014

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CFW MURAL INITIATIVES

Independent programs with cross-over missions that collaborate yet serve different purposes.

Graffiti Abatement& Fort Worth Public Art

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PACS Graffiti Abatement - Abates Graffiti

Roles and ResponsibilitiesGraffiti Ordinance

Any unauthorized inscription, word,signature, symbol, design, or othermark-making applied to any fence,wall, roadway, sidewalk or anyproperty of any sort …whether theproperty is public or private.

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FWPA – Commissions Art

Roles and ResponsibilitiesFort Worth Public Art Ordinance

Art or Artwork means works in anypermanent medium or combination ofmedia, produced by artists who aregenerally recognized by critics and peersas professionals of serious intent andsubstantial ability.

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Lowden Bridge2013 Neighborhood of Year Award Shaw Clark Tunnel

Foch & Lancaster Bridge JMSL Park

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Northside Branch Library

Zipper Building

Northside CommunityCenter

Southwest Community Center

West Berry Underpass

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Artist ProcessPACS Graffiti AbatementPartners with community artists and volunteer groups

FWPAContracts professional artists

selected through FWPA process

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PACS Graffiti AbatementCommunity consensus Graffiti Abatement Coordinator approved

FWPAFort Worth Art Commission recommended

Stakeholder review Council approved

Design Process

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PACS Graffiti AbatementCrime Control and Prevention DistrictVolunteer maintenance - murals are not intended to be permanent

FWPAPublic Art Fund - commissions

Collection Management - maintenance

Funding

before

after

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PACS Graffiti Abatement FWPAParticipates on artist selection

and design review panels.Helps artist understand community voice

and site context

Community Involvement

Before

After

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Communities initiate projects (NA)Local artistsArt teachers from schools and universities

History

2005 FWPA Planning

2008Council request

After initial meetings PACS and FWPA recommended:

• Visioning meeting to determine philosophy and possible direction, consider funding, identify youth group partners and community arts organization.

• Create connections between local arts groups/non-profit organizations to collaborate with PACS on a more comprehensive mural program.

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Visioning

2009Mural Strategies for Fort WorthWorkshop

The Big Picture: “Transforming Philadelphia into the City of Murals” Lecture

Judie Gilmore LomnesDirector of Strategic Initiatives and Planning, City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

Twenty attendees at workshop including:

CM EspinoCM BurnsBoys & Girls Club Imagination CelebrationArts de la RosaAmphibian ProductionsTarrant County Juvenile ServicesFort Worth Police DepartmentCFW PlanningCFW Code ComplianceCFW PACSFort Worth Art CommissionFWPA

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Graffiti Abatement

2009 Northside restoration

2013 Shaw/Clark recreated

Restoration & Maintenance

Deloitte employees restored Northside mural

Recreated mural on heavily tagged areas - Shaw Clark

Graffiti Abatement

Blitzes clean up projects

Girls Scout Troops (Stanley Ave.)

Boy’s & Girl’s Comin-Up Program (Seminary Dr.)

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Restoration & Maintenance

Restoration & Maintenance

FWPA

2005 RestorationNorthside Library

2009 RestorationZipper Mural

Untitled, Anthony Dominguez. Northside Library

Zipper, Stuart Gentling/Suzanne Gentling, “Zipper Building”

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OutreachGroups, Programs and Organization

• After School Program• Neighborhood Associations• FWISD • Universities -TCU/Texas Wesleyan• Tarrant County Juvenile Services • Boys & Girls Club/Comin-Up Program• Churches• Businesses• Clubs/Troops

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Graffiti Abatement

Graffiti IQ

Contact Methods- Phone- My Fort Worth

App- Graffiti@fortworth

texas.gov

Outreach

FWPA

2010Community Murals –Transforming Public Spaces. Workshop Fort Worth Community Arts Center

Designing a Mural Making CommunityLecture, Rose Marine Theater

David McShane, ArtistCity of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

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FWPA 2010Rebirth of Aspiration

How to be a Mural Artist5 day Workshop, 10 FWISD studentsFort Worth Community Arts Center

How to be a Mural ArtistLecture, NorthsideCommunity Center

Manuel Pulido, artistFort Worth, Texas

Commission & Outreach

Rebirth of Aspiration, Manuel Pulido. Northside Community Center

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FWPA 2012

Love Story

Mural Making5 week Workshop13 FWISD studentsSouthwest Community Center

Michael Kirby, ArtistAustin, TX

Commission & Outreach

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Summary

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Graffiti Abatement

Effective in reducing tagging

Continues to evolve

Citizen involvement essential

Directs vandals to positive outlets

Next Steps

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~ Place - opportunity to enhance place-making

~ Accessibility (voice) - generally understandable narrative imagery

~ Message - can maximize community voice

~ Visual – color and texture can maximize visual impact to lackluster or degraded environments

~ Place – distinction between public space vs. personal space

~ Accessibility (location) – not everyone’s cup of tea

~ Message - doesn’t always speak to everyone and can become outdated

~ Visual - vandalism, fading, and other environmental impacts require attention and maintenance

Pros Cons

Things to Consider

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~ Great way to build community

~ Can instill pride in community and create synergy

~ Impermanent medium – changes can easily be repainted with artist’s cooperation, or mural can be painted over at end of functional lifespan

~ Community engagement

~ Impermanent medium

~ FWPA limited to city-owned property. Public/ private partnership = easement agreement management (no guarantees when properties sell)

Pros Cons

Things to Consider

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Next Steps • Independently, PACS Graffiti Abatement and FWPA continues to work on mural projects

that fit within their missions

• Collaboratively, both programs work to engage local artists in mural making

• FWPA’s Artist-in-Residence (in FY 2014 Work Plan) develops Mural Best Practices for Fort Worth to be reviewed and recommended by the Fort Worth Art Commission and the Parks and Community Services Advisory Board.

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Questions / Comments?

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Philadelphia Mural ArtsThe Mural Arts Program began in 1984 in an effort to eradicate graffiti.

In 1996, a nonprofit organization - the Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates - was established to raise funds and provide support.

Mural Arts uses public/private partnerships and encompasses both city and nonprofits.

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53 Staff Members:• 3 Chief Officers• 9 Directors• 13 Managers• 4 Staff Artists• 4 Project Managers• + Support Staff

36 Board of Directors

Philadelphia Mural Arts

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Programs• Art Education (17)• Restorative Justice • Porch Light • +muraLAB• Restored Spaces

2011Support & Revenue $8.3 MExpenses $7.5 M

Philadelphia Mural Arts

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Controversy and Moratoriums

The Giant of BostonOs Gemeos70’ x 70’

Philadelphia Mural Arts & Other Programs

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