Transmission of Invitation to Art on the River Opening Celebration Copyrighted
August 1, 2022
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 09.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Transmission of Invitation to Art on the River Opening Celebration
SUM MARY: City Manager transmitting to City Council an invitation to the opening
celebration of the 2022-23 Art on the River exhibition, an event set for
Friday,August 5, 2022, from 5-7 p.m. on the Grand River Center patio
and along the Mississippi Riverwalk in the Port of Dubuque.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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Transmission of I nvitation to Art on the River Opening City Manager Memo
Celebration-MVM Memo
Memo to MVM re Transmission of I nvitation to Art on Staff Memo
the River Opening Celebration
2022-23 Art on the River I nvitation as Utility Bill Mailer Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Transmission of Invitation to Art on the River Opening Celebration
DATE: July 27, 2022
Arts & Cultural Affairs Coordinator Jenni Petersen-Brant is transmitting to City Council
an invitation to the opening celebration of the 2022-23 Art on the River exhibition, an
event set for Friday, August 5, 2022, from 5-7 p.m. on the Grand River Center patio and
along the Mississippi Riverwalk in the Port of Dubuque.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Jill Connors, Economic Development Director
Jenni Petersen-Brant, Arts & Cultural Affairs Coordinator
Dubuque Economic Development Department
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jenni Petersen-Brant, Arts & Cultural Affairs Coordinator
SUBJECT: Transmission of Invitation to Art on the River Opening Celebration
DATE: July 27, 2022
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to transit to City leadership an invitation to the
opening celebration of the 2022-23 Art on the River exhibition, an event set for Friday,
August 5, 2022 from 5-7 p.m. on the Grand River Center patio and along the Mississippi
Riverwalk in the Port of Dubuque.
BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION
The 2022-23 Art on the River (AOTR) exhibition will be the City's 16t" edition of this
popular rotating public sculpture program along the Mississippi Riverwalk in the Port of
Dubuque. The new collection of 11 sculptural works is set to be installed the first week
of August 2022. This process culminates with an opening celebration that is free and
open to the public.
In addition to welcoming the Art on the River artists and artworks to the riverwalk, the
celebration will feature live music by local artist Brion Bowman, spoken word
performance by local poet Aaliyah Herrion, and 3D artmaking demonstrations by:
• Dan Aldeman, local metalwork artist with a work included in the 2022-23 Art on
the River exhibit;
• Emerald Frommelt, local beadwork and Indigenous craft artist;
• Elizabeth Jack, local Marshallese traditional weaver;
• Rachel Spurling, local potter and Clarke University alum.
Additional information on this event is available at www.cityofdubuque.org/artontheriver.
As one of our many outreach tactics, the City's Public Information Office designed an
invitation that could also serve as a utility bill insert. The invitation will reach
approximately 21,000 City of Dubuque utility customers with their July billing. Additional
copies of the insert were received by the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission to
personally distribute to their networks.
RECOMMENDATION/ACTION STEP
I respectfully request that the information provided by received and filed, with an
invitation to our elected officials and City staff, along with their family and friends to join
in this community celebration.
Cc: Jill Connors, Economic Development Director
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Art on the River is a public art program that renews the exhibit of a
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