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Recommended Sculptures for 2024-25 Art on the River Rotating Public Art Exhibition Copyrighted April 15, 2024 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 08. City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE: Recommended Sculptures for 2024-25 Art on the River Rotating Public Art Exhibition SUM MARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission's recommendation noted related to the 2024-25 Art on the River exhibit. SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File;Approve DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type MVM Memo City Manager Memo Memo Staff Memo Recommended Sculptures Supporting Documentation Dubuque THE CITY QF � All-Meriea Ciry DLT B E ; . � . � �� � � MaSt� Z�C� aYd t�Q Mt55ZSSZ Z zoa�•zoiz•�ai3 YP pp za��*zai� TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Recommended Sculptures for 2024-25 Art on the River Rotating Public Art Exhibition DATE: April 8, 2024 Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager Bonnie Spurling is recommending City Council approval of the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission's recommendation noted related to the 2024-25 Art on the River exhibit. The request uses approved FY25 budget allocations dedicated to Art on the River; the FY25 Art on the River budget provides up to 11 stipends of$1,800 per sculpture with travel reimbursements of up to $200 per artist. The panelists' recommendation of 11 sculptures for exhibit plus 2 alternates was presented to the Commission for consideration on March 26, 2024. No additional installation concerns have been noted at this time. The Commission unanimously voted on March 26, 2024, to approve the recommendation as follows: 1. Concurrence with the community review panel's 11 sculpture selections: a. Amelia Gotera, "If You Build It..." b. Tim Adams, "Prairie Tussocks" c. Chris Wubbena, "Action Reaction" d. David Zahn, "Grace" e. Andrew Arvanetes, "When A Man's An Empty Kettle" f. John Bannon, "Drop" g. Luke Achterberg, "Intersections" h. Mark Hall, "Harmony" i. Jeremy Rudd, "Longing" j. Nathan Pierce, "Allura" k. Steve Buduo, "Air Garden II" 2. Concurrence with the community panel's 2 alternate sculpture selections as needed by Staff to fill any exhibition voids that may arise if a recommended sculpture is unavailable: a. Nathan Pierce, "Lil' Blue" b. Bobby Scribner, "Races" I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. v Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:sv Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Jill Connors, Economic Development Director Bonnie Spurling, Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager 2 �UbU Ue Economic Development Department q Office of Arts&Cultural Affairs THE CITY OF �+ 130o Ivlain Street All-Amerie�City Dubuque,Iowa 52001-4763 � � ��x�,•���'������' Office(563)589-4393 U � � � � TTY(563)690-6678 http://www.cityofdubuque.arg � 2007*2012�2013 Masterpiece on the Mississippi zoi�*zoig TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Bonnie Spurling, Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager SUBJECT: Recommended Sculptures for 2024-25 Art on the River Rotating Public Art Exhibition DATE: April 2, 2024 INTRODUCTION This memorandum presents the recommended 2024-25 Art on the River sculpture selections as curated by a community jury panel and supported by the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission (the Commission) for approval by the City Manager and City Council. BACKGROUND The 2024-25 Art on the River (AOTR) will be the City's 18t" edition of hosting this popular rotating exhibit of large-scale sculptural public art along the Mississippi Riverwalk in the Port of Dubuque. Each year, the program cultivates a new open-air gallery and community events that engage residents and visitors in a multi-faceted experience of one of our most significant and unique attractions, the Mississippi River. Sculptures are sourced through an open call and available for private purchase for a period of one-year; the 2024-25 exhibit will be on display from August 9, 2024, through late July 2025. DISCUSSION Art on the River is produced annually and promoted throughout by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in tandem with community volunteers and City staff. The current AOTR Planning Committee includes Commissioner Tom Robbins, community members Mary Armstrong, Ryan Decker, Gina Siegert, Jenni Petersen-Brant, and Brianna Thompson, and City staff member Mike Williams. The Planning Committee, in concurrence with the Commission, used the following process to arrive at this year's recommendation. Theme: The theme "Art on the River: Culture and Conversation" was drafted by the Planning Committee and approved by the Commission to recruit submissions that have the ability to enlighten, educate, and affect communities and culture. Culture is learned, adaptive and shared. Our aim was to curate an exhibit that engages the community in conversations with each other and the artists behind the works; to encourage, challenge and educate, helping us to overcome barriers, and foster economic growth and community prosperity. Selection Process: AOTR sculptures are identified through a national open call for art and community-driven selection process. Program guidelines are posted online and advertised broadly. Any interested artist can submit up to 3 entries for consideration at no cost through our online application portal. There is generally a 6-week window between when the call is released and when submissions are due. This year, we received 51 unique applications from 31 artists representing 11 states in the US, as well as India. The Planning Committee engages 3 community members based on their expertise in public art, visual art exhibit curation, and / or in relation to the exhibit's theme to provide an objective recommendation of works to be exhibited from the submissions received. This year's `community juror panel' included: • Joseph Madrigal — Associate Professor of Art and Visual and performing Arts Department Head, Luther College, Decorah, lowa • Troy Aiken — Assistant Professor of Art, Clarke University, Dubuque, lowa • Dan Perry— Coordinator, Public Art Incubator and Sculpture Faculty, University of Northern lowa, Cedar Falls, lowa Panelists independently review, score, and comment on submissions based on the criteria below: • Theme Appropriateness: How well does the sculpture speak, both visually and through the artist's statements, to the `Culture & Conversation' theme? � Creativity: Does the making or presentation of the work demonstrate innovative, original approaches in bold, thoughtful, and / or well-crafted ways? • Aesthetic Value: Will the work attract the public's attention? To what degree will the work add to from the Riverwalk's natural or built landscape? After all scores were entered and then reviewed by Staff, panelists met virtually with Staff to collectively curate the exhibit based on said scoring. Until these final curating discussions, information that identifies the applying artist is absent from the process to support unbiased review of applications. Recommendation: The panelists' recommendation of 11 sculptures for exhibit plus 2 alternates was presented to the Commission for consideration on March 26, 2024. No additional installation concerns have been noted at this time. The Commission unanimously voted on March 26, 2024, to approve the recommendation as follows: 1. Concurrence with the community review panel's 11 sculpture selections: a. Amelia Gotera, "If You Build It..." b. Tim Adams, "Prairie Tussocks" c. Chris Wubbena, "Action Reaction" d. David Zahn, "Grace" e. Andrew Arvanetes, "When A Man's An Empty Kettle" f. John Bannon, "Drop" g. Luke Achterberg, "Intersections" h. Mark Hall, "Harmony" i. Jeremy Rudd, "Longing" j. Nathan Pierce, "Allura" k. Steve Buduo, "Air Garden II" 2. Concurrence with the community panel's 2 alternate sculpture selections as needed by Staff to fill any exhibition voids that may arise if a recommended sculpture is unavailable: a. Nathan Pierce, "Lil' Blue" b. Bobby Scribner, "Races" BUDGET IMPACTS There are no new budget impacts associated with this request. The request uses approved FY25 budget allocations dedicated to Art on the River; the FY25 Art on the River budget provides up to 11 stipends of$1,800 per sculpture with travel reimbursements of up to $200 per artist. RECOMMENDATIONS Staff requests the City Manager and City Council approve the Arts & Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission's recommendation noted above related to the 2024-25 Art on the River exhibit. Following City Manager and City Council approval of the above, agreements as reviewed by Legal, will be presented to Artists for signature and forwarded to the City Manager for execution. Cc: Jill Connors, Economic Development Director Jenny Larson, Director of Finance and Budget �;� � 1 , 1 � - � +; � + , � . ..+:. . - .. . 'I - Through visual crea , - ,. _ �:- artists haVe a powerful ability to �� enlighten, educate and affect � . � communities and culture. Culture is LEARNED. Culture is ADAPT � � � - - � � _ Culture is S `�= �� � , This exhibition consists of large scale, outdoor sculpture pieces that invite guests to get to know the artists through their work - who they are, where they're from, what they value, and what they believe. These works were chosen as they express themselves boldly and authentically with the intent to encourage, challenge, and educate. . me la otera, Ceda� Falls, I� " If You Build It" 5' x 4�' x z' -• My intent is that visitors of all ages and creeds, will enjoy the : - sensory, tactile, and visual experience of interacting with this artwork. The shapes of timeless classic toys and the recognizable �� - x-_ building blocks of design build a powerful bridge of shared experience across cultural and generational bounds. _ , Assembled in a dynamic form that appears mid-motion, each u� " ��' block is activated by the conversations between the shapes. - - � ��� , ,, .:� �� _.� . , Windows create the opportunity to view the landscape from new - I n��, { +- ' and unique vantage points as park goers move around the sculpture. � _ � � �� �� ,.. � •�P ' F: �: �f .� I intend for the viewer to feel invited to reflect on learning ' �p�� through play, childhood magic, thinking outside the box, coming of age, and the universal language of the metaphorical and � -r � physical building blocks of the world around us. - _ ,�. � • * T1rnA ams �� �.� .} � T�lebste� Cit�/' IA _ .� ��- � � ✓ � ;�,. '� ;�.� - - -.;,� � r� Y��� �' - - '�. �� { _�F +�'} � �'. Y� � � �� � . � �� � Pralrle Tussocks - � - � - ���� - , �, �w. � �..r� �� �;_� },�+�i,.* :� � „ ����. - - , • _ ' .R?;� �, r:. � .'y' {{4�� y �' ��� r+k � ��' � � "Prairie Tussocks" is a representation of the beauty of the seed ' ���fi�� �f: '� ;• � � ..,'- - '.'� �" '�z � head that is more impressive when you consider it's been the food ;�� ,,, :;� ,_,. . �;�,��.,� .� ��;�;; source that allowed the evolution of man! Even more impressive is � - ���;;���� ,�s�� • - .<�-- , �,�� k� � '�f ���� �� that all native grasses have evolved over 100 million years by +° `" � -��a��`"��.��`��`:}- �f-� . {. : ~ � �� � - developing amazing adaptations to live with the constant wind and � '�` �� � � Yr I extreme weather conditions of the prairie. Iowa was once covered _ .�-- �. � ;��_: � by prairie, and we are the most changed landscape in the world as -�,�=��- . we have moved to industrial farming. The Des Moines topsoil "�``"�"�`= �� F f� �� _ ,., �, � _.. which once covered Iowa has now disappeared due to erosion. As a _ � +�''`� Landscape Architect, I have been concerned about the land and - how we interact with it. Are we being good stewards of Iowa's land and water? Are we living interdependently with nature or are we taking it for granted? 5' x 3' x 8' �� � � �',_ � I � • ;-�,�,� Chrls �Nubbena �,; ,r� Jackson, MO ��:;+ �� ' Action Reaction�� � � ��:�. ,. 2' 6" x 4�' 6" x 9' 10" ` �� � . "Action Reaction", inspired by classical figurative � sculpture along with geologic and Neolithic rock formations, takes a closer look at the individual, the person, and the weight they assume. ! The abstracted figurative form exists in a state of - . perpetual action and reaction as its stainless-steel body constructs and twists under a large, painted, \ rock-like mass. - - The painted, layered histories accumulated atop -- the figurative form expresses the here and now with the use of applied text and imagery. • D avl Z a. Yl Moline IL �� - �� � - � _� : ' � r " =-. ��. , o� � w , y \• � _ �� �� " � - ' �� � Grac e - - �� __ � . : .� `����. ;x f ; :��•� . r � �2" x 18" x 22" M� � I '�4 A �� . . . . ��f-- �,,. ,' �' Thls scul ture is about how culture is alwa s ln a state of � ;��� � p Y - ,� . ,� � � � change. The featured face is based on ancient Greek faces � := . ..�� � �- '� �-� � and relics. The face is shown fragmented, and as the viewer .��` _. � -- _ �� � ���� -,2-• -.f• ��,�ry- ' w �•. walks around the sculpture the work becomes a totally �`ig = � � �� _� nonobjective, or abstract piece. The work is meant to show � ' that classical and modern thought can come together. It is .•�,.�� ;;:� . ��,,;� �� . ,. �. � �' also about the cyclical nature of things in these modern times. � - , � � �_ - �� In art culture and ourselves we take in the past live in the � � �� �� ,. � � , ��� _ � � t' � - - .. �^' - .��'"'��' . ' � ` .- � . _ :�. present, and look to the future. f������' , ``��� �` , �� � _ - ,:. ��-�-� - � ,. Andrew Arvanetes xan�a�ee IL � � �- � -� , , �,� . � �� � � : . �. �,, �� �� "When A Man ' s An Em t Kettle" � �-,�-� � '' � �� '�! � p y ._ ��� �.,� ��� �, , �:.� 6 ' x 4�' x z'6" - �� - . � 4 .� : . 4� �'I�Y. � - ,�� ... - i The sculpture's title is taken from a � line in the Harold Arlen song from y` � �� : the classic film "The Wizard of Oz". � I have been fascinated with the film since childhood. 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This sculpture is an attempt to create a connection, to stimulate conversation between two societal groups that are not usually in the same physical place, or headspace. . rk H 11 Ka ota M � � A lVla a S N -�� Y � �� �'N � _. �;���" ��+ � � � + ,1��� .. �i`�:. � � � ■�- �1�� �� ,�% ,.,. " ` F--= ��r, � Il� � ' �G �� �� 1 � Harmon 52�� X 52" x 62�� �� � y , � r, � y r ,� �/� �` . � _� � � _ �'�'- � y\i "'�' This 'Spirit Vessel' is inspired by a genuine ceramic burial vase dated 1Zth Century near .�"''''�"'�"'�'� � "�� ' ••'�'- ��►����/` ��r,�=• � : modern day Niagara Falls. It makes you wonder - viewing a clay vase never meant to be � �'���� ._ �_ —���--�- - �"� ���� -' ►r �� � ��'�,. seen again. �����,�� � z,;1 ������ �-�.� �� ,. ,�- . _,�, #��� ,��� 4�. � .\!�i--� � �J r .1 , wl� '•� ` �.r���- � � • , � -� �i��11�G ��w+�r �����, I I ���� i a', .�a rr irr �,�r�.�r���� � '�♦ ,I�i There s a curlous common hlstory to explore as we honor ancestor s stories and reallze � , , � ��� �� ,, � ,� � � our connections living together ln peace. �� ��1 � � �. ,� � � � I - ���i � Instead of containing something, this vessel also promotes ideas. The beauty of harmony �� I , ' j � � refers to many parts, working together as a whole. � ,: . ; � f �. k/ . -. M ��! , �� ' �,;� _ � � �,, '�,���. ;� �� �• ` : Iroquois society was built on this foundation. Much can be learned studying another " �` � � ; �' , , �i��; culture that worked so well! _�'_'` _���:' � �� � � -, l� _ _-�..�\ � - � � _�,,,� _�; � , �;>� �, ��,� ����, ; �, Jerem Rudd D e�sville I�1 y � .� � ��i�� -I-� GG • �� I L OYl lYl •!� 36" x 36" x 120" g g �� The sculpture depicts a steeple mounted weathervane. Atop is a scene of a Bison and a Bull staring at one another through a Mirror. The one looking longingly at � , the other. Similar in many ways but different in important ones. Each of them � � � ��'����� sees in the other something they lack. , � 11 , � , '' Inspired by observing a pastured bull held back by a single electric wire, It . . � �''� � occurred to me that the powerful animal was conditioned by culture and % domesticated. It needed for nothing and was content to be kept fat and happy in its allotted place. In stark contrast, wild bison generally will not be contained and go where they 4 wilL That freedom comes with its own risks and rewards. 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