Art on the River 2017 Artwork Selections Copyrighted
April 3, 2017
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 7.
ITEM TITLE: Art on the River 2017 Artwork Selections
SUMMARY: Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission
recommending approval of the selections for the 2017 Art
on the River exhibition.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Arts Commission Recommendation Supporting Documentation
Jury Submissions Supporting Documentation
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Date: March 29,2017
The Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
50 W.131h Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mayor and City Council Members
The City is currently in the 12th year of Art on the River. This exhibition exhibits work for the
period of one year at the Port of Dubuque. The existing 2016 exhibit,will remain on display
until June 2017.
In February, the"Call to Artists" for the 2017-2018 Art on the River exhibit was sent to
hundreds of artists, galleries, sculpture residencies, educational institutions, posted on regional
and national online sources, and advertised locally. This year, there were 56 entries from 33
artists from 10 different states. The 2017 Art on the River exhibition will be installed in June
2017, replacing the pieces in the current exhibit. The opening reception is scheduled for
Thursday,June 29, 2017. The youth reception and Tour will commence at 3:30 to 4:30:pm and
the general reception will be held at 5-7 p.m. at the Grand River Center which is free and open
to the public.
The Art on the River process is overseen by the Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator, Debra
Alleyne,supported by the Art on the River Committee and the Arts and Cultural Affairs
Advisory Commission. The committee, comprised of artists,arts administrators and city staff,
made recommendations that secured a blind jury process that is utilized to select artwork for
the exhibition. This process involves selecting different jury members each year,typically one
from the Dubuque area and two from out of the area.
The jury was asked to select the pieces according to their expertise while considering the
following guidelines outlined in the application and stipulated by the commission and
committee:
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• Artists can submit up to three works however a separate application form must be
completed for each entry.
• Sculpture must be original.
• Sculpture must be suitable for outdoor display in adverse weather conditions-high
winds, rain, intense heat,snow and freezing temperatures.
• Sculptures will be located in high traffic areas with an unsupervised audience and must
be soundly and professionally constructed of durable and safe components and require
no maintenance during the display period.
• Works must be appropriate for viewing by residents and visitors of all ages.
• A work must be able to be installed on available sites, some in grassy areas,both sloping
and flat, and on a limited number of concrete bases.
A panel of the three credentialed jurors indicated below reviewed the artist applications and
made the final selections.
Jill Sebastian earned her MFA in sculpture and film studies at the University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee. In 1985 she received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Sebastian's
early solo exhibition at Berth Urdang Gallery blended unraveled narratives with cinematic
ideas made physical in text-clad sculpture. Subtle questions of place, perception and movement
continue to permeate her installations, drawings and interdisciplinary collaborations shown in
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities in the USA. The first installation in The
Milwaukee Art Museum's new Calatrava-designed addition was her site-specific collaboration
with Wild Space Dance Company (2005). Sebastian's public works include a playable musical
fence in New Orleans; literary portals for the Midwest Airline Convention Center and a
streetscape for Madison,WI. Her current commission for the New South Campus Union at UW-
Madison will integrate environmental questions into the fabric of a building meant to last 100
years. Currently Jill Sebastian is a Professor of Sculpture at Milwaukee Institute of Art&
Design.
Karin Wolf has experience in arts project management, research,writing, and educational
programs. She is the Arts Program Administrator for the City of Madison Department of
Planning and Community and Economic Development and the Madison Arts Commission. She
manages the City's arts grants, runs the gallery spaces,and handles public art for the City.
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Previously, she served as the Special Programs Coordinator in the Community Outreach
Department at the Milwaukee Institute of Art&Design,where she created award-winning
programs for educators and K-16 students in art, design and technology. She has worked as an
educational assistant at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, teaching, docenting, and
assisting the Curator of Education. She has a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and undergraduate degrees in History, History of Cultures,
and Afro-American History. She is a long time supporter of the arts and arts education, and is
involved with many community organizations in establishing exhibitions,film programs,
temporary art, and permanent public sculpture projects, and placemaking.
Stormy Mochal was born and raised in Independence, IA. She received a degree in painting
and art history from Loras College in Dubuque in 1999. Since her graduation, she has
continued to foster her love for making, promoting,and teaching art. Stormy has taught art
classes at NICC Community College and at her home studio,has had numerous exhibits
around the tri-state area and is also a children's books illustrator. Stormy lives Dubuque, IA,
where she has co-owned the retail gallery Outside the Lines for over 13 years. In April of 2014,
Outside the Lines opened a second location on Main Street in Galena, IL.
The jury selected 11 works and two alternates. The attachment included provides information
on each of the works of sculpture including the title, artist, and images of each work/ or
renderings of the proposed sculpture. Detailed information including the artists resume,bio,
artist statement and references have been evaluated by the jurors but are available for viewing
on the FTP site due to its size here https://cityofdubuque.sharefile.com/d-se30c209bf084fOba
The selections, in no particular order are:
1. Kevin Casey"JuiceBox"
2. Gail Chavenelle"Diversity Love"
3. Tim Adams"Fowl Play"
4. Greg Mueller "Pod Stop"
5. Judd Nelson"Letting Go"
6. Hilde DeBruyne"Wings Of Change"
7. Sam Spiczka"Orion" standing knife edge
8. Nicole Beck"Foxgloves and Fistacuffs"
9. Christina Murphy`Bronze Sculpture
10. Nathan Pierce"Long Shot'
11. Jeremy Rudd"Harbinger-White Guide"
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Kristin Garnant"Troubled Water" Alternate
Sam Spiczka"Standing Knife Edge' Alternate
The Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator and the Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory
Commission recommends that the City Council accepts the selections for the Art on the River
2017.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Riedel
Chair of Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission
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Name: Kevin Casey
City/state: Waterloo , IA
Piece: Juice Box
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Name: Greg Mueller
City/State: Drayton , SC
Piece: Pod Stop
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Name: Gail Chavenelle
City/State: Dubuque , IA
Piece: Diversity Love
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• Height: 7 ft.
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Name: Nicole Beck
City/State: Chicago , IL
Piece: Foxglvoes and Fistacuffs
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• Painted with 1 -shot sign painter's enamel
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Name: Tim Adams
City/State: Webster City, IA
Piece: Fowl Play
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Name: Nathan Pierce
City/State: Cape Girardeau , MO
Piece: Long Shot
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City/State : Cumming , IA
Piece: Wings of Change
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• Height: 6 ft.
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City/State: Chicago , IL
Piece: Bronze Sculpture
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• Height: 4 . 6 ft.
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Name: Sam Spiczka
City/State: Sauk Rapids , MN
Piece: Orion
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Name: Jeremy Rudd
City/State: Dyersville , IA
Piece: Harbinger- White Guide
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• Steel armature w/ wooden planks (cedar wood and white washed/
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Name: Judd Nelson
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Piece: Letting Go
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Name: Kristin Garnant
City/State: Comanche , IA
Piece: Trouble the Water
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• Height: 6 . 6 ft.
• Depth : 3 . 1 ft.
• Weight' 80 lbs.
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Name: Sam Spiczka
City/State: Sauk Rapids , MN
Piece: Standing Knife Edge
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• Height: 8 ft.
• Depth : 1 ft.
• Weight: 150 lbs .
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