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Transmission of 2021-2022 Art on the River Promotional Brochure and Purchasing Information
City of Dubuque City Council Meeting Consent Items # 9. Copyrighted October 4, 2021 ITEM TITLE: Transmission of 2021-2022 Art on the River Promotional Brochure and Purchasing Information SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting information on the 2021-2022 Art on the River promotional brochure and purchasing information. SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description FY21-22 Art on the River Promotional Brochure and Purchasing Information-MVM Memo Memo to MVM re Transmission of 2021-22 Art on the River Promotional Brochure and Purchasing I nformation 2021-22 Art on the River brochure final 2021-22 Art on the River sales sheet final Type City Manager Memo Staff Memo Supporting Documentation Supporting Documentation THE C Dubuque DUjIBQTE WAWca 914 Masterpiece on the Mississippi � pp aoo�•o 13 Z017*20*2Q19 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Transmission of 2021-22 Art on the River Promotional Brochure and Purchasing Information DATE: September 28, 2021 Arts & Cultural Affairs Coordinator Jenni Petersen -Brant is transmitting information on the 2021-2022 Art on the River promotional brochure and purchasing information. v Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Jenni Petersen -Brant, Arts & Cultural Affairs Coordinator Dubuque THE CITY OF 46 DUB kTE *Aneeiee Cilr Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007-2012.2013 2017*2019 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Jenni Petersen -Brant, Arts & Cultural Affairs Coordinator Economic Development Department Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 1300 Main St Dubuque, IA 52001 Office (563) 589-4393 TTY (563) 690-6678 http://www.cityofdubuque.org SUBJECT: Transmission of 2021-22 Art on the River Promotional Brochure and Purchasing Information DATE: September 28, 2021 INTRODUCTION This memorandum serves to transmit outreach materials associated with the 2021-2022 Art on the River (AOTR) exhibition. BACKGROUND The newest AOTR exhibition was unveiled to the public on Friday, August 6, 2021 with an opening celebration held at the Grand River Center and along the Mississippi Riverwalk. As the exhibit is a year-round public art program, various outreach materials are produced by the City's Public Information Office to encourage ongoing community engagement and promote AOTR as a tourism draw. Two (2) of the primary outreach materials include: • A promotional brochure which is available for pickup along the Riverwalk and at dozens of locations throughout the Tri-State area. Distribution and restocking of brochures at physical locations occurs year-round by Staff in tandem with various community partners. The brochure is also available for download from the City's website. • A sales sheet which is available online and shared through social media to encourage purchasing of the sculptures by private individuals and businesses. If a sculpture is sold, 25% of the purchase price is retained by the City to support continuation of the AOTR program. ACTION REQUESTED The above noted outreach materials are provided for informational purposes. Transmission to City Council is requested. CC: Jill Connors, Economic Development Director X\ 011 611 '-') 2021-2022 Exhibit This year's exhibit features sculptures that speak to the resiliency and fortitude needed to rebuild better as communities worldwide continue to rebound from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and grow in the ongoing fight for social justice. MArtsandCultureDBQ � artsculturedbq 2021-2022 Exhibit H Artist Statements Scalar Luke Achterberg - Onalaska, WI This work explores relationships between fine art and the subcultures of Americana found in automotive customization, style writing (calligraphy and graffiti), comic books, snow/skateboarding, and street art - all of which display extremely high technical values developed outside of the academic sphere. These forms create ideas that become connected. Through connecting positive ideas, we create a society that flourishes and is beautiful. This sculpture seeks to build up the human ideal through beauty. © Downstream Brian Petrone - Evanston, IL This site -specific installation depicts the Mississippi River and its major tributaries. This sculpture consists of hundreds of bamboo posts creating a three-dimensional map of the watershed. The Mississippi can be understood not only as a single waterway but as a series of interconnected streams and rivers that span a large part of North America. Like the connectivity of people on this continent, the flow of water through a single tributary can have profound effects downstream. © Resilient Generations Gail Chavenelle - Dubuque, IA Through design, this piece addresses the necessity of conservation. Flat elements bend to become a 3D sculpture viewable from all sides. Sculptural generations visually and literally conserve to sustain resilience and the future. Past generations are indicated by the large cut out shape, providing the framework of current generations. The adult is directly cut from the ancestor, the child from the adult. The future represented by the undeveloped figure. Each holds and reinforces the other. O Seda Tim Adams - Webster City, IA All rocks are connected in a cycle of creation, change, and destruction. The cycle begins with molten rock which cools and hardens to form igneous rock. Erosional forces break this into sediment carried by rivers and wind, then deposited elsewhere. Buried and lithified, they form sedimentary rock which heat and pressure change to metamorphic rock before melting back into magma again. The work's center piece also represents the Rock Cycle, spinning in the wind. © Pluma Sculptura, aka "The Feather" Kirk Seese - Lutherville, MD An artist's direct response to the years of representational work, the process of creating swirling color fields became a therapeutic exercise. Something unique that came from inside. The organic motions of the blended hues contained by the stark, black, geometric framework are not visually unnerving, but instead complement each other. Reminiscent of stained glass, one might believe the painted wood panels are transparent. People's Choice 1:7i`�p AWARD Vote for your favorite by scanning the — QR code with your smartphone's camera Of Stalk 10052REH400-2 (COVID Corn to Go) Matt Moyer - Columbia, MO This work explores the toxicity of pesticides, chemicals, and industrialization of our natural environment with its harmful impact on crops and generations of people in proximity to those fields. This sculpture also examines the impact COVID-19 has had on our society, in particular those affected in the food and restaurant business; their hardships and ultimate resilience. Persisting in the face of adversity and environmental challenges, it portrays a sense of adaptability and survival, too. O The Single Twist Mary Angers - Long Branch, NJ An examination of resiliency flowing, this piece serves to mathematically answer the question of what happens to a plane when hit by an object that causes it to curve or turn. The resulting shape tries to be resilient to the object of force. It shows a nice flow to this resilient shape. Q Coral Tim Adams - Webster City, IA This piece symbolizes our symbiotic relationship to nature. Coral reefs support a diversity of life. They protect our coastlines from storms and erosion. Provide food, jobs, and l. sources of new medicine. At the same time, people threaten coral reefs by pollution, sedimentation, unsustainable , fishing, and climate change. Our interdependence on nature is one of the great challenges of our time. How do we live on this planet and still preserve and protect it? - 0 We Are All Downstream Mike Klein - St. Paul, MN Rivers connect us in powerful ways, yet we often neglect or abuse our waterways. This sculpture alludes to the familiar architecture of human engagement with the Mississippi, yet integrates natural forms that remind us resiliency flows through the natural world. The stones collected in the quadrants of the structure retain their natural form and reflect the diversity of our communities, and the neglected or ignored history of the original peoples of this land. GThree Liner Evan Lewis - Mineral Point, WI This wind -activated kinetic sculpture takes on the lifelike quality of a creature swimming upstream or flying upwind. At times it seems to struggle then soar - a metaphor for the process of discovery in our lives. Structurally strong, it previously survived three consecutive hurricanes without the slightest damage. Constantly negotiating obstacles in the form of strong wind currents and gusts, it first resists the challenge only to find a way to work with the "new normal." Mother Earth Christina Murphy - Chicago, IL This sculptural bench represents the natural artistry and beauty Mother Nature has lain before us. She holds the sun, the moon and stars. The coverlet acts as a sanctuary for vegetables, wildflowers, trees, wheat, fruit, seeds, livestock and fish. A baby eagle's nest at the base contrasts with the mighty feathers that grace her shoulders, representing her enduring strength, while strong waters of the mighty Mississippi pour from her hair and down her back. 2021-2022 Sculpture Locations Continuum (Permanent Installation) p Scalar O The Single Twist © Downstream O Coral © Resilient Generations O We Are All Downstream O Seda m Three Liner p Pluma Sculptura, (D Mother Earth aka "The Feather" p Stalk 10052REH400-2 (COVID Corn to Go) The City of Dubuque is committed to fostering diverse arts and culture experiences throughout the community. Art on the River is one such initiative that is not only a carefully curated display of finely -crafted and thought - provoking artworks, but is also an investment in quality of life and creative economy of our community. r)Otocast SEE. HEAR. EXPLORE. Download the Otocast app for an audio tour of Art on the River and hear from the artists themselves! Sponsored by. MidWestOne 1\\% Bank,. Did you know you could have an Art on the River sculpture to call your own? Now is your chance to purchase one of these works of art before their scheduled July 2022 departure when we make room for the 2022-2023 exhibition. • Large scale sculpture is a dynamic way to draw attention to your business' front doors while enhancing your employees experience of arriving to work each day. • Art on the River sculptures have been reviewed through a competitive juried process for artistic merit and structural integrity. • Works are suitable for long-term outdoor or indoor display with City staff available to advise on siting the piece at your business or home. • Build upon Dubuque's reputation as a place tourists visit to see a diverse collection of public art and as a community where artists thrive. • A portion of sale proceeds goes back to the City to fund upcoming Art on the River exhibitions and outreach. • Sculpture purchasers can be recognized for their support on the City's website. For additional information, please contact: Jenni Petersen -Brant Arts and Cultural Affairs Coordinator 563-690-6059 or jbrant@cityofdubuque.org www.cityofdubuque.org/artontheriver 2021-2022 Sales Information Downstream Stalk The Single Twist 10052REH400-2 (COVID Corn to Go) Coral Reslient Generations We Are All Downstream Seda r Three Liner Pluma Sculptura, aka "The Feather" Mother Earth Sculpture Name Artist Name Luke Achterberg Materials Stainless steel Dimensions Price Scalar 3'W x TH x 2'D $12,000 Downstream Brian Petrone Bamboo, rebar 75'W x 4'H x 50'D $1,800 Resilient Generations Gail Chavenelle Powder coated plate steel 2.5"W x 8'H x 2'D $8,500 Seda Tim Adams Black and stainless steel, native stones 3'W x 5'H x 3'D $2,500 i Pluma Sculptura Kirk Seese Painted steel, stainless steel, MDO 22"W x 10'H x 22"D $7,500 Stalk 10052REH400-2 Matt Moyer Welded steel, aluminum food serve pans 35W x 95H x 351) $4,900 The Single Twist Mary Angers Stainless steel 25W x 6'H x 251) $10,000 Coral Tim Adams Upcycled steel 5'W x 10'H x 4'D $3,500 We Are All Downstream Mike Klein Treated pine, natural cedar, natural materials 6'W x 8'H x 6'D $2,000 Three Liner Evan Lewis Welded pipe and rebar, stainless steel, aluminum sheet TW x 15'H x 5'D $15,000 Mother Earth j Christina Murphy Cast bronze 4'W x 5.5'H x 3.75'D $65,000