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Home My WebLink About2019-03-21 CAC SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA PACKETCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY ARTS COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Newport Beach Central Library 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 5:00 PM City Arts Commission Members: Arlene Greer, Chair Michelle Bendetti, Vice Chair Barbara Glabman, Secretary Miriam Baker, Commissioner Wayan Kaufman, Commissioner Marie Little, Commissioner Vacant, Commissioner Staff Members: Natalie Basmaciyan, Library Services Manager Francine Jacome, Administrative Support Technician The City Arts Commission meeting is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act. Among other things, the Brown Act requires that the special meeting City Arts Commission agenda be posted at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting and that the public be allowed to comment on agenda items before the Commission and items not on the agenda but are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Arts Commission. The Chair may limit public comments to a reasonable amount of time, generally three (3) minutes per person. The City of Newport Beach’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, we will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact Natalie Basmaciyan, Library Services Manager, prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible at (949) 717-3801 or nbasmaciyan@newportbeachca.gov. NOTICE REGARDING PRESENTATIONS REQUIRING USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT Any presentation requiring the use of the City of Newport Beach’s equipment must be submitted to the Library Services Department 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER II.ROLL CALL III.NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The City provides a yellow sign-in card to assist in the preparation of the minutes. The completion of the card is not required in order to address the City Arts Commission. If the optional sign-in card has been completed, it should be placed in the tray provided at the podium. The City Arts Commission of Newport Beach welcomes and encourages community participation. Public comments are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person to allow everyone to speak. Written comments are encouraged as well. The City Arts Commission has the discretion to extend or shorten the time limit on agenda or non-agenda items. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode. IV.PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The City Arts Commission has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode. March 21, 2019 Page 2 City Arts Commission Meeting V.CURRENT BUSINESS A.Items for Review and Possible Action Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park - Phase IV1. The Newport Beach City Arts Commission, with the assistance of Arts Orange County, and a curatorial panel of arts professionals, recommends ten artworks and proposed a location for each within the Civic Center Park for the City Arts Commission’s consideration. If approved, the City Arts Commission will recommend the ten sculptures to City Council for display in Civic Center Park for a two-year period. 03-21-2019 - CAC - 01 Staff Report Sculpture Garden Phase IV.pdf VI.PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments are invited on agenda items. Speakers must limit comments to three (3) minutes. Before speaking, we invite, but do not require, you to state your name for the record. The City Arts Commission has the discretion to extend or shorten the speakers’ time limit on agenda items, provided the time limit adjustment is applied equally to all speakers. As a courtesy, please turn cell phones off or set them in the silent mode. VII.ADJOURNMENT 1 of 2 TO Newport Beach City Arts Commission FROM: Library Services Department Natalie Basmaciyan, Library Services Manager 949-717-3819, nbasmaciyan@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Natalie Basmaciyan TITLE: Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition – Phase IV ABSTRACT: The Newport Beach City Arts Commission, with the assistance of Arts Orange County, and a curatorial panel of arts professionals, recommends ten artworks and proposed a location for each within the Civic Center Park for the City Arts Commission’s consideration. If approved, the City Arts Commission will recommend the ten sculptures to City Council for display in Civic Center Park for a two-year period. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the ten sculptures and the proposed locations within the Civic Center Park for the temporary sculpture exhibit. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: The current adopted budget includes sufficient funding for this project. DISCUSSION: In August 2013, the Newport Beach City Council authorized the City Arts Commission and City staff to implement a temporary sculpture exhibit in Civic Center Park. The City Council approved the installation of 10 sculptures in Phase I of the project (2014) and additional 10 in Phase II (2015). The temporary exhibition featured public art in locations previously identified by Peter Walker Partners, the landscape architecture firm that designed the 14 -acre Civic Center Park. The City exhibited the pieces installed in Phase I for two years, and removed and returned the work to the artists in 2016. Those installed in Phase II, in 2015, were removed in September 2017. In September 2016, the Newport Beach City Council authorized Phases III and IV of the Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in October 2016 and a panel consisting of the Library Services Director and members of the City Arts Commission selected Arts Orange County to manage the project. The Commission requested appropriating $155,731.00 from the Visit Newport Beach Arts Contributions for Phase III. This amount includes both project coordination, management fees and honorariums for the sculptors loaning their work to the City. The total cost of Phase IV is $134,711.00: $84,711.00 for project management, curation, installation and de-installation, and $50,000.00 for honoraria. The Sculpture Garden Phase IV project commenced in February 2019 with a Call for Entry to artists. At the behest of City Council, the City Arts Commission and Arts Orange County offered increased opportunities for the public participate in the selection of works. To satisfy this directive, Arts Orange County arranged an online survey in which the public voted for their favorite submissions. On March 9, 2019, the City Arts Commission held a public forum with the curatorial selection panel meeting where 2 of 2 the public was invited to express their preferences. The March 21, 2019, Special Meeting of the City Arts Commission will also provide an opportunity for the public to express their opinion of the panel’s recommendations, as will the April 9, 2019, City Council meeting, where the artwork will be presented for final approval. In February 2019, Arts Orange County issued a “Call for Entries”, inviting artists, private collectors, galleries and museums/nonprofit organizations to submit artworks for consideration for the temporary exhibition in the Civic Center Park. The Call for Entries closed on March 3, 2019, and resulted in 33 artworks submitted by artists for consideration. Arts Orange County assembled a jury panel comprised of arts professionals Dave Barton, Art Critic, OC Weekly, and Jeffrey Frisch, Arts Program Coordinator, John Wayne Airport Arts Program, in addition to the City Arts Commission. The panel individually reviewed all of the submissions. Each panelist scored each piece individually through an online process based on the following criteria: 1. Artistic Merit — the artist has strong professional qualifications and the artwork is of high quality and demonstrates originality and artistic excellence. 2. Durability — the artwork is made of high - quality materials, requires minimal maintenance and can withstand the outdoor elements of coastal Orange County. 3. Practicality — the artwork is appropriate for audiences of all ages and does not exhibit unsafe conditions that may bear on public liability. 4. Site Appropriateness — the scale of the artwork is suitable for the environment and the artwork is suitable for viewing from all angles. The jury panel assembled and held a public forum on March 9, 2019, to discuss each of the remaining artworks as a group and vote for the final selections. The panel chose ten artworks and three alternates. The panel then spent time in the Civic Center Park, selecting locations for each piece, generally based upon Peter Walker Partner's Art Master Plan. An additional site visit, involving the consulting team, City staff members, and City Arts Commissioners will be scheduled to further refine the proposed locations based upon existing site sensitivities such as the need to protect habitat and the public view plane, maintaining clear public access to the entire park's walkways, and maintaining the aesthetics of the park. NOTICING: This agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (24 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Arts Commission considers the item).