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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR - Presentation!0-x'10 Pr6tintavin Cultural Arts Services Library Services Department City of Newport Beach To: Mayor and Members of City Council From: City Arts Commission Robyn Grant, Chair, Newport Beach Arts Commission Date: October 26, 2010 Re: Annual Report FY 2009 -2010 On behalf of the members of the City of Newport Beach Arts Commission. I am pleased to present our Annual Report for FY 2009 -10, The Arts Commission, established over 37 years ago, acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to artistic, aesthetic, historical and cultural aspects of the City. Our mission is to promote and support a wide range of accessible cultural programs, activities and facilities to address the needs and interests of residents and visitors in the Newport Beach community. We have prepared the following report to bring you up to date on our recent activities. 2009 -2010 COMMISSION OFFICERS: Commissioners: Chair. Robyn Grant Christopher Trela Vice Chair Robert Smith Wendy Brooks Secretary: Rita Goldberg Gilbert Lasky Carole Boller 2010 -2011 COMMISSION OFFICERS: Commissioners: Chair: Robyn Grant Christopher Trela Vice Chair: Robert Smith Wendy Brooks Secretary: Rita Goldberg Gilbert Lasky Carole Boller CITY STAFF: Cynthia Cowell, Library Services Director Jana Barbier. Cultural Arts Coordinator CULTURAL PROJECTS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ■ Performing Arts Programs The Performing Arts Committee works with the cultural arts office to audition and secure talent, promote and produce the summer Concerts in the Parks Series, the Shakespeare by the Sea theatrical productions and the Arts Lectures. Workshops and Performances Series 2009 -2010 Committee Members Gil Lasky, Rita Goldberg • Concerts in the Parks The City Arts Commission began the Concerts in the Parks summer concert series in 2001 to bring the community together with free outdoor musical performances in Newport Beach park settings. Between 500 - 2000 people attend each concert. The Arts Commission has hosted many Southern California bands in all music genres including performances by such esteemed musical organizations as Pacific Symphony and the Russian National Orchestra. • Shakespeare Festivals In 2010, the Hutchins Consort Performed at Grant Howald Park in Corona del Mar and The U.K. Beat presented British Rock & Roll at Bonita Canyon Sports Park. The City Arts Commission celebrated its 9th year hosting Shakespeare by Sea during the summer of 2010 The traveling group of actors (and set builders) has provided Shakespearean play performances at Bonita Canyon Sports Park and the natural amphitheater at Grant Howald Park in Corona del Mar since 2002. In 2010. Shakespeare by the Sea presented "Julius Caesar" and "Twelfth Night ". 2 Through the years, the Commission has sponsored performances of Much Ado About Nothing. Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet. Richard lll. Two Gentlemen of Verona. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Othello, The Merchant of Venice. The Taming of the Shrew, Antony and Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Love's Labour's Lost, and As You Like it. A stage, lights and sound amplification are provided by the cultural arts office. Cultural ArUMuseum Tours In 2009 -10 the Arts Commission and Cultural Arts Office began a new program called "Museum Tours." To date there have been 3 tours, two to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (October 1. 2009) "Pompeii: The Roman Villa, Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples," and (March 1, 2010) "Renoir in the 20' Century On October 7, 2010 a tour was coordinated to The J. Paul Getty Museum for "Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium and the Netherlands." "Engaged Observers. Documentary Photography since the Sixties" and "From Line to Light. Renaissance Drawing in Florence and Venice." All of the tours have sold out and the community has seemingly embraced the opportunity to join arts - minded people and travel to cultural institutions via motorcoach to see some of the most popular contemporary exhibitions The Arts Commission is considering a tour to the Huntington Museum and Gardens in the spring. ■ Public Art Programs In 2009 -10 a Memorandum of Understanding was set up between the Orange County Museum of Art and the City of Newport Beach to begin a program where public art is either commissioned or loaned for installation at the new Civic Center and Park for a defined length of time Adjunct programs include public art lectures by artists, architects, art historians and/or museum staff to introduce the concept of public art to citizens in the community. 2009 -2010 Committee Members: Robert Smith and Christopher Trela. 3 Also during 2010, with the assistance of a Cultural Arts Grant from the City Arts Commission, the Orange County Museum of Art and the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation presented "Art in Public Places: Conversation with Mary Beebe and Alexis Smith ". Mary Beebe is the director of the Stuart Art Collection in San Diego and Alexis Smith is known for innovative collages in unique or exotic frames, which pair found objects with backgrounds such as maps, vintage magazine covers, and amateur paintings. A reception for the lecture was hosted at OCMA and the lecture had taken place at the Newport Beach Public Library. Admission was free. ■ Visual Art Exhibition Programs The Exhibitions Subcommittee works with staff to request, select, install and remove artwork for revolving visual art exhibitions in City Hall and the Central Library gallery spaces, organize annual juried art exhibitions, and inventory, maintain and re -hang the City art collection as needed 2009 -2010 Committee Members: Carole Boller and Wendy Brooks. • 2010 Newport Beach Art Exhibition and Sale =P In 2009 and 2010 this program was highly successful with record numbers of artists participating. The event was held in the Central Library conference room and Bamboo Courtyard The 2010 award winners in the Newport Beach Art Exhibition and Sale were announced at the reception by Mayor Keith Curry, and Commissioners Robyn Grant and Carole Boller. They are. • First Place: Ed Hart • Second Place Alice Burger • Third Place: Sharon Speights • Hon. Men.: Magie Smith - Fleisher 4 • Judge's Choice Awards went to Bob Crowell, Jody Hoy, Sam Kutz, Terry Lewis, Maryann Nethercutt and Karen Weinberg. Display Cases at Central Library Another great addition to art exhibitions at Central Library was the purchase of two custom made pedestals with Plexi display boxes. These displays are now used for 3- dimensional artwork and art objects The exhibit cases were donated by Councilman Rosansky in 2010 and are prominently displayed in the main lobby at Central Library In 2010 January through March - Paperweight Collection from Library Director, Cynthia Cowell April through June - Gifts from Newport Beach Sister City. Okazaki, Japan July through September - Antiques from Newport Antiques October through November -'Spurt Figures' by Ilma Cunningham December - Santa Claus Collection /Cynthia Cowell City Hall Exhibitions 2009 - 2010 Exhibition schedules for City Hall have been extended for up to 3 months and include art displays such as the City's permanent art collection, holiday displays, centennial exhibitions. Newport Beach Sister City student art exhibitions, CNB employee exhibitions, and individual artists. Cultural Arts staff is maintaining the cabinet in the Council Chamber lobby as well with quarterly displays. In 2010 January/February/March - Jenny Shaw July /August/September - Anthony Pond Apnl/May /June - Ryan Verona October/November /December - Miriam Drake Central Library ExhibitionsyReceptions 2009 -2010 Due to the popularity of Central Library as an exhibition location, shows are scheduled for up to one year in advance. Exhibitions run for a duration of two months. Artists are provided with a date for an evening reception, and are allowed to bring additional works to be displayed at that time In 2010 January/February - Steve Looman March /April - Richard Rice May /June - Charlotte Lerner Juty/August - Ting -Ting Lee September /October - Marian Jones November /December - Dorothy Maroohan ■ Imagination Celebration of Orange County Each spring the Cultural Arts Office coordinates an Imagination Celebration of Orange County family - festival event at Central Library. Imagination Celebration began at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, and has been spearheaded regionally by Arts Orange County for the last several years In 2010. Imagination Celebration was funded by the ^ Friends of the Newport Beach Library and the theme was " Imaninatinn Onpns tho nnnr" Hion Nniivon provided a "Circle Painting" project where children and parents were invited to "connect, create and celebrate the arts" by participating in a community mural, with circles as the theme. Additionally participants were asked to start with exercises and all had the chance to try a drum circle. ■ Cultural Arts Grant Program BACKGROUND: City Council Policy 1 -10 recognizes the importance of promoting culture and the arts within the City and establishes a Reserve Fund for Culture and Arts The sum of $40,000 (Cultural and Arts, City Grants Account # 4002 -8254) is provided each year for specific cultural or artistic planning or projects as approved by the City Council. The City Arts Commission has the responsibility to review all programs and requests for support from arts groups and make recommendations for funding to the City Council for final approval. The Commission received written grant proposals from eleven organizations for funding of approximately $78.180 in free cultural arts programming for the Newport Beach community in fiscal year 2010 -11. After careful deliberation the following recommendations. totaling $40.000, were approved at the September 9. 2010 meeting (Committee Members Wendy Brooks) Baroque Music Festival 53500 The Baroque Music Festival, which takes place from June 19 — 26. 2011 is celebrating its 31' year and continues as the oldest, fully professional musical performance venture in the City of Newport Beach. In 2011 the festival is requesting funding for the first -ever inclusion of music for viola d'amore, popular in the Baroque era in solo, duo concertos and in Bach's cantatas. The Baroque Music Festival will present music by Vivaldi and will include double concertos with viola, lute, strings and harpsichord A lutenist will be engaged. as well as an additional violinist The festival will purchase printed musical parts for planned compositions. The performances will take place at Sherman Library and Gardens, St Mark Presbyterian Church, as well as several venues throughout the City City Arts Commission $21,000 The City of Newport Beach Arts Commission is dedicated to providing a range of free cultural programming that enriches the entire community, especially children and families. The Arts Commission sponsors multidisciplinary arts programs funded by the Cultural Arts Grant Program such as arts lectures, public art projects including up to two public art lectures. and visual art exhibitions in Central Library and at City Hall The Arts Commission extends the range of arts programming by providing additional funding for the Concerts 11 in the Parks series and the Shakespeare by the Sea festival held each summer. In 2010.11 these funds will assist with the Newport Beach Public Library's three holiday puppet show performances. Festival Ballet Theatre $1,000 Festival Ballet Theatre will bring its "Ballet to Schools' program to two Newport Beach elementary schools in November /December, 2010. They will perform a narrated, abbreviated version of The Nutcracker, tailored for children ranging in age from five to fourteen years old A program coordinator, with the assistance of the performers, will guide the students through an interactive lesson on how pantomime, music, and costumes tell a story and express emotions without words Students will be taught appropriate ways to express appreciation for a theatrical performance. Newport Beach Film Festival $5000 The Newport Beach Film Festival is planning a one -day educational industry seminar program. similar to past seminars, to be held on the first Saturday during the Festival, tentatively scheduled for April 30, 2011 at a Newport Beach location. Past seminar topics have included directing, screenwnting, production design, cinematography, film music composition, animation and special effects Artists of past seminars include Elmer Bernstien (To Kill a Mockingbird), Steve Oedekerk (Bruce Almighty, Jimmy Neutron). John Waters (Polyester). Marc Shaimin (Sleepless in Seattle), John Landis (Twilight Zone), and Judiann Makovsky (Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone). The Festival Seminar Series attracts a wide variety of people with a strong representation of students, seniors, film experts, avid fans, and novice filmmakers Ages span from 13 to 85 The seminar program intends to serve approximately 600 people. In 2011, the Festival will expand its outreach to colleges and high school students. Newport Beach Arts Collection Advisory Committee /Ruth Stoever Fleming Art Collection $2500 The Newport Beach Arts Collection Advisory Committee /Ruth Stoever Fleming Art Collection proposes an "Arts in the Spotlight" project. This program will include comprehensive educational, outreach, and marketing efforts in highlighting the Ruth Stoever Fleming art collection at Newport Harbor High School. Components include the production of collection brochures in English/Spanish. generation of a 'Most Promising Artist' Scholarship, development of 51' grade level pre-collection visit curriculum. updating an 80 -page soft cover catalog, an 'Acoustiguide' hand -held audio script for the collection, and an open house and gala, planned for May of 2011. Newport Harbor Nautical Museum $2000 Using nautical and ocean themes as a backdrop, the program "Sea Tales' will provide a platform for parents and their children to engage in a variety of activities including storytelling, arts and crafts, musk and touch - tank exploration that introduces them to all the wonders of the sea Participants are encouraged to dress up in costumes related to the theme. An example of an upcoming theme is "Row Your Boat" which is offered in conjunction with the museum's current exhibit on navigation and the upcoming Transpacific Yacht Race. Families will be able to see and touch boats from the museum's collection as well as enjoy hearing stories, singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" then assembling and painting their very own boat to take with them. Central Orange Coast YMCA $1000 The YMCA focuses on strengthening communities in the areas of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, believing that all children deserve the opportunity to discover who they are and what they can achieve. The'Y' Arts and Humanities Program offers fine arts, music and outdoor education classes In the Y Fine Arts Program, the goal is to stimulate personal growth through the fundamentals of arts. Students will be introduced to the principles of line, form, shape, design and color Creative expression will be developed through a hands -on exploration of the contemporary and historical art world South Coast Repertory Theater $2000 South Coast Repertory Theatre has requested funding for "Theatre for Young Audiences" (TYA), an annual series of three professionally produced plays. In 2010111 SCR will focus on Sideways Slonies from Wayside School by Louis Sachar, The Lucky Duck, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Ugly Duckling" and The Emperor's New Clothes also by Andersen. TYA extends the range of the theatre's offerings and makes 7 available to the community original. SCR - commissioned world premieres and existing adaptations of popular and classic children's literature. As the only professional youth - oriented theatre company in Orange County. TYA's main purpose is to introduce the vitality and magic of professional theatre to all Orange County children. especially those in underserved areas. Through TYA. educators have an opportunity to introduce students to the wonder of live theatre in an academically significant way, at little or no cost to the schools At all TYA performances, students receive a special booklet with biographical information about the playwright, educational games, and stimulating activities built on the play's central themes. Southland Opera $2000 Southland Opera proposes to perform assembles of "Adventures in Song and Story" in each of the six Newport Beach elementary schools and /or sequential workshops in a Newport Beach school wherein students create their own song and perform it Southland Opera will work with four classes of students and each class will have four sessions, the students perform their original pieces for the school audience and attending family members The "Adventures in Song and Story" program uses familiar fairy tales as a vehicle to encourage reading and introduce young people to opera and musical theater Fairy tales and stories which have been highlighted are Cinderella. Romeo and Juliet, Little Red Riding Hood, The Mikado. and Hansel and Greta/ ■ City Permanent Art Collection The cultural arts office continues to inventory, organize, review condition, clean and repair the City's permanent art collection. The library's art collection (Ruth Hynds, etc.) is stored and displayed at the library. The City's art collection is stored at the yard in a locker The artwork is routinely considered for exhibitions and a major portion of it is displayed in City facilities and offices ■ City Hall Holiday Continuing an annual tradition, the Arts Commission decorates the holiday tree and reception area in the City Hall lobby each December. ■ Newport Beach Film Festival Seminars Since April of 2001, the Arts Commission has co- sponsored one or two-day programs at local venues, including Central Library, for the Newport Beach Film Festival's "Vision and Craft: The Art of Filmmaking." More than 1600 people attend the presentations, ranging from screenwriting and directing to digital film techniques. Additionally, the Commission cosponsored a program called "Meet the Programmers." This event gave filmmakers an opportunity to introduce themselves and their films to programmers from festivals across the country ■ City Council Policies There were no revisions to the Donation of Art Policy (1 -11), the Art in Public Places Policy (1 -9). or the Financial Support for Culture and the Arts Policy (1 -10). ■ The Newport Beach Arts Foundation The Arts Foundation Liaison Committee works with this tax - exempt nonprofit corporation, which raises private funds supplemental to City appropriations to support, promote and extend the cultural activities of the Newport Beach Arts Commission. The Arts Commission assists in advertising the Newport Beach Arts Foundation's events including the very successful Art in the Park. Ex- Officio Members. Rita Goldberg, Carole Boller. 8