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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16 - Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park — Phase IIITO: FROM: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH City Council Staff Report September 26, 2017 Agenda Item No. 16 HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director - 949-717-3801, thetherton@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director TITLE: Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park — Phase III ABSTRACT: The City Arts Commission and Arts Orange County have been working with City staff on Phase III of the Civic Center Park Sculpture Exhibition. The City Arts Commission has recommended nine artworks and one alternate and has proposed a location for each within the Civic Center Park for the City Council's consideration and approval. If approved, the nine sculptures will be on display for a two-year period. RECOMMENDATION: a) Determine that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Approve the nine sculptures and the proposed locations within the Civic Center Park as recommended by the City Arts Commission for the temporary sculpture exhibit. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: The current adopted budget includes specified 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, are scheduled for removal in September 2017. 16-1 Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park — Phase III September 26, 2017 Page 2 Sculptures featured in the exhibition are on loan. The City pays each sculptor a small honorarium in exchange for loaning the piece to the City for 2 years. In September 2016, the Newport Beach City Council authorized staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Phase III of the Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park (Later, in April 2017, the Council directed that nine sculptures be placed in the Park, along with the Ronald Reagan statue, which was formerly in Bonita Canyon Sports Park. The Reagan statue is now in place near the corner of Avocado and San Miguel Drive). An 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. Phase III of the project commenced in April 2017 when the City contracted Arts Orange County (Arts OC) to provide public art coordination and site management services for the project. City Council appropriated $155,731 for Phase III. The scope of services includes project coordination, management fees, de -installation of Phase II, installation and de -installation of Phase III, and honorariums for the sculptors loaning their work to the City. The project team includes Mr. Richard Stein, President and CEO of Arts OC, Professor Joe S. Lewis, former Dean of the University of California, Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Mr. Nicholas Thurkettle, Program Assistant for Arts OC, and Ms. Cindy Frommelt of Display Inc., a company that specializes in art installation. In June 2017, Arts OC 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 July 30, and resulted in 46 artworks submitted by artists for consideration. At the behest of City Council, the City Arts Commission and Arts OC offered increased opportunities for the public to participate in the selection of works. In addition to multiple public meetings that offered opportunities for the public to weigh in on the works, Arts OC arranged an online survey in which the public voted for their favorite submission. 375 members of the public participated in the online survey. Arts OC assembled a jury panel comprised of: Mr. Robert Nicoll, Dean of Development, Blizzard Academy, and Ms. Pat Gomez, Director, Irvine Fine Arts Center. The jury panel worked in conjunction with the Sculpture Exhibition Ad Hoc Subcommittee consisting of Mrs. Arlene Greer, Vice Chair, City Arts Commission (Chair of the Newport Beach Sculpture Garden Ad Hoc Subcommittee), Grace Divine, Member, City Arts Commission and Miriam Baker, Member, 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: 16-2 Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park – Phase III September 26, 2017 Page 3 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. At their July meeting, the City Arts Commission invited the public to express their preferences for the submitted art prior to panel consideration. The jury panel assembled and, with the Sculpture Exhibition Ad Hoc Subcommittee, held a public forum on August 23 to discuss each of the remaining artworks as a group and vote for the final selections. The panel chose nine artworks and one alternate. The panel then spent time in the Civic Center Park, selecting locations for each piece, generally based upon Peter Walker Partner's landscape plan. The Ad Hoc Subcommittee then brought these recommendations to the City Arts Commission's September 14 regular meeting for approval. At this meeting, the Arts Commission also provided an opportunity for the public to express their opinion of the panel's recommendations. The City Arts Commission recommended the following nine pieces and one alternate for approval by City Council: ■ Burnt Matchstick by Karl Unnasch ■ No Swimming by Oleg Lobykin ■ Life is a Balancing Act by Cindy Debold ■ Cosmic Glints by Patricia Vader ■ Getting Your Bearings by David Boyer ■ Be Still and Know by John Merigian ■ Flight -front by Steven Rieman ■ Popsicles by Craig Gray ■ Cultural Pedestrians by Sue Quinlan Alternate: ■ Depth of Form by Jacob Burmood 16-3 Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park — Phase III September 26, 2017 Page 4 The consulting team and City staff from the Municipal Operations Department met on September 18 to review the proposed locations based upon existing site sensitivities. These sensitivities include the need to protect habitat, to preserve the public view plane, to maintain clear public access to the entire park's walkways, and to maintain the aesthetics of the park. Staff also submitted the selections for review by City Risk Management staff to identify potential public safety concerns. The consultants will present the selected works for City Council approval (see ATTACHMENT A, "Recommended Sculpture in the Civic Center Park Exhibition Phase III"). ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING - The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A — Recommended Sculpture in the Civic Center Park Exhibition Phase III 16-4 ATTACHMENT A 2017 Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition Finalists and Proposed Placement Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition Phase 3 Consultant: Arts Orange County — countywide nonprofit arts council, designated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors as its official local arts agency and State -Local Partner Team: • Richard Stein, President & CEO, Arts Orange County • Joe Lewis, Professor of Art, University of California, Irvine • Nicholas Thurkettle, Program Assistant, Arts Orange County • Cindy Frommelt, Owner, display 16-5 Process: • May 22, 2017 - RFP distributed to 150,000+ artists worldwide through 30 networks of artists, museums, galleries and arts services organizations • July 9 - 46 eligible submissions received by deadline • July 17-30 — Online public viewing of submissions and voting, promoted through City of Newport Beach and ArtsOC email lists, websites. 27 donated pairs of tickets offered as incentive to public voting • July 30 - 375 public votes submitted, Judging panel submitted its rankings online • August 10 —Arts Commission reviewed artworks submitted and public comment • August 23 —Judging panel toured park, identified prospective locations for installing Phase 3 sculptures, reviewed public and its own rankings, received public comment, selected recommended works • 9 recommended works and 1 alternate selected, installation sites recommended YMEN= � �,1 n��•�12i�i.Jl L"-. E'i fli -- -y _ MACARTHUR 80U1 4ARq '— RANr MIGUEL ^ �= IIRIII 'V 7 �i. r *_ _ _AXCCADOAVE Proposed Art Placement: 2017 Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition 16-6 Karl Unnasch Burnt Matchstick (head detail) steel, stained glass, clear acrylic, LED lighting 40'x3'x3' Price: $70,000 Year: 2015 B $6,000 H $ 600 PC # 2 (40) Chatfield, MN 16-7 10 rn� L-1 16-9 • y�t J C• � 7;lot", 41 4 Js `r `•C b M 3 � E'�j�.w �.`�, 7k'�''�?�lz Ea. ate, � Patricia Vader COSMICGL/NTS front view (back is the same) steel and aluminum kinetic sculpture 12'x6'x2' Price: $16,000 Year: 2017 B $6,000 H $1,400 PC # 8 (15) Official selection "Sunflower" 2015 Not selected 2014 Martinez, CA 16-11 1 Orr-, �y�� sr:• �,. �y�.��: .,_�' � � % >� i •fit` �! \ � i � 14 i -tam David Boyer Getting Your Bearings Kinetic Wind Sculpture 12.5' x 15'x 13' Price: $65,000 Year: 2014 PC #3 (35) B $3,350 H $3,000 Reno, NV 4w 7 16-13 s' : �,: -� . fes''• :. `_ - -.��....Y -.-' .yam_^}•�s ��-!� - -• -, ;• , "Lt i Steven Rieman Flight front Stainless steel and bronze fabrication mounted on a boulder 5'x5'x5' Price: $14,800 Year: 2006 B $3,282 H $2,500 PC #12 (13) Previous applicant ns Yucca Valley, CA 16-15 Y6 -f6 Craig Gray Popsicles Steel, Wood, Stucco 108" x 60" x 60" Price: $25,000 Year: 2016 B $5,500 H $2,000 PC # 1 (51) Key West, Florida i� 16-17 Sue Quinlan Cultural Pedestrians concrete and Steel 7211 x 7" x 6" Price: $15,000 Year: 2017 B $6,000 H $2,000 PC #11 (13) Previous applicant Ns Boulder, CO 16-18 S � _ ' `i4A ,. M r 49 ]acob8urmood Depth ofForm Co|d'casta|uminum 90"x36"x45" Price: $15,000 Year: 2015 B$4300 H$3,000 Louisburg, KS Alternate =~ - - ~�=------_ JL� MIL