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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-21 Public Art Commission Agenda Packet IS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.2(a) OR SECTION 54956 PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Ben Miyaji, Chair Ian Klaus, Member Loren Gordon, Vice-Chair Amanda Ross, Member Jim Migdal, Member Nia Taylor, Member Hsinya Shen, Member City Council Liaison: Mayor Liz Kniss Elise DeMarzo: Public Art Program Director Nadya Chuprina: Public Art Program Coordinator Monique le Conge Ziesenhenne: Director of Library and Community Services http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/publicart Thursday, February 21, 2019 Community Meeting Room Palo Alto City Hall 7:00 p.m. AGENDA ROLL CALL AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are invited to address the commission on any subject not on the agenda. A reasonable time restriction may be imposed at the discretion of the Chair. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Public Art Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Hall Council Chambers during normal business hour.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: PAC Regular Meeting – January 17, 2019 ATTACHMENT STAFF COMMENTS ACTION: 1. 3223 Hanover Street, Phase 2 - Final Review for public art in private development associated with 3223 Hanover Street project. Presentation by staff and the applicant. ATTACHMENT 2. Approval of Temporary Public Art Installation at King Plaza - Staff recommends the allocation of funds in the amount of up to $20,000 for a temporary public art installation by artist Paz de la Calzada. NON-ACTION: 3. Discussion of Temporary Public Art Installations at King Plaza – Staff to give a brief summery on the selection process and provide an update of the status of approved projects. 4. Update on the Status of Frequencies sculpture by Barbara Grygutis – Staff to give a brief update on the status of the project. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOUR CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – March 21, 2019 at 7 p.m. MINUTES PUBLIC ART COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, January 17, 2019 Palo Alto City Hall Community Meeting Room 7:00 p.m. Commissioners Present: Ben Miyaji, Nia Taylor, Jim Migdal, Loren Gordon, Amanda Ross, Hsinya Shen Commissioners Absent: Ian Klaus Staff Present: Nadya Chuprina, Public Art Program Coordinator Monique leConge Ziesenhenne, Director of Library & Community Services CALL TO ORDER: Chair Migdal called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS – Non-action item 5 was tabled till the February 21 meeting. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 20, 2018 PAC Meeting Minutes Moved: Vice Chair Miyaji; Second: Chair Migdal. All in favor. STAFF COMMENTS: Staff announced recent installations of artworks for Fire Station 3 and Avenidas. A kinetic bench titled Welcome Wagon by Pete Beeman was installed outside the new fire station facility along Newell Road. A mural from reclaimed wood titled 148 Possibilities by Martin Webb was competed for the new atrium lobby at Avenidas. ACTION: 1. Election of Officers – Chair Migdal summarized the general duties of the Chair and Vice Chair, including the monthly time commitments to facilitate the meetings to the Commissioners. Chair Migdal opened the floor to nominations for the position of Chair. Migdal nominated Vice Chair Miyaji. Miyaji accepted the nomination. Moved: Chair Migdal made a motion to close the nomination. Second: Commissioner Gordon. All in Favor. Commissioners filled out the ballots and passed to staff. Staff announced the votes: Commissioner Miyaji won the Chair vote (6-0). Commissioner Migdal opened the floor to nominations for the position of Vice Chair. Chair Miyaji nominated Commissioner Gordon. Gordon accepted the nomination. No other nominations followed. Moved: Commissioner Migdal made a motion to close the nomination. Second: Chair Miyaji. All in Favor. Commissioners filled out the ballots and passed to staff. Staff announced the votes: Commissioner Gordon won the Vice Chair vote (6-0). Chair elect Miyaji thanked Commissioner Migdal for his leadership and dedicated service as the PAC Chair. 2. Mobile App for the Public Art Collection – Staff provided an overview of the STQRY platform functionalities and reported on the outcomes of the mobile app trial, providing stats on the numbers and types of public engagements with the artworks during the trial period. Staff presented pricing options for monthly, annual and 3-year subscriptions. There was some discussion about staff capacity to manage content and facilitate appropriate on-site signage that would allow the public to access the multimedia content. Moved: Commissioner Migdal moved to approve funding for the mobile app for the public art collection with a pricing option at staff discretion. Second: Chair Miyaji. All in Favor. 3. Approval of Temporary Public Art Installations at King Plaza – Staff provided an overview of the selection process for temporary public art for King Plaza. Staff presented and shared visuals of previous installations and initial concepts for King Plaza by five selected artists and art collectives, including FreelandBuck, Adam Marcus, Paz de la Calzada, Randy Colosky, and Electric Coffin. The artists presented to the Commissioners were ranked by a selection panel comprised of Elise DeMarzo, Palo Alto Public Art Program Director, Ian Klaus, Public Art Commissioner, and Valerie Tam, Public Works Engineer, based on the following criteria: artistic excellence of previous body of work, site-specificity to Palo Alto of the proposed concept, and how dynamic and engaging the proposed concepts are. Staff clarified with the Commissioners that the public art team would be working closely with the selected artists to refine and develop further the presented initial concepts to meet specific requirements of the exhibition site and take in account the feedback from the PAC. Commissioners requested that staff keep the PAC informed of the proposals as they develop further. Commissioners also requested that those who served on the selection panel share their feedback on the artist selection process with the PAC. Moved: Commissioner Midgal moved to approve upcoming temporary art installations and allocation of funds in the amount of $40,000 for artists FreelandBuck and Adam Marcus; Second: Commissioner Shen. All in Favor. NON-ACTION: 4. The Baylands Artist-in-Residence – Staff and commissioner Migdal led a discussion about the Baylands Comprehensive Conservation Plan (BCCP) Public Art Overlay. Commissioners expressed overall support for the drafted plan prepared by Watershed artists as well thought-out and clearly stated. Commissioners highlighted the temporary ecological installation by the artists, its appropriateness to the unique ecosystem of the Baylands and great educational value for the public. ANNOUNCEMENTS – Staff announced the upcoming CASP artist reception at the Palo Alto Art Center on Thursday, January 24, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – February 21, 2019 at 7 pm. MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:46 by staff. Palo Alto Staff Report to Public Art Commission February 13, 2019 RE: 3223 Hanover, Final Review by PAC for Phase II SUMMARY Steep Slope Property, LLC is submitting the attached packet for Final review by the Public Art Commission for the integration of artwork for Phase II construction at 3223 Hanover Street. Phase I artwork titled Aperture by artist Gordon Huether with an estimated artwork budget of $204,800 was approved in September 2016. Phase II has a smaller estimated art budget of $137,000. BACKGROUND Steep Slope Property, LLC has contracted with City Public Art Program staff for the project management of the artwork to be incorporated on site. When Phase I came to the Public Art Commission in March 2016 to solicit input regarding the artist selection and types of work that may be appropriate. Among the suggestions were: • Locate the artwork along Hanover Street for maximum public accessibility • Be mindful that the art will be experienced primarily from a vehicle or bike • Consider playing off of the iconic “butterfly” rooflines of the buildings • Consider utilizing the slope of the property in design development • Explore playing with color • Consider playing with scale Taking the input from the Public Art Commission and Steep Slope, LLC, staff evaluated more than 300 artists and selected 14 to bring to Steep Slope for consideration. Of those, two artists were selected as finalists. After further discussion, Napa, CA based artist Gordon Huether was selected to join the team as the project artist. Huether presented three concept proposals in June 2016, and Aperture (see attachment A) was selected as the appropriate concept. Aperture responds to the slope of the property, mirroring the incline of the property and taking inspiration from the butterfly roof geometry of the buildings. The location of the piece, between the vehicular entrance to the site and the Bol Park bike path, will act as a wayfinding marker to cyclists who may be looking for the entrance to the bike path from Hanover, as well as mark the driveway entrance to 3223 Hanover. Set back from the street approximately 37 feet, the piece will be a safe distance away from vehicular and bike traffic, but offer a dynamic visual experience. The artwork will be constructed of a steel wedge shape, a dichroic glass wedge shape and an etched glass wedge shape with 1 foot spacing between each component. As such, the color and play of light between the various elements will fluctuate depending on time of day, lighting, and perspective. There will be subtle lighting integrated into the concrete foundation for an evening presence. An identification plaque will be integrated into the site adjacent to the sidewalk along Hanover. The proposal for Aperture was approved by the Public Art Commission September 15, 2016. On February 15, 2018, staff returned to the PAC to gather input for the initial review for Phase II of the project. At that time, the Public Art Commission asked the applicant to take into consideration the input given at the initial review for Phase I and to make sure that the artwork is a meaningful addition to the surrounding area, and not only the corporate campus where it will be located. For minutes from the meeting, please visit: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/63876 DISCUSSION AND TIMELINE: Phase I construction is well underway and expected for completion late 2019. The approved existing Phase I project includes Building 1, the below-grade garage, and stair & elevator pavilion in the courtyard, trash enclosure and the garage portals. Phase II includes Building 2, a second trash enclosure, improvements to the Bol Park bike path, and enhanced surface parking with butterfly garden on the east lower tier of the property. Phase II was approved by the Architectural Review Board September 6, 2018. Phase II is expected to break ground late 2019 and will be completed early 2021. It is important to the applicant that the architecture and artwork for phase II match phase I for a cohesive look and feel to the campus. ARTWORK FOR PHASE II: Given the cohesive visual vocabulary of the architecture at the site for both phases, as well as the intent to maximize the impact of the public art, the design team chose re-engage Gordon Huether to make a companion piece to the original Aperture sculpture along Hanover Street. The decision will both maximize the available art budget for artwork and ensure a cohesive look to the artwork integrated into the site. For Phase II, Gordon Huether proposed a smaller companion piece to Aperture, creating one larger installation along the Hanover side of the campus. The smaller piece will be made of the same materials but meant to mirror the larger Phase I piece. ATTACHMENTS: ATTACHMENT A: Previously approved Aperture schematic design, rendering and artist statement from Gordon Huether ATTACHMENT B: Phase 2 rendering and placement of artwork 60’ 7’ 18” 60’ 7’ 18” STANFORD RESEARCH PARK PALO ALTO, CA © Gordon Huether + Partners, inc. 1”= 1’ SCHEMATIC VIEW GORDON HUETHER, ARTIST 1821 Monticello Road Napa, CA Phone: 707.255.5954 FAX: 707.255.5991 gordonhuether.com ECTHED GLASS IN FRONT STAINLESS STEEL IN FRONT ATTACHMENT A Stanford Research Park Palo Alto, Ca © Gordon Huether + Partners, inc. PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION PHASE ONE GORDON HUETHER, ARTIST 1821 Monticello Road Napa, CA Phone: 707.255.5954 FAX: 707.255.5991 gordonhuether.com Stanford Research Park Palo Alto, Ca © Gordon Huether + Partners, inc. PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION PHASE ONE GORDON HUETHER, ARTIST 1821 Monticello Road Napa, CA Phone: 707.255.5954 FAX: 707.255.5991 gordonhuether.com GORDON HUETHER | ARTIST NARRATIVE art matters       Aperture       2016,  Sand  Hill,  Palo  Alto,  CA     An  aperture  is  a  hole  or  an  opening  through  which  light  travels.  More  specifically,  the  aperture   and  focal  length  of  an  optical  system  determine  the  cone  angle  of  a  bundle  of  rays  that  come  to   a  focus  in  the  image  plane.     My  creative  objectives  for  the  sculpture  installation  Aperture  were  multifold.       My   first   objective   was   to   create   an   installation   that   was  fully  integrated   into  a  relatively   complex  landscape  plan.  Through  its  multi-­‐layered  and  angled  wedge  shape,  Aperture  appears   to   emerge  organically  from   the   landscape.  In   addition,   the   form  of   the   work  acts  as   an   introduction  to  and  complements  the  angled  planes  of  the  site’s  architecture.       My  second  objective  was  to  create  a  sculptural  installation  that  actively  engages  the  cyclists,   pedestrians  and   motorists   who   will   experience   the   work   on   a   daily   basis   and  consider  the   movement   and   speeds   at   which   they   will   view   the   work.  Aperture  has   depth,   size   and   complexity   of   design   that   will  elicit  an   enduring  interest  and   excitement.  Because   of   the   materials,  the  work  will  never  be  experienced  the  same  way  twice.     The  materials  for  this  work,  brushed  aluminum,  acid  etched  glass  and  dichroic  glass  are  rich  and   elegant.  The  aperture  created  in  the  aluminum  layer  will  enable  more  light  to  engage  with  and   activate  the  dichroic  glass,  which  will  change  in  color  depending  on  the  angle  of  viewing  and   ambient  light.  The  use  of  acid  etched  glass  in  front  of  the  dichroic  glass  further  enhances  the   visual  dynamic  and  creates  a  compelling  complexity.       These  materials  and  they  way  in  which  they  are  layered  will  be  particularly  effective  at  night,   when  the  integrated  lighting  will  produce  an  enchanting  and  lovely  glow.           Gordon  Huether   Artist   11  August  2016   40’ ECTHED GLASS IN FRONT 7’ 18” 40’ STAINLESS STEEL IN FRONT 7’ 18” STANFORD RESEARCH PARK PALO ALTO, CA © Gordon Huether + Partners, inc. 1”= 1’ SCHEMATIC VIEW GORDON HUETHER, ARTIST 1821 Monticello Road Napa, CA Phone: 707.255.5954 FAX: 707.255.5991 gordonhuether.com ATTACHMENT B Stanford Research Park Palo Alto, Ca © Gordon Huether + Partners, inc. PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION PHASE TWO GORDON HUETHER, ARTIST 1821 Monticello Road Napa, CA Phone: 707.255.5954 FAX: 707.255.5991 gordonhuether.com Stanford Research Park Palo Alto, Ca © Gordon Huether + Partners, inc. PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION PHASE TWO GORDON HUETHER, ARTIST 1821 Monticello Road Napa, CA Phone: 707.255.5954 FAX: 707.255.5991 gordonhuether.com