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AUGUST 2012

Greetings Artists and Arts Supporters!

We are sending you this newsletter to let you know about the latest activities of AIPP as well as upcoming opportunities!  

Art After Six
Art After Six @ The People's Gallery
First Fridays  from August - October 2012
Stop by The People's Gallery at City Hall on the first Friday of the month, August - October, for special extended hours and talks by local artists.

The gallery will be open from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.. Artworks are on display throughout the first three floors of City Hall and visitors are welcome to take self-guided tours. Peoples Gallery Art After Six logo

The artist talks begin at 6:30 in Council Chambers. All the featured artists have works in the 2012 exhibition. The next Art After Six event takes place on September 7th, with talks by:
  •     John Christensen
  •     James Talbot
  •     Denise Prince
  •     Jill Bedgood
 Historic Mural Restored
Wide view For more than 30 years, the 3,000-square-foot mural entitled Hillside Mural, by Austin artist Raul Valdez, has served as the backdrop for the Hillside Theater at the A.B. Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center. On July 31, Cultural Arts Division, in partnership with the Parks and Recreation Department, dedicated the newly-restored mural just before a scheduled concert, part of the popular Hillside Concert Series presented by the A. B. Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center.
 
The mural was originally created in 1978 with significant community involvement, including input by hundreds of East Austin residents and the assistance by many of the neighborhood youth.

The painted mural is an artwork that reflects traditional Mexican-American style and heritage. The cultural and historic references in the mural depict a range of content, from ancient civilization to prominent figures of recent Mexican history to contemporary life and art. The initial project was funded by Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and artists and volunteers were trained in the art of mural-making.

The mural is prominent within the community and serves as a backdrop to numerous community events each year. Over a period of 34 years, the mural had been altered by ongoing vandalism and natural deterioration.
Ribbon cutting
Cutting ribbon left to right: Parks Board member Lynn Osgood; Artist Raul Valdez; AIPP Administrator Meghan Turner; Darlene Camacho Rosales, Member of the Pan Am Rec Center Advisory Board; and Austin Arts Commission member Gloria Mata Pennington.
In September 2011, the Cultural Arts Division commissioned the original artist Raul Valdez to restore this significant community mural back to its original content and condition to honor the tradition of mural painting in America and to celebrate the Mexican American and Latin American culture and heritage of Austin. Restoration was completed in June 2012.
 Project Spotlight
Community Screen - Community Charms
NorthWest RecAIPP artist Jill Bedgood's project, Community Screen - Community Charms, is a series of screens created from approximately 110 aluminum discs, and is centrally located on the front (north) side of the newly renovated Northwest Recreation Center building at 2913 Northland Drive in Austin.  
 
Working with the neighborhood, the artist collected a list of words, phrases and concepts to help define the varied activities which occur at the Recreation Center, and then embedded imagery based on these concepts onto the discs.   

Make it a point to swing by the Northwest Recreation Center to view this new addition to Austin's public art collection sometime soon!
Other Opportunities and Events
Public Art Webinar and Discussion
Public Art Evaluation: Principles and Methodology for Measuring Social Impact
August 16 from 1 - 2:30 pm
Cultural Arts Division Offices, 201 E. 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701

Come meet up with your fellow public artists and public art enthusiasts for a free viewing of the American's for the Arts webinar, Public Art Evaluation: Principles & Methodologies for Measuring Social Impact.  The presentation will be followed by a lively discussion led by former AIPP Panel Member and current Parks Commissioner Lynn Osgood. RSVP

Parking is available for attendees in the Convention Center garage on Brazos St., between Cesar Chavez and 2nd.

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Make your mark on the Asian American Resource Center!
AIPP Artists Sunyong Chung and Philippe Klinefelter invite the citizens of Austin to submit stones for inclusion in a 12 foot diameter mosaic (pictured) for the new Asian American Resource Center.
The artists hope to receive a stone from each nation making up Asia, so the entirety of Asia will be represented within the artwork.  For donation guidelines, click here!

Stones are due by September 1 so they may be incorporated into this sculpture, which is in fabrication.

Questions?
Terra Goolsby, Exhibition Specialist
512.974.6456, [email protected]
The City of Austin's Art in Public Places program acquires and maintains works of art for City facilities and parks through commissions, donations and loans for the cultural enrichment of the Austin community. AIPP is part of the Cultural Arts Division within the City of Austin's Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office. For more information, please visit www.austincreates.com or e-mail aipp@austintexas.gov.