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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!
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TEMPO Kick-off Celebration
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Festoon by artist Jessica Braun (photo by Philip Rogers)
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Three of the TEMPO Projects are also part of the East Austin Studio Tour, running November 16-17 and 23-24. Free EAST catalogs and maps are available at all Austin Public Library branches. |
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CodeNEXT Creative Community Special Listening Session
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Offer Input on the City's Land Development Code!
When: November 21, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Austin Energy Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Rd.
What's the land development code? Why does it matter? And why should you, as an artist, get involved?
- Keeping Austin affordable, maintaining neighborhoods, developing transportation options, and helping businesses thrive are all goals of the code revision. What are your goals?
With CodeNEXT, the City of Austin is rewriting the Land Development Code to sustain the Austin that we love while shaping our future.
- The Cultural Arts Division is providing this special session to gather input from the creative community as it relates to the rewrite of the Land Development Code and the Development and Review Process.
Don't miss your chance to shape future changes in the code! Light refreshments and free parking provided.
Click for more information and registration!
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AIPP Open Office Hours
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December AIPP Open Office Hours
Stop by the Cultural Arts Division offices (201 E. 2nd Street) on Friday, December 13, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. for our next session of Open Office Hours!
Meet with an AIPP staff member and ask any questions related to public art commissions or the AIPP collection. No appointments necessary!
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Coming Soon: Fractal Tree
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| Artist Paul Sorey will soon install Fractal Tree, a stainless steel sculpture approximately 25' tall, which is being donated to the City of Austin by Cirrus Logic, to stand outside their building at 800 W. Sixth Street.
From the artist's statement: "The tree is a mathematically generated fractal: each part of the tree is an identical copy of the other parts, scaled and rotated in space." This artwork will become part of the City's Cultural Heritage collection, which currently contains 157 artworks.
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Surface finish detail: hand-finish with a grinder gives an allover texture of wavy lines.
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The artist is scheduled to install the artwork November 21-24. If you are curious, see more of artist Paul Sorey's work here.
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ABIA #8 Best U.S. Airport for Art
| | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has been ranked #8 in the Best U.S. Airport for Art category through a 10Best Reader's Choicetravel award contest sponsored by USA TODAY. An expert panel selected a field of the twenty best U.S. airports for art. The public then voted for their top ten choices online. Click on this link to see all of the winners.
The website features the photo above of La Guitarra, created by Austin artist Delfin Escalante and sponsored by METV.
Ralph Helmick's Impulse (above left) is featured on the page for third place finisher Philadelphia International; Helmick also created the Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial on Lady Bird Lake!
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Other Opportunities and Events
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Americans for the Arts Webinar Series - Public Viewing
Creative Placemaking and Public Art
Final two sessions! The Creative Placemaking and Public Art webinar series is a virtual training series offering the necessary tools to arts administrators, artists, designers, planners and economic/community development professionals to assess and implement creative placemaking and public art projects to enhance your community's sense of place.
Viewing sessions are free and open to the public and will take place at the Cultural Arts Division offices (201 E. 2nd Street). Last two sessions are listed below:
Wednesday, November 20
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
If We Build It Will They Come?
Thursday, December 5
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Post-Ribbon Cutting Success
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Holiday Happy Hour with Austin Emerging Arts Leaders
When: Saturday, December 7, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Handlebar, 121 E. 5th Street, Austin 78701
To kick off the holidays, Austin EAL invites you to join them for happy hour and an Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest. (There will be a prize for the winner!)
Following Happy Hour, those interested can make their way up Congress Avenue to join in the Annual Holiday Stroll and Sing-a-Long at 6pm. Click here for Facebook event.
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Other Artwork Opportunities
For basic information about, and links to, other Public Art Calls to Artists around the country, please visit Public Art 4Culture. For 4Culture Opportunity Listings, click here.
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The City of Austin 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 Development Department. For more information, please visit www.austincreates.com or e-mail aipp@austintexas.gov. |
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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL MEETINGS
The AIPP Panel usually meets at 6 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at City Hall, in Room 1029. Come see artists presenting their design work, listen as panel members discuss upcoming opportunities for public art, and see how the whole process happens from start to finish!
AUSTIN ARTS COMMISSION MEETINGS
The Arts Commission usually meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month in City Hall Council Chambers. After the AIPP Panel votes on a project or an upcoming opportunity, the Austin Arts Commission reviews their work and decides which projects and opportunities move forward.
Check here for actual meeting dates and agenda items. Meetings can be changed so it's always good to check before you make the trip! See you soon!
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