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MAY 2014

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!   

Open Calls to Artists
Request for Qualifications:
Pressler Street Extension Project

Budget: $60,000

DEADLINE: Thursday, June 5, 5:00 pm (CST)

 

The City of Austin seeks to commission a professional visual artist, or artist team, to design and fabricate artwork for the Pressler Street Extension project located between Cesar Chavez and West 5th Street, along Reserve Road. The City requests qualifications from artists who live and work in Texas. Artwork design, fabrication and installation budget: $60,000

 

Read the full RFQ and apply to this project. 

 

Artist Information Meeting

When: Tuesday, May 13, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Where: Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, TX.  

Free parking is available under City Hall (you must bring your parking ticket to be validated at the meeting).

 

The Artist Information Meeting will be a live webinar - to find out how to attend the meeting online, click here. The webinar will be posted here online after the meeting. 

 

Questions? 

Susan Lambe, Art in Public Places Coordinator, 512-974-7852

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Request for Qualifications:

Downtown Austin Wayfinding Project

Budget: $32,000  

DEADLINE: Thursday, June 5, 5:00 pm (CST)

 

The City of Austin seeks to commission a professional visual artist, or artist team, to design artwork that engages the public, via interactive guide or game, in the exploration and discovery of unique sites in downtown Austin as a component of the Downtown Austin Wayfinding Project.  

 

The City requests qualifications from artists who live and work in the Austin metropolitan area, including Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, and Hays counties.Artwork design, fabrication and installation budget: $32,000

 

Read the full RFQ and apply to this project

 

Questions?

Carrie Brown, Art in Public Places Coordinator, 512-974-9310

TEMPO projects

Autumn Ewalt

i see you/you see me

This installation, in place from April 24 to May 4 in Gaines Creek Park, used 1000 computer programed LEDs to mimic the mating ritual of fireflies. By combining nature and technology, the artwork offered the viewer an opportunity to reflect on the natural phenomena in a man-made way. Click here to see the video! 

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Jamie Panzer

Binary Branch

Where:Boggy Creek Greenbelt (1114 Nile Street, 78702) 

When:  Active until July 31, 2014

This sculpture, fabricated from wood, mimics the form of a tree, but its "branches" abide by a binary growth pattern. By combining nature and technology, the tree offers the viewer an opportunity to reflect on the phenomena that greatly determine our surroundings,as well as our immediate and long-term future. Click here to see the video!

 

Project Spotlight
Belting It Out
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk Grand Opening
When: Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
Where: Lakeshore Trailhead, eastern end of the Boardwalk
Artist Ken Little has been creating new artwork for the Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk Trail that opens Saturday June 7 at 10 am.. Belting It Out is an installation of 36 cast bronze western-style belts integrated into the railing on both sides of the new boardwalk. Embossed on each belt is a lyric fragment from a well-known Texas singer or songwriter. The artist hopes that these fragments will become "ear worms" (catchy phrases stuck in our imaginations) evoking stories and memories as well as reminding us of the strong association Austin has to Texas music.  

Come help celebrate the opening of the new Boardwalk, meet artist Ken Little, and see if you aren't inspired to hum a little tune!

Collection Management
Recent repairs and maintenance for the AIPP collection!

Art conservator Andrew Smith cleaning Waller Creek Shelves (1999, Austin Convention Center), by Damian Priour.

Art conservator Catherine Williams and assistant cleaning and waxing Paul Bond's Between the Lions (2000, Windsor Park Library).

 


Mural painter Lindsey Wohlgemuth and assistant Carl patching gouges and repainting damaged parts of Martin Garcia's Las Acciones del Pasado Aseguran el Exito Hacia el Futuro (The Actions of the Past Ensure Success for the Future) (2004, A. B. Cantu/Pan American Recreation Center).

 

Art conservator Catherine Williams and assistants cleaning and retreating surface of David Deming's Eagle II (1976, Faulk Central Library).

May Open Office Hours
Come to Art in Public Places' Open Office Hours at the Cultural Arts Division offices (201 E. 2nd Street) and get your public art questions answered!  Meet with an AIPP staff member and ask any questions related to public art commissions or the AIPP collection. No appointments necessary!

When: Friday, May 9th, between 2:00 to 4:00 p.m



AIPP staff will also be available to assist applicants with questions regarding the open calls for the Pressler Street Extension Project and/or the Downtown Wayfinding Project (see above).

Click here for more information. Free parking available in the Austin Convention Center garage at 2nd and Brazos; we can give you a parking pass if you park in this garage.

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Please take a survey to improve Open Office Hours.
Go to this survey and answer three simple questions to help us improve AIPP's Open Office Hours!  It will take less than one minute, promise!

(Image from The Hear Heres (2012) Kedleston Hall, Derby, UK; artist Studio Weave)
Other Opportunities and Events
Apply Now for Artist INC Live!

 In partnership with the Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) and the Texas Commission on the Arts, CAD is bringing the highly-successful Artist INC Live seminar to Austin. We will host the 8-week seminar at City Hall, October 4 - November 22, 2014.

 

 

The Artist INC Live program is a cutting edge training program that addresses the specific business needs and challenges of artists of all disciplines for a nominal fee. 25 participants, chosen through a competitive application process, will gather once a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Artist INC Live is open to any artist of any discipline, from emerging to established. Applications for artists interested in participating in the seminar are now open.

Go to www.austintexas.gov/department/next-level-program to apply.

 

Apply now!

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North Austin Community Garden Grand Opening, May 17 Click here for more information!   

 

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 Click here for more information!    

 

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Save the Dates!

More information coming in the June AIPP Newsletter!

 

West Enfield Municipal Pool and Artwork Dedication

Friday, June 13th at 11 a.m.
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Bartholomew District Park Municipal Pool Grand Opening  

Saturday, June 14th at 10 a.m.    

  
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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:
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.  

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL MEETINGS

The AIPP Panel usually meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at City Hall, 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 at 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!