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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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AIPP Open Office Hours
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Where: Cultural Arts Division offices (201 E. 2nd Street)
When: Friday, July 11, between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m
Topic: Putting Together a Good Application
AIPP staff will be available for informal meetings with artists and arts professionals interested in "Putting Together a Good Application" or any other topic related to public art in Austin. No appointment necessary!
Get staff tips on developing your studio practice into a public art career and, while you're here, pick up the updated Artist Resource Guide 2014 to learn about the City's public art process!
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ArtPlace America Funds
Two Austin Projects
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 Two Austin projects have been awarded grants totaling over $650,000 from ArtPlace America, a consortium of foundations, federal agencies, and banks, dedicated to strengthening the field of creative placemaking. The Cultural Arts Division of the City's Economic Development Department is a partner on both projects.
Project: Drawing Lines
Grant funding received: $256,500
Description: Bringing together ten artists, one per Council district, with district residents to work together, this project will identify each communities' cultural assets and create artistic expressions of the districts' character and diversity. Partners include GO Collaborative, Fisterra Studio, Public City, and Austin Creative Alliance.
Project: thinkEAST Living Charrette
Grant funding received: $400,000
Description: During Fusebox Festival 2015, project partners will create a pop-up mixed-use creative community on the thinkEAST site, a 24-acre former industrial site in East Austin. Partners include Fusebox, thinkEAST developers and Bullseye Business Development.
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Project Spotlight
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2nd Street artwork installations underway
In 2004, commissioned artist Barbara Grygutis worked with the 2nd St. Streetscape design team to create a public art master plan for the corridor. She selected "Rivers, Streams and Springs" as the unifying artwork theme, since the cross streets are named after Texas rivers. Seven sidewalk enhancements were commissioned at intersections to reflect the referenced rivers and three sculptural "springs projects" were commissioned which incorporate water. This month two more of the planned artworks are being installed.
Currency, located along 2nd Street at San Jacinto, addresses the socio-political issues surrounding humanity's need for water to survive and grow, and the effect that growth has on water. The San Jacinto River enabled the transportation of goods, spurring economic growth, but became polluted as a result of this commerce.
Currency uses bronze coins to represent 1) the ecosystem that encouraged economic growth and 2) the industries that decimated the ecosystem by contaminating the water.
Aquifer by Philip Lamb and Susan Magilow  
Aquifer, by Susan Magilow & Philip Lamb is located between Brazos and San Jacinto Streets. It is a serpentine row of photographic imagery embedded in tempered glass which represents the limestone-fault structure of an aquifer and includes a drinking fountain.
As one bends to get a drink, the photographic representation of water on the panels visually align.
Look for both of these artworks to be completed very soon!
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Art After Six @ the People's Gallery
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 When: August 14, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street
Stop by The People's Gallery at City Hall for extended gallery hours and talks by artists from the 2014 exhibition! Artist talks begin at 6:15 pm in Boards & Commissions room. The first three floors of City Hall will be open for self-guided tours 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Pick up a gallery guide on the first floor!
Featured artists: Katya Belinsky, Nicole Creek, Sally Hengst
Click here for more information.
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Other Opportunities and Events
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Register Now for Exporting for Creatives!
When: July 16, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Cultural Arts Division offices (301 W. 2nd Street)
Our popular annual workshop is back! This specialized seminar features local creatives with experience performing overseas and working with international festivals. Topics include: international trade shows for creatives, funding opportunities for American artists to take work abroad, finding opportunities overseas, and practical travel considerations.
Register now to reserve your seat!
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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:
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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 6:00 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at City Hall, room 1029, however during July, August and September of 2014, meetings will be held in the Cultural Arts Division Training Room at 201 E. 2nd Street. 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!
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