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Noyes Cultural Arts Center 927 Noyes St. Evanston. IL 60201 706/491.0266
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Minutes of the 24 January 1995 Public Art Committee Meeting.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Nancy Kotler, Jim Gamble, Beth Hart:,
Indira Johnson, Fired Nagelbach and
affiliate member and Hvmark rep. Ron
Isaacson
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ray Green, David Mickenberg, Michael Phillips
and Gail Struve
STAFF: Jonathon Glus, administrative director
Achieving a quorum, the January meeting of the Public Art Committee
Council was called to order by chair Nancy Kotler in the first
floor meeting room of the Evanston Public Library at 7:10 pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: With the correction on p. 2 of "Gable" to
"Gamble," Seth Hart moved for and Jim Gamble seconded approval of
the November minutes. Approval was unanimous.
CHAIR REPORT: Nancy Kotler stated that the committee members were
all aware of the death of Joseph Zendell and reported that a
service would be held in Evanston in February. The members asked
that the minutes show the committee's acknowledged loss to the
community in Joseph's death.
PUBLIC ART EDUCATION PROGRAK4ING: Jonathon directed the cons, itteeIs
attention to the attached sheet which outlined the creation of Yao
public art accounts: a public art maintenance fund ($5,000) and
- public art education fund ($5,663.07.) Jonathon explained that the
maintenance fund is a composite of maintenance monies for Leafgate
Garden/Congregational Park and the three site -specific artworks at
the library. This interest -bearing fund will be drawn from only
for maintenance that is outside of routine upkeep. Jonathon
further explained that the education fund, also an interest -bearing
fund, may be used to fund educational programs in public art,
including events (special lectures, tours of Evanston public art,
etc.,) printed materials and special exhibits of public art.
It was suggested that the role of the committee is to create for
make creation possible,) and educate about public art, and that any
endeavors of the committee should be in keeping. The committee
discussed the possibility of implementing Jonathan's proposed
lecture series (May '94,) with the inclusion of artists such as
maya Lin and Vito Acconti. :t was also suggested that one or more
of the following may be appropriate: a program in conjunction with
Bravo Arts or YEA!; a metropolitan area public art tour ("public
art field trip") designed for City Council members as well as other
community leaders; a children's project coordinated by the 5hanti
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Foundation; or a brochure for the Library public art collection.
LIBRARY INTERIOR: Beth Hart volunteered to contact Drew Heindel
regarding the resurrection of the 'adopt -a -chair" program for the
library.
LIBRARY EXTERIOR: (Subcommittee: Fred Nagelbach, Ray Green and
Nancy Kotler) Fred reported that the subcommittee recently met and
agreed to come to a meeting on 1. April with materials on possible
artists or artworks for the exterior artwork.
DOWNTOWN: (Subcommittee: Jim Gamble, Beth Hart, Nancy Kotler,
Michael Phillips, Gail Struve) Nancy explained that David Barber
and Terry Jenkins could not make the meeting and turned the
committee's attention to the draft of a public art plan as
developed by Jonathon and Jim Gamble. Jim explained that the
formal agreement between the City and Evmark had not been yet
reached and, therefore at the March meeting, with David Barber and
Terry Jenkins as guests, would be a much more fntitful conversation
regarding downtown.
The committee formed a subcommittee to formulate a program proposal
for an exhibition program at the Transportation Center. The
subcommittee will consist of Nancy Kotler, Beth Hart, Gail Struve
and Jim Gamble.)
FIRE? STATION: Nancy invited Indira to chair a subcommittee, with
Gail and Michael Phillips also sitting. Jonathon explained that
the committee needed to meet within the next two weeks to determine
where at the site the artwork would be placed,
OTHER BUSINESS: Ron Isaacson suggested that the committee consider
a temporary public project in conjunction with the upcoming
Democratic convention, maybe around the theme of the NU students
"storming the gates" of the university during the '68 convention.
COMMENTS: no comments.
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
Submitted by Jonathon Glus, 21 February 1995.
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Noyes Cultural Arta Center 927 Noyes St. Evanston, IL 60201 708/491.0288
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Minutes of the 14 March 1995 Public Art Committee meeting.
MEMBERS PRESENT: N. Kotler, J. Gamble, R. Green, B. Hart,
I. Johnson, F. Nagelbach and affiliate member
R. Isaacson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: D. Mickenberg, M. Phillips, G. Struve.
STAFF: Jonathon Glus, administrative director
GUESTS: David Barber, director of public works
Terrence Jenkins, director, Evmark
Achieving a quorum, the March meeting of the Public Art Committee
was called to order by chair Nancy Kotler at 7:05 in the first
floor meeting room of the Evanston Public Library.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Beth Hart moved for and Jim Gamble seconded
approval of the minutes of the 24 January meeting.
CHAIR REPORT: N. Kotler directed the attention of the Committee to
the City council's Service Priorities list and descriptions. Nancy
explained that City Council was currently reviewing all programs of
the City, and that all programs of the Arts Council, including
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public art, fall in the bottom loth percentile. Nancy encouraged
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PAC members to contact their aldermen during the review process.
Nancy also explained that because the service priorities review may
effect Arts Council programming, the executive director search is
delayed until the completion of the review, probably early fall.
PUBLIC ART EDUCATION PROGRAMMING: B. Hart encouraged the Committee
and staff to follow-through on a public art lecture series that
would bring nationally -recognized public artists to Evanston.
LIBRARY EXTERIOR: Fred Nagelbach reported that the exterior
subcommittee would be meeting on 1 April to review slides and
select approximately 16 artists to submit preliminary proposals.
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DOWNTOWN/EVMARK DESIGN UPDATE: Nancy Kotler introduced David
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Barber, director of public works, and Terry Jenkins, Evmark, and
asked Terry to give an overview of the Evmark downtown
revitalization project. Terry provided an overview of Evmark and
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explained that downtown Evanston must position itself among
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suburban malls and other suburban downtowns as a unique
destination, and that the visual, performing and culinary arts
together are a vital component of what makes Evanston unique. Jim
Gamble explained the project calendar and outlined preliminary ways
in which public art may play an integral role in the design and
development of downtown.
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FIRE STATION UPDATE: J. Glus explained that the public art
component is on hold for a few months while legal issues regarding
the acquisition of the site are finalized.
TRANSPORTATION CENTER UPDATE: J. Glus explained that the
subcommittee was currently reviewing slides in conjunction with the
Library exterior and a limited number of artists will be invited in
the next few months.
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm.
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Minutes of the 2 June 1995 Public Art Committee meeting.
MEMBERS PRESENT: N. Kotler, J. Gamble, B. Hart,
D. Mickenberg, Gail Struve, and
affiliate member R. Isaacson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: R. Green, I. Johnson, F. Nagelbach, M. Phillips.
STAFF: Jonathon Glus, administrative director
Achieving a quorum, the June meeting of the Public Art Committee
was called to order by chair Nancy Kotler at 5:05 in the first
floor meeting room of the Evanston Public Library.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Gail Struve stated that she was at the March
meeting and requested that the minutes be altered to reflect that.
With that change, David Mickenberg moved for and Gail Struve
seconded approval of the minutes.
CHAIR REPORT: Nancy Kotler explained that four artists were
selected to submit final proposals for the library exterior
artwork. The four artists are Jose Cobo, Chicago; Ralph Helmick,
Boston; Richard Hunt, Chicago; and Christine Rojeck, Chicago.
Nancy further explained that the four proposals are very different,
however none of the proposed artworks are primarily figurative, and
none of them are bronze. Nancy also mentioned that some members of
the subcommittee voiced a concern about the possibility of two
commissions at the library going to one artist (Helmick,i however
they chose to invite Ralph Helmick to submit a proposal due to the
unique approach he took to the site.
STAFF REPORT: Jonathon Glus asked that all the members complete
their affiliation and disclosure statements and directed the
members attention to the enclosed issue of Forecast, which included
a number of articles on Chicago murals, graffiti murals and other
types of murals seen in urban areas.
PUBLIC ART REVIEW PROCESS PROPOSAL: Nancy explained that the draft
document outlining an approval process for public art commissioned
by sources other than the Public Art Program was developed in
response to a mural project at the Lake Avenue CTA viaduct
coordinated the YMCA. Jim Gamble recapped a series of meetings
held in regards to the mural and suggested that communication was
not consistent among all parti-s concerned (including Evmark and
= the City.) Jim explained that a subcommittee of PAC met with two
staff members from the YMCA to discuss alternative locations for
the mural project, most specifically as a construction barricade
project at the Washington National site. Jim also voiced concern
that because an approval process is not in place, a time limit for
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the life of the mural is not determined, and that the YMCA board
may not be familiar with this project.
David Mickenberg suggested that, after attending a meeting with
YMCA staff, his concern is not that the YMCA did not follow a
process, but that they did not follow a process that was clearly
ublic and of the commute, Nancy Kotler suggested that PAC's
role is ensuring that there processes are, in fact, public. Pon
Isaacson suggested that the mural does not appropriately use the
wall site and the imagery is not relevant to that site.
David Mickenberg said that a recommended process of approval should
be approved by City Council. Jim Gamble agreed and suggested that
a letter from Nancy Kotler be submitted to the mayor or City
Council requesting a moratorium he placed on all public art
projects until this document is completed in early fall. Nancy
agreed to draft such a letter and revise the draft document for
review at the next meeting.
PATRIOT'S PARK: Jonathon explained that he was interested in
beginning the process of fund-raising for restoration of the war
memorial at Patriot's Park. He suggested that a brick adoption
program may be a relatively easy method of raising the necessary
$8,000 -- $12,000. Jim Gamble said that he would be interested in
working on such a committee, and suggested that Don Wirth and John
and Joan Wayne (garden club members) may also be interested.
J. ZENDELL MEMORIAL PROPOSALS: Nancy Kotler explained that three
artists from Noyes Center - Barbara Goldsmith, Sheila Oettinger and
Richard Halsted - proposed donating to the EAC/Noyes Center
figurative artwork in the image of and in memorial to Joseph
Zendell. Beth Hart voiced concern that the bigger notion of
"memorial" should be first addressed and then a body of individuals
should consider specifically what would have been Joseph's wishes
and how those wishes may be realized within the context of our
public space. Jim Gamble said that these are similar issues as
those raised in regards to general donations to the City, and that
PAC must begin to look at these donations as part of a city
collection. Nancy suggested that a standing collections committee
be formed that would consider donations o£ all types, and which
would begin with a possible memorial to Joseph. Nancy asked Beth
Hart to chair this committee. Beth accepted, suggesting the
following: (1) the committee will meet no more than twice a year,
or every six months as necessary, (2) the constants on the
committee will be the chair and the sr. visual staff member of the
Arts Council, and the remaining seats on the committee will change
in consideration of each proposed donation. For example, in
consideration of the proposed Zendell memorial donations, the
committee will be comprised of Beth Hart (chair); Pam Matiosian
(Arts Council member as landlord of the Noyes bldg.); an artist
from Evanston yet to be appointed; and Jonathon Glus.
PROGRAM UPDATES: (1) FIRE STATION: J. Glus explained that the
public art component is on hold for a few months while acquisition
of the site is finalized. TRANSPORTATION CENTER: Nancy Kotler
explained that a limited number of artists had been invited to show
and a final decision would be reached in July. DOWNTOWN: Jim Gamble
explained that the art component was on hold for another 6 - 8
weeks while the first phase of construction - Davis & Oak, west of
the rail tracks - is started. Jim explained that the design team
is working with Jonathon on the public art component and PAC will
be brought into the process early.
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at B:So pm.
Submitted by Jonathon Glus, 10 June 1995
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Minutes of the 1 August 1995 Public Art Committee meeting.
MEMBERS PRESENT: N. Kotler, I. Johnson, R. Moeller, A. Niffenegger,
and affiliate member R. Isaacson.
MEMBERS ABSENT: S. Bernstein, J. Gamble, R. Green, D. Mickenberg,
and affiliates F. Nagelbach and G. Struve.
STAFF: Jonathon Glus, administrative director
Because a quorum was not achieved, the August meeting of the Public
Art Committee was not officially convened. However, discussion
among those present commenced at 8:10 am in meeting room #3650 of
the Civic Center.
CHAIN REPORT: Nancy Kotler thanked those present for making such an
early morning meeting. Nancy also welcomed the two new members,
_ Audrey Niffenegger and Robert Moeller. Nancy invited them to
explain their interest in public art. Robert explained that he
originally applied to the ethics committee, but was invited by the
mayor to serve on this committee. He explained that he is very
enthused and interested in the role public art can play in the
community. Audrey explained that she is an artist, has been active
with the Evanston Art Center, and is interested in furthering her
participation in Evanston's arts community.
PUBLIC ART REVIEW PROCESS PROPOSAL: Nancy explained that the
moratorium letter sent to the mayor requesting that all public art
projects be put on hold until a process be developed was in
response to confusion around the approval process far a mural
= project at the Lake Avenue CTA viaduct. Nancy then explained that
the attached draft review process was the result of the discussion
at the June meeting and that it would have to be held until the
September meeting when a quorum will be present.
Nancy asked Jonathon to discuss the history around the installation
of brackets at viaducts which would be designed to hold artwork.
Jonathon explained that the original concept was discussed among
City Council a few years ago but was never fully explored because
of the concern that such a project could be the first step to
signage being allowed on viaducts. He further explained that the
question was posed among City Council again in late spring and the
Public Works Department was asked to investigate.
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Indira Johnson suggested that the challenge is to design brackets
that don't make the piece look temporary, and some kind of
standardized name plaque should be designed. Audrey Niffenegger
suggested that a portion of the viaducts could be designated as
locations for short-term artwork, while others could host long-term
- of permanent artwork. Jonathon suggested that he research the
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Jonathon then, by way of introduction to the program for the new
members, explained the draft public art plan. He asked that the
committee review the plan during August for discussion, revision
and approval in September.
PROGRAM UPDATES: (1) FIRE STATION: J. Glus explained that the
public art component is on hold for a few months while acquisition
of the site is finalized. TRANSPORTATION CENTER/TRANSAXIS: Nancy
Kotler explained that a limited number of artists were being
considered but the committee was waiting for further materials
DOWNTOWN: Jonathon explained that the design team would contract an
artist within the next few months and the PAC downtown subcommittee
would be asked to participate in that interview process.
ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 am.
Submitted by Jonathon Glus, 10 August 1995
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