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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019 UNFURLINGUNFURLING JEFFERSONVILLE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM 20 UNFOLD WHOLE REVEALING EXHIBITING EVOLVING REVEAL UNCOVER INTRODUCTION UNFURLING, JEFFERSONVILLE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM’S theme for 2019, is a rich descriptor for our place in public art at this time. Six years ago, the seeds of our creative movement were planted in the rich soil of this community. Countless individuals, departments, and organizations have come together over the past six years to help nurture our community’s creative growth. It is with hopeful hearts and helpful hands that we witness and help sustain the creative potential that is UNFURLING before our eyes in 2019 and beyond! Stay the course Jeffersonville and tend to the UNFURLING creativity within! EVOLVE UNFOLDING UNFOLD 1 REVEAL UNPACK OPEN ACTUALIZE ARTS ABOUND - ALL AROUND! PERFORMANCE ART SHAKESPEARE MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM APRIL 26th – Picasso Pointe POWERED BY CREATIVITY UTILITY BOX MINI MURALS SUMMER 2 NEIGHBORHOOD SCULPTURE TRAIL continued PEP PROJECTS Public Engagement Projects COMMUNITY SESSION Mosaic Art Center Façade SPRING into EARLY SUMMER FABLE to TABLE ART CENTER & PICASSO POINTE SUMMER ESTABLISHED ARTIST: BRIAN SOMERVILLE ONE WEEK of LECTURES, DEMOS & COMMUNITY MAKING ACTIVITY CREATIVE IMPACT Series (Guest artist demo series inside NoCo Arts Center – April through December) Smither Park – Houston, Texas 3 UNFURLING POTENTIAL – LONG RANGE PLANNING 4 NoCo INITIATIVES - 2019 ILLUMINATED PATH (Linking Pedestrian Bridge/Historic Downtown & Riverfront to NoCo) 5 2018 Illuminated Walking Path (revised plan) GOBO projectors mounted on acorn lights with specialized cast patterns. •Resistant to vandalism •Brighter than embedded product •Ability to change pattern & color •Less unpredictability with install •Potentially less cost involved •Weather resistant •Proven success (spikes on 12th) •Lights are needed anyway •Sidewalks can be poured anytime •No tearing up existing sidewalks BENEFITS ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FEBRUARY – determine number of poles | gobo units | locations MARCH – order prototypes * APRIL – Triangle Lot * MAY – Triangle Lot JUNE – call utilities | order gobo units & extra acorns * JULY/AUG - install THE DEPOT (Performing – Culinary & Artful Retail) THE BLACK BOX (until a better name develops…) Tiny Handmade Gift Shoppe •Handmade gifts with a southern Indiana focus •Possible collaboration with local schools work/study) •Direct connection with artists in the Art Center as well as those in the Depot NoCo INITIATIVES - 2019 MICHIGAN ST. GALLERY 6 DEVELOPING OUR CREATIVE CULTURE IMPROVING THE NoCo ARTS CENTER – PHASE 1 (ARTIST STUDIOS & GALLERY) – PHASE 2 (RESTROOMS & COMMUNAL SPACE) – PHASE 3 (LOBBY & KITCHEN) 6 7 THE RIVER’S EDGE RIVERFRONT SCULPTURE SPRING / Early SUMMER INSTALL 8 UNFOLD REVEALING EXHIBITING EVOLVING REVEAL UNCOVER 9 EVOLVE UNFOLDING UNFOLD REVEAL UNPACK OPEN ACTUALIZE UNFOLD REVEALING EXHIBITING EVOLVING REVEAL UNCOVER JEFFERSONVILLE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION Holds the belief that the site-specific artworks and cultural experiences to be implemented this year will identify Jeffersonville as a place with ingenuity and a great capacity for innovation. These artworks, both permanent and temporary, will range from traditional to new media. It is the conviction of the Jeffersonville Art Commission that, in order to support a thriving artistic consciousness within the city, community involvement shall extend beyond everyday appreciation to meaningful engagement in the creation, evolving interpretation and ongoing care of artworks throughout Jeffersonville. OUTRODUCTION 10 EVOLVE UNFOLDING UNFOLD REVEAL UNPACK OPEN ACTUALIZE