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Sculptists. . .
Looks like "back to school" is the theme for the week.
We have some
good submissions in response to Ellen Kucera's request for some
grad
schools that focus on outdoor sculpture. We also have some
commissions
associated with Universities.
And today I am going on a field trip with Roger Colombik and his
students from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, TX!
We
are going to Dallas to the opening of the Texas Sculpture Park, a
corporate collection that I have been hearing about from Texas
sculptors
I have been meeting since the ISC conference in Houston two years
ago.
Roger does great outdoor work, and started an outdoor sculpture
show in
San Marcos last year for his students and regional sculptors.
We've also got submissions about a student public art project in
CA, and
a question from a Kate Foxon in England who is doing a project
with
outdoor sculpture that kids can play on.
Also look for lots of opportunities, some questions and comments
from
our listeners, and other goodies. Keep it coming.
I hope you all are doing well,
Randy
MEMORIAL INFO?
Dear Randy -
Re: Texas A&M Bonfire Memorial
I gather information about monuments and memorials. Anything you
might
have about this subject that you could make me aware of would be
appreciated.
And needless to say, any other suggestions you might have about
my
interest would be welcomed.
Best,
George Haskins
Scarsdale, NY
PUBLIC ART ONLINE NEWSLETTER
Published fortnightly
Issue - N 24 - 08-28-01
Underground Car Parks
Aiming to improve the aesthetics but also to give the users an
impression of comfort, well-being and safety in the underground
car parks, some cities were led to commission works of art.
www.art-public.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Subscription rate for 2001- 24 issues per year-
US$ 45.00 or PS 31.00
SECURITY
Randy,
Response to Cranbrook Academy request re security
Cambrige Arts Council (Massachusetts) is sponsoring an
international
conference Oct
26-28/2001. "Intl Conf. of the Conservation and Maintenance
of
Contemporary Public Art.
Funding comes from the NEA, CAC and others. Heavy duty list of
speakers
and panelists.
www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/CAC/publicart/conference.html
Go for it!
Benbow Bullock, SCulptor
artnut@artnut.com
www.artnut.com
GRAD SCHOOLS
Here is a response to Ellen Kucera's request for information
about grad
schools.
To: Ellen Kucera
From: Carol Sterling, ISC Director of Education and Resource
Center
I wanted to add to Randy's recommendation that you visit the ISC
website
at www.sculpture.org.
When you visit the website, go to the navigation bar on the left
and
click on Educational Organizations and then Undergraduate and
Graduate
Programs in Sculpture. ISC encourages all colleges, universities
and art
schools that have sculpture programs to post information about
their
courses, facilities, faculty, alumni, etc. on the ISC website. We
are
pleased to post those who have sent in their information.
Additionally, we invite prospective sculpture students to check
out the
schools of students who have been selected as ISC Outstanding
Student
Achievement in Sculpture Award winners. On the website, just
click on
the Awards section on the navigation bar on the left. You will
see
winners from the past three years and their respective schools.
Another way to utilize the ISC website to identify a potential
school is
to visit the Portfolio section and in the searchable database
type in
the type of material you are interested in learning more about.
Then
visit the Portfolios of artists who work in this media and check
out
where they went to school. You may want to email the artist and
inquire
whether s/he would recommend their program.
Good luck and let us know where you decide to go and why you
selected
this program.
Carol Sterling
Director of Education and ISC Resource Center
International Sculpture Center
14 Fairgrounds Road, Suite B
Hamilton, New Jersey 08619
Tel: (609) 689-1051, ext. 107
Fax:(609) 689-1061
email: carol@sculpture.org
ISC Website:<www.sculpture.org>
GRAD SCHOOLS (Continued)
Good Morning Ellen Kucera,
I read your query about grad schools which Randy Jewart published
in his
Digest. You state your interest in large scale outdoor works.
May I recommend to you the School of Art and Design at San Jose
State
University in San Jose, CA. It has fine shop facilities,
ceramic/glass
facilities, and a great foundry. There is a very diverse faculty
and
some of them are involved in various large scale works. One
talented
energetic Professor in particular, David Middlebrook, has many
large
works in both public and private sites around the US. He along
with
Professors David Anderson, Linda Walsh, and Stan Welsh provide a
broad
background for the direction which interests you.
The Director of the School is Dr Robert Milnes and the web
address is:
www.sjsu.edu/depts/art_design/
All the best with your career,
Harry Powers, Professor Emeritus, SJSU
GRAD SCHOOLS (continued)
I read your question in Randy Jewart's Sculpture News and have
some info
that may be of help. I'm on the Emerging Artist's Committee with
two
other people through the ISC. Our goal is to provide information
to
younger emerging sculptors and students who are just getting
started. We
had a room in Pittsburgh at the ISC conference with computers
with links
to residencies, grants, and grad schools, mentoring sessions,
spill over
sessions from various panel discussions, and a
"networking" (I really
hate that word) party Thursday for all of the students and
emerging
sculptor's in attendence, which happened to be one of the largest
demographics at the conference this year.
I put together a web page with hyperlinks to over 175 different
schools
in the US who have graduate sculpture programs. The links are to
the
schools' Art Dept. Home pages so you'll have to browse around to
get to
the sculpture department. This site is on my school's server...I
will
keep it active until I hear from them otherwise.
The URL for the grad school site is
http://classweb.mnstate.edu/meersman/temp_index.htm
I have heard that the U of Washington in Seattle has started a
new multi
disciplinary public art program that may be of interest. Hope
this
helps. -Marty Meersman
--
Martin Meersman, Assistant Professor
Department of Art and Design
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563
Work Phone: (218)236-4625
Home Phone: (218)291-1101
Fax: (218)287-5039
Email: meersman@mnstate.edu
SAMPLE CONTRACT?
Hi Randy and every one in sculpture chat room
,How are You? could you send me a copy of the type of contract
you send
out
with proposals? And any one else who has copies of one can I have
a copy
also?or email it to me if that si easier and cheaper .I would be
very
grateful to see what one looks like. One of my college student
made me a
brand spanking new website. We Are still working on it to
complete it
but i
thought he did a great job so far. his prices are very decent if
any one
wants to email him, his address is at the end of my web site
under
contact.it
is online for any one who wants to visit it at
www.GildaOliver.com
My other work is at www. sculpture .org or just pop my name into
yahoo
search
engines and many sites will come up here and there,
Gilda Oliver
SCULPTURE FOR KIDS?
Kate Foxon
Mill Farm
Harry Lane
Oxenhope
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD22 9JX
Dear Sir,
I am currently studying A level Design and have just begun my
major
project. For this, I
have decided to design and make a form of a sculpture that can
provide
interactive
entertainment for children.
I propose for this to go in a local attraction, the
ŒMillenium Green‚.
The reason why I have
chosen this is because I often see children in the area and I
feel there
should be something for them to enjoy, and I feel that playground
equipment would spoil the atmosphere, therefore a sculpture in my
opinion,would give more of a subtle touch.
However, I am writing to you to see whether you could possibly
offer me
any information
that may help me throughout my project. This could simply be
catalogues
or pictures
showing some of your sculptures or if you have any knowledge on
the
artist's inspiration.
Any information would be a great help and I would be very
grateful.
Thanks for your time and help.
Your truly,
Kate Foxon
OPPORTUNITIES
CALL FOR ARTISTS: ForestEthics - MA
Deadline September 15, 2001. ForestEthics, an activist
organization with
a
focus on protecting forests, would like to involve environmental
artists
in
an upcoming public event in Boston, MA during November 2001.
Seeking
proposals for a temporary street performance/artwork (to be
documented
and
publicized) dealing with clearcutting of forests to make paper
and/or
the
need for recycled office products. $1000 stipend available per
artist
selected. Send slides, resume, statement, a project proposal and
SASE
for
return of slides by September 15 to Todd Paglia, 830 York, San
Francisco, CA
94110. Questions? <A
HREF="mailto:Kristi@forestethics.org">
kristi@forestethics.org</A>; visit <A
HREF="www.stopstaples.net">
http://www.stopstaples.net</A> and <A
HREF="www.forestethics.org">
http://www.forestethics.org</A>
Artists Residencies in Kerala, South India
Deadline: ongoing. Committed artists are invited to apply for
residencies in
Kerala, South India Minimum stay, one month. For further info./
application
forms, please see our website <A
HREF="www.artsresidencies.com">
http://www.artsresidencies.com</A> or write to Arts
Residencies, Studio
54,
Grove Park, Camberwell, London. SE5 8LE. UK . Contact: Tanera
Bryden,
Co-director, Arts Residencies South India
(New) Creative Capital Grants: performing arts/emerging fields -
NY
In 2001-2002, Creative Capital will fund artists in performing
arts and
emerging fields. The deadline for 2001-2002 grants will be
October 31,
2001;
applications will be available online and through mail August 15,
2001.
Performing arts may include dance, music theater, experimental
music
performance, experimental opera, spoken word, theater/performance
art,
and
interdisciplinary projects. Emerging fields may include
computer-based
artwork, new media, audio work, interactive installations,
experimental
literature and interdisciplinary projects. For application and
details,
visit: <A
HREF="www.creative-capital.org/application/index.html">
http://www.creative-capital.org/application/index.html</A>
(New) Call-for-Artists: Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority
(WMATA) - DC
Application Deadline: September 28, 2001. The WMATA Art in
Transit
Program is
seeking an artist with pervious site-specific or public art
experience
to
develop an artwork proposal and coordinate the fabrication and
installation
of the proposed artwork for the future New York Avenue station.
Scheduled to
open in 2004, New York Avenue station will be in the northwest
quandrant
of
Washington, D.C. WMATA will select an artist to join the
project's
design-build team to assist architects and engineers with
integrating
artwork
into the station design. Artwork for the station must reflect the
unique
artistic, cultural and historic interests of the communities
surrounding
the
future station. The budget for artwork is limited to $150,000
(artist
fee(s)
included). The artist fee(s) cannot exceed 20% of the proposed
budget
for the
design, fabrication, installation and documentation of artwork.
For
further
information contact, Michael McBride, Art in Transit Program
manager, at
202/962-1381
(New) Public Art: CIVIL RIGHTS MEMORIAL, The University of
Mississippi -
MS
Deadline: January 4, 2002 (extended). The University of
Mississippi is
seeking an artist (or team of artists) to create a major outdoor
artwork
in
commemoration of the struggle for equal access to education in
Mississippi.
The artwork will be sited between the Lyceum and the Library. $
100,000
budget includes design, fabrication, site preparation, and
installation.
Up
to five finalists will be invited for a site visit before
submitting a
final
proposal maquette, for which they will receive $2,000, which
includes
shipping. No entry fee. For a prospectus, contact Vanessa Bliss
at
662-915-5993, or <A
HREF="mailto:memorial@olemiss.edu">memorial@olemiss.edu
</A>. Deadline: Jan 4, 2002--New deadline for applications.
Jan.11-13--Jurors
meet in Oxford to select five finalists. Jan 25-27--Finalists
visit
Oxford
for orientation. April 26--deadline for finalists' models. May
3-5--Jury
meets in Oxford to select final artwork. Sept 30--model final
artwork
unveiled at 40th anniversary of integration
(New) Call-for-Artists: Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority
(WMATA) - MD
Application Deadline: September 24, 2001. The WMATA Art in
Transit
Program is
seeking artists with previous site-specific/public art experience
to
create
artwork for the Suitland and Branch Avenue Metrorail Stations on
the
Green
Line in Prince George's County, MD. One artist will be selected
for each
station. The artwork must reflect the unique artistic, cultural
and
historic
interest of the communities where the stations are located. The
budget
for
artwork for each station is limited to $100,000 (artist fee(s)
included). The
artist fee(s) cannot exceed 20% of the proposes artwork budget.
For
further
information about the communities adjacent to the stations,
please log
onto
<A
HREF="www.co.pg.md.us">www.co.pg.md.us</A> For
additional information
about the WMATA Art in Transit Program, please log on to <A
HREF="www.metroopensdoors.com">www.metroopensdoors.com</A>.
For further
information contact, Michael McBride, Art in Transit Program
manager, at
202/962-1381
Call-For-Submissions
Washington Convention Center Art Program
Submission Information
Site Description
Located in the heart of downtown Washington, the new Convention
Center
will
become the city's largest building at 2.8 million square feet. It
will
feature a complex design with multiple exhibit halls, soaring
atria, a
grand
ballroom, glass curtain walls, and sweeping vistas. Measuring six
square
city
blocks over 17 acres, it is bound by Mount Vernon Place to the
South,
7th
Street to the East, N Street to the North, and 9th Street to the
West.
Each
year, the Convention Center will host over three million visitors
from
around
the world. The Public Art Collection will be fully installed at
the time
of
the Convention Center opening in Spring 2003.
Public Art Collection
The Convention Center's Public Art Collection will enhance the
building's
dramatic architecture and introduce a human scale to its
monumentally
designed interiors. As one of Washington's largest public art
collections, it
will act as a vibrant arts destination and provide a unique
addition to
the
cultural landscape of downtown Washington, DC. With careful
consideration of
building flow patterns and usage, over 80 locations for artwork
have
been
identified in the entrance areas, corridors, and central axis
points.
Many of
these areas will have more than one work of art. Approximately 20
of
these
areas lend themselves to monumentally scaled, site-specific
commissioned
works of art. Acquisitions will comprise the remaining areas,
which will
be
selected with consideration for their visual integration into the
existing
architecture.
Eligibility
Artists working in a variety of media including paintings,
graphics,
sculpture, photographs, and mixed media are eligible. The
Collection
will
encompass regional, national and international artists, with a
target of
50
percent local representation.
Application Form
For submission information and an application form, please visit:
<A
HREF="http://dcarts.dc.gov">http://dcarts.dc.gov</A>
or contact the DC
Commission on the Arts and Humanities, New Convention Center
Project,
410 8th
Street, NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20004; Phone: (202)
724-5613; Fax:
(202) 727-4135; TDD: (202) 727-3148. For more information on the
new
Washington Convention Center, visit their web site at <A
HREF="www.dcconvention.com">www.dcconvention.com</A>.
Seattle, WA Seattle Arts Commission
commission open only to Pacific Northwest artists
seeking proposals for a site-specific artwork for building to
house
the police crime lab. budget is $60,000
4 artist will be paid $500 each for a detailed proposal from
which the
final proposal/artwork will be selected.
Application deadline: 9/14/01
application available at
www.cityofseattle.net/arts/funding/calls.html
or email kelly.davidson@ci.seattle.wa.us or 206/615-1801
Prescott, AZ Friends of Yavapai College
seeks contempoary sculpture proposals from artists in AZ, CO, NM,
UT
for work in stone, metal, concrete etc. with water element
budget: $25,000
deadline to apply: 9/17/01
information and forms are available at www.yavapai.cc.az.us
Greely, Co City of Greely % for art program
seeks proposals from artists, teams, architects, desigers ti
incorporate art in the design of a municipal water tower.
proposals
must relate histoy, function and beauty of water with visual
impact
from a distance
multi-phase five year budget for project is $325,000. 4 finalists
will
be paid $500 each for more detailed proposal + $500 travel
budget.
deadline for initial proposal submission is 10/15/01
a prospectus is available at www.xi.greely.co.us/culture/wtp.htm
or 970/350-9491.
STUDENTS AND PUBLIC ART
Dear ISC:
I am artist involved in making my first outdoor learning
center/sculpture
garden at Peralta, a local elementary school in my neighborhood
in North
Oakland, CA. I raised $12,500 from the Potrero Nuevo Fund,
another $5200
from
the Oakland Division of ultural Arts and $1000 from the PTA. We
are
going to
get underway this October. This school has become a "model
school" for
politicians because the principal has been so supportive of
artists-in-residence. It is an inner city school with 80%
African-American
student body. The parents, students and teachers will all be
actively
involved in planning and execution.I would benefit greatly by
being on
your
list and by sharing my experience with others. THANKYOU!!!
FRANCOIS DAVIN
In reply to Francois Davin
I was interested to hear about your work - I have worked for the
past 10
years making temporary site-specific sculptures from local found
and
natural
materials. Also, my partner is a professional storyteller and we
have
worked
together on projects dealing with story and landscape. I would be
interested
to hear more about your work, also about the Artists in Nature
International
NEtwork. I am a member of the Landscape and Art Network
http://landartnet.org
. You can see some of my work on The Axis database online: under
Liz
McGowan, and I am in the process of making my own website.
Liz McGowan
lizmcgow@aol.com
Hello to Francois Davin- and welcome- can more be told about the
Artists in Nature International Network? i'd like to join but I
can
find any information on it!
shan wells
AiNIN
Artists in Nature International Network
We are artists and communities interested in art in nature.
We believe that art in nature implies respecting nature, not
using or
abusing it for the sake of art. We think that this respect
implies a
specific creation for each site. We feel that this approach might
be
one way to involve a very large part of the population that has
not so
far been interested in the "object oriented"
traditional presentation of
art in museums, galleries, and public spaces. Art in nature is
one of
the areas of art where the famous "new public" can at
last be
accessible.
Many artists and communities in the world have been creating and
progressing along these lines in the past few decades. Their
efforts
(our efforts), have brought an increasing consciousness of this
approach
to art making to the population at large. As an organisation, we
already represent a significant number of artists and communities
in the
five continents.
So far, prior to the establishment of Artists in Nature
International
Network, our encounters have been based on personal affinities,
friendships, and individual networks which have allowed only a
limited
number of artists to encounter a limited number of organisers of
events
and vice versa. We believe that there is a need to open and
broaden
these networks into a large platform of encounter. We expect this
platform to not only help all those who are already active in
this field
to know each other, but also to encourage and reassure those
communities
who are interested to create new events.
To achieve this, we needed both an organisation and an efficient
communication tool. We have been meeting since December 1998 to
refine
our ideas, and created a non-profit association in April 1999,
and
consequently confirmed our structure and goals at the end of June
2000.
The tool we chose in May 2001 as our principal form of
communication is
a web site which links to the web pages of members, artists and
organising communities. A Forum and a Newsletter will allow both
discussions and exchange of information between members.
The site is being developed and will be active by the summer of
2001.
We are open to visual arts, performance, music and written media
as long
as they are site specific.
Being non-profit oriented, all our activity is based on
benevolent
active members. It allows a very low membership fee : 20 euros
for
artists and 50 euros for groups of artists and events.
If you are interested, you can :
Ask for information on the evolution of the Network, by sending
an email
to : artists.in.nature@wanadoo.fr
Apply to be a member by filling the form below, and paying your
yearly
fee. Upon approval and receipt, we will place you on the members'
maillist and put your personal data onto the website.
ALASKA FLIGHT MEMORIAL UPDATE
Dear Randy,
I thought others might be interested to know that two finalists
were
chosen
for the Alaska Airlines Memorial Sculpture. They are Bud Bottoms
who
submitted two pieces, a Sundial and Porpoises and Georgia Gerber
who
submitted people releasing doves. I believe the Sundial and
Porpoises
were
the first two choices of the 80 family members who voted and that
the
overall
winning submission was the Sundial representing time and one
minute when
all
88 family members and crew died in that horrible Airline Crash.
Congratulations to the winner. Victoria Varley Sculptor.
Best Regards
Victoria Varley - Sculptor/Horse Breeder
Nice Touch Design and Annandale's Tiger Horse Farm
Mailing Address:
39 Crazy Rabbit Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Tel: (505)438-2827
Fax: (505)438-2828
visit me at my studio on the web:
NICE TOUCH WORKS OF ART
PRESS RELEASE: VICTORY PLAZA, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, DALLAS,
TX
August 2001 (Photos: Randal Vanderveer)
Victory Plaza, at the South entrance of the American Airlines
Center,
the new sports arena of Dallas, was defined by the
building‚s architect,
David Schwartz, as a 40,000 sq. ft. rectangle over an underground
garage, flanked by two allČes of planters with trees and two
lower
office/retail buildings. The space was to be open and truck
accessible
for multi-use events, although a major water feature was strongly
recommended by the architect.
Internationally known sculptor Athena Tacha was selected by the
City of
Dallas Public Art Committee to design the space and fountain,
with the
stipulation to create a plaza in the European tradition (at a
donor‚s
request, two seated lions like those in Trafalgar Square, London,
will
be installed at the plaza‚s south end).
The SWA Group was Tacha‚s main collaborator, responsible for
all the
landscape architecture features, the complex working drawings and
general supervision. The fountain system was designed by Fountain
People of San Marcos, TX, and installed by Texas Waterworks of
Carrollton, TX. The pavement and planters were executed by CSA
Concrete
of Dallas.
For more information on artist Athena Tacha, go to:
www.oberlin.edu/~art/athena/tacha.html
WEBSITE FOR PBS SPECIAL
The "Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century" website
has launched!
Go to http://www.pbs.org/art21 to see information about the
upcoming PBS
documentary series featuring 21 contemporary artists living and
working
in the United States. The website includes transcripts, film
clips,
online
forums with artists, teachers, and students, as well as
interactive web
art and games. Be sure to forward this message to all your
friends,
families, constituents, and members too - anyone interested in
art will
love this site!
Go to the website now and enter to win a FREE copy of the Art:21
companion book by clicking the right-hand box on our homepage and
entering your
email address. You could win this gorgeous 216-page book with 350
illustrations (320 in color) which serves as an introduction to
the
artists in the
series and contemporary art in general. The drawing will occur in
late
October.
Better yet, if you provide our link on your website, or include
our link
in an email newsletter, let us know! We not only will enter you
to win
the
book, but also thank you on our website by including a link to
your
website.
"Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century" is the first
broadcast series
to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in
the
United
States. Airing on PBS this September, Art:21 offers a unique
glimpse
into the artists' personal experiences revealed in their own
words. The
series gives viewers a rare opportunity to know artists as
individuals,
as
people with families, communities, and dreams. Viewed as a whole,
these
artists
offer a testament to the astonishing richness of American art
today.
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