Item 1 Staff Report Arts Commission Informational ReportCOUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE: February 12, 1997
TO: MAYOR AND TO CIL
FROM: TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: ARTS COMMISSION INFORMATIONAL REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
For information, only.
DISCUSSION:
MEETING DATE: 2/22/97
ITEM NO. Arts Commission
#1
The Town Council approved a revised Arts Commission Master Plan in December 1996. The Master Plan included in
summary format as Attachment A, presents the Arts Commission Mission Statement (to encourage the understanding,
development, and appreciation of creative arts activities in Town) and identifies primary Commission goals, objectives, and
projects. Attachment B describes the status of current projects and programs. Commission Chairs will provide additional
information to the Council in regards to Commission programs and projects at the Joint Session, including a summary of
upcoming tasks and activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
FISCAL IMPACT:
While the Town has contributed to Arts Commission projects in the past, the Arts Commission raises most of its project
funding through donations and grants. With the help of very dedicated volunteers, the Commission raised over $22,000
in 1996 for its various projects. The following table outlines the financial status of the Commission's primary projects:
Program/Project
Deposit
Account
Balance
(2/11/97)
Total Funds Raised
By Arts Commission
Town Funding/
Date
Music in the Plaza
100-26220
$3,542.13
1996 Program: $16,710
June 1996: *$1,500
Forbes Mill Footbridge Mural
100-26211
$2,816.81
Since 7/1/95: $4,834
July 1995: $290
Art in the Council Chambers
100-26210
$448.34
1996 Program: $625
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TOTAL
$6,807.28
$22,169
$1,790
Attachments: A. Arts Commission Master Plan Summary
B. Program/Project Descriptions
C. Schedule of Projects
D. Art in the Council Chambers (1997 Program)
E. Public Art: Gifts and Loans
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MASTER PLAN:
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• Guides Arts Commission.
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ARTS COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT:
• Encourage understanding, development, and appreciation of creative arts
activities in the Town.
• Enrich the community through the arts;
• Establish strong community identity;
• Advise Council on arts programs and plans;
• Coordinate Council -approved arts activities.
IL ENCOURAGE THE ARTS
A. COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Implement Master Plan.
2. Encourage and support collaborative
efforts among groups who wish to
support the arts.
3. Distribute Arts Commission brochures.
4. Network with Town Commissioners to
implement projects.
5. Complete site visits to agencies funded
by Town Community Grant Program.
6. Encourage arts, cultural and educational
agencies to participate in Town
Community Service Grant Program.
7. Produce and direct Music -in -the -Plaza.
8. Assist with completion of Forbes Mill
Footbridge Mural Project (Phase II).
9. Revise Art in the Council Chambers
Program; schedule and coordinate future
exhibits.
B. FUTURE PROJECTS
1. Consider reorganization of Arts
Commission Committees.
2. Identify exterior/interior sites suitable
and available for public art display.
3. Research feasibility of establishing Art
on Loan Program.
4. Develop Visual/Cultural Arts Guide.
5. Develop plans to sponsor an annual "Arts
Awards Evening" in Fall 1997.
I. MASTER PLAN
TOWN OF LOS GATOS ARTS COMMISSION
Program/Project Descriptions
Attachment B
The Arts Commission works to foster a comprehensive arts environment within the Town through the support, development, and
appreciation of the visual arts, drama, music, literature, and other creative activities. It works to enrich the community through the
arts, advise the Town Council on arts programs and plans, and coordinate Council approved activities and projects. In conjunction
with Town Council, other appointed Commissions, and Town staff, the Arts Commission is responsible for:
• Generating community awareness and support for a full range of cultural activities in the Town.
• Making recommendations to Town Council and others in the areas of art, aesthetics, history, and beautification.
• Coordinating special programs and activities that inspire artistic and community celebrations.
• Implementing Town policy concerning long-term loans, gifts, purchases, and commissioned artworks for public
installation.
Music in the Plaza (M I P)
Committee:
Musical Arts
Coordinated jointly by the Arts Commission and the Community Services Department, MIP is a
summer series of free musical concerts held in the Town Plaza Park on Sunday afternoons. It is an
extremely popular event which has enriched the community and added vitality to the downtown area
since 1988. Five to twelve performances of various musical styles are produced each season; the
number of concerts actually presented is dependent upon donations, grants, and project costs. Each
concert attracts between 300 and 500 community and area residents, sometimes more. All concerts
are planned to:
• meet the highest quality artistic standards;
• allow family and community members to share a common social and cultural experience;
• support a variety of styles, forms, and multi -ethnic and cultural origins; and
• support the arts through the presentation of world music and promotion of local talent.
Status: Revised MIP Guidelines were adopted by Council in December 1996 through Resolution
1996-157. According to the Guidelines, all funds intended for the first concert series must be
received in the MIP Deposit Account by 5:00 p.m., April I , 1997, before contracts can be executed.
All funds intended for the second concert series must be received by April 30, 1997. Twelve total
concerts are planned for the 1997 MIP Program, including a special July 4th concert. The Arts
Commission is accepting demo packets from musicians through March 1, 1997 and fundraising
efforts are currently underway.
Forbes Mill Footbridge
Youth Mural Project
Committee:
Visual Arts
The Mural Project, a collaborative effort coordinated by Mural Committee volunteers and the Arts
Commission, is intended to bring together local area school kids in the transformation of the
footbridge into a colorful, interpretive mural reflecting Town history, culture, agriculture,
architecture, flora and fauna, etc. Generally, the Project strives to:
• expose Los Gatos youth to art, nature, and Los Gatos history;
• encourage young people to take responsibility for community enhancements;
• develop the artistic skills of young participants and encourage creativity;
• transform a drab footbridge into a colorful walkway;
• attract more people to the Los Gatos Creek Trail and the Forbes Mill Museum;
• provide a forum for sharing art and Los Gatos history with the public; and
• deter vandalism on the bridge.
Status: The Mural Committee supervised the completion of 70 panels by local children this past
summer. Approximately 80 panels remain unpainted. After taking several months off to re -energize,
the Mural Committee has resumed its monthly meetings to plan for the mural's completion. It is the
intent of the Committee to work with middle and high school students during the spring and early
summer to complete the mural. The Committee is currently soliciting new volunteers to facilitate
this process.
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Art in the Council
Chambers
Committee:
Visual Arts
The Art in the Council Chambers Program serves three primary functions: It allows artists to exhibit
work locally, allows the public access to a wide variety of art expression, and enhances the
environment surrounding the Civic Center. Approximately seven different exhibits, lasting from one
to three months, are scheduled each year. A reception is coordinated to kick off each new exhibit,
announcement postcards are produced for distribution around Town, and press coverage in the Los
Gatos Weekly Times is often coordinated. A sponsorship program is currently in place which allows
individuals to "adopt" an art exhibit. The Art in the Council Chambers Program is popular among
Town Council, local artists, and citizens alike.
Status: Art exhibits by various artists are currently scheduled through the end of August 1997.
Artist Peter Marinov will exhibit oil and mixed media paintings from March 7 through April 25,
1997; postcards announcing this exhibit are now in production. The Visual Arts Committee is
currently evaluating the manner in which artists are selected for inclusion in the program, securing
sponsors, and spicing up exhibit receptions through enhanced marketing and local restaurant
involvement.
Community Grants
Committee:
Visual Arts
The Arts Commission evaluations grant applications submitted annually by arts, educational, and
cultural organizations interested in obtaining grant funds through the Town's Community Grant
Program. The Commission provides funding recommendations to the Town Council.
Status: Community Grant applications were made available to interested non-profit agencies on
February 3, 1997 and are due back by March 7, 1997. The Arts Commission will formulate its
recommendation regarding funding allocations by mid -April 1997.
Public Art Program
Committee:
Public Arts
The Town's Public Art Program provides a process through which the Town can accept artwork on
loan or as a gift. Its objective is to provide the community with the opportunity to enjoy access to
a variety of artwork created by different local and national artists.
Status: The Public Art Committee recently met to consider the Art Selection Panel's
recommendation regarding the extension of loan agreements with artists Paul Goreniuc and Eric
Ziemelis. This coming March, the Arts Commission will recommend that the Town Council extend
both loan agreements for two years, with the understanding that the Arts Commission be prepared
to replace the loaned sculptures with other artworks obtained through the Public Arts Program.
Towards this end, the Public Arts Committee will expand the Public Art Program to increase the
number of artworks obtained for public display on a permanent, temporary, or rotating basis.
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ATTACHMENT C
TOWN OF LOS GATOS ARTS COMMISSION
MASTER PLAN 13 SCHEDULE OF PROJECTS
EXISTING PROJECTS (Listed in Priority Order
1.
Music in the Plaza (MIP)
• Fundraise, Advertise, Schedule Performances, Coordinate '97 MIP Program
January - August 1997
2.
Art in the Council Chambers
• Consider Program Revisions; Schedule and Coordinate Exhibits
January - March 1997
3.
Forbes Mill Footbridge Youth Mural Project
• Assist Mural Committee with Phase II Implementation
February - May 1997
4.
Community Grant Evaluations
• Complete Site Visits to FY 1996/97 Community Grant Recipients
• Evaluate Applications for FY 97/98 Funding; Prepare Council Recommendations
March 1997
ONGOING TASKS
• Implement Master Plan
• Encourage Collaborative Arts Efforts
■ Distribute Arts Commission Brochures
• Network with Town Commissioners and Other Arts Groups to Cooperatively Implement Projects and Programs
FUTURE PROJECTS (Listed in Priority Order
1.
Reorganization of Arts Commission Committees
• Visual Arts, Musical Arts, Public Arts, Administration/Fundraising
November - December 1996
2.
Public Art
• Consider Recommendation of Art Selection Panel in Renewal of Loaned Artwork
December - February 1997
January - June 1997
January - June 1997
April - August 1997
• Identify Interior/Exterior Sites Suitable and Available for Display of Public Art
• Develop Approach for Acquiring Public Art
• Research Feasibility of Establishing an Art on Loan Program with Goal of
Increasing the Number of Artwork on Display in the Town - at No or Low Cost
3.
Visual/Cultural Arts Guide
• Develop Guide Identifying Local Art Displays and Cultural Activities
January - June 1997
4.
Annual Arts Awards Evening
• Develop Plans to Sponsor an Event Recognizing Those Individuals, Groups, or
Businesses Having Made a Significant Contribution to the Arts in Los Gatos
October - December 1997
ARTS COMMISSION COMMITTEES
VISUAL ARTS
MUSICAL ARTS
PUBLIC ARTS
ADMINISTRATION
Art in Council Chambers
Forbes Mill Mural Project
Visual/Cultural Arts Guide
Music in the Plaza
(MIP)
Renewal of Loaned Artwork
Identification of Public Art Sites
Methods for Acquiring Public Art
Art on Loan Program
Community Grant Evaluations
Annual Arts Awards Evening
Fundraising
Commissioners:
Brian Carleton
Pat Dryan
Char Hummel*
Lael Sigal
Mary Tomasi-Dubois
Commissioners:
Dolores Baker*
Sue Gilmour
Commissioners:
Brian Carleton
Pat Dryan
Jann Perez
Lael Sigal
Commissioners:
Dolores Baker*
Sue Gilmour
Char Hummel
Jann Perez
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Oil and Mixed Media
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Peter Marinov
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Senior Programs Watercolor
Painting Class
Contact: Lynette Vega
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bers Deposit Account (100-26210) to cover the cost of printing 500 postcards (Modern Postcard).
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ATTACHMENT E
PUBLIC ART
GIFTS AND LOANS TO THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
DATE LENDER/DONOR ITEM (Description/Term)
8/22/85 Lender: Rosanna Radding Number/count: 7 (All works are
not named, but are numbered).
Acrylic on canvas (abstract).
Est. Value: $300 - $800 per.
Artist: Rosanna Radding. Displayed
at the Neighborhood Center (208 E.
Main St.)
12/6/88 Lender: Paul Goreniuc Sculpture: "Space Dance for Peace
IV", 12'x12'x12', 1" thick, Corten Steel
Plate. Est. Value: $50,000. Term of
Loan: 12/8/88 to 12/8/91. Town has
option to buy.
5/22/91 Lender: Eric Ziemelis Sculpture: "Eolian," Completed
January, 1991. 12' high, 13 1/2' high
including base; 9' wide; 3' in depth
(excluding base); weight is 3,500 lbs.
Materials include steel & white
cement. Est. Value: $25,000
(Appraisal has not been obtained by
the Town.)
11/81 Artist: Conrad Szeliga
7-foot by 19-foot acrylic mural in the
Downtown Neighborhood Center
capturing a historic Victorian home
and sculpture of a Los Gatos cat, ...a
"composite' of the Town of Los Gatos.
Est. Value: $1,000 (A $1,000 check
was presented the artist by the Cultural
Resources Commission.)
12/29/88 Donor: Jack Wilson and "Train from Santa Cruz". Oil on
masonite. 48"x48". Est. Value:
$4,500. Artist: Jack Wilson
12/4/89 Donor: Eric & Mimi Carlson "Los Gatos". Watercolor.
36"(w)x29"(h). Est. Value: $250.
Artist: Sara Anderson.
12/3/90 "Portrait of Billy Jones" Oil painting.
58"x46". Est. Value: $4,500. Artist:
Charles Ward
6/91 Donor: Southbay Cablevision
1992
Unknown Donor
Donor: Chrislow's
Donor: Sara Anderson
Unknown Donor
Art displayed in Library stairwell.
Winners of Chamber of Commerce
sponsored contest.
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Oil on masonite. 18"x24". Abstract.
Artist: Bruni
Watercolor. "Old Civic Center"
Artist: Melville Ray (1963). Displayed
at Neighborhood Center (208 E. Main)
Signed print #1/500. Spanish style
home. Artist: Vivian Phillips.
Displayed at Neighborhood Center
(208 E. Main)
Water Color; "Maria's Berry Farm
Water Tower." Artist - Sara
Anderson. Displayed at Parks
Forestry & Maintenance (Miles Ave.)
Oil painting; "Los Gatos Old Mill and
Train;" Artist: J. Gensiracisa.
Displayed at Parks Forestry &
Maintenance (Miles Ave.)
Forbes Mill by Ken Schirle, 1978
McCullough -Jones House by Vivian
Phillips, 1979
The Corner Drugstore by Deborah
Woods, 1980
Miles House by Jack Wilson, 1981
"Honeymoon House" by Armando
Delgado, 1982
Coggeshell-Place Home by Marilyn
Hoffman, 1983
Los Gatos High School by William
Cunningham, 1984
Sacred Heart Novitiate by Ruth
McNamara, 1985
Old Town by Patricia Young, 1986
Leo & Leona by Eleanor Stoffel, 1987