Item 3A4
Southlake Arts Council
Board Report – September 2010
Status Report
Public Arts Master Plan – The Arts Council recommended that City staff create an RFQ to hire an
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organization to provide a comprehensive Arts Master Plan that will be integrated into the upcoming
Southlake 2030 Plan. The Arts Master Plan will help the Arts Council identify current and long-term
priorities for the development of public art and other culturally based programs and information. The
project will begin after the first of the new fiscal year.
Art for Roundabouts – A Call to Artists was placed in April for art proposals for four City roundabouts.
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The Arts Council has accepted final concepts for each of the four locations. Staff is currently developing
a process to allow citizen and council input utilizing a survey. More details on the process will be
revealed later. The original art concepts were narrowed down by the Artists Selection Workgroup by
reviewing the artists’ past works and resumes. The Arts Council received in-service instruction on how
to effectively jury art, and came up with four concepts (and artists) that have been recommended to the
City Council. If approved by City Council, it will allow negotiations to begin with the selected artists
and to move forward with the implementation phase. Creation and installation of the art work may take
approximately 6 to 9 months.
Other late breaking Arts Council News –The Arts Council will be review several options regarding the
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possibility of art being purchased by donations from the community to honor Brian Stebbins for the
development and success of Southlake Town Square.
Arts Survey on the City Website –Beginning September 6, a survey concerning public art will be
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available on the City’s website. The survey will be available for a limited time and will be an
opportunity for the Arts Council to capture information about the public’s view of art in the community.
Public Arts Projects for the Current Year
Following Council approval, we will negotiate contracts with four artists to provide sculptures at
each of the four roundabouts
Arts Master Plan will begin early in fiscal year 2010-11
Engage considerations for the opportunity of a McPherson Park Sculpture Garden
Pilot and develop Town Hall Concerts & Exhibits
Actively support the Apex Presents 2009-2010 series of events and other Apex opportunities
Actively support the ARTSNET Masterworks Series
Endorse and support the continually successful Art in the Square project
Develop Southlake Arts Roundtable discussion – Arts Council to engage schools and area arts
organizations
For questions please contact Jim Blagg (8601) or Kerry McGeath (8384)
Respectfully submitted by the Southlake Arts Council
Leslie Bartlett Karen ChidiacJohn Calvert
Terri Messing Carol Knox Deborah Frazier
Merlene Ingraham Leslie Walker
Southlake Arts Council
- Board Report - 09/07/10