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LOS ANGELES COUNTYARTS COMMISSIONCIVIC ART PROGRAMANNUAL REPORT 2011-12December 10, 2012Los Angeles County Arts Commission1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800Los Angeles, CA 90017
Christine Nguyen, Oceanic Cosmic Whisper, 2012Porcelain Enamel Tile Mural, 14 ft x 8 ftMalibu Library, 23519 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA 90265Photo credit Patrick McElhenneyCivic Art Committee MembersMattie McFadden-Lawson, Commission PresidentHope Warschaw, Committee ChairPhoebe BeasleyTomas BenitezLaurel KarabianBettina KorekCivic Art Program StaffMargaret Bruning, Director of Civic ArtLetitia Fernandez Ivins, Assistant Director of Civic ArtRebecca Ansert, Project ManagerRebecca Banyas, Project ManagerJen Gorman, Civic Art CoordinatorClare Haggarty, Collections ManagerErin Harkey, Project ManagerCivic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 2
Table of ContentsIntroduction and Civic Art Program Highlights .6Civic Art Program Overview .6Project Management .6Commissioning Civic Artists .6Fiscal Year 2011-12 Projects Summary .7Expanding Careers through Public Art .8Highlighted Emerging Artists .8 .9Civic Art Program Stakeholders .9Social Engagement in Civic Art .9Highlighted Events .9Nonprofit Participation and Opportunities .10Project Coordination Committee Membership .11Public Outreach .11County Collection Management .11Restoration Highlights .12Donations .13 .14Avenue Park .Fire Station 128 .Fire Station 132 .Florence Avenue Parking Lot .Harbor-UCLA Refurbishment N24 Clinic Addition . Helmsman–Marina del Rey Boathouse Refurbishment .Malibu Library . .Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Public Health .Topanga Library .141718141517161516Stakeholders and Community ParticipationCivic Art Program Fiscal Year Projects SummaryProject Overview:Completed Projects Fiscal Year 2011-12Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 3
Active Projects Fiscal Year 2011-12 .Alondra Park Pool and Skate Park .Arcadia Park Pool and Pool Building Renovation .Art of Elysium Donation .Augustus Hawkins Mental Health .Biscailuz Center Refurbishment .Bob Hope Patriotic Hall Refurbishment .Castaic Sports Complex Pool .Coroner Biological Annex .Del Aire Park Community Building Expansion . .Diamond Bar Library .Dockweiler Beach .East Rancho Dominguez Library .Eastern Avenue Hill Complex .El Cariso Park Gymnasium .Fire Station 150 .Fire Station 71 .Firestone Boulevard Median Fence .Hacienda Heights Community Center .Hall of Justice Repair and Reuse .High Desert Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center .Hubert Humphrey Health Center . .LAC USC Medical Center HUB Clinic Renovation Lennox Library and Constituent Service Center . .Manhattan Beach Library .Martin Luther King, Jr. Fitness Garden .Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital Building .Pico Rivera Library .Project Willowbrook .Rowland Heights Community Center .San Angelo Multi-Purpose Center .Stephen Sorensen Park Phase III .Vasquez Rocks Interpretative Center .Whittier Area Recreation and Family Services Center .William S. Hart Ranch Park and Museum .Pending Future Projects .Arcadia Mental Health Center Replacement Project .Belvedere Park Swimming Pool and Building Replacement .Camp Vernon Kilpatrick Replacement Project . .Carson Sheriff’s Station .Carson/Gardena Animal Shelter .El Cariso Park General Improvements .Fire Station 126 .Fire Station 143 .Helen Keller Community Building .Monroe Community Wellness Center .Obregon Park Pool Renovation .Pitchess Detention Center .Rancho Los Amigos North Campus Consolidation . .Replacement Central Jail Plan .San Fernando High Teen Health Center .San Jose Creek Nature Park .Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 63938363836Page 4
Pending Future Projects (continued)Slauson StreetscapeSouth Whittier LibraryStevenson Ranch LibraryWoodcrest Library . . . .37383937Projects Index by Supervisorial District .40Projects Index by Department .43Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 5
INTRODUCTION AND CIVIC ART PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTSCivic Art Program OverviewExtraordinary Experiences in Everyday PlacesIn 2004, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the County's first Civic Art Policy whichallocates one percent of design and construction costs on new County capital projects to a Civic ArtSpecial Fund. The Los Angeles County Arts Commission Civic Art Program works with leading artists,emerging public artists, County departments and communities to create artwork, design, publicengagement activities, exhibitions, temporary art and event-based programming for new and renovatedfacilities throughout Los Angeles County.Los Angeles County is the largest municipal jurisdiction in the United States serving a population of over10 million people. The County covers more than 4,000 square miles ranging from mountains to beachesand encompasses 88 cities and 137 unincorporated areas. In response to a complex governing structure,large geographic area, diverse populations served and the changing nature of the public art field, theCivic Art Program is developing new approaches to public engagement, project scoping and managementand collections care.The Civic Art Program provides leadership in the development of high quality civic spaces by integratingartists into the planning and design process at the earliest possible opportunity; encouraging innovativeapproaches to civic art and providing access to artistic experiences of the highest caliber for the residentsof Los Angeles County. The Civic Art Program has commissioned work for capital projects as part ofpublic libraries, parks, pool houses, community centers, sheriff stations, prisons, and health centers.Recently commissioned artists include Lawrence Argent, Ball-Nogues Studio, Susan Narduli, KentTwitchell, Rebeca Méndez, Jenna Didier, Sandow Birk and Elyse Pignolet.Project ManagementA total of 43 projects were actively managed during the fiscal year. Of those, 14 new civic art projectswere initiated. The completion of 9 civic art projects this fiscal year brings the total to 53 civic art projectsthat have been completed since the program was established in 2004.Projects have been managed in each of the five Supervisorial Districts and in partnership with theDepartment of Public Works, the Community Development Commission and 16 different Countydepartments.Commissioning Civic ArtistsThe goal of the Civic Art Program is to commission the highest quality site-specific artwork for each newproject location. For each new commission, the approach to civic art is developed and artists are selectedwith input from various stakeholders including Board Offices, County departments, the Department ofPublic Works and Community Development Commission, community members and arts professionals.Through the Civic Art Program, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission works directly with individualvisual artists and design professionals. During the 2011-12 Fiscal Year, program staff reviewed over 473artist applications and served 354 artists through technical assistance workshops and outreach efforts.The number of artists notified regarding Civic Art Program opportunities by email was 4,281.Over the past year, the program has placed a greater emphasis on recruiting local arts professionals toserve on artist selection panels to improve outcomes that align with the program’s guiding principles ofhigh quality, innovation, site-specificity, civic engagement and transformation. Project managers engaged26 artists, curators, designers, professors and fellow public art administrators to participate in the artistinterview and selection process. This has resulted in the selection of 16 artists new to the program whobring a strong studio practice, fresh perspective and high potential to become seasoned public artists.Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 6
14 out of 16 artists in total, or 88% of the artists commissioned during 2011-12, were engaged to createpublic art for the first time in their careers. Of those 14 artists, 13, or 93%, live and/or work in Los AngelesCounty.Fiscal Year 2011-12 Projects SummaryTotal Number of Projects CompletedTotal Number of Projects UnderwayTotal Number of New Projects InitiatedTotal Number of Artists/Artist Teams Under Contract9341447Total Number of Civic Art Projects Managed During Fiscal Year 2011-12Total Number of Pending Future Projects4320Total Number of Full-Time Civic Art Project Managers During Fiscal Year 2011-12Total Number of Part-Time Civic Art Project Managers During Fiscal Year 2011-12Total Number of Full-Time Civic Art Collection Managers221For additional information on current projects, please visit www.lacountyarts.org/civicartCivic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 7
EXPANDING CAREERS THROUGH PUBLIC ARTJob access and expanding the skill sets of artists is key to creating successful civic art as well as fuelingthe economy.During 2011-12, the Civic Art Program continued to offer free technical assistance opportunities for artiststo deepen their knowledge of the business of working in the field, which is key to building job skills. A newapproach to teaching about the business of being a working artist was to offer access to public art projectdevelopment, such as participation on project coordination committees, as well as viewings at studiovisits, fabricators’ shops and job sites. 160 artists participated in 6 of pre-submittal technical assistance workshops held in 5 ofcommunities. 118 people attended “Open Office Hours” workshops, “Artist Initiated Projects,” “PAN Year InReview with Richard Turner,” “Community Engagement: Putting the Public In Public Art” and“Building the Concept: Focus on Artwork Fabrication” to learn insiders’ tips from industryprofessionals. Aspiring artists were invited to a hard hat tour of a permanent artwork under construction atAlondra Skate Park. Those artists had an opportunity to see firsthand the technical process of alarge-scale concrete staining process and to see how the project artist solved problems andinteracted with the construction crew. Mural artists were invited to a special preview of artwork in progress at Kent Twitchell’s studio,during which the seasoned artist spoke about his work and his technical process.Fallen Fruit at Del Aire ParkArtist collective Fallen Fruit consists of David Burns,Matias Viegener and Austin Young, whose previous workexplores communities’ relationships to the food it eats inrelation to the history of the nearby area. The artworkdesigned for Del Aire Park–a community fruit orchard,the first public fruit park in L.A. County–uses thisapproach, utilizing fruit, a universal symbol of goodness,to bring together residents and visitors to embrace theirshared public space.Haruko Tanaka at Fire Station 128Tanaka received her first permanent public art commission withthe Civic Art Program’s call to artists for Fire Station 128 in SantaClarita. With her background in photography, Tanaka developedan innovative series of photographs that use a combination ofnumbers, grid and images of firefighting tools and actions toilluminate the culture of the firehouse.Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 8
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONClose coordination and engagement with stakeholders and community members increases theeffectiveness of Civic Art Program efforts, improves outcomes and deepens the relevancy of artworks andprogramming.Civic Art Program StakeholdersDuring Fiscal Year 2011-12, the Civic Art Program collaborated with 16 County departments and workedin 24 communities across 5 Supervisorial Districts. Community members played a role in the selection,design, development and fabrication of civic art projects. Other stakeholders who collaborated with theCivic Art Program included the CEO Capital Project Division, the Department of Public Works and theCommunity Development Commission. External partners included the City of Pico Rivera, Friends of thePico Rivera Library, the City of Malibu, the Del Aire Neighborhood Association, California Institute for theArts, Community Arts Partnership, Canyon Theatre Guild, LA Commons, Theatre of Hearts/Youth First,The Art of Elysium, the City of Manhattan Beach, the City of Lancaster, City of Santa Clarita ArtsCommission and the Lennox Community Coordinating Council.Socially Engaged / Participatory Civic Art or Public Engagement in Civic ArtThe Arts Commission believes that high quality and successful public artworks come from a strong bondwith the communities in which it resides. As part of the design process, commissioned artists are requiredto develop and execute innovative approaches to engaging communities and stakeholders. The artist’sengagement generates a strong sense of community pride that ensures the long-term stewardship of theartwork. Below are some examples of how commissioned artists have reached out to their communities.Nite-Write with Mobile Mural Lab, Dockweiler BeachArtist team Roberto Del Hoyo and David Russell of MobileMural Lab developed the concept of the “mobile mural” as avehicle for the users of Dockweiler Beach to participate in artmaking. Mobile Mural Lab held two free community “nite-write”events at Dockweiler Beach, attended by more than twohundred people. The events were designed as a fun way tolearn about responsible urban art making and to help createcontent for a future mural at the beach. The civic art programstaff documented these community activities for use in futurepublic service messaging on various internet based platforms.Designed as a graffiti-abatement strategy, the final artwork will visually minimize future graffiti through amulti-layered composition inspired by the “nite-write” public participation events.Making cyanotypes (sun prints) with Christine Nguyen, Malibu LibraryArtist Christine Nguyen engaged the community through an art-makingworkshop on the day of dedication of Malibu Library, where Nguyen installeda porcelain enamel tile mural featuring a combination of real and imaginedunderwater creatures and vegetation in the children’s library area of thefacility. Participants selected from an assortment of shells, crystals andvegetation that the artist collected in Malibu. They were also encouraged topick out items they had in their pockets such as keys and coins. The selecteditems were then placed on UV-sensitive cyanotype paper and left undersunlight for a few minutes, resulting in a negative print of the objects’silhouettes. Since this was the process Nguyen used in achieving her muraldesign, the art-making also provided an educational component for childrento learn about the mural.Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 9
Nonprofit Participation and OpportunitiesIn addition to working with individual artists during the 2011-12 fiscal year, the Civic Art Program workedwith 6 nonprofit partners to best serve local communities:The Art of Elysium is a Los Angeles-based organization that encourages working artists tovoluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions.The organization provides art workshops in the following disciplines: acting, art, comedy, fashion,music, radio, songwriting and creative writing. The Art of Elysium is working with the LAC USCMedical Center to bring artwork donations from high caliber artists such as Shepard Fairey andPhillip Lumbang.The Highland Park-based Avenue 50 Studio exhibits artists of color who display a high quality ofwork and who have not been represented by mainstream galleries. The organization seeks tobuild bridges of cultural understanding through artistic expressions. Using content-driven art toeducate and to stimulate intercultural understanding, Avenue 50 Studio builds relationships andcollaborations with artists and communities. Avenue 50 Studio is working with the LAC USCMedical Center HUB Clinic Renovation project to bring a series of changing exhibitions to hospitalpatients, staff and visitors.CalArts CAP (Community Arts Partnership), based in Santa Clarita offers free, after-schooland school-based arts programs for youth ages 6-18 in every discipline taught at the CaliforniaInstitute of Arts (CalArts). Programs are offered at public schools, community centers and socialservice agencies, covering a thousand square mile radius across Los Angeles County. Withclasses led by a teaching corps of accomplished CalArts faculty, alumni and student instructors,CAP participants learn to create original works of art and to experiment with prevailingconventions of artistic expression.Based in Newhall, Canyon Theatre Guild serves school-aged youths in the Santa Claritacommunity with free after-school and daytime workshops in the performing arts. Together withCalArts CAP, the Canyon Theatre Guild is working at William S. Hart Park to bring free summerfilm-making workshops to students aged 10-17.LA Commons serves neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles by creating highly visible public artprojects that tell dynamic local stories. Through creative engagement with various stakeholders,communities are made stronger by validating the importance of local narrative and developing astrong sense of belonging. LA Commons is working with lead artist Rosten Woo in engaging thecommunity for Project Willowbrook.Los Angeles-based Theatre of Hearts/Youth First prevents and intervenes in youth violence byinvolving youth and their families in ongoing, high quality, standards-based, multidisciplinary artseducation workshops for youth and professional development workshops for educators. Theatreof Hearts/Youth First is working at Arcadia Park to offer community members workshops indrawing and painting.Civic Art Program Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2011-12Page 10
Project Coordination Committee MembershipThe Arts Commission values the perspectives of community members, County representatives and artsprofessionals as a critical part of the process of commissioning artists for civic art projects. During 201112, 25 Project Coordination Committees convened to interview and select artists and to review andapprove art design concepts.Public OutreachTo fulfill the Civic Art Policy objective to provide the public with information about Civic Art Projects, theprogram increases public awareness though a variety of activities. Highlights for 2011-12 include: 10 special community events inspired by an existing artwork, such as: artwork installation atAlondra Park with Kipp Kobayashi, Studio Tour with Kent Twitchell for Bob Hope Patriotic Hall,and Art-Making with Local Youths for Florence Avenue Lot. Civic Art Program staff created a calendar of events for communications and to strategize forexternal outreach. This has resulted in more advance planning and th
Dec 10, 2012 · Los Angeles County is the largest municipal jurisdiction in the United States serving a population of over 10 million people. The County covers more
