HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/12/2014 - City Arts Commission - 05 Staff Report Exhibition of Art in the Central Library Agenda Item B.2.
ABSTRACT:
The Cultural Arts Division’s current procedure is for artists to submit a completed Application for Review
and Consideration of Art to display their art in the Lobby Gallery in the Central Library. The Fine Arts
Committee meets to review submissions and accepts art for display, and determines the schedule for
displayed art . Staff notifies the artists and arranges the hanging of the art.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Arts Commission approve the artists recommended for display by the Fine
Arts Committee.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
No funding requirement.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Newport Beach maintains two exhibit spaces at the Central Library. The Lobby Gallery in the
Central Library has approximately 38 feet of linear wall space designed for two-dimensional pieces of
art. Additionally, artists may apply to exhibit three-dimensional works in the two display cabinets added
to the lobby of Central Library in 2010. The display cases are approximately 24” high x 24” deep x 24”
wide.
Prior to May 2013, all gallery spaces were administered by the Cultural Arts Coordinator. The gallery
space is now managed by the Library Services Director. The City Arts Commission’s Fine Arts Ad Hoc
Subcommittee meets periodically to review artist's submissions; and artists are notified by mail of
acceptance. Art exhibitions have been scheduled for at least one year in advance for all exhibit
locations.
Artists who want their work considered for display submit a completed Application for Review and
Consideration of Art . Typically, the Fine Arts Committee considers the applications en masse. Prior to
the Cultural Arts Coordinator’s retirement in May 2013, the following artists were approved and notified
by the Fine Arts Committee for display:
Leonard Myszynski
Akoko Okeyo
Miyeun Yi
Edward Finnell
Fredric Hope
Ting-Ting Lee
Michaell Magrutsche
TO: CITY ARTS COMMISSION
FROM: Library Services Department
Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director
949-717-3810, thetherton@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Tim Hetherton
TITLE: Exhibition of Art in the Central Library
Agenda Item B.2.
Neil Buttermore
Gobind Boyes
Unfortunately, the examples of these artist’s work submitted with their applications have not been
retained.
In January 2014, the Fine Arts Committee approved and notified the following artists:
James Strombotne
Richard Bohn
Agnes Schenk
Richard de Prellieux Lonsdale-Hands
Examples of these artist’s work have been retained and are available for review.
NOTICING:
This agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at
which the Board of Library Trustees considers the item). d a paragraph describing any methods of