We established a new Special Committee for the review of Commemorative Works to address this at the local level. The committee was catalyzed by our public art master plan (2018) and very recently established by City Council.

 

Developing these adjacent policies helped our office delineate between public art and commemorative projects and create separate public processes for vetting works for the public realm.

 

I agree that field-wide conversations on this would be great.

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Beginning June 1, 2020, I will be working on an abbreviated schedule through the City’s Work Share program. Please feel free to contact me by email Monday – Weds, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

 

From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com <public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com> On Behalf Of Sarah Conley Odenkirk
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 10:44 AM
To: Julia Muney Moore <jmoore@indyarts.org>; public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: A National Contest of idea for the Future of Confederate and other Monuments

 

I agree that conversations around this topic would be very interesting and appropriate for PAN to support.  As we know, many of our colleagues are dealing with these issues in a very current and urgent way.

 

For your information, here is an RFP LA County recently put out:

https://www.lacountyarts.org/opportunities/requests-proposals/rfp-artist-response-columbus-statue-removal

 

It is also very important that we tread carefully no only with regard to the decisions being made, but the art that is selected for replacing removed monuments.  I learned this the hard way by first getting excited about this:

 

 

Sarah Conley Odenkirk

ArtConverge

Office:  323.499.1144 
Cell:  310.990.9581

www.artconverge.com

 

On July 20, 2020 at 7:22:30 AM, Julia Muney Moore (jmoore@indyarts.org) wrote:

Glenn--I think the conversation around "what to do" is likely to need to be solved locally, since the discussion is going to be very particular to local conditions.  But a field-wide conversation to recommend HOW to talk about what to do is a great idea.


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On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 10:04 AM Glenn Weiss <glenn@culturalcouncil.org> wrote:

PAN,

 

Years ago through the Storefront for Art and Architecture and PS1, we placed calls to artists, architects and others to use their imaginations to address complex issues with  physical attributes such as community gardens, homelessness and international borders.  

 

In Jacksonville, Florida, the Mayor's office will soon start the formal process to determine the future on Confederate Monuments.  Mayor Curry already removed the soldier in front of City Hall.

 

So my question.....  

Is anyone or organization holding a think tank or competition for ideas for the future of the monuments AND/OR their pedestals? The range of ideas starts with melting them into something else --- to --- leaving them in place with changes or added interpretations.  I would like to take the bronze and stone figures and place them in a giant, above ground concrete time capsule for opening in 400 years.  The base to the Robert E. Lee sculpture in Richmond could be left as it is with all the graffitti.   In the UK, the sculpture of a protester was made and placed on the base where a slave trader stood until June 2020.  

 

If no one is doing this..... could PAN sponsor the competition?

 

Glenn

 

 

 

Glenn Weiss

Director, Public Art Program

Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville

Cell:  561-665-0029

Text:  561-665-0029 or 5616650029@tmomail.net

 

Public Art Project Managers Available for Assistance

Cultural Council Main Phone:  904-358-3600

Hilda Ettedgui, hilda@culturalcouncil.org 

Ashley Wolfe,  ashley@culturalcouncil.org



 

 

On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:29 AM Jerelle Jenkins <jejenkins@artsusa.org> wrote:

Hi PAN Listserv,

 

See below this week’s listing of resources as we continue to move through this time of change, and through the work of dismantling white supremacists systems to help us all learn and think differently about public art and the policies and practices that make up the field. You may also be interested in checking out AFTA’s Weekly Round-up for July 17th.

 

We at AFTA are looking at additional ways to support your equity work and welcome resources, ideas, examples and opportunities to share with the field. Please send them to pan@artsusa.org.

 

Thank you all for your continued work as we all look for ways to make our communities more equitable, healthy and vibrant.

 

LEARNING:

 

REMOVING MONUMENTS:

 

PUBLIC ART/ARTISTS IN ACTION:

 

GENERAL:

 

TAKE ACTION:

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INSPIRATION:

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Thanks for reading. We hope you find this news digest to be a helpful tool to navigate this very complex situation, and welcome feedback at pan@artsusa.org. If you were forwarded this and want to sign up for the Public Art Network listserv to receive it daily, click here.

 

 

Best,

Jerelle Jenkins

Local Arts Services Coordinator

Americans for the Arts

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