Leslie Fordham, Administrator

Cultural Division, Public Art & Design Program

100 S. Andrews Avenue, 6th Floor

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

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Also, let’s acknowledge that illustrators and their publishers deserve the same consideration, respect, and protection that we would extend to any artist whose works were (potentially) appropriated. It’s not just important to ask permission for legal butt-covering, it’s simply the right thing to do.

Best,

Mike

Michael Sweney, Program Manager
ArtsWA | Art in Public Places Program
Washington State Arts Commission

711 Capitol Way S., Suite 600 | PO Box 42675
Olympia, WA 98504-2675
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On June 6, 2018 at 1:06:51 PM, Nicole DeWald (ndewald@greenbeltmd.gov) wrote:

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Dear Public Art Colleagues,

I am interested in hearing from administrators who have managed - and artists who have participated in - public art projects that involve a mentorship component – pairing a more experienced artist in public art, with an artist(s) who is new to public art.

-          How were the artists (both experienced and emerging) selected and paired?

-          How were the responsibilities between the artists defined/structured? Was this set by the commissioning agency, or through conversation between the artists?  What was the breakdown of the artist fee?

-          What were some challenges (lessons learned) and successes from these projects?

Thanks in advance for your help!  And I will share out the information I collect with those who are interested – just let me know.

Best,

Mary

Mary Chou, Project Manager
Public Art Program
San Francisco Arts Commission
401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325
San Francisco, CA 94102
(p) 415-252-2233
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Hello Mary,

Austin AIPP started LaunchPAD (Public Art Duo) last year.  It pairs emerging LOCAL artists with currently commissioned, more seasoned artists on projects with budgets over $200K.  It is meant to be a peer-to-peer relationship as much as a mentorship, allowing for both emerging and established artists to gain MORE experience in the technical aspects of a large scale public art commission.    

The LaunchPAD artists were selected by a 3-member panel consisting of the commissioned artist, our AIPP Panel liaison and our Arts Commission liaison. 

The responsibilities are defined at the onset of the project after a kick-off meeting and discussion between both artists.  The LP artist creates a work plan with several personal goals that have tasks associated with the project in service to the commissioned artist.  The work plan is a living document that can be tweaked as more or less work is needed during the process.  So far it has fared better to have the LP artist create their work plan and have ownership in the tasks they are completing—of course with oversite from a project manager and the commissioned artist.  The LP artist is paid a flat fee of $15,000 + travel for a studio visit during fabrication. 

Successes:

·         Several artists have reported receiving commissions outside of Austin using the knowledge learned in the LP program. 

·         Both commissioned and LP artists have reported the benefits of having additional eyes and feedback on designs and presentations. 

·         LP artists are reporting vast knowledge received in the City permitting process. 

Challenges:

Defining and balancing the responsibilities has been challenging.  The program is a little amorphous which is both good and hard.  It allows for the most possible growth from both artists but also sometimes can be confusing.  I think having clear expectations from the onset has been the best lesson learned so far.  Making sure both parties understand this is not an intern relationship for busy work is helpful in guiding the overall.  Having the project manager cc’d on all correspondence is helpful too in guiding the parties as to what serves the LP artist’s goals as well as the project. 

I’m sure I have more info I could give but those are the highlights!  Good luck and please reach out if you would like to discuss further.  The program has garnered a lot of interest from local artists as well as national public art programs wanting information!

Marjorie  

Dear Public Art Colleagues,

I am interested in hearing from administrators who have managed - and artists who have participated in - public art projects that involve a mentorship component – pairing a more experienced artist in public art, with an artist(s) who is new to public art.

-          How were the artists (both experienced and emerging) selected and paired?

-          How were the responsibilities between the artists defined/structured? Was this set by the commissioning agency, or through conversation between the artists?  What was the breakdown of the artist fee?

-          What were some challenges (lessons learned) and successes from these projects?

Thanks in advance for your help!  And I will share out the information I collect with those who are interested – just let me know.

Best,

Mary

Mary Chou, Project Manager
Public Art Program
San Francisco Arts Commission
401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325
San Francisco, CA 94102
(p) 415-252-2233
www.sfartscommission.org/pubartcollection/

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There is a definite interest in this information.  I posted a similar question on the list serve several months ago and received no responses.

Hopefully you will have some to share.

Thank you,

Are you paying the mentors anything?

Beth

Next year we will be adding a mentorship component to one of our mural partnerships.  Our initial thought is that we would run parallel processes to select the experienced artists and the newer artists, and we’d have to do a lot of groundwork to encourage newer artists to apply.  Then there’s the issue of making a match between the two artists, to make sure that it will be a good relationship.  Since they are all local artists (for this particular partnership), logistics are not really a major challenge for us. Re fee:  I am thinking about setting it based on an hourly rate for how many hours we expect the emerging artist to spend on the project.  Their fee is coming from a different pot of money than the fee for the commissioned artist.

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No, the commissioned artists are not paid an additional fee but they do receive “free” labor.  The program is also written into the RFQ they apply for and into their contract. 

Are you paying the mentors anything?

Beth

Next year we will be adding a mentorship component to one of our mural partnerships.  Our initial thought is that we would run parallel processes to select the experienced artists and the newer artists, and we’d have to do a lot of groundwork to encourage newer artists to apply.  Then there’s the issue of making a match between the two artists, to make sure that it will be a good relationship.  Since they are all local artists (for this particular partnership), logistics are not really a major challenge for us. Re fee:  I am thinking about setting it based on an hourly rate for how many hours we expect the emerging artist to spend on the project.  Their fee is coming from a different pot of money than the fee for the commissioned artist.

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What about the mentees?  Are they provided with a stipend?  Do they pay (tuition) to be part of the program?

This conversation about how we cultivate new artists is a very interesting one.

Roberta

We will likely increase their commission amount to cover the extra work of mentoring, and include the mentoring component in their commissioning agreement as part of their scope of work.  Not all the artists commissioned through the partnership will act as mentors—maybe only half of them.

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