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City of Houston Civic Art Annual Capital Plan Report

Fiscal Year 2007-2008

Report from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008

City of Houston Civic Art Annual Capital Report Submitted October 7, 2008 to the City of Houston by Houston Arts Alliance board officers Fabené Welch, President Marshal Lightman, Executive Vice President and Chair,

Civic Art + Collection Management Committee José Solis, Secretary Peter McStravick, Finance administration Jonathon Glus, CEO civic art + design department Helen Lessick, Director Jimmy Castillo, Collection Manager/Project Manager Troy Gooden, Project Manager Piper Huddleston, Project Coordinator report contributors

Joseph Cooper, Director’s Designee for Civic Art, Convention & Entertainment

Facilities Department Sydney Igleheart, Director’s Designee for Civic Art, General Services Department Pam Ingersoll, Director’s Designee for Civic Art, Houston Airport System on the cover: Synchronicity of Color, civic art commission by Margo Sawyer, Convention District Parking Garage Conservation of Don Miguel Hidalgo statue by Miguel Miramontes, Houston Park System Exhibition preparation for Jones Library historical photo exhibition, Houston Public Library

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. SUMMARY PROGRAM REPORT ………………………………………….. 1 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………….. 1 2. Program Value ………………………………………………………. 2 3. Program Status ………………………………………………………. 3 4. Program by City Council District…………………………………….. 6

II. CIVIC ART + DESIGN PROGRAM ……………………………………....... 7

1. Funding and Administration ………………………………………… 8 2. Program Development ………………………………………………. 9 3. Process for Commissioning Civic Art ……………………………...... 9 4. Prioritization for Civic Art + Design ………………………………… 14 5. Civic Art + Design Commissions…………………………………….. 14

a) Summary Report by Jurisdiction ……………………………… 14 b) Completed Commissions ……………………………………… 17 c) Ongoing Commissions ………………………………………… 17 d) Future Commissions..………………………………………….. 17

6. Temporary Art Exhibition Services…………………………………... 17 7. Future of Civic Art + Design Program ……………………………..... 18

III. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ……………………………..... 19 1. Funding and Administration …………………………………………. 20 2. Collection Overview …………………………………………………. 20 3. Appraisals …………………………………………………………….. 21 4. Gift Policy ……………………………………………………………. 21 5. Conservation …………………………………………………………. 22

a) Process for Conservation ………………………………………. 22 b) Prioritization for Conservation ………………………………… 25 c) Completed Projects by Jurisdiction ……………………………. 25 d) Ongoing Conservation Projects ……………………………….. 26 e) Planned Projects ……………………………………………….. 26

6. Collection Management Program Planning …………………………... 27 APPENDIX A: Civic Art Fund Balances and Payment Estimates by General Services Department, Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department, and Houston Airport System, provided by the City of Houston

APPENDIX B: Civic Art + Design Project Reports by Houston Arts Alliance

APPENDIX C: Collection Management Project Reports by Houston Arts Alliance

I. SUMMARY PROGRAM REPORT

1. Introduction

Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) advances the nonprofit arts industry in Greater Houston. Established in June 2006 as a 501(c)3, the Alliance’s mission is to nurture, fund and promote participation in the arts in Houston and Harris County. The Alliance accomplishes this mission through the work of four departments: Civic Art + Design, Communications, Finance and Grants and Services.

Civic Art + Design The Houston Arts Alliance Civic Art + Design and Collection Management Program develops and manages policies and procedures and administers funds for the City of Houston’s Civic Art Collection. The City funds these activities through the Percent for Art Ordinance, allocating 1.75% of certain construction costs of eligible capital improvement projects for permanent civic art. Additional funding allocates for Collection Management, the conservation and maintenance of the City’s Art Collection. The Collection includes gifts, donations and works acquired prior to the enactment of the percent for art legislation. In May 2007 the City ordinance was revised to formally address ongoing issues including art displayed temporarily on City property and the placement of permanent gifts of art. Additional allocations provide for HAA exhibition services in City facilities and development of policies and procedures for displays proposed by others. Grants and Services On behalf of the City of Houston, HAA annually distributes nearly 270 grants to arts, cultural and community groups, and individual artists. In partnership with corporations and foundations, HAA also provides extensive services to the field through an arts incubator program, organizational development and recognition awards, and career development for individual artists.

HAA creates and maintains alliances among the arts and culture, corporate, health care, education, travel, entertainment, development and government sectors to further the impact of the arts on greater Houston, create meaningful collaborations, and ultimately strengthen the local economy through enhanced tourism. Communications The Communications Department furthers the mission of the Alliance and promotes participation in the arts through newsletters, articles and media relations, and through artshound.com, a calendar of cultural events, classes, workshops and opportunities. Finance The Finance Department furthers the mission of the Alliance through professional financial management and reporting to the City and HAA officers. Finance ensures that contractual obligations are fulfilled and fiscal and procedural rules are followed.

Civic Art Capital Report, HAA, July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008

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2. Civic Art Program Value

The total value of the Civic Art + Design and Collection Management Program on June 30, 2008 was $3,100,156.77, as the figure below demonstrates. A detailed breakdown of this total value is in Appendix A which includes three accounting reports submitted by the Houston Airport System (HAS, a.k.a. the Aviation Department), General Services Department (GSD), and Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department (C&E) of the City of Houston. This report represents a program value for the fiscal year 2008, from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. The eight week overlap in reporting adapts the prior report, establishing the HAA program in November 2006 to the fiscal year of 2008.

The report covers this time period covered by four civic art contracts currently administered by Houston Arts Alliance on behalf of the City of Houston, all effective July 1, 2007. In chapters II and III, future civic art and collection management projects are discussed for the remainder of fiscal year 2009. More detailed project information is presented in Appendices B and C. Total Program Value: Percentage for Art: $3,100,156.77.

$2,600,000 $2,400,000 $2,200,000 $2,000,000 $1,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000

$800,000 $600,000

$400,000 $392,251.84 $2,043,132.23 $335,499.50

$200,000

$100,000 $7,500.00 $5,000.00 $0.00

$73,348.16 $193,425.00 $50,000.04

$0 CEFD GSD GSDCW HAS

Legend Basic Services Reimbursables Additional Services

Source: City of Houston Reports by HAS, GSD and C&E, September 10, 2008.

HAS: Houston Airport System; GSD: General Services Department; C&E: Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department. Notes on Funding Sources: “Basic Services” or basic administrative funds, shown in the total amount of $316,773.20; “Reimbursable” funds or supplemental administrative funds before contract execution, shown in the total amount of $12,500.00; “Additional Services” or contract funds or art/conservation budget funds, shown in the total amount of $2,770,883.57.


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Houston Arts Alliance serves the City under four separate contracts: one each with the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department, the Houston Airport System and the General Services Department to administer, monitor programming and oversee all project management phases, including planning, design, fabrication, installation, and conservation associated with civic art commissions and conservation projects. A separate General Services Department City-Wide contract secures HAA consulting services, which include the review of new acquisitions and temporary exhibitions proposed for City property, management of the City’s art collection, cataloging all works and their conditions, organizing exhibitions inside City facilities, and developing educational outreach for citizens and visitors alike.

3. Program Status

As of June 30, 2008, the program valued at $3,100,156.77 included a total of 43 Percent for Art projects: seventeen Percent for Art commissions, twenty conservation projects, and three exhibitions in City facilities and two Collection outreach efforts. Civic Art Commissions and Conversation Projects are partnership efforts, which require work to be scheduled in response to City funding and contracting mechanisms, construction project phases, and access to completed City facilities without interruption to the main business purpose. The summary table lists projects by project phase, which helps define a milestone for each civic art and conservation project according to the best practices of the public art industry countrywide. These project phases are explained on pages 9 – 11.

Total Projects Funded with Percentage for Art 24 22 20 18 16 14 14 12 10 8 6 5 2 4 10 5 5 2 2 0 CEF GSD GSDCW HAS 7 24 5 7 43

Commission project Conservation project Exhibition project

Source: City of Houston Reports by HAS, GSD and C&E, September 10, 2008.


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CIVIC ART + DESIGN COMMISSIONS: as of June 30, 2008

Project Phases # Project Names Developing project with client

3 Indoor Sculpture at Hobby Airport; Outdoor Sculpture at Hobby Airport; Outdoor Sculpture at IAH

Call for Artists 0 Search—Panel I 0 Search—Panel II 0 Contract 7 Kashmere Multi-Service Center; Northeast Multi-Service

Center; Mounted Police Facility; Southeast Division Police Station; Sabine Street Water Pump Station; Water Works Museum; CEFD Art Project #1

Planning/Design 1 Fire Station #8, artist Kate Petley Fabrication/Installation 3 Looscan Neighborhood Library, artist Bert Long;

Hobby Airport, artist Gordon Huether Intercontinental Airport, artists Hirschfield & Ishii

Closeout 2 Downtown Initiative Master Plan, artist Cameron McNall Convention District Parking Garage, artist Margo Sawyer

On Hold 1 Flores Neighborhood Library Total 17

COLLECTION MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES: as of June 30, 2008

Evaluation/Assessment 6

Cornerstones, Dick Dowling, Leopard Sky, West of the Pecos, Aqua Profunda Est Quieta, Jonah and the Whale

Contract 3 Gemini II, Vaquero, Portable Trojan Bear Conservation 4 Water Tables/Bayou, Axis, Gazebo Roof, Neuhaus

Fountain Coyotes Closeout 6

Birth of Light, Don Miguel Hidalgo, Houston, Cancer…there is hope, Adele Briscoe Looscan Portrait, Edna Saunders Portrait

On Hold 2 Market Square Photos, Benches Total 21

CITY EXHIBITIONS & RELATED ARTS PROJECTS: as of June 30, 2008

Downtown Map 1 Planning for distribution methods & printing of civic art

collection map City Hall Exhibition 1 Juried exhibition of Houston area artists Jones Library Gallery Exhibition

1 Curated exhibition of works in HPL Collection

Jones Library Gift Shop Exhibit

1 Curated selections from the HPL photo archive

City Art Exhibition Policy 1 Supported policy discussions for City ordinance change requested by Mayors’ Office of Culture

Total 5


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Program Highlights July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 Completed the commission by artist Margo Sawyer at the Convention District

Parking Garages for Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department; Completed a national Request for Artists’ Qualifications for seven art projects

with four City Departments within the General Services Department; Convened six art panels who chose eighteen semi-finalists for six civic art project

sites; Oversaw development and fabrication of HPL Looscan Library commission by

artist Bert Long to 90% completion; Oversaw final design of IAH Beads commission by artists Jim Hirschfield and

Sonya Ishii to acceptance; Oversaw final design and 25% fabrication of Hobby Airport commission by artist

Gordon Huether; Contracted preliminary designs of Fire Station #8 commission by artist Kate

Petley; Completed ten conservation projects to close out; twelve new projects ready to

move forward this fiscal year.


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4. Program Activities by City Council District District Project Name Type Status

A No current projects na IAH Beads 2, Hirschfield + Ishii Commission Fabrication IAH Exterior art commission (1M) IAH Exterior art commission (400K)

Commission Commission

Developing RFQ Developing RFQ

Kashmere Multi-Service Center, artist Reginald Adams Commission Contract Northeast Multi-Service Center, artist Koryn Rolstad Commission Contract Mounted Police Facility, artist Sharon Engelstein Commission Contract

B

Water Works Museum, artist Donald Lipski Jonah and the Whale

Commission Conservation

Search – Panel II Evaluation/Assessment

C Adele Briscoe Looscan Portrait Conservation Closeout Cancer…there is Hope Portable Trojan Bear

Conservation Conservation

Closeout Evaluation/Assessment

D

Dick Dowling statue Conservation Evaluation/Assessment E No current projects na F Aqua Profunda Est Quieta Conservation Evaluation/Assessment G Looscan Neighborhood Library, artist Bert Long Commission Fabrication/Installation

Axis Conservation Evaluation/Assessment Houston Conservation Closeout Vaquero Conservation Evaluation/Assessment Flores Neighborhood Library Commission On Hold

H

Sabine Street Water Pump Station, artist Matthew Geller Commission Search – Panel II Hobby Airport People Mover, Gordon Huether Hobby Airport Welcome Gazebo Roof Gemini II City Hall Exhibition

Commission Commission Conservation Conservation Curation

Developing RFQ Fabrication Conservation Contract On view

Jones Library Gallery Exhibition Curation On view Jones Library Gift Shop Exhibition Curation On view Birth of Light Cornerstones

Conservation Conservation

Closeout Closeout

Water Tables and Bayou Conservation Evaluation/Assessment Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Conservation Closeout Library Collection Appraisal Conservation Contract Neuhaus Fountain Conservation Conservation Edna Saunders Portrait Conservation Closeout Market Square Photos Conservation On Hold Southeast Division Police Station, artist IPSArt (Amy Baur & Brian Boldon)

Commission Search – Panel II

Fire Station #8, artist Kate Petley Commission Planning/Design Convention Center, artist Electroland (McNall + Seeley) Commission Contract Downtown Initiative, artist Cameron McNall Commission Closeout

I

Convention District Parking Garage, artist Margo Sawyer Commission Closeout Downtown Arts Map Education Research & Recommendations

Parks Collection Appraisal Conservation Contract

Exhibition Policy + Procedures (HPL) Exhibition Research & Recommendations

City-wide

Temporary Art Exhibition Policy (CEF) Planning Research & Recommendations

43 projects


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II. CIVIC ART + DESIGN PROGRAM

II. CIVIC ART + DESIGN PROGRAM

1. Funding and Administration

Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) provides leadership and professional expertise in the development and conservation of civic art in the City of Houston, contributing to the quality of our environment, cultural heritage and positive community identity. Funding The Civic Art + Design Program is funded through the City of Houston’s capital bond funds, authorized by the City Council Ordinance No. 2006-731. The City’s Percent for Art ordinance, passed in 1999, designates 1.75% of certain costs capital improvement project costs for permanent civic art works. The percentage is calculated on a project by project basis from the costs of design and construction services.

Administrative History Four independent entities participated in Houston’s civic art efforts prior to the establishment of HAA. The Municipal Art Commission (MAC), founded in 1965, advised the Mayor and City Council on cultural matters including permanent and temporary civic art. Municipal Art Conservation Office (MACO), established in 1996, catalogued, conserved, maintained and promoted the city’s art collection. MAC oversaw MACO work. The Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County (CACHH), founded in 1977, provided professional staff to support the Civic Art Committee and assist city departments in implementation of the civic art program’s activities. The Civic Art Committee (CAC) was founded in 1999 to implement the new ordinance’s policies and make recommendations on permanent art commissions on behalf of the City. During fiscal year 2005-06, the City merged these organizations to form Houston Arts Alliance. The Alliance unified into one comprehensive approach to civic art and collection management by establishing the Civic Art + Design Program. Overseen by a single board of directors, HAA streamlined duplicated efforts, established advocacy with a single voice, and made better use of resources through efficient management. Current Administration Today Civic Art + Design is administered by HAA staff comprised of four arts professionals providing specialized consulting services to the City’s departments and Houston’s creative community. Reviewing program procedures and policies is the Civic Art + Design and Collection Management Committee. The Committee is chaired by an HAA Executive Board officer. Other voting members, appointed by the President of the Board, include HAA board members, artists, architects and museum professionals. The Mayor appoints a voting member, usually the Mayor’s Assistant for Cultural Affairs. Additionally, Directors of the three City Departments which contract with HAA Civic Art Services


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are non-voting advisors to the Committee. Directors typically appoint a Director’s Designee to attend the monthly meetings. The Civic Art + Design Program scope of work includes master planning efforts, management of permanent art commissions and temporary civic art policies and projects, exhibition development, and collection management. Collection Management, an important and specialized function of Civic Art, is discussed separately in Section III.

2. Program Development

HAA began performing Civic Art services for the City of Houston on November 16, 2006 with an acting director overseeing two staff members. A full time permanent staff consisting of a permanent Director, Project Manager and Collection Manager was put in place September 10, 2007. A Project Coordinator was added to staff in March 2008. At the completion of the reporting period, four full time permanent employees serve as Civic Art + Design staff.

3. Process for Commissioning Civic Art

HAA manages civic art projects on behalf of the City through a process that follows national industry standards. Each project develops in partnership with the Department building the facility. Project management phases, summarized in the succeeding paragraphs, are developed in continuous partnership with each commissioning Department. Phases in the project are presented in a program status report as follows: Project Development, Request for Artists’ Qualifications (RFQ), Selection Panel I (semi-finalists) and Panel II (finalist), Contracting, Planning/Design, Fabrication/Installation, Final Acceptance, Closeout, and On Hold.

Project Development. Prior to announcing an art project, CAD staff works with representatives from the commissioning department generating the Percent for Art funds to identify construction schedules and prioritized areas for siting the artwork. HAA staff discusses project options including materials, effects, or special constituencies for the artwork. Maintenance considerations, especially as they are impacted by facility use and access to the site, are considered. With a thorough analysis of the art opportunities in the project, a Request for Artists’ Qualifications is developed. Request for Artists’ Qualifications. To reach the desired pool of qualified professional artists, HAA advertises art commission opportunities through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The RFQ outlines the opportunity and the types of artwork suitable for the commission. The RFQ may specify suspended artworks, 2D art or glass treatments. In print or electronic formats, the RFQ is the national standard to announce commission opportunities. It provides information on how to submit an


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application for consideration. An open call promotes projects by mail, email, and web postings on a local, regional or national level according to the budget and goals for the project.

Additional methods of selecting artists for a commission include the use of the agency’s Artists Image Bank. Established in 2006, the Image Bank is a juried registry of pre-approved, qualified artists. For efficiency and cost savings, artists may also be invited or nominated to apply to a specific arts commission. In the instances of a direct invitation a group of accomplished artists working in the preferred medium are invited to participate in a juried competition. Every commission is awarded through a competitive process. In all three processes interested artists are asked to submit qualifications and a letter of interest for consideration by an artist selection panel. In FY2008, HAA used the Artists Image Bank for one call and an RFQ for seven projects to advertise and gather artist qualifications for consideration, making a total of eight new civic art projects.

Selection Panel I (semi-finalists). HAA convenes an artist selection panel consisting of five to seven voting members. This panel provides for the diverse constituencies of civic art to participate in the selection of the artists who will develop the final civic artwork for the City. The panel consists of a representative of the facility developer, a community representative not on City staff, a professional artist and two arts professionals, which may include a curator or architect not working on the project. These representatives may overlap; for example, an artist may also serve as a community member. For efficiency, smaller panels are convened for projects with smaller budgets. HAA identifies the artists and arts professionals to serve on the panel. The Department Director or their designee identifies the representative of the client department. A community representative living or working near the facility may be nominated by the Department or HAA staff. Other department representatives, the project architect, and a Civic Art + Design Committee member participate in the panel in a non-voting capacity. They have the responsibility to provide the voting panelists with additional information or relevant guidance as the selection proceeds. The Selection Panel, facilitated by HAA Civic Art + Design staff, reviews all qualified responses to the RFQ. This review of artists’ qualifications may take 4 to 9 hours depending on the number of responses. Through a series of votes and


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discussion, the panel recommends three to five finalists to advance to the next stage of the competition. HAA staff contacts each finalist and provides a detailed orientation to the project and site. Finalists meet individually with department clients, project stakeholders, and community leaders. Artists, paid for this stage of work, design a conceptual proposal for an artwork appropriate for the site, including defining a project site, materials, visual sketch, itemized budget within the Percent for Art allocation, and a narrative. As of June 30, 2008, there are no projects in this phase.

Selection Panel II (finalist). The second panel reconvenes with the same members as the first. Finalists present their proposals to the panel and are available to answer questions from the panelists. Based on their proposals, which are evaluated for quality, feasibility and appropriateness, the panel recommends one winning finalist. The Civic Art + Design Committee reviews the panel’s recommendation and recommends it to the HAA Board for review and approval at a regular monthly meeting. Only upon official approval by the HAA Board may staff enter into a contractual agreement with the winning artist. As of June 30, 2008, there are six projects in this phase: Kashmere Multi-Service Center, Northeast Multi-Service Center, Mounted Patrol Police Facility, Southeast Division Police Station, Sabine Street Water Pump Station and Water Museum.

Contracting. HAA contracts with the winning artist using the commission contract template provided by the City. For each commission, HAA staff develops the contract’s Exhibits A, B and C, outlining the work to be performed, the budget to be used and the specific work site. The contract is divided into the initial planning and design stage, followed by a fabrication and installation stage. The planning and design stages contracts the artist to develop a refined proposal, including final designs based on the development of construction drawings, engineering and an updated schedule and budget. The fabrication and installation stage contracts the artist to purchase materials and services to complete physical elements of the art commission, based on acceptance of the final design. Each contract is unique to the project and is personally negotiated with the artist and department. As of June 30, 2008, there are three projects in this stage: Electroland (Cameron McNall and Damon Seeley) with a project for CEFD for the George R. Brown Convention Center; IPSArt (Amy Baur and Brian Boldon) for a project with GSD at Stringfellow Southeast Police Division Station and Donald Lipski for a project with GSD at the Water Museum.

Planning/Design. Once under contract, the artist develops the final design, including maintenance requirements and product durability. The Civic Art + Design Committee reviews the final design proposal prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed, notification that the project may go into fabrication/installation phase. There is one project in this phase: artist Kate Petley for Fire Station #8.


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Fabrication/Installation. After receiving the Notice to Proceed, the artist may begin final engineering, construction, fabrication and installation. The contract stipulates payments to the artist based on pre-agreed stages, such as 100% engineering or 25% fabrication. As of June 30, 2008, three projects are in this phase: HAS Hobby Airport commission by Gordon Huether, HAS Bush Intercontinental Airport commission by Jim Hirschfield and Sonya Ishii, and HPL Looscan Library commission by Bert Long. Final Acceptance: After the artist notifies HAA of completion of the work, HAA staff contacts Department representatives and facility managers for a final, formal walkthrough to ensure the completed work meets the expectations and requirements of the commission. There are no projects awaiting final acceptance.

Closeout. HAA staff conducts a final inspection, provides documentation of the maintenance requirements, and submits a recommendation of acceptance to the HAA Board and the City. Two projects were closed out in FY08: Margo Sawyer’s commission for the Convention District Parking Garage and Cameron McNall’s Downtown Arts Initiative Masterplan.

On Hold. Occasionally, projects are put on hold upon the client department’s request. This may be due to diverse causes including budgets, change in construction schedules, or changes in staff. There is currently one GSD project on hold: HPL’s Flores Neighborhood Library Commission. One HAS project, the Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility at IAH, is being developed under separate administration. On the following page is Exhibit A: Steps to a Civic Art + Design Commission


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Exhibit A: Steps to a Civic Art + Design Commission

Step Task Funding

1 City identifies funds in CIP

2 HAA works with City Department to determine funding (ability to pool funds in dept)

3 City Department issues Letter of Authorization to permit HAA work on project and budget LOA reissued annually or remains for life of project, depending on Dept.

4 HAA works with Dept. designee to determine art opportunity

5 HAA develops Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for project Artist Selection

6 HAA publishes RFQ - process may be open call, limited invitation (artists image bank) or direct selection

7 HAA convenes Artists' Selection Panel #1 to review submissions; panel consists of 3 - 5 members

8 HAA brings finalists to City to develop proposals for stage 2. Artists meet with Dept. reps, community

9 HAA convenes Artists Selection Panel #2 to review preliminary proposals and select artist

10 Panel recommendation reviewed by HAA Executive Committee to authorize contracting Contracting

11 HAA develops contract for artist's work; each contract reviewed by City Department

12 HAA issues contract to Artist with scope of work & budget 12a Artist step 1: Final design: review & approval by Dept. Rep., CAD Committee, HAA Exec. Board

Revised budget & schedule: artists develop up to 3 concepts to final design Artist invoices HAA; invoices to City 12b Artist Step 2: Fabrication & siting; installation Artist invoices HAA; invoices to City 12c Artist Step 3: Final walk through (100 % acceptance) with accepted maintenance plan Artist invoices HAA; invoices to City

Throughout Monthly report to CAD Committee; Quarterly Report to Executive Board; Annual Report to HAA Annual Report to City Reporting on project process, contract compliance, budget Completion

13 City & HAA complete project walkthrough; Artist submits project maintenance report. Project accepted into City Collection; documentation added to Collection records, followed by fiscal project close out.


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4. Prioritization for Civic Art + Design Projects

During fiscal year 2008, civic art projects were prioritized based on need by relevant City Departments. HAA staff worked to complete Percent for Art projects initiated by CACHH in 2005 and 2006. Throughout the FY2008 year, HAA staff worked with City Departments to create a five-year Civic Art Capital Plan. This plan will allow HAA to address projects designed for completed facilities, engage artists in the design phase of each facility, and address every Department’s prioritization of facilities. The Civic Art Capital Plan posits the inclusion of HAA in capital planning, working to facilitate artist selection early in the design development process. This way the artist is on the design team from the beginning of each construction project for which civic art is planned. Inclusion of artists in a facility’s design phase is a goal of the City and HAA, as it provides the City with the greatest probability for success in its civic art endeavors and offers prudent use of City construction resources.

5. Civic Art + Design Commissions

a. Summary Report by Jurisdiction

Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department (C&E): Texas artist Margo Sawyer completed Synchronicity of Color, her commission for the Convention District Parking Garage Civic Art Project, in April 2008 for a budget of $352,333. The budget was supplemented by $61,000 in April 2008. The work was part of the opening of Discovery Green and featured prominently in local and national media. California artist Cameron McNall completed his Downtown Art Initiative Masterplan, commissioned in 2005 by CACHH, for a budget of $15,000. The plan was accepted by C&E in November 2007 and presented to C&E stakeholders, including hoteliers and neighbors of the George R. Brown Convention Center in May 2008. General Services Department (GSD): Fire Department: Colorado artist Kate Petley was selected in 2007 for a commission at Fire Station #8 through the Artists Image Bank. The artist was contracted to develop a final design for review. Her first design was accepted and she began fabrication. Department personnel reconsidered their acceptance and asked that the artist create a second design. Petley visited Houston and spent four days with the fire fighters and gathered insights and information for a revised design. Her second design concept was delivered in May 2008 for a budget of $183,000.


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Health and Human Services Department: Houston artist Reginald Adams was selected through an open Request for Qualifications for the civic art commission at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center. His refined proposal for the $47,000 commission was accepted in June 2008. Washington State artist Koryn Rolstad was selected through an open Request for Qualifications for the civic art commission at the Northeast Multi-Service Center. Her refined proposal for the $85,500 commission was accepted in June 2008. Both projects are expected to be complete in FY09. Library Department: Houston artist Bert Long continued work on his commission for a 30-foot-long painting entitled, Art/Life for the Children’s section of the Looscan Neighborhood Library. The artwork was scheduled for completion in June 2008, but serious illness and hospitalization prevented the artist from completing the commission. His contract was extended through FY2009 with an anticipated installation date of October 2008 for the $77,000 commission. Forty three artists responded to the open call for the Flores Neighborhood Library commission. The Library requested that the selection process for the $71,250 commission be put on hold in FY2008. Police Department: The Request for Qualifications for the Southeast Police Division and Mounted Patrol Police Facility public art commissions issued in June 2007 resulted in two commission contracts. Colorado artist Sharon Engelstein was contracted to create a commission for the Mounted Police Facility in the amount of $200,000. The Minnesota duo IPSArt (In Plain Sight Art, artists Amy Baur and Brian Boldon) was contracted to create a work for Southeast Police Station in the amount of $150,000. Public Works and Engineering Department (PWE): The Request for Qualifications for the Sabine Street Water Pump Station and the Water Museum civic art commissions issued in June 2007 resulted in two selection panels. New York artist Matthew Geller was selected as the finalist for the $100,000 Sabine Street commission. Philadelphia artist Donald Lipski was selected for the $350,000 Water Museum project. Reviewing the scale and potential of the Water Museum commission, PWE agreed to add $150,000 to the commission total, enabling HAA to negotiate a $500,000 contract with Mr. Lipski in June 2008.


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Houston Airport System (HAS): HAA continued the administration of civic art commission projects initiated in 2003. Airport Director Rick Vacar approved plans to commission two additional Beads by North Carolina artists Jim Hirschfield and Sonya Ishii. This commission completes the four columns installed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in 2006. It is anticipated that the final two column sheathes will be fabricated and installed in winter FY2009. Director Vacar also approved the proposal by California artist Gordon Huether to create Over Houston, a series of glass panels holding aerial photographs of the approach to William P. Hobby Airport. HAA administered both projects throughout FY2008 and initiated planning discussions with Airport staff for three new commissions in FY2009. George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH)—Civic Art

Terminal E—FIS Greeting Area Beads—Two columns cladded as beads to compliment four columns previously cladded. Artists selected—Jim Hirschfield & Sonya Ishii Budget $240,999.00 Preliminary design complete; Artist contracted with 100% Design submission accepted. Remaining steps: Engineering specifications and 100% Fabrication Pre-installation planning meeting Installation scheduled for November/December 2008

William P. Hobby Airport—Civic Art

Project #417—Connector Bridge Area Preliminary designs complete on Over Houston, transcribed aerial photographs of Houston into glass panels along a People Mover corridor. Artist selected—Gordon Huether Budget: $430,000.00 Artist contracted with final design complete; start of fabrication Remaining steps: Artist 100% fabrication Pre-installation planning meeting Art work installation scheduled for November/December 2008.


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b. Completed Projects by Jurisdiction

Commission for the CE+F Convention District Parking Garage Downtown Arts Initiative Masterplan for CE+F

c. Ongoing Projects – see Appendix B for individual reports:

Fire Station #8 {Fire/GSD) Art Project #1 (George R. Brown Convention Center/CEFD) Kashmere Multi-service Center (HHS/GSD) Looscan Neighborhood Library {HPL/GSD) Northeast Multi-Service Center (HHS/GSD) Mounted Police Patrol Facility (Police/GSD) Sabine Street Water Pump Station (Public Works/GSD) Southeast Division Police Station (Police/GSD) Water Works Museum (Public Works/GSD)

d. Future Projects – See Appendix B for individual project reports Flores Neighborhood Library (HPL/GSD) Art Gallery & Plan for George R. Brown Convention Center (CEFD) Fire Station #37 (Fire/GSD) Fire Station #84 (Fire/GSD)

6. Temporary Art Exhibition Services & Procedures

a. Completed Projects HAA provided professional exhibition policy, curation and design services to City facilities. In FY2008, Civic Art + Design staff managed three exhibitions in City facilities including City Hall and the Jesse Jones Central Library. City Hall: Vibrant: Houston Artists in City Halls, an open competition for Houston area artists, exhibits 2-dimensional artworks by 32 artists in the City Hall tunnel, second, third and fourth floors. Following an opening reception for artists on May 28, 2008, HAA created a brochure to identify artists and their works. The exhibition will be on display for 9 months beginning in May 2008. The works, accompanied by an artist’s biography and statement, are available for purchase through the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.

Jones Library Gallery: Selected Treasures of the Houston Public Library was curated by HAA staff from portable framed artworks in the collection of the Houston Public Library and exhibited in the Library’s new Gallery space.


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Working closely with art preservation and conversation experts, staff determined that the Gallery, consisting of free standing walls in the atrium of the remodeled facility, did not offer the fragile artworks sufficient protection from ultraviolet radiation. Working in partnership with the Library, accurate, full-color scale reproductions of the 14 selected works were created. These facsimiles were framed and hung for a three-month exhibition coinciding with the reopening of the Jones Library in May 2008. Jones Library Gift Shop Exhibition: Photographs from the Collection was selected in partnership with the photographic archives of the Houston Public Library. HAA staff worked with HPL Photo Archives and Photo Archivist Joel Draut to select 15 images commemorating the construction and debut of the Jesse Jones Public Library in 1976. The exhibition, opening in May 2008, continues through the summer in the atrium level facility designed for the Houston Public Library Gift Shop tenant. b) Future City Wide Projects

The inauguration of the Jones Library Gallery program provides the City of Houston with the opportunity to present exhibitions of the artwork of Houston area artists and showcase the work and thinking of contemporary artists and curators. At the request of HPL, HAA will develop policies and procedures for the Jones Library Gallery program and curate two exhibitions related to the mission of the Library and vision of the Gallery during FY2009. HAA will work with the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department to develop policies and procedures for that Department to request, review and permit the exhibition of temporary art projects on its facilities in FY2009.

7. Future Civic Art + Design Projects and Programs HAA is continually working to better serve the City and its creative community through streamlined processes, focused procedures and better defined objectives and goals. For the improvement of the Civic Art + Design Program in FY2009, HAA has prioritized the following objectives: 1) Staffing: hire experienced Senior Project Manager staff to complete complex civic art

projects and train current staff on refined procedures. 2) Protocol: develop and broadcast Civic Art program protocol for tracking Percent for

Art project budgets, financial reporting, and annual reports to City. 3) Update HAA web site and project management records, and coordinate artwork

records in conjunction with City webmaster. 4) Update and fully digitalize registry of image bank artists. 5) Provide project-specific orientations and beginning and intermediate level workshops

to Houston area artists. 6) Develop Civic Art and Collection Management Committee leadership in the Program

through a Committee retreat.

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III. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

1. Funding and Administration

The purpose of the Collection Management Program is to manage the City of Houston’s civic art collection including the evaluation, conservation, restoration and appraisal of individual works of art. Funding for the program is appropriated by the City Council in accordance with the Percent for Art Ordinance of 1999. Additional funding includes historical bequest funds set aside by art donors to conserve specific artworks gifted to the collection. These funds are now managed by the Houston Arts Foundation, an offspring of the former Municipal Art Conservation Office (MACO) and Municipal Art Commission (MAC). City and philanthropic funding sources can be augmented by private donations. Donations can come as the result of efforts from the community to raise money for the conservation and restoration of public monuments. Volunteerism has proven to be of great help to the program, especially in the adoption of public monuments for routine maintenance.

The Collection Management Program is overseen by the Civic Art + Design and Collection Management Committee and is administered by staff. The program is governed by the Collection Management Policy adopted by the HAA Board in May 2007. This policy document defines the scope of the collection, accession/de-accession policies, stewardship procedures, as well as policies for temporary art and art on loan. It also outlines protocols for policy review and change.

2. Collection Overview

This is HAA’s second full year managing the City’s Civic Art Collection. Prior to fiscal year 2007, MACO managed the Collection. Upon assuming duties of Collection Management, HAA staff performed an inventory of the Collection. The inventory included inspection of each artwork and documentation of its condition. This assessment was used to prioritize Collection conservation projects. The Collection Management database was implemented to effectively track the location and condition of works in the Collection and store vital data related to each artwork’s provenance, material composition and last maintenance.

There are 397 works of art in the City of Houston’s Civic Art Collection including 164 permanently sited works and 233 portable pieces. Included in this total number are 18 works located at the Houston Zoo, a private entity leasing its property from the City long term. Additionally, a number of works are installed at Discovery Green, another private entity leasing property from the City. The artworks commissioned through Discovery Green have not been included in the City Collection. An indeterminate numbers of artworks acquired by the City through informal processes are not officially accessioned into the Civic Art Collection. Thorough and dedicated professional research must be done with the MACO records currently archived at the Houston Public Library. However, the above total of 397 represents a major portion of the Collection as catalogued by HAA and its predecessors.


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3. Appraisals

Professional appraisals of the City’s Collection, usually sponsored by a City Department in charge of certain collections, is the standard method of discussing the value of that collection as well as priorities in accessioning, deaccessioning, and conserving works of art. The Civic Art Collection is a cultural treasure and represents the City’s heritage. Works are not typically sold, but are valued and assessed for insurance and conservation purposes. There are currently two standing appraisal contracts administered by Houston Arts Alliance:

Jesse Jones Central Library Valuation: Valuation for 162 works of art with a

statement addressing works of lesser value was undertaken by Evan Epstein of Fine Art Appraisal Service. The total value of the Central Library’s art holdings is estimated at $4,845,365.

Parks Collection Valuation: Valuation for 74 works of art held by the Parks and Recreation Department was undertaken by Evan Epstein of Fine Art Appraisal Service. The total value of the Parks holdings is estimated at $35,995,000.

Research into the MAC and MACO archives yielded valuations of artwork within

the jurisdiction of the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department that were assessed in 2002 and 2006. The total value of the 8 previous artwork valuations is estimated at $5,583,000.

The total 2008 value of the individual works in the City Art Collection is

$46,423,365.

4. Gift Policy The policy for donations of artwork to the City of Houston’s Civic Art Collection is defined by the Collection Management Policy. Accepting gifts or donations of artwork is a way of expanding the City’s collection, but it translates into costs of maintenance and conservation. All gifts are subject to approval by City Council, the affected department, and a recommendation by HAA. For a donation of artwork to be considered, a donor must obtain an appraisal as well as an estimate of maintenance and conservation costs from a professional conservator. The City requires a donor to contribute to a trust fund in at least the amount necessary to recover ongoing maintenance and conservation costs of the artwork. The policy for private donations intended to enhance a planned City facility is being developed. A priority for fiscal year 2008 was to determine the protocol in allowing the City and HAA to partner with a private donor and TIRZ on a project sited at Buffalo Bayou aimed at linking communities through a pedestrian bridge.


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An additional priority for fiscal year 2008 was to define the procedure for the City and HAA to review the gift of temporary exhibitions proposed by artists, arts organizations and art galleries on City properties.

5. Conservation

a) Process for Conservation

HAA manages the City’s art conservation projects through accepted national standards. Project management phases are as follows: Evaluation/Assessment, Contract, Conservation and Closeout. In special circumstances, including impeding construction or imminent failure, conservation projects may be listed as On Hold or Emergency Conservation.

Evaluation/Assessment. A work of art is identified by HAA for evaluation and assessment. The Collection Manager or appointed representative makes a visit to the site and conducts a condition report, recording any visible deterioration or damage to the work of art. HAA can make a recommendation to prioritize conservation based on this evaluation. If the condition report indicates there may be additional deterioration not visible, the Collection Manager may recommend an additional evaluation/assessment to be performed by a professional conservator. As the program status report shows (p. iv), there are currently 6 conservation projects, Cornerstones (artist Natalye Appel), Dick Dowling (artist Frank Teich), Leopard Sky (artist Shelia Klein), West of the Pecos (artist Rolf Westphal), Aqua Profunda Est Quieta (artist MANUEL), and Jonah and the Whale (artist Carroll Harris Simms), in the evaluation/assessment phase.

Contracting. The City Department identifies funding available to complete the required work. HAA recruits a professional conservator, fabricator or appraiser who then negotiates a service contract with HAA. The scope of work for each project is reviewed by the affected City Department and approved by the Director of the Department (CEFD, HAS, or GSD) before the contract can be signed. Prior to conservation, the Collection Manager contacts the artist or the artist’s estate to inform them of the impending conservation of the artwork. Conservators are identified by HAA based on the procedures set forth in the Collection Management Policy. There are currently 3 projects, Gemini II (artist Richard Lippold), Vaquero (artist Luis Jimenez), and Portable Trojan Bear (artist Jim Love), in the contracting phase for the total value of $206,000.00.

Conservation. A professional conservator performs the necessary treatment and documents the procedures through photographs and written reports. There are currently 4 projects, Axis (artist Frank McGuire), Water Tables/Bayou Fountain Grates (artists Malou Flato/Brad J. Goldberg), Gazebo


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Roof (artist Ann Stautberg), and Neuhaus Fountain Coyotes (artist Gwynn Murril), in the conservation phase.

Closeout. HAA staff conducts a final inspection, archives any documentation of the conservation performed, and submits a recommendation of acceptance to the City. HAA conducts a final walkthrough with City staff for final acceptance. There are currently 6 projects in the closeout phase: Birth of Light (artist Leonardo Nierman), Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (artist Miguel Miramontes), Houston (artist Mac Whitney), Cancer…there is hope (artist Victor Salmones), Adele Briscoe Looscan Portrait (artist Emma Richardson Cherry), and Edna Saunders Portrait (artist Charles Fox). On Hold. Projects may be placed on hold if any unexpected circumstances prevent a conservator from performing conservation treatments safely and without further damage to works of art upon which he/she has been contracted to perform services. Additionally, recommended conservation may be placed on hold if there is redevelopment of a site, nearby construction or demolition. Conservation will not be considered if HAA determines that existing environmental factors would continue to damage the work and efforts to correct the damage cannot be remedied by conservation. There are currently multiple conservation projects needed in Market Square Park which are on-hold pending the planned redesign of the facility. Emergency Conservation. HAA has the responsibility to oversee emergency conservation to works in the Collection that are damaged by unforeseen circumstances or pose a hazard to public safety. Emergency conservation will prevent the further deterioration of the work of art and/or prevent foreseeable accidents on City property.


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Exhibit A: Steps to a Civic Art + Design Conservation Evaluation

1 HAA Collection Management identifies artwork in need of conservation treatment.

2 HAA works with City Department to determine funding (ability to pool funds in dept).

3 City department issues Letter of Authorization to permit HAA work on project and budget.

LOA reissued annually or remains for life of project, depending on Dept.

Contracting

5 HAA selects a professional art conservator based on bid estimate, qualifications, and availability.

6 Scope of conservation work and selected conservator is reviewed by the Civic Art Committee.

7 Civic Art Committee recommendation reviewed by HAA Executive Committee to authorize contracting.

8 HAA works with Conservator and Dept. designee to schedule conservation work.

9 HAA develops contract for conservation project.

Conservation

10 HAA issues contract with conservator with scope of work and budget.

10a Step 1: proceed with conservation as set forth in contract with HAA.

10b Step 2: Fabrication: project management and oversight by HAA Collection Manager.

10c Step 3: Final walk through (100 % acceptance) with accepted maintenance plan.

Artist invoices HAA; invoices to City.

Throughout Monthly report to CAD Committee; Quarterly Report to Executive Board; Annual Report to HAA.

Annual Report to City: Reporting on project process, contract compliance, budget.

Completion

11 City & HAA: Documentation, treatment report & project close out.


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b) Prioritization for Conservation

Conservation projects are prioritized based on condition assessments. The condition of a piece, its age, and any determined emergency drives prioritization. The rate of deterioration as it affects the longevity of the work of art is taken into consideration along with any safety concerns resulting from deterioration of or damage to the work of art. The artistic, historic, and financial values of the work are also taken into account when prioritizing conservation projects. There are a number of qualified and credible conservators in Texas and around the nation. Conservators are selected based on their qualifications and experience with the medium of a specific artwork as well as by a demonstrated commitment to the highest standard of work through adherence to the Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

HAA has revisited the conservation planning process and is reanalyzing the needs of assessment and conservation. Excessive temperatures, humidity, and other inclement weather can affect the application of certain paints, primers, chemicals and coatings. As a result, some treatments to outdoor sculpture cannot be performed at certain times of the year thus further limiting the availability and scheduling of conservators able to perform work outdoors. By working with Houston’s local climate, much of the planning will occur during the most severe seasons, while the actual conservation outdoors can take place during more temperate months. This means that many of the larger outdoor artworks will typically be treated in the 2nd and 4th quarters of each fiscal year. Conservation of indoor artworks or portable artworks is less reliant on good weather and can be addressed as needed.

c) Completed Conservation Projects by Jurisdiction between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008—See Appendix C for individual project reports:

Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department (C&E): There were no projects completed for this department in FY08. General Services Department (GSD): Parks and Recreation Department:

Houston, by Mac Whitney Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla monument in Hidalgo Park, by Miguel

Miramontes Cancer…there is hope, by Victor Salmones


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General Services Department, Citywide (GSD-CW): Birth of Light, by Leonardo Nierman

Houston Airport System (HAS):

There were no projects completed for this department in FY08.

d) Ongoing Conservation Projects—See Appendix C for individual project reports:

Water Tables and Bayou [Convention & Entertainment Facilities] Gazebo Roof [Convention & Entertainment Facilities] Neuhaus Fountain, Coyote II, Coyote III, and Coyote IV

[Parks and Recreation, General Services Department] Vaquero [Parks and Recreation, General Services Department] Portable Trojan Bear [Parks and Recreation, General Services

Department] Axis [Health and Human Services, General Services Department] Gemini II [Convention & Entertainment Facilities] Aqua Profunda Est Quieta [Wastewater Operations Testing

Laboratory, Public Works and Engineering, General Services Department]

Jonah and the Whale [Health and Human Services / General Services Department]

Dick Dowling [Parks and Recreation, General Services Department] Leopard Sky and West of the Pecos [Intercontinental Airport, Houston

Airport System]

e) Anticipated Conservation Projects—See Appendix C for individual project reports:

Cornerstones by Natalye Appel [Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department]

Homage to Gorky II by Dorothy Hood [Houston Public Library, General Services Department]

Owl by Dorothy Hood [Houston Public Library, General Services Department]

Galveston Bay by Verner White [Houston Public Library, General Services Department]

Pillot Dogs [Parks and Recreation, General Services Department] Grecian Dancer [Parks and Recreation, General Services Department] Mahatma Gandhi by Ram V. Sutar [Parks and Recreation, General

Services Department] Wortham Fountains by Charles Tapley [Parks and Recreation, General

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6. Collection Management Program Planning

For the improvement of the Collection Management Program in fiscal year 2009, HAA has prioritized the following objectives:

1) HAA will schedule an annual collection survey to ensure that all artworks in

the collection are visited and the condition inspected at least once a year. Such regular surveys will help to develop regular maintenance recommendations and long-term art conservation plans.

2) On behalf of the City, HAA will explore how to build a revolving account for conservation of incoming new civic artworks. Including a contingency for conservation funding in the cases of sudden damage or prolonged neglect of an artwork is highly advisable.

3) To procure and assess more appraisals/valuations for any artworks in the

collection whose value has not been identified.

4) Maintain consistency in the Collection records. HAA will aid the City of Houston in the consistent representation of artwork information on plaques, in the media, and on the City of Houston’s Civic Art website.

5) Continued analysis of the City of Houston’s Art Collection. HAA needs to

have a formal mechanism for determining which artworks are part of the collection and therefore are eligible for the allocation of conservation funds.


APPENDIX A

Civic Art Fund Balances and Payment Estimates by General Services Department, Convention & Entertainment Facilities

Department, and Houston Airport System, Provided by the City of Houston

C&E Civic Art11/2006 Contract

11/2007 Amendment

Contracts Total

Invoices Paid thru 6/30/08

Letters of Authorization (LOAs) for Work in Progress

Basic Services 50,000.04 31,250.03 81,250.07 73,348.16

Precontract Services 2,775.00 2,775.00 2,775.00

Additional Services *Delineated in Contract & Amendment

Margo Sawyer* 350,000 352,000.00Cameron McNall Proposal* 15,000 15,000.00Cameron McNall Commission* 300,000Jones Hall Courtyard Enhancement* 8,000Gemini II Assessment* 6,000Gemini II Lighting* 10,000Emergency Conservation* 15,000New Civic Art or Enhancements* 75,000Conservation (not delineated) 21,000

Cornerstones 12,408.04Plaques 425.00Edna Saunders 4,050.00Movement 8,368.80

Gazebo Roof 38,742.00Bayou & Water Table Fountains Grates 10,200.00Gemini II 150,000.00

Subtotal Additional Services 550,000.00 250,000.00 800,000.00 392,251.84 198,942.00

Reimbursables 5,000.00 25,000.00 30,000.00 7,500.00 6,258.00

Totals 607,775.04 306,250.03 914,025.07 483,375.00 205,200.00

Information provided by the City of Houston Sept. 2, 2008

Houston Arts AllianceContract Negotiation Funds Calculations

General Services Department FY08 Information provided by the City of Houston .9.02.08

Dept. Basic Service% of Basic Services Reimbursable

% of Reimbursables

Pre-Contract Services

Additional Services TOTAL

Fire 33,500.00$ 17% 850.00$ 17% 7,875.00$ 408,625.00$ 442,975.00$ Monthly PaymentPWE 55,000.00$ 28% 950.00$ 19% 22,500.00$ 631,000.00$ 686,950.00$ 16,118.75$ HPD 27,000.00$ 14% 850.00$ 17% 22,691.68$ 337,058.32$ 364,908.32$ HPL 33,850.00$ 18% 900.00$ 18% 5,000.00$ 280,439.19$ 315,189.19$ PARD 15,575.00$ 8% 950.00$ 19% -$ 221,132.72$ 237,657.72$ HLT 28,500.00$ 15% 500.00$ 10% 11,750.00$ 164,877.00$ 193,877.00$

Total 193,425.00$ 100% 5,000.00$ 100% 69,816.68$ 2,043,132.23$ 2,311,373.91$


TOTAL PROJECTS

Dept. Projects PricePaid as of 11/15/2007

Left from Supp Alloc

Paid as of 6/10/2008 Remaining Basic Additional

Total Basic + Additional

PreContract Services

HFDFire Station No. 8 183,000.00$ $7,093.74 175,906.26$ 17,691.72$ 165,308.28$ 14,000.00$ 164,125.00$ 178,125.00$ 7,875.00$

HFDFire Station No. 84 158,000.00$ NA NA NA $158,000.00 10,000.00$ 148,000.00$ 158,000.00$

HFDFires Station No. 37 106,000.00$ NA NA NA $106,000.00 9,500.00$ 96,500.00$ 106,000.00$

PWE Water Museum 363,000.00$ $978.88 362,021.12$ $12,283.94 350,716.06$ 18,000.00$ 501,750.00$ 519,750.00$

PWESabine @ Memorial 154,500.00$ $1,645.88 152,854.12$ $3,788.57 150,711.43$ 12,000.00$ 129,250.00$ 141,250.00$ 22,500.00$

PWE

Storage Tank Planning- Houston HOPE 400,000.00$ NA NA NA 400,000.00$ 25,000.00$ -$ 25,000.00$

HPD Mounted Police 209,000.00$ $3,981.85 205,018.15$ $8,540.22 200,459.78$ 15,000.00$ 179,058.32$ 194,058.32$ 22,691.68$ HPD Southeast Police 160,000.00$ $1,659.87 158,340.13$ $5,955.37 154,044.63$ 12,000.00$ 158,000.00$ 170,000.00$ HPL Flores Branch L 75,000.00$ $11.13 74,988.87$ $11.13 74,988.87$ 9,000.00$ 77,450.00$ 86,450.00$ HPL Looscan Library 76,200.00$ $38,460.19 37,739.81$ $48,238.45 27,961.55$ 5,000.00$ 24,339.19$ 29,339.19$ 5,000.00$ HPL Gregory 97,000.00$ NA NA NA 101,500.00$ 9,700.00$ 87,300.00$ 97,000.00$ HPL Vinson 101,500.00$ NA NA NA 101,500.00$ 10,150.00$ 91,350.00$ 101,500.00$ PARD Vaquero 25,500.00$ $0.00 25,500.00$ $0.00 25,500.00$ 1,350.00$ 27,000.00$ 28,350.00$ PARD Neuhaus 36,800.00$ $20,542.28 16,257.72$ $20,542.28 16,257.72$ 600.00$ 15,657.72$ 16,257.72$

PARDPortable Trojan Bear 30,500.00$ $0.00 30,500.00$ $0.00 30,500.00$ 1,500.00$ 30,750.00$ 32,250.00$

PARD Dick Dowling 60,500.00$ $0.00 60,500.00$ $0.00 60,500.00$ 3,000.00$ 60,600.00$ 63,600.00$

PARDMarket Square Benches 15,000.00$ NA NA NA 15,000.00$ 1,000.00$ 14,000.00$ 15,000.00$

PARD Conservation 81,250.00$ NA NA NA 81,250.00$ 8,125.00$ 73,125.00$ 81,250.00$

HLT Kashmere MSC 50,000.00$ $470.06 49,529.94$ $1,954.42 48,045.58$ 7,000.00$ 39,750.00$ 46,750.00$ 11,750.00$

HLT Northeast MSC 90,000.00$ $470.07 89,529.93$ $2,799.52 87,200.48$ 14,000.00$ 87,300.00$ 101,300.00$

HLT Aqua Profunda 1,300.00$ NA NA NA 1,300.00$ 350.00$ 950.00$ 1,300.00$

HLTJonah and the Whale 20,000.00$ NA NA NA 20,000.00$ 1,200.00$ 18,800.00$ 20,000.00$

HLT Axis 17,500.00$ NA NA NA 17,500.00$ 950.00$ 18,077.00$ 19,027.00$

HLT Magnolia MSC 148,000.00$ NA NA NA 148,000.00$ 5,000.00$ -$ 5,000.00$ Project Contingency 50,000.00$ TOTAL 2,659,550.00$ $75,313.95 1,438,686.05$ 121,805.62$ 2,394,244.38$ 193,425.00$ 2,043,132.23$ 2,236,557.23$ 69,816.68$


Dept Fund Number Pre Encumberance

PO Amount December 2007

Spent as of June 30, 2008

Leftover as of June 30, 2008

Civic Art Bucket Total

Needed for HAA Contract

Needed for Department Projects Differential

HFD 4500 336,036.00$ 177,906.26$ 13,756.98$ 164,149.28$ 500,185.28$ 442,975.00$ NA 57,210.28HFD 4017 64,843.00$ NA NA NA NA NA NA NAPWE 8500 608,924.58$ 470,175.24$ 17,922.35$ 452,252.89$ 1,061,177.47$ 686,950.00$ NA 374,227.47HPD 4504 321,308.00$ 367,508.28$ 12,353.87$ 355,154.41$ 676,462.41$ 364,908.32$ NA 311,554.09HPD 1850 16,655.00$ NA NA NA NA NA NA NAHPL 4507 416,747.92$ 117,078.68$ 13,474.26$ 103,604.42$ 520,352.34$ 315,189.19$ 200,000.00$ 5,163.15HPL 4509 10,200.00$ NA NA NA NA NA NA NAPARD 4502 65,365.49$ 252,457.72$ 79,948.00$ 172,509.72$ 237,875.21$ 237,657.72$ NA 217.49PARD 4509 1,525.78$ NA NA NA NA NA NA NAHLT 4508 67,798.50$ 182,509.87$ 7,803.95$ 174,705.92$ 242,504.42$ 193,877.00$ NA 48,627.42HLT 4509 41,449.31$ NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

FY 2010 Projects

Dept. Projects PricePaid as of 11/15/2007

Left from Supp Alloc

Paid as of 6/10/2008 Remaining Basic Additional

HFD Fire Training Fa 168,000.00$ NA NA NA 168,000.00$ 11,000.00$ 157,000.00$ PWE Storage Tank- H 400,000.00$ NA NA NA 375,000.00$ 25,000.00$ 350,000.00$ HLT Magnolia MSC 148,000.00$ NA NA NA 148,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 138,000.00$

FY 2009 Projects- Outside HAA ContractHPL Jesse Jones Lib 200,000.00$ NA NA NA 200,000.00$ NA NA

Monthly Payouts Houston Arts Alliance

Houston Airport SystemPay estimates from July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 3-Sep-08

Invoice # Invoice Date Service Dates Basic Services Art ProjectAdditional Services Total Services

200807001 07/31/07 July 1 - 31, 2007 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67200808001 09/14/07 August 1 - 31, 2007 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67

HAS200809001 10/05/07 September 1 - 30, 2007 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67HAS200810001 11/09/07 October 1 - 31, 2007 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67HAS200812001 07/14/08 November 1 - 30, 2007 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67HAS200801003 01/02/08 December 1 - 31, 2007 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67

HAS80101 01/31/08 January 1 - 31, 2008 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67 HAS80201 07/14/08 February 1 - 29, 2008 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67HAS80301 03/31/08 March 1 - 31, 2008 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67

HAS LOA #1 Inv 1 03/27/08 $0.00Over Houston-

Huether $215,000.00 $215,000.00

HAS LOA #2 Inv 1 03/27/08 $0.00Beads-

Hirschfield/Ishii $120,499.50 $120,499.50 HAS80401 07/14/08 April 1 - 30, 2008 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67 HAS80501 07/14/08 May 1 - 31, 2008 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67HAS80601 07/15/08 June 1 - 30, 2008 $4,166.67 $0.00 $4,166.67

Total $50,000.04 $335,499.50 $385,499.54

Provided by the City of Houston


APPENDIX B

Civic Art + Design Project Reports by Houston Arts Alliance

Project Status Report as of June 30, 2008

Convention District Parking Garage

Civic Art Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department

Dawn Ullrich, Director

Artist: Margo Sawyer

HAA Project Manager: Chelby King C&EF Project Manager: Shannon Vrba

C&EF Civic Art Designee: Shannon Vrba City Council District: I

Address: 1001 Avenida de las Americas

Description Artwork to create a unique exterior cladding of the southeast and southwest stairwell structures of the parking garage underneath the Discovery Green Park, a new 12-acre downtown park. The artwork is colored metal boxes mounted on colored metal panels that are mounted to the building and wrap the four sides and the roof of two stairwell structures. Scope of Work Ms. Sawyer was responsible for the design, overseeing fabrication, shipping to site, and installation of artwork. The artist attached panels to hat-channels designed by the architect and installed by the project contractor. She assisted with the shop drawing process by providing information, review and approval in a timely manner. Lighting controls and transformers are provided by artist. Ms. Sawyer connected electrical power to j-boxes and coordinated electrical requirements and locations with the architect and general contractor. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists Search – Panel I Search – Panel II Planning 100 January 2007 March 2007 Design 100 March 2007 June 2007 Fabrication 100 July 2007 August 2007 Installation 100 January 2008 March 2008 Closeout 100 March 2008 May 2008 Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $359,500.00 Revised CIP Budget -

Art Budget $359,500.00 Reimbursable Budget

Billed to Date $359,500.00

Project Highlights The completed project was prominent in the opening ceremonies

of Discovery Green and was featured in the New York Times.


DOWNTOWN ART INITIATIVE



Artist: Cameron McNall

HAA Project Manager: Chelby King C&EF Project Manager: Shannon Vrba

C&EF Civic Art Designee: Shannon Vrba City Council District: I

Address: 1001 Avenida de las Americas

Description Master Plan for permanent and temporary artworks commissioned in the downtown area. Scope of Work A written document proposed the creation of a public art initiative. The impetus would commence a downtown public art program with participation from the Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department and other private and public stakeholders downtown. The goal is to use public art commissioned by C&EF to improve downtown Houston as a tourist destination. The primary strategy of this initiative is for C&EF to commission artworks that could encourage a larger participation by all of the downtown constituencies and thus greatly extend the effectiveness of C&EF projects. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100 Search – Panel 1 100 Search – Panel 2 100 2005 Planning 100 Jan 2007 March 2007 Design 100 March 2007 June 2007 Fabrication 100 July 2007 October 2008 Installation Not applicable Closeout 100 Jan 2008 June 2008 Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $15,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -

Art Budget $15,000.00 Reimbursable Budget -


Project Highlights C&EF Department considers the project an important initiative for the future investment of

their civic art dollars. Unique to the project, HAA and the Downtown Alliance took a strong interest during the design

phase and pledged to provided leadership and administrative support to the initiative.


CIVIC ART PROJECT #1



Artist: Electroland (Cameron McNall & Damon Seeley) HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick

C&EF Project Manager: Joe Cooper C&EF Civic Art Designee: Joe Cooper

City Council District: I Address: 1001 Avenida de las Americas

Description A permanent artwork commissioned in the area just outside the George R. Brown Convention Center pedestrian space surrounded by the Center on the east side, parking garage on the south, sky bridge on the north side and Hilton Hotel on the west. The concept is a spectacle consisting of an art object experience by day and night time light and sound experience at night-time intervals. The project arises from a cohesive civic art plan to encourage larger participation by all downtown constituencies. *Commission was awarded as Art Project #1, a second phase of the Downtown Arts Master Plan.

Scope of Work

Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists * Not Applicable 2002 Not Applicable* Planning 100 Aug 2007 Contract Negotiation Design 75 March 2008 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0

Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $300,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -

Art Budget $300,000.00 Reimbursable Budget -

Billed to Date $0.00

Project Highlights HAA presented the artist’s Downtown Arts Master Plan to stakeholders in June 2008. Artist identified site and budget for Art Project #1 as part of his plan. C&EF Department’s plan will widen sidewalks and increase pedestrian traffic on Avenida de las

Americas, enhancing the expanded cultural district and creating pedestrian space for artwork.

Artists’ concept, left.


FIRE STATION #8

Civic Art General Services Department Issa Dadoush, Director

Artist: Kate Petley

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Project Manager: Jack Welker

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart Fire Department Civic Art Designee: Chief Jack Williams

City Council District: I Address: 1919 Louisiana

Client Department: Fire Description Fire Station #8 is an eight bay station housing two engines, two ambulances, two squads and a District Chief located at 1919 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002. The station provides service to downtown. Scope of Work In consultation with the Fire Department, HAA administered the artist selection process, contracted with the artist, and will continue to manage the artist and the civic art project and manage on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an invitational call for artists by which staff invited artists from the HAA Juried Slide Registry to submit their qualifications. A panel convened to review all submissions and select three finalists. Finalists were asked to design a proposal for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected Kate Petley as the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Search – Panel I 100 April 2007 May 2007 Search – Panel II 100 June 2007 July 2007 Planning 100 July 2007 July 2007 Design I 100 August 2007 September 2007 Design II 100 March 2008 June 2008 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $183,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -

Art Budget $175,000.00 Reimbursable Budget $8,000.00

Billed to Date $17,691.72 Project Highlights

Unique to the project, Ms. Petley will design a coloring book relating to her imagery. The Fire Department plans to feature the artwork fabrication process in grand-opening presentations.

Fire Station #8 is significant in the history of Houston fire fighting.


Flores Branch Library


Artist: TBD

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Project Manager (Construction): TBD

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart Library Department Civic Art Designee: Wendy Heger

City Council District: H Address: 110 North Milby

Client Department: HPL Description This art at the Flores Branch Library is to replace the outside front wall and North facing wall inside two 4’X8’ thru-wall niches. Scope of Work In consultation with the Library Department, HAA is to administer the artist selection process, contract with the artist, manage the artist and the civic art project and manage on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process is an open call for artists by which staff advertises the project opportunity and receives submissions. A panel of 5 department representatives, art professionals and appropriate stakeholders hold two panel meetings. The first meeting reviews all submissions and selects 3 to 5 finalists. Finalists are asked to design a project for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interview finalists, review their designs and select an artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100% June 2007 August 2007 Search—Panel I 10% June 2008 October 2008 Search—Panel II 0 Planning 0 Design 0 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $75,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -



Project Highlights This project was put on hold by HPL shortly after artist-call was

completed and was recently re-opened. Initial call drew 43 eligible applicants. HAA staff re-contacted all eligible applicants to update submission

materials for panel in late summer 2008.

Project Status Report as of June 30, 2008 KASHMERE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER


Artist: Reginald Adams

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo GSD Project Manager: Lorna Clark

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart HHS Department Civic Art Designee: Fred Maier

City Council District: B Address: 4802 Lockwood

Client Department: HHS Description Reginald Adams was selected by a 5-member panel for the commission of an art enhancement at the Kashmere Multi-Service Center located at 4802 Lockwood. The Kashmere Multi-Service Center is pre-existing and will undergo significant restructuring and renovations. Scope of Work In consultation with the Health and Human Services Department, HAA administered the artist selection process, contracted with the artist, manages the artist and the civic art project and will manage on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an open call for artists by which staff advertised the project opportunity and received submissions. A five-member panel of department representatives, art professionals and stakeholders held two panel meetings. The first meeting reviewed all submissions and selected 3 finalists. Finalists are then asked to design a proposal for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100 June 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel I 100 August 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel II 100 November 2007 February 2008 Planning 100 March 2008 June 2008 Design 15 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $50,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -


Billed to Date $13,704.00 Project Highlights The artist resides in the neighborhood and responded to the call for a

community-based artwork. The artist will involve members of the surrounding community in the

design of the artwork motif and components.


LOOSCAN LIBRARY


Artist: Bert Long

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart

Library Department Civic Art Designee: Wendy Heger City Council District: G

Address: 2510 Willowick Client Department: Library

Description The Houston Public Library has contracted with an artist to create a mural in the Children’s Library at the newly rebuilt Looscan Branch Library. Scope of Work In consultation with the Library Department, HAA administered the artist selection process, contracted with the artist, and continues to manage the artist and the civic art project and will manage on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an invitational call for artists by which staff invites artists from the HAA Juried Slide Registry to submit qualifications. A panel of department representatives, art professionals and appropriate stakeholders held two panel meetings. The first meeting reviewed all submissions and selected 3 finalists. Finalists were asked to design a project for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected Bert Long as the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Search - Panel I 100 April 2007 April 2007 Search - Panel II 100 June 2007 June 2007 Planning 100 July 2007 July 2007 Design 100 July2007 August 2007 Fabrication 70 September 2007 September 2008 Installation 0 TBD Closeout 0 TBD Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $76,200.00 Revised CIP Budget -



Project Highlights Fabrication is progressing well despite the artist’s hospitalization. The painting depicts a ship sailing toward a sunset; copies of 17

masterpiece paintings are imbedded in the larger painting. Unique to the project is the research component for library patrons

in which Mr. Long will provide a list of reference books for the 17 masterpiece depictions in his painting.


Mounted Police/Animal Services Facility


Artist: Sharon Engelstein

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Project Manager: Richard Odlozil

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart Police Department Civic Art Designee: Chief Kirk Munden

City Council District: B Address: 5005 Little York Road

Client Department: Houston Police Department Description Artist Sharon Engelstein was commissioned to create the permanent civic art enhancement at the building entryway of the Mounted Police/Animal Services Facility at 5005 Little York Road. The facility has the greatest amount of public traffic because, unlike other police stations, citizens are welcome to tour the grounds and visit the horses and dogs. Members of the unit will provide demonstrations for schools, civic clubs and other community based programs on a daily basis. Scope of Work In consultation with the Police Department, HAA administered the artist selection process, contracted with the artist, and will continue to manage the artist and the civic art project and manage on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an open call for artists by which staff advertised the project opportunity and received submissions. A 5-member panel of department representatives, art professionals and appropriate stakeholders held two panel meetings. The first meeting reviewed all submissions and selected three finalists. Finalists were then asked to design a proposal for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected Sharon Engelstein as the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100 June 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel I 100 August 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel II 100 November 2007 January 2008 Planning 100 January 2008 June 2008 Design 50 March 2008 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $209,000.00 Revised CIP Budget $205,018.15



The artist’s approach is to assemble a herd of cast aluminum carousel horses, to reflect the function of this Police Facility.

The Police Department will post an informational sign at the project site to give specifics about the project to area residents. The sign will include images of the art concept, reflecting the context and content of the art commission.


NORTHEAST MULTI-SERVICE CENTER


Artist: Koryn Rolstad

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo GSD Project Manager: Lorna Clark

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart HHS Department Civic Art Designee: Fred Maier

City Council District: B Address: 9720 Spaulding

Client Department: HHS Description Koryn Rolstad was selected by a 5-member panel for the commission of an art enhancement at the Northeast Multi-Service Center located at 9720 Spaulding. The Northeast Multi-Service Center is a newly constructed facility. Scope of Work In consultation with the Health and Human Services Department, HAA administers the artist selection process, contracts with the artist, manages the artist and the civic art project and manages on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an open call by which staff advertised the project opportunity and received submissions. A panel of five department representatives, art professionals and stakeholders held two panel meetings. The first meeting reviewed all submissions and selected 3 finalists. Finalists are then asked to design a proposal for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100 June 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel I 100 August 2007 September 2007 Search – Panel II 100 December 2007 March 2008 Planning 95 April 2008 Design 0 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $90,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -



Project Highlights The artist is working on a preliminary design reflecting the significant trees in the community. The artwork will be part of the northern most Multi-Service Center for the HHS Department and

will serve a large geographic area.


Sabine @ Memorial Pump Station


Artist: Matthew Geller

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Project Manager: NA

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart PWE Department Civic Art Designee: Dannelle Belhateche

City Council District: H Address: 105 Sabine Street

Client Department: PWE Description Matthew Geller was selected by a five-member panel for the commission of a new civic art enhancement at the Pump Station on the corner of Sabine Street and Memorial Parkway. Scope of Work In consultation with the Public Works & Engineering Department, HAA administers the artist selection process, contracts with the artist, manages the artist and the civic art project and manages on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an open call for artists by which staff advertised the project opportunity and received submissions. A five-member panel of department representatives, art professionals and appropriate stakeholders held two panel meetings. The first meeting reviewed all submissions and selected 3 finalists. Finalists were then asked to design a project for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100 June 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel I 100 August 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel II 100 November 2007 January 2008 Planning 100 January 2008 June 2008 Design 0 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $154,500.00 Revised CIP Budget $152,854.12



Project Highlights The artist’s design honors the vernacular of Water Department pipe

systems and components. The artwork will be sited behind the buildings and underground water

tank and will extend over the fence to Parks property adjacent to the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark.


Southeast Division Police Station


Artist: IPSArt (Amy Baur & Brian Boldon)

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Project Manager (Construction): NA

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart Police Department Civic Art Designee: Chief Kirk Munden

City Council District: I Address: 8300 Mykawa Rd

Client Department: HPD Description An art enhancement inside the Administration/Juvenile Services building of the Southeast Division Police Department. Scope of Work In consultation with the Houston Police Department, HAA administers the artist selection process, contracts with the artist, manages the artist and the civic art project and manages on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process is an open call for artists by which staff advertises the project opportunity and receives submissions. A panel of 5 department representatives, art professionals and stakeholders hold two panel meetings. The first meeting reviews all submissions and selects 3 to 5 finalists. Finalists are asked to design a project for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interview finalists, review their designs and select an artist. Selected artist is the artist team Amy Baur and Brian Bolden. The artists will design, fabricate and install a site-specific art glass installation for the interior of the Southeast Division Police Station. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100% June 2007 August 2007 Search - Panel I 100% August 2007 November 2007 Search - Panel II 100% November 07 January 2008 Planning 100% January 2008 June 2008 Design 80% June 2008 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $160,000.00 Revised CIP Budget -



Project Highlights A national call for artists resulted in 62 submissions: 25 from the

Houston area and 37 from Minnesota, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Arizona and other cities and states across the nation.

At their first meeting the panel selected artist finalists Bennie Flores Ansell (Houston), artist team Hillevi Baar & J Hill (Houston), artist team Amy Baur & Brian Boldon (Michigan), and Zhao Suikang (New York).


Water Museum


Artist: Donald Lipski

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick GSD Project Manager: Charlie Lee

GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart PWE Department Civic Art Designee: Dannelle Belhateche

City Council District: B Address: 12121 N. Sam Houston Parkway East

Client Department: Public Works & Engineering Description Donald Lipski was selected by a 5-member panel for the commission of an art enhancement at Houston’s new Water Museum and Education Center due to open in the fall 2009. The artwork will be sited in the center of a circular driveway at the museum entrance. Scope of Work In consultation with the Public Works & Engineering Department, HAA administered the artist selection process, contracted with the artist, and will manage the artist and the civic art project and manage on-site installation of the artwork. The artist selection process was an open call for artists by which staff advertised the project opportunity and received submissions. A 5-member panel of department representatives, art professionals and stakeholders hold two panel meetings. The first meeting reviews all submissions and selects 3 finalists. Finalists were then asked to design a proposal for the site. At the second meeting the panelists interviewed finalists, reviewed their designs and selected the artist. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 100 June 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel I 100 August 2007 August 2007 Search – Panel II 100 September 2007 January 2008 Planning 95 February 2008 Design 0 Fabrication 0 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $513,000.00 Revised CIP Budget $512,021.12



Project Highlights Lipski’s water-themed proposal consists of seven

working bathtubs on stems sheathing the fountain system.

The artwork is entitled Tubbs in honor of the country

music legend Ernest Tubb.


Hobby Airport – Automated People Mover

Civic Art Houston Airport System Rick Vicar, Manager

Artist: Gordon Huether

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick HAS Project Manager: TBD

HAS Civic Art Designee: Pam Ingersoll City Council District: D

Address: 7800 Airport Boulevard

Description Artist Gordon Huether will fabricate and install glass panels with imagery composed of a series of aerial photographs of Houston and the surrounding region on the connector bridge of the William P. Hobby Airport. The panels will be visible on the connector bridge and when looking from the central concourse circulation areas. There will be a total of 24 panels with 6 aerial compositions. Unique art glass techniques will be used to fabricate the glass. Scope of Work The artist is fabricating the 2-part, sealed glass units to replace the existing hurricane glass. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists Search – Panel I Search – Panel II Planning 100 March 2007 December 2007 Design 100 December 2007 December 2007 Fabrication 25 March 2008 Installation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $430,000.00 Revised CIP Budget

Art Budget $430,000.00 Reimbursable Budget $0


Project Highlights Artist’s preliminary concept

Titled Over Houston, the work is based on aerial photographs taken during special reconnaissance flights over Hobby Airport. The work features urban areas, fields, waterways and air hangars.

The artwork, specially constructed double-paned fused glass panels, replaces existing hurricane glass panes.


Additional Beaded Columns, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Terminal E


Artist: Jim Hirschfield & Sonya Ishii

HAA Project Manager: Helen Lessick HAS Project Manager: Valerie Toval

HAS Civic Art Designee: Pam Ingersoll City Council District: B

Address: 2800 North Terminal Road Description The artists will fabricate and install two additional Beads columns in the international arrivals lobby of IAH, Terminal E. Scope of Work The artists have developed the final design of the new Beads, reflecting international beadwork designs. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists Search – Panel I Search – Panel II Planning 100 March 2007 October 2007 Design 100 March 2007 December 2007 Fabrication 50 December 2007 Installation Closeout Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $240,999.00 Revised CIP Budget

Art Budget $230,999.00 Reimbursable Budget $0


Project Highlights

The two additional Beads complete the existing 2004 commission

of four column sheathes.

The beads motif reflects the international spectrum of bead design as practiced in diverse cultures.

The Beads are made of spun steel spheres supported by stainless

steel flanges attached to the column core. Artists’ preliminary design proposal


Welcome to Houston Art - Hobby Airport


Artist: TBD


HAS Civic Art Designee: Pamela Ingersoll City Council District: D

Address: 7800 Airport Boulevard Description A new civic art project for the Houston Airport System, an artist or artist team will be selected to create a landmark piece that signifies a cultural entry to the City of Houston when arriving from the William P. Hobby Airport. Scope of Work: An exterior art landmark or cultural gateway artwork welcoming visitors to the greater Houston area. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 75% January 2008 Search – Panel I Search – Panel II Planning Design Fabrication Installation Closeout Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $440,000.00 Revised CIP Budget



Project Highlights Project is one of the largest civic art commissions for the Hobby Airport. The artwork will be an open competition limited to artists living in Texas and adjacent states of Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.


Welcome to Houston Art, Bush Intercontinental Airport


Artist: TBD



Address: 2800 North Terminal Road Description A new civic art project for the Houston Airport System, an artist or artist team will be selected to create a landmark piece that signifies a cultural entry to the City of Houston when arriving from the IAH Airport. Scope of Work: An exterior cultural landmark and cultural gateway welcoming new arrivals to Houston. The work is intended to showcase the sophistication and energy of the City. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 75% November 2007 Search – Panel I Search – Panel II Planning Design Fabrication Installation Closeout Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $1,000,000.00 Revised CIP Budget

Art Budget $1,000,000.00 Reimbursable Budget 10,351.66


Project Highlights Largest commissioned artwork budget to date for the Houston Airport System. The artwork will be a limited invitational competition open to nominated artists with a national profile and significant public art experience.


Welcome to Houston Art, Bush Intercontinental Airport


Artist: TBD



Address: 2800 North Terminal Road Description A new civic art project for the Houston Airport System, an artist or artist team will be selected to create an interior landmark piece of cultural significance when arriving at IAH. Scope of Work: A significant interior artwork along the Automated People Mover. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Call for Artists 75% December 2007 Search – Panel I Search – Panel II Planning Design Fabrication Installation Closeout Budget Adopted CIP Budget (“Additional Services”) $400,000.00 Revised CIP Budget



Project Highlights The artwork will be an invitational competition open to artists in the greater Houston area.

Future Civic Art Projects Proposed for FY 2009

APPENDIX B GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (GSD)

Project Name Location Division Cost Project Activity for FY09

Magnolia Multi-Service Center

7037 Capitol, 77011 Council District I

Health & Human Services

$148,000.00 Project to be determined

Civic Art in HOPE Neighborhood Water Tank

To be determined PWE $25,000.00 Planning for $400,000 expenditure on multi-part civic art projects

Fire Station 84 – Civic Art Enhancement

Ella Blvd.@ Beltway 8 Council District B

Fire Department $158,000.00 Glass lunette over entry

Fire Station 37 – Civic Art Enhancement

Stella Link Council District C

Fire Department $106,000.00 Project to be determined

Midwest Police Station

7277 Regency Square Council District F

Houston Police $124,000.00 Project to be determined

Bracewell Library

9002 Kingspoint Dr. Council District E

Houston Public Library

$75,000.00 Project to be determined

Vinson Library 3810 West Fuqua, 77011 Council District D


73,500.00 HPL asked for these funds use these funds Gregory School Library

Gregory School Library

1300 Victor St. Council District I


$101,500.00 Representational narrative of this historic facility

Future Civic Art Projects Proposed for FY 2009

APPENDIX B

HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM (HAS) Project Name Location Division Cost Project Description Project Activity for FY09

NA No new projects in FY09

CONVENTION & ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES DEPARTMENT (CEFD) Project Name Location Division Cost Project Description

Jones Hall Enhancement

Council District I CEF $25,000.00

Interpretive materials about Hall history and patrons

Project Name Location Division Cost Project Activity for FY09

South Post Oak Health Center

Council District HHS $40,000.00 Project to be determined

Heights Consumer Recycling Center

3602 Center Council District H

Solid Waste

$13,000.00

Planning for purchase of artwork

Firearms Training Center

17000 Aldine Westfield Council District B Houston Police $60,000.00 Planning for commission


APPENDIX C

Collection Management Project Reports by Houston Arts Alliance


Gemini II CONSERVATION

Collection Management

Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department


Conservator: The Richard Lippold Foundation HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo

CEF Civic Art Designee: Joseph Cooper Jones Hall Civic Art Designee: Vivian Montejano

City Council District: I Address: Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana

Client Department: CEF Description Gemini II, Richard Lippold, 1965-1966 Scope of Work In consultation with the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 November 2007 February 2008 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget

Conservation Budget $150,000.00 Reimbursable Budget $0.00


Project Highlights All individual anodized aluminum rods and gold-plated cables will be cleaned and conserved by

hand. Scaffolding will need to be erected in the Jones Hall Lobby in order to give the conservator

access to the artwork. The conservator will also perform a lighting assessment to improve the efficiency of the

current lighting on the artwork.


GAZEBO ROOF CONSERVATION




Fabricator: Vision Products

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo GSD Civic Art Designee: Joseph Cooper

Theatre District Parks Manager: Brian Watson City Council District: I

Address: Root Square Memorial Park, 1400 Clay, 77002 Client Department: Theatre District Parks

Description Gazebo Roof, Ann Stautberg, 2005. One of the glass panels in the Gazebo Roof by Ann Stautberg, appears to have been shot and is shattered. Scope of Work In consultation with the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional fabrication services by securing a contract with the original fabricator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 Sept. 19, 2007 Oct. 31, 2007 Conservation 99 February 2008 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights The broken glass panel will be refabricated and replaced. All glass panels will be removed and all will have a polycarbonate coating applied to the

bottom surface.


WATER TABLES AND BAYOU CONSERVATION




Fabricator: DL Meacham, LP

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo CEF Civic Art Designee: Joseph Cooper

Theatre District Parks Manager: Brian Watson City Council District: I

Address: Preston Ave. between Fannin and San Jacinto Client Department: Theatre District Parks

Description Bayou, Brad Goldberg, 2000. Water Table I and II, Malou Flato, 1990-2000. These fountains are part of the Cotswold Fountains Project on the north end of Downtown Houston. Scope of Work In consultation with the Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional fabrication services by securing a contract with the original fabricator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date

Evaluation/Assessment 100 September 2007 October 2007 Conservation 99 January 2008 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights The grates were previously replaced by CEF using a standard steel grating. The grates will be replaced using a micro-mesh fiberglass material.


NEUHAUS FOUNTAIN CONSERVATION


General Services Department Issa Dadoush, Director

Conservator : Gwynn Murrill

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart

PARD Civic Art Designee: Renissa Garza Montalvo City Council District: I

Address: Sam Houston Park, 1000 Bagby, 77002 Client Department: Parks and Recreation

Description Coyote II, III, and IV, Gwynn Murrill, 1992. The Bronze coyote sculptures were created for the Neuhaus memorial fountain in Sam Houston Park. Coyote II was stolen. Scope of Work Artist will recreate the stolen Coyote II and ship to HAA. Coyote II will be installed at site with longer pins to prevent theft. A conservator will repatinate Coyote III and Coyote IV to match the new one. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 February 2007 April 2007 Conservation

Recast by artist 100 June 2007 September 2007 Installation of recast 100 March 2008 March 2008 Conservation of remaining sculptures 15 April 2008

Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights As part of the conservation of remaining sculptures, one of the existing bronze coyotes was

determined to be unsecure and will be removed and reinstalled in a more secure location.


AQUA PROFUNDA CONSERVATION



Conservator: TBD


WOTL Civic Art Designee: Bob Hunt City Council District: F

Address: Wastewater Operations Testing Laboratory, 10500 Bellaire, 77072

Client Department: PWE Description Aqua Profunda Est Quieta, MANUAL (Ed Hill and Suzanne Bloom), 1998. Scope of Work Recommend equipment replacement to department in consultation with artist. Possible replacement and installation of industrial DVD player with comparable model. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 90 November 2007 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights The video monitors show a series of video clips in random order. The industrial DVD player is

capable of receiving and interpreting the information from the computer whereas a consumer model cannot.

Evaluation indicated that two DVD players have already been replaced by the Facility and not with Civic Art Funds. HAA will continue to consult with artists to ensure the video is operating as the artists originally intended.


AXIS CONSERVATION



Conservator: Robert Pringle, Conservator of Sculpture

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo GSD Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart HHS Civic Art Designee: JoAnn Schulman

City Council District: H Address: West End Multi-Service Center, 170 Heights, 77007

Client Department: Health and Human Services Description Conservation Treatment of Axis, 1978, Frank McGuire. Painted Steel. Scope of Work In consultation with the Health and Human Services Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 November 2007 January 2008 Conservation 50 June 2008 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights Remove oxidation, clean, repaint, clear-coating application


BENCHES CONSERVATION



Fabricator: Crossville Ceramics, TN

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo CEF Civic Art Designee: Sydney Igleheart


Address: Market Square Park, 301 Milam, 77002 Client Department: Parks and Recreation

Description Repair of Benches, 1990, Malou Flato. Scope of Work Provide consultation concerning the repair of damaged artwork and furnish services as may be required regarding the repair of such artwork. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 90 Sept 2007 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget

Conservation Budget $15,000 Reimbursable Budget $0.00


Project Highlights A redesign of Market Square Park is currently being planned. This project has been postponed

pending the outcome of the redesign and any potential re-address or relocation of the artwork.


Birth of Light storage



Art Handler: Crateworks, Inc.



Address: 2999 South Wayside, 77023 Client Department: City-Wide

Description Storage of Birth of Light, 1991, Leonardo Nierman Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art handling services by securing a contract with a professional art handler and manage the storage and transport. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 March 2008 April 2008 Conservation 100 May 2008 May 2008 Closeout 100 May 2008 May 2008 Budget

Conservation Budget $800.00 Reimbursable Budget $0.00


Project Highlights The wool tapestry will be packed and transported to Central Library’s Art storage. The Houston Public Library offered to store this artwork for the Parks and Recreation

Department for the duration of renovations to their building.


CANCER …THERE IS HOPE CONSERVATION



Conservator: Jose Vasquez


PARD Civic Art Designee: Renissa Garza Montalvo City Council District: D

Address: Hermann Park, 6001 Fannin, 77030 Client Department: PARD

Description Cancer…there is hope, Victor Salmones, 1990. Scope of Work The bronze sculptures and Maze (spiral) structure surfaces will be cleaned with liquid solutions and plastic abrasions to release dirt, grime and any old sealer composites left. To further clean the surfaces, propane heat will be applied to burn off any left impurities. The old patina will be left intact. The Maze may require some welding. A hot wax process will then be applied. A cool down period will be allowed before buffing. The sculptures and Maze will be left with a high glass. Electricity will be required. The brass plaques surface will be cleaned with liquid solutions and wire brush abrasion to release dirt, grime and any old sealer composites left behind. A process to wipe the letter clean will be used. The old paint on the plaques background surface may need to be replaced with a lacquer thinner pain. A hot wax sealer process will follow. Can be completed in 6 days. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 50 June 2007 Conservation 100 October 2007 October 2007 Closeout 100 November 2008 January 2008 Budget

Conservation Budget $0.00 Reimbursable Budget $0.00


Project Highlights Conservation project funded by the Bloch Cancer Foundation, original donor of the sculpture.


DICK DOWLING CONSERVATION



Conservator: Conservation Arts Group



Address: Hermann Park, 6001 Fannin Client Department: PARD

Description Conservation treatment of Dick Dowling, Frank Teich, 1905. Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 50 June 2008 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights The sculpture was the first public monument in Houston and was installed in front of the

original City Hall on the site that is now Market Square Park in Downtown. Conservation may include leveling the monument, cleaning the marble and granite surfaces,

and consolidating stone at the base. Project previously on hold pending soil subsidence issue. Evaluation indicated some damage that will need to be stabilized prior to full conservation.

Project Status Report as of April 30, 2008

MIGUEL HIDALGO CONSERVATION



Conservator: SAT, Inc.



Address: Hidalgo Park, 7000 Ave. Q, 77011 Client Department: PARD

Description Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel Miramontes, 1991. Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 June 2007 June 2007 Conservation 100 February 2008 March 2008 Closeout 100 March 2008 April 2008 Budget



The sculpture will be cleaned and corrosion removed from the bronze surfaces. The bronze sculpture will be repatinated and two coats of lacquer applied to the bronze figure. The plaque on the granite base will be cleaned, resurfaced and repainted. The granite base itself will be cleaned and the grout was repointed. The granite skirting

around the base will be replaced.


HOUSTON CONSERVATION



Conservator: Robert Pringle through SAT, Inc.


PARD Civic Art Designee: Renissa Garza Montalvo City Council District: H

Address: Stude Park, 1030 Stude, 77009 Client Department: PARD

Description Houston, Mac Whitney, 1981. Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 June 2007 June 2007 Conservation 100 October 2007 November 2007 Closeout 100 January 2008 February 2008 Budget



Project Highlights The sculpture will be repainted and UV clear coat applied The base mounting flange and bolts are severely corroded and will be sandblasted, primed,

and painted. Site drainage issues were contributing to the deterioration of the sculpture. HAA made a

recommendation to the PARD to regrade and resod the site in order to improve drainage.


JONAH AND THE WHALE CONSERVATION





HHS Department Civic Art Designee: TBD City Council District: B

Address: Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market St., 77020

Client Department: Health and Human Services Description Conservation treatment and possible repositioning of Jonah and the Whale, 1977, Carroll Harris Simms. Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 75 December 2007 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights The sculpture can be removed and taken to a conservator’s studio while the base is being

relocated and rebuilt. Proposed conservation includes possible relocation to the main entrance once building

renovation is complete, reconstruct masonry base, clean and treat sculpture surface. Project postponed while HAA consults with artist regarding recommended conservation and

relocation.


MARKET SQUARE PHOTOS CONSERVATION



Conservator: TBD



Address: Market Square Park, 301 Milam, 77002 Client Department: Parks and Recreation Department

Description Market Square Photos, Paul Hester, 1992 Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 20 November 2007 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights Missing and damaged photo panels will need to be recreated using original image imbedded

polymer process. On hold by PARD pending changes to Market Square Park.

Project Status Report as of September 17, 2007

PARKS COLLECTION APPRAISAL



Appraiser: Evan S. Epstein


City Council District: City-Wide Address: City-Wide

Client Department: Parks and Recreation Description An estimated valuation of the 74 outdoor sculptures and fountains within the jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Houston. Scope of Work To estimate the fair market value of 74 outdoor sculptures and fountains throughout the City of Houston for insurance (retail replacement value) purposes as of the date of the examination: from July 9 through August 15, 2007. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 0 Appraisal 100 July 9, 2007 August 15, 2007 Closeout 100 September 17, 2007 Budget



Project Highlights The Sam Houston Monument, the Wortham Fountains in Tranquility Park, Large Spindle Piece

by Henry Moore, and Vaquero by Luis Jimenez are among the most valuable pieces in the Parks Collection.


PORTABLE TROJAN BEAR CONSERVATION






Address: Hermann Park, 6001 Fannin, 77030 Client Department: PARD

Description Conservation treatment of Portable Trojan Bear, Jim Love, 1971. Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 June 2007 January 2008 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights The sculpture will be removed from the site and delivered to the artist’s studio for

conservation and then returned to the site. The pressurized pine decking will be replaced with Ipe, a South American hardwood that is

naturally resistant to mold and pests.


VAQUERO CONSERVATION





PARD Civic Art Designee: Renissa Garza Montalvo City Council District: H

Address: Moody Park, 3725 Fulton, 77009 Client Department: PARD

Description Conservation treatment of Vaquero, Luis Jimenez, 1980. The sculpture was last conserved in May 2002. Scope of Work In consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 100 June 2007 June 30, 2008 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget



Project Highlights This is the first of an edition of five. The artist’s-proof stands in front of the National Museum

of Art in Washington D.C. Drainage holes will need to be drilled in the proper rear left hoof of the horse figure in order to

relieve moisture that could corrode the sculpture’s interior armature.


WEST OF THE PECOS CONSERVATION


Houston Airport System Rick Vacar, Director

Conservator: TBD

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo HAS Civic Art Designee: Pam Ingersoll

City Council District: B Address: Will Clayton Parkway, IAH

Client Department: Houston Airport System Description West of the Pecos, Rolf Westphal, 1975 Scope of Work In consultation with the Houston Airport System, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 0 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $ Revised CIP Budget -

Conservation Budget $TBD Reimbursable Budget $

Billed to Date $

Project Highlights Remove oxidation, repaint, and possible relocation. Acquire a professional conservation assessment.


LEOPARD SKY CONSERVATION


Houston Airport System Rick Vacar, Director

Conservator: TBD

HAA Project Manager: Jimmy Castillo HAS Civic Art Designee: Pam Ingersoll

City Council District: B Address: IAH, Terminal E, International Arrivals Curbside

Client Department: Houston Airport System Description Leopard Sky, Sheila Klein, 2004 Scope of Work In consultation with the Houston Airport System, HAA will purchase and deliver professional art conservation services by securing a contract with a professional art conservator and manage the conservation project. Project Phases % Complete Start Date Completion Date Evaluation/Assessment 0 Conservation 0 Closeout 0 Budget Adopted CIP Budget $ Revised CIP Budget -

Conservation Budget $TBD Reimbursable Budget $

Billed to Date $

Project Highlights Address the rapid deterioration of materials.

Future Collection Management Projects Proposed for FY 2009

APPENDIX C Project Name

Title/Artist/Year

Department/Division

Current Location

Proposed Budget

Project Description

Image

Cornerstones repair

Cornerstones, Natalye Appel, 2005

Convention & Entertainment Facilities

Jones Plaza TBD Repair broken elements, address design and site conditions

Library Collection Conservation

Homage to Gorky II, Dorothy Hood, 1971

General Services Department/Houston Public Library

Central Library Storage

$5,000.00 Conserve oil on canvas painting and install at the Central Library.


Galveston Bay, Verner White, 1903



$5,000.00 Conserve painting and install at the Central Library.



Title/Artist/Year

Department/Division

Current Location

Proposed Budget

Project Description

Image


An Owl, Dorothy Hood, 1984



$1,000.00 Reframe and install at Central Branch in Children’s Area

Parks Conservation

Mahatma Gandhi, Ram V. Sutar, 2003

General Services Department/Parks & Recreation Department

Houston Garden Center

$2,000.00 Repair broken glasses on figure.



Title/Artist/Year

Department/Division

Current Location

Proposed Budget

Project Description

Image

Parks Conservation

Grecian Dancer, Artist Unknown


Houston Garden Center

$10,000.00

Clean surface and repair broken fingers.

Parks Conservation

Wortham Fountains, Charles Tapley, 1979


Tranquility Park

$100,000.00 Clean, remove mold and corrosion from stainless steel, remove oxidation from tops of columns, repaint steel railing along walkway, and address slip hazard from falling water.



Title/Artist/Year

Department/Division

Current Location

Proposed Budget

Project Description

Image

Parks Conservation

Pillot Dogs, Dellray Bronze, Inc., 1989


Sam Houston Park, Pillot House

$5,000.00

Clean, remove oxidation, repatinate, and seal surface with wax or incralac lacquer.

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