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Home My WebLink AboutC28760A-B - Designs 4 Painting 2 Sets of Traffic Sgnl Boxes _ � Contract No. C28760A-B CITY OF PALM DESERT COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF REPORT REQUEST: CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE DESIGNS FOR PAINTING TWO SETS OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES SUBMITTED BY: RICHARD L. TWEDT DATE: APRIL 9, 2009 CONTENTS: 1. COPIES OF PROPOSALS 2. PHOTOGRAPHS OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES Recommendation: By Minute Motion: 1) Consider the designs for painting two sets of traffic signal boxes; 2) if approved, allocate an honorarium in the amount of $1,000 to College of the Desert Student Art Guild and an honorarium in the amount of$1,000 to the Palm Springs Art Museum's Teen Art Group. Funds are budgeted and available in Account No. 436-4650-454-3092. Executive Summary: At its meeting of March 18, 2009, the Art in Public Places Commission unanimously approved the designs submitted by students of the College of the Desert Student Art Guild and the Palm Springs Art Museum's Teen Art Group (TAG). Each group of students will paint one (1) set of traffic signal boxes assigned by staff. Staff has been working with Susan Smith Evans, COD art instructor and Emily Spallina, Education Coordinator at the Palm Springs Art Museum on these projects. In 2007 the Commission requested staff to pursue developing a pilot program of having artists paint designs on traffic signal boxes. At that time, artists were commissioned to paint three sets of boxes. Once it was determined that the test boxes did not attract or create additional graffiti or internal electronic problems, the Commission decided to continue the program. The Commission wanted to offer students a chance to further their art education, so it decided to invite them to create and execute designs for two sets of traffic signal boxes. . , . Discussion: Staff made inquires to both institutions to determine if there was interest on behalf of the students to develop proposals for the traffic signal box program. Susan Smith Evans and Emily Spallina were identified as "project coordinators" to assist the students in developing proposals for consideration by the Art in Public Places Commission and City Council. The students in the Teen Art Group are not trained in the production of art, whereas, the students from College of the - Desert are art students and have painting experience. The Teen Art Group's proposals focused on the three art historical movements of Op Art, Hard Edge, and De Stijl art movements. These art movements dealt in some way with simple repetition of geometric shapes, forms, and primary colors. TAG is a year-round program comprised of teens throughout the Coachella Valley. The goal of TAG is for teens to be truly involved in art activities and be active participants at the Museum. Members help create and design teen workshops and programs, create an altar installation as part of the museum's Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead celebration, plan the annual Teen Meet the Museum event, engage in special artistic opportunities, and explore their intellectual and creative potentials. If approved by Council, staff will work with the Teen Art Group to tone down the color palette to avoid any mechanical problems. The student art group from College of the Desert is comprised of four students who have been actively engaged in the research, planning, and execution of a model. The students will receive one unit of credit for a minimum of 75 hours of work on the project. The designs depict the two major art historical movements of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. The students chose these two different painting styles because they thought the public could easily identify with the selected images and at the same time many viewers could identify the artists of each painting in the collaged design. The working title for the mural is "Gift of Art". The group feels the mural will be a gift to the residents of the Coachella Valley. ubmitted by: � � n Richard Twe , Public Arts gr. Sheila Gilligan, Assistant C y Manager Community Services A val: ` G��' Jo o Imuth, City Manager Paul Gibson, Director of Finance REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 9, 2009 XIV. NEW BUSINESS C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF DESIGNS FOR PAINTING TWO SETS OF CITY TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES (CONTRACT NOS. C28760A-B). 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