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Home My WebLink About2021-01-20 PAC Meeting Agenda PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Ann Sheffer, Chair Tracy Merrigan, Vice-Chair Alfonso Murray Shawnda Faveau Russell Pritchard Mara Gladstone Thomas Yanni Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, this meeting will be conducted by teleconference and there will be no in-person public access to the meeting location. To join meeting, please use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83221196344?pwd=ME1yUVFUVnJCK1YrT1NGK2V0WnRIZz09 Meeting ID: 832 2119 6344 Passcode: 212728 Dial by your location: 669 900 6833 US (San Jose); 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma); 346 248 7799 US (Houston); 929 436 2866 US (New York); 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C); 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Public comment may also be submitted to jay.virata@palmspringsca.gov. Transmittal prior to the meeting is required. Any correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Commission and retained for the official record. CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: PUBLIC COMMENTS: This time has been set aside for members of the public to address the Public Arts Commission on items of general interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission, and agenda items if the member of the public cannot be present later in the meeting at the time the item is heard by the Commission. Additionally, members of the public may address the Commission on each item listed on the posted agenda at the time each item is heard. Although the Public Arts Commission values your comments, pursuant to the Brown Act, i t generally cannot take any action on items not listed on the posted agenda. Five (5) minutes are assigned for each speaker. A. PRESENTATION: B. REPORT FROM THE CHAIR: Wednesday January 20, 2021 5:30 PM Public Arts Commission Meeting Agenda – January 20, 2021 Page 2 C. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION / APPROVAL: 1. Review Desert X projects proposed for Palm Springs. 2. Discussion of an agreement with Alicia Thomas to create a master inventory document for public art, including artists and locations, condition, and valuation. Scope of work to be determined; not to exceed $10,000. 3. Recommendation on Traffic Box Project locations to City Council. D. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. The Art Collective: https://www.dropbox.com/home/City%20of%20Palm%20Springs%20Reports/Final%20Report?preview =City+of+PS+2019-20+Maintenance+Final+Report.pdf 2. Phase 3 Benches – attached. E. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/REPORTS/REQUESTS: F. REPORT FROM DIRECTOR/STAFF: ADJOURNMENT: The Public Arts Commission will adjourn to a Regular Meeting, Wednesday February 17, 2021 5:30 p.m. via teleconference. It is the intention of the City of Palm Springs to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (760) 323 -8204, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. Pursuant to G.C. Section 54957.5(b)(2) the designated office for inspection of records in connection with the meeting is the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way (760) 323 -8204. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, JAY VIRATA, Community & Economic Development Director for the City of Palm Springs, California, certify this Agenda was posted at or before 5:30 p.m. on January 15, 2021, as required by established policies and procedures. /s/ Jay Virata ___________________________________ Jay Virata, Director Community & Economic Development Total Inventory by Location Year Installed Artist Title Location 1 1992 Joe Fay The Hallmark Desert Wildlife 401 South Pavilion Way, Palm Springs Leisure Center 2 2014 Palm Springs High School Welding Class 2013-14 Artist Designed Bike Rack, Untitled Palm Springs Public Library, 300 South Sunrise Way 3 2015 Karen & Tony Barone R. Hero (Red)Palm Springs Public Library, 300 South Sunrise Way 4 2006 John Mishler Wave Rythms Sunrise Park, 401 South Pavilion Way, between the Libaray and the Boys and Girls Club 5 2014 Heath Satow 8-Speed Spider 405 South Pavilion Way, Palm Springs Swim Center 6 1993 Bill Arms The Batter 1901 East Baristo Road, entrance to Baseball Stadium 7 1994 Doug Hyde Section 14 Boundary Sculpture 425 South Sunrise Way, Ralphs Shopping Center 8 2018 Michael Lytar Palm Springs Modern Bike Rack II 333 S Palm Canyon Drive in front of BevMo 9 1993 Felipe Castaneda Standing Woman 221 South Palm Canyon Dr (Historical Society) 10 1994 Doug Hyde Agua Caliente Women Tahquitz Canyon Way & Indian Canyon Drive - intersection in median 11 1995 Emmanuil Snitkovsky Lucy Ricardo Corner of Tahquitz Canyon Way and Palm Canyon Drive, 100 North Palm Canyon Drive 12 2001 Emmanuil Snitkovsky Sonny Bono Memorial Fountain Plaza Mercado, 155 South Palm Canyon 13 2003 Jeffrey Fowler Chairman of the Links 100 South Palm Canyon Drive, Wellwood Murray Library 14 2014 David Dixon Cantilevered Bike Rack 150 South Indian Canyon Dr. in front of Hard Rock Hotel 15 2015 Palm Springs High School Welding Class 2014-15 "P.S. I love you", PS Chamber of Commerce sculpture 190 West Amado Road 16 2009 Brian Biedul Intersecting Cubes 803 North Palm Canyon 17 2014 Ed Kopel palmSPRING Bike Rack 875 North Palm Canyon Dr. in front of Wil Stiles 18 2007 John Clement Butch 1103 North Palm Canyon Drive at West Via Lola 19 2006 Blue McRight Lawn Chair 1466 North Palm Canyon Drive - Skylark Hotel 20 1995 Myra Nelson Circle of Life Desert Regional Medical Center 1180 North Indian Canyon Dr 21 2000 David Morris Rainmaker Frances Stevens Park, 555 North Palm Canyon Drive (corner of Palm Canyon & Alejo) 22 2007 John Clement Squeeze Palm Canyon Theater - 538 North Palm Canyon Drive 23 1998 Richard Wyatt Desert Highland Mural James O Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center, 480 West Tramview Rd 24 2014 Chari Godakanda Desert Highland Mural - James O. Jesse Center Recognition James O Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center, 480 West Tramview Rd 25 2006 La Vern Carroll Desert Hinge 370 San Rafael Drive Year Installed Artist Title Location 26 2006 Gary Slater Whirlwind VI Ruth Hardy Park, 700 East Tamarisk Rd., Rose Garden 2014 Mark Melnick Desert Tortise Bike Rack Ruth Hardy Park, 700 Tamarisk Lane, west side next to Tennis Courts 27 2018 Ed Kopel palmSPRING Bike Rack 650 E Sunny Dunes Rd in front of Townie Bagels Total Inventory by Location 28 2014 Michael Lytar Palm Springs Modern Bike Rack 1700 South Camino Real at Koffi South 29 2008 Guy Ferrer The Architect: 2000 1700 South Camino Real, Koffi South Courtyard 30 2006 Anne Marie Karlesen Reverb 2801 South Palm Canyon 31 2008 Delos Van Earl Jungle Red Warm Sands Drive & Ramon Road, Center Median 32 2010 Konstantin Dimopolous Red Echo 5200 East Ramon Road, The Springs Shopping Center 33 2008 De L'Esprie Back in the Saddle Again 5001 East Ramon Road, Gene Autry Plaza 34 2005 Doug Hyde Cahuilla Basket Destination Ramon shopping Center 5601 East Ramon Road 35 1993 Damian Priour Flight 1100 Bird Center Drive 36 2009 John Kennedy Audry, 2002 Jackie Lee Houston Plaza, Convention Center , 277 North Ave. Caballeros 37 2009 KEVIN ROBB FLYING KITES, 2007 Jackie Lee Houston Plaza, Convention Center , 277 North Ave. Caballeros 38 2009 CRAIG GOSEYUN BLUE RIVER WOMAN. 1992 Jackie Lee Houston Plaza, Convention Center , 277 North Ave. Caballeros 39 1992 Tony Berlant A Personal History of Palm Springs Convention Center Lobby, 277 North Ave. Caballeros 40 1995 John Kennedy The Entertainer Convention Center Lobby, 277 North Ave. Caballeros 41 1995 Michael Todd Daimaru X11 Convention Center, 277 North Ave. Caballeros (corner of Amado & Avenida Caballeros) 42 1996 Steve Tyree Crouching Cougar Convention Center Entrance, 277 North Ave. Caballeros 43 2005 John Kennedy Sympatico Convention Center Entrance, 277 North Ave. Caballeros 44 1996 Michael Watling Untitled 810 North Farrell Drive 45 2005 Jean Claude Farhi Machine Age Kirk Douglas Way Median 46 2005 Jean Claude Farhi Forget Me Not Kirk Douglas Way Median 47 2005 Jean Claude Farhi Le Campas de Vulcan Kirk Douglas Way Median 48 1998 George Montgomery Charlie Farrell Palm Springs International Airport, 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 49 2002 Emmanuil Snitkovsky Sunny Bono Bust Palm Springs International Airport, 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 50 2003 Dale Chihuly Chihuly Macchia Sets Palm Springs International Airport, 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 51 1964 Alexander Rosenfeld John F. Kennedy Bust 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs International Airport 52 2009 Fane, Lawrence Catalyst, 1978 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION 53 2009 Gold, Betty Holistic 77D, 1978 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION Year Installed Artist Title Location 54 2009 Holland, Tom Tang, 1982 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION 55 2009 Jenkins, Paul Model For Meditation Mandala Sundial 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION 56 2009 Mizui, Yasuo Caprice de Luberon, 1966 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION 57 2009 Todd, Michael Mia Chan IV, 1981 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION 58 2009 Philip Culbertson Untitled, 1975 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, PS Intl Airport -TEMP INSTALLATION Total Inventory by Location 59 2004 Travis Constance Untitled P.S. Self Storage, 3950 Airport Center Drive. 60 2011 Cielo Vista Elementary 6th Graders Lawn Chair, II Cielo Vista Elementary School 650 South Paseo Dorotea 61 2010 Karen & Tony Barone Monsuier Pompadour PS Animal Shelter, 4575 East Mesquite Ave 62 2011 Karen & Tony Barone Mademosielle Coco PS Animal Shelter, 4575 East Mesquite Ave 63 2007 John Clement Ithiel Regael Cinemas- 777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 64 2015 Doug Hyde Basketmakers Tahquitz Canyon Way & Sunrise Way - intersection in median 65 1998 Jeffrey Fowler Help is on the Way Palm Springs Police Department, 200 South Civic Dr 66 1989 Raymundo Kobo Frank Bogert on Horse Back 3200 East Tahqutiz Canyon Way, front of City Hall 67 1994 Doug Hyde Agua Caliente Women City Hall Lobby, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 68 1999 Phill Evans Dog Park - Desert Reflections Behind City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 69 2013 Ryan Campbell "P.eS" State of Mind Palm Springs City Hall - Economic Development Conference Room, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 70 2013 Tim Robson Palm Springs Life Palm Springs City Hall - Economic Development Department, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 71 2013 Esqvivel Toscano The Official Poster Palm Springs City Hall - Economic Development Department, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 72 2013 Jesse Weinger Oasis of Light Palm Springs City Hall - Economic Development Department, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 73 2014 Chari Godakanda Desert Highland Mural - James O. Jesse Center Recognition Palm Springs City Hall - Economic Development Department, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Year Installed Artist Title Location 74 N/A Sam Hyde Harris Beyond #577 Palm Springs City Hall - Economic Development Conference Room, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 75 1997 Russell Polan Big Horn Sheep & Mountain Lion City Hall East Conference Room, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 76 1987 Snake Jagger Oil Painting Palm Springs City Hall - IT Offices, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way 77 TBD Heath Satow 8-Speed Spider Demuth Park, 4365 Mesquite Avenue 78 1999 James Jared Taylor, III Nines & Elevens Demuth Park, 4365 Mesquite Avenue 79 2011 Karen & Tony Barone R. Hero (Blue)590 East Racquet Club Road, Palm Springs Fire Station #3 80 1968 Hunt Family Totem Pole Victoria Park - 2744 North Vía Miraleste TOTAL ALICIA BARNABÉ THOMAS 321 W. Via Sol, Palm Springs, CA 92262 • 760.534.1618 • aliciabthomas@gmail.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Principal, Nail-to-Nail, LLC: Museum Consulting, Fine Arts Services & Appraisals (2020 – present), Palm Springs, CA A comprehensive fine arts services & appraising business working with museums, private collectors, artists, foundations & estates. Services include exhibition management; coordinating, packing, crating, shipping & installation; courier training & courier work; condition reporting, conducting damage assessments & arranging conservation; grantwriting and fine arts appraising. For additional services see www.nailtonail.com. Director of Exhibitions & Collections Management (2012 –2020), Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA Collaborated with the director & curators to realize exhibitions & installations within the museum & beyond through the management of complex loan exhibitions, the implementation of a travelling exhibition program, the oversight of in-house exhibitions, & long-term partnerships. Strategized on adaptive use of galleries & negotiated loans (lender requirements & fees) in the best interest of the museum. Supervised exhibitions management, developed production schedules & team meeting structure to ensure effective & timely production of multiple & concurrent exhibition- related activities; managed exhibition contracts, budgets, installations, condition reporting, crating, transportation, & customs formalities. Managed department functions, collections & conservation budgets, policies, procedures & staff; supervised the preservation & management of permanent collections, loans, accessioning, deaccessioning, conservation treatment, rights & reproductions & storage; served on Museum's collections & exhibitions committee, buildings & grounds committee, & strategic planning committee; member of senior staff. Maintained facility reports & museum’s emergency preparedness plan, monitor ed HVAC systems for galleries & vaults; prepared registrar’s report of annual acquisitions; ensured compliance with IRS regulations, copyright laws, NAGPRA laws, & AAMD guidelines; wrote collections-related grants; arranged fine arts insurance & responsible for securing U.S. Government Indemnity for the museum & its exhibition partners; managed the master schedule for art movement, installations, & exhibitions; served as emergency responder for collections & damages; supervised the management of the collections database (TMS). Awarded 2014 NEH & 2015 IMLS preservation grants. Senior Loan Officer/Acting Department Head (2000 – 2012), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Established loan policies & procedures; initiated & cultivated institutional reciprocity; monitored cultural exchange with borrowing institutions; managed office functions; supervised the loan officer in the administration of extended loans; conducted staff-wide courier training. Administered & negotiated outgoing loans: reviewed facility reports to set loan conditions & courier requirements according to Gallery policies; prepare d contracts; obtained approvals; secured immunity from seizure; reviewed insurance policies & international Government Indemnity schemes; prepared budgets & invoices; served as liaison with borrowing institutions; inspected facilities; served as courier; & wrote loan- related correspondence for director. Coordinated traveling exhibitions: wrote & negotiated contracts; created exhibition budgets; monitored production schedules; compiled educational materials; assisted with the packing, shipping, courier, display, & security matters for artworks. Notable shows: Impressionist & Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art (Houston, Tokyo & Kyoto) & Mark Rothko: A Centennial Celebration (Riga, St. Petersburg, Mexico City, Hong Kong & Seoul). Administered extended loans to museums & to senior government officials. Served on committee for the development of 9.38 TMS; established departmental data entry standards; & wrote TMS instruction manual for loans. Acting Exhibition Officer (2002 – 2003), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Managed nine exhibitions simultaneously: served as liaison with lenders & partner institutions; negotiated contracts & shared costs with partners; responded to lender correspondence, reviewing lenders’ conditions of loan, installation & insurance requirements; monitored the status of loan requests & appeals; prepared & revised exhibition budgets; approved travel authorizations, invoices, & expenditures; supervised U. S. Government Indemnity applications; reviewed printed materials for press distribution, in-house publications, & public display. Assistant Registrar for Loans & Exhibitions (1997 – 2000), J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA Coordinated temporary exhibitions & processed incoming loans, acquisitions, & lend-backs; prepared loan agreements & insurance certificates; handled shipping & courier arrangements; coordinated customs clearance with customs broker & ensured correct use of U.S. tariff codes; negotiated costs with agents, lenders, brokers, & carriers; – continued – ALICIA BARNABÉ THOMAS page 2 planned & supervised uncrating & installation schedules. Maintained loan & exhibition records in TMS; prepared quarterly transit report for risk manager & quarterly loan value report for insurance carrier; processed donations, deaccessions, & temporary deposits; served as courier; first responder for damages to the collection; conducted monthly inventory of receiving room & annual audit of incoming loans & deposits. Assistant Registrar (1995 – 1997), Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Compiled the annual report of acquisitions; planned & supervised exhibition & permanent collection installations; managed extended loans; prepared condition reports; processed loan agreements & receipts; supervised preparator; assigned storage locations; crated, & installed art; served as courier; updated loans, acquisitions & locations in collections database; conducted annual inventory; answered collection queries; & processed rights & reproductions. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Intern, Provenance Index, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 1993-94 Contractor, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC , 1993 Lecturer, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993: Patronage in the Italian Renaissance. Graduate Teaching Assistant, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1989 – 1991. Lecturer, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1991: Byzantine Art & Architecture & Italian Renaissance Architecture. Temporary positions in procurement, accounting, & office administration, 1985-1989. EDUCATION Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) through July 20, 2022 Appraisal Institute of America, New York, NY, 2020 Certificate of Completion, Comprehensive Appraisal Studies Program. George Washington University, Washington, DC M.A., Art History, 1993. Concentration in Italian Renaissance Art. Kreeger Award of Excellence in Art History, 1990 & 1991. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Lynchburg, VA B.A., Art History & Fine Arts, cum laude, 1988. Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Outstanding College Students of America, Dean’s List 1984 – 1988. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Associate, Appraisers Association of American Board Member, Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists Member, Collections Stewardship-American Alliance of Museums Member, Registrar’s Committee Western Region SKILLS Reading comprehension in French & Italian. Extensive computer experience in Windows & Macintosh platforms: Microsoft Word, Word Perfect; Excel, Lotus 1-2-3; PowerPoint, Access; Reflex, Q&A, STAR, Dbase III, Omnis; Mars G; Microsoft Outlook, Groupwise, Eudora; Peoplesoft Financial Information System; Collections Management System Databases: Gallery Systems TMS, Willoby iO, & Leonardo (National Gallery of Art), Quixis, & FileMaker Pro. 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