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Home My WebLink AboutIR 9548 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9548 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 19, 2013 `�` Page 1 of 3 r SUBJECT: EAST LANCASTER PUBLIC ART PLAN In response to your request, we are providing you with this Informal Report about the East Lancaster Public Art Plan as it supports the City's economic development and neighborhood revitalization activities on the East Side. BACKGROUND The Public Art Plan for the 2004 CIP included public art projects along the East Lancaster Corridor at the intersection of Sargent Street and Dallas Avenue. Later, the Fort Worth Art Commission recommended funding for projects in various urban villages, including the Near Eastside and Historic Handley. In accordance with the Fort Worth Public Art Master Plan, adopted by City Council in 2003, Fort Worth Public Art (FWPA) saw an opportunity to link these sites so that they could relate to one another while still demonstrating the unique qualities of individual communities. The FWPA 2008 Annual Work Plan therefore recommended the formulation of a public art plan for the entire East Lancaster corridor from 1-35 to Historic Handley. In 2009, the City of Fort Worth commissioned experienced artist/planner Jack Mackie to undertake some conceptual design work with a $30,000 budget from the Specially Funded Capital Projects Fund and the 2004 CIP. The East Lancaster Public Art Plan was approved by the Fort Worth Art Commission on April 11, 2011. It supports the City's Comprehensive Plan by contributing to the development of the three urban villages along East Lancaster: Near East Side, Oakland Corners, and Historic Handley. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT The East Lancaster Public Art Plan is based on concepts generated during workshops led by Jack Mackie in 2009 with local artists, stakeholders and community members and sets forth a conceptual framework for public artworks that enhance how citizens experience East Lancaster, linking nodes of activity along East Lancaster from the Near East Side urban village through Meadowbrook to Historic Handley, and celebrate unique qualities of each community along the corridor. Numerous citizens, elected officials, City staff, TxDOT staff, staff of the T, artists, design professionals and others, under the lead of artist Jack Mackie, gave of their time and expertise in helping to shape a vision for public art in their neighborhoods. They participated in the development of this plan through workshops, community meetings, and individual meetings with the artist. Key stakeholders include Flora Brewer, Helping Restore Ability; Wanda Conlin and Don Boren, Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association; Jane Fazi, Community Representative; Peggy Terrell, Saint Rita's School; Keith Thomson, Firehouse Gallery; and Don Young, Friends of Tandy Hills Natural Area. Former Councilmember Kathleen Hicks and Councilmember Frank Moss were involved in the creation of the plan, and Council members Frank Moss and Kelly Allen Gray are actively engaged in the implementation of projects within their districts. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9548 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 19, 2013 `�` Page 2 of 3 r SUBJECT: EAST LANCASTER PUBLIC ART PLAN PLAN SUMMARY The East Lancaster Public Art Plan articulates a vision of public art as an essential component of East Lancaster and presents opportunities to the communities along the corridor to partner with artists and one another in the growth, definition, and stewardship of their neighborhoods. It identifies projects that can be initiated at low cost in the short term; projects that can influence the design of public infrastructure; and large-scale, high-impact artworks that will draw attention to East Lancaster. Some projects currently have funding through the City of Fort Worth's Public Art Program, while other projects are opportunities for funding partnerships with local entities and the private sector. The goals of the plan include the following: • Create quality works of art that are responsive to and reflective of the cultural identities of East Lancaster neighborhoods. • Create quality works of art that contribute to a positive experience for residents, visitors, and guests. • Provide civic amenities that increase pedestrian safety, that stimulate urban vitality and nourish civic living. • Promote creative partnerships among community members, government, local businesses, developers, artists and others to shape the aesthetic character of East Lancaster Avenue. CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS According to Jack Mackie, "East Lancaster is bound together through an underlying ethos of continuity — one of movements ... through the landmarks, the destinations, the public places, and the in-betweens. Engaging this continuity with investment in public art will enrich what is now perceived as a rather utilitarian road and will re-vision that avenue into an energetic East Lancaster of poetic value." Public art projects currently included in the FY 2013 FWPA Annual Work Plan are: 1. Near East Side urban Village 2. Sargent Street near The T transfer station 3. City of Fort Worth Crime Lab (Community ID project) 4. Historic Handley Urban Village 5. Dallas Avenue at East Lancaster (police station) Future opportunities (large and small) for public art along the corridor include: 1. Oakland Corners urban village 2. Traffic signal control boxes 3. East Lancaster crosswalks 4. East Lancaster sidewalks 5. East Lancaster sign structures (vacant signs at business establishments) ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9548 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 19, 2013 `�` Page 3 of 3 r SUBJECT: EAST LANCASTER PUBLIC ART PLAN 6. The T's bus shelters 7. Ben, Lewis, Clairemont, Boston and Chicago Avenues, (2007 Critical Capital Needs Program) 8. Dallas Avenue urban hub (Weiler Boulevard and Craig, Stark, and Yeager Streets) FWPA will make the East Lancaster Public Art Plan available via a link on the FWPA website. Please note that each Council member is also being provided with a copy of the plan on a CD. A printed hard copy of the plan is also available in the City Manager's Office. For additional information please contact Anne Allen, Public Art Project Manager, at 817-298-3028; aallen @fwpublicart.org. Tom Higgins City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS ARE4 90'RPM > wnooro l $ 1 fff((�mrc�µlIlIyy r� U �ml ' b.1 �r .. � lµ it ,ov.'.. tl J f �I o' �t 7� .,,r� rm `nre rexu r r E. 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