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AIPP_6_8_21_Update_VEACPRESENTATION BY Molly Eppard, AIPP Coordinator Art in Public Places Program Updates AIPP Board Members: Kara Woods, Kathy Langenwalter, Susanne Graf, Tracy Gordon, and Courtney St. John Town of Vail Art in Public Places Collection, Installations, and Programs Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Program Objectives •Establish a public art program that is unique to Vail and therefore has a primary responsibility to the community. •Enhance the beauty of the Vail community by placing quality visual art in highly accessible and visible public places for residents and guests to enjoy. •Develop a diverse, high quality public art collection.The overall program shall strive for diversity in style, scale, media and artists.Exploratory types of work as well as established art forms shall be encouraged. •Provide an effective process for selecting, purchasing, commissioning, placing, and maintaining public art projects that represent the best in aesthetic and technical quality. •Create a framework for a sustained effort to develop public art in the Vail community. •Develop a strong public education effort in order to stimulate discussion and understanding about the visual arts. •Provide a public art development process that encourages and is supportive to artists who wish to work in the public realm. •Encourage support for and inclusion of public art projects in private sector development. Town of Vail Art in Public Places Collection, Installations, and Programs Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com •The Town’s permanent public art collection includes over 60 works ranging from painting, sculptures, murals, playground components, to site-integrated art. •More than half of the works are created by Colorado artists. •The collection may be viewed on an interactive map @ www.artinvail.com Knee-high to a Grasshopper by Ben Roth Installed May 2021 –Stephens Park, West Vail Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com “Our goal for the playground was a supersized riparian environment. As kids climb the stump and look up at the horsetail grass, they get the perspective of a riverbank’s smaller creatures. To accomplish this effect, I had to build the horsetail grass to be strong yet organic and growing. This was a tricky project because I had to take a relatively simple plant and make it pop. There was a level of nervous anticipation during installation because I had not seen the sculpture put together until that day, but it was fun to rotate each reed as we put them together to shape the negative (blue sky) space around them,” Ben Roth. Stephen’s Park is the tenth playground constructed by the Town of Vail Design Team in collaboration with an artist creating a unique play environment. Mrs. Charles in the Sun (Ice Bar at Mid-Vail late 1960s) by Olive Moya Vail Village Transportation Center P3 by La Cantina Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Olive Moya combines a wheat pasting application with her signature vibrant palette and bold brushwork in the large interior mural. The installation combines glimpses of Vail’s past complimented with her contemporary style as it moves down the stairs and out to the main entrance of Vail Village. She selected a candid photograph of the short-lived iconic Ice Bar at Mid-Vail, along with a more polished promotional image of the Vail gondola. The images which were sourced by the Colorado Snowsports Museum both date from the late-1960s Summer 2021 Programs and Installations Olive Moya at the Vail Village Transportation Center Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Pedro Barrios & Jaime Molina at Dobson Ice Arena A continuation of their 2019 Lionshead Mural Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Pedro Barrios & Jaime Molina at Dobson Ice Arena A continuation of their 2019 Lionshead mural Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Pedro Barrios & Jaime Molina at Dobson Ice Arena A continuation of their 2019 mural Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Wednesday Summer Art Walks July 7 through September 1, 2021 @ 11 A.M., FREE Meet at the Vail Village Welcome Center Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Ladies Fancywork Society at Vail Public Library Relocation to Ford Park Playground Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Ford Park Art Space Update Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Ford Park Art Space 2013 Ford Park Master Plan Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Per the Ford Park Master Plan:The Creekside area is a narrow strip of land south of Betty Ford Way and north of Gore Creek.A few small structures (i.e. the “art shack”, an open-air picnic shelter) are located in this area. Art in Public Places (AIPP) may pursue remodeling or enhancing the art shack at some point in the future. AIPP had placed permanent art installations in this area and also runs summer art programs in this part of the Park. Art programs may include activities such as interactive events, educational and participatory activities, and temporary art installations. The passive use and the limited number of permanent improvements within this area make it an excellent transition to the more natural, undisturbed Gore Creek Preservation Sub-area. The existing structure was the summer house of Kansas wheat farmers Henry and Leona Anholtz. The building is approximately 14’ wide x 26’ long comprising 364+gross square ft. Ford Park Art Space Update Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Purpose of a dedicated Art Space: •Visiting artist working studio •Gallery & exhibition space •Workshop & instructional space •Lecture & talk space Art in Public Places in the Vail Community Jesús Moroles and Patrick Dougherty opening celebrations –Ford Park Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Art in Public Places in the Vail Community A curated collection of murals by Colorado artists Book signing and ribbon cutting with artist Kelsey Montague Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Fourteenth Annual Vail Winterfest Sponsored with Doe Browning Ice and Light Installation Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Fourteenth Annual Vail Winterfest Sponsored with Doe Browning Lantern Display & Virtual Workshops Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Art in Public Places in the Vail Community Annual Holiday Lantern Walk Town of Vail | Art in Public Places | artinvail.com Thank you