Parkway Council Foundation February 1, 2010 State of the Parkway Meeting
Board of Directors Gail Harrity, Philadelphia Museum of Art (President) Rose Hagan , Friends Select School (Treasurer) Walter Korn , The Philadelphian (Secretary) David Brigham , Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Ted Daeschler , Academy of Natural Sciences Mike DiBerardinis, Parks and Recreation Joe Dworetzky , Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin Sally Elk , Eastern State Penitentiary Happy Fernandez , Moore College of Art & Design Mark Focht , Fairmount Park Commission Derek Gillman , Barnes Foundation Harry Gorstayn , Four Seasons Hotel Paul Levy , Center City District Msgr. Michael McCulken , Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul Siobhan Reardon , Free Library of Philadelphia Mark Silow , Fox Rothschild LLP Dennis Wint , The Franklin Institute
Mission Ensure that the Parkway realizes its full • potential as: – a vibrant cultural campus and destination – an economic force for the City and region Create a distinctive and welcoming • experience for all – Residents, recreational and cultural visitors – Businesses and organizations Collaborate and develop plans for the • enhancement and promotion of the Parkway, working with: – City Administration and City Council – Private and public organizations – Community organizations
Parkway Council Priorities 2009-2010 Programmatic Objectives Long-term Parkway • Enhancements Parkway Studies • – I ncreasing Cultural Activity – Revisiting Eakins Oval & 25 th / PA Ave. Collaboration • Organizational Objectives City Administration • Marketing I nitiatives • – Parkway Museums District Brochure & Website, FB Page Fundraising •
Barnes Foundation Aerial Rendering
Barnes Foundation Site Plan
Rodin Museum and Garden Landscape Rejuvenation Project Olin Partnership Landscape Architects 2008—2010
Sister Cities Plaza
• Renovations in progress • Gallery changes • Programming revamps • Spring Break Camp • Looking at Animals • Creatures of the Abyss • Urban Sustainability gets cool
• Final unanimous building approval received from Art Commission • Building under construction • Grand Opening scheduled for spring 2012 • Last full year of Gallery being open in Merion
• Cathedral Basilica Ambassadors • Renovations and restoration • Sacred Music Concert
• $8.7 million in street, monument & façade lighting completed • $5.2 million in Parkway signs completed • $1.75 million renovation of Aviator Park completed • $2.3 million Café Cret & park completed • $4.6 million renovation of Sister Cities park
• Daytime attendance has doubled • Restored synagogue • Terror Behind the Walls 2009 • TowerCam! • $4 million capital improvement campaign
• Maintain public spaces on the Parkway • Provide seasonal plant displays • Operate Fairmount Park Welcome Center • Program JFK Plaza with arts and entertainment • Manage Parkway special events • I mplement Parkway public realm improvements
• Five Star Fountain Restaurant • Microturbines • Family Values Package • Twitter
• Two Brand New Exhibitions: Changing Earth & Electricity • 2010 Franklin I nstitute Awards Week: April 26 – 30, 2010 • Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt – June 5, 2010 – January 2, 2011 – World premiere! – From the producers of the King Tut Exhibition
Year in Review • Free Library of Philadelphia Brand Initiative • Record attendance at the 2009 Free Library Festival • 10,000 Books for Children drive • Renovation of original Beaux- Arts Building Looking Ahead • Progress on the Parkway Central Expansion • Free WiFi • Focus on expanding the Library beyond traditional walls
Friends Select School: At the Center of Learning in Center City Program • Pre-K – 12 city curricular program • I nternational Studies Program People • Sustained growth in lower school • Full, not large, school Place • Renovate lower level • Explore expansion opportunities
• New Internship Fellowships • New Business Scholars in the Arts • Expanded Culture in the Classroom • Philagrafika 2010 • New Graduate Symposia + Lectures • International Curatorial Conference • New Sculpture Park Installation
Upcoming Exhibitions • PAFA celebrates printmaking in 2010 • The 109th Annual Student Exhibition • Andy Warhol Polaroids and B&W Prints • The Vogel Collection • Narcissus in the Studio: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits The School of Fine Arts Donald R. Caldwell Scholarship • Cooperative agreements with • Community College of Philadelphia and Camden County College I nternational Student Host/ Mentors • and Peer Mentors Museum and School of Fine Arts Development of the Cherry Street Plaza • Commitment to the Community •
Philadelphia Museum of Art Exhibitions I n the Main Museum • Picasso and the Avant Garde in Paris • Late Renoir I n the Perelman Building • Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal • Marcel Wanders: Daydreams Progress on Museum’s Master Plan • 2004 – Offsite Art Storage Facility: Completed • 2007 – Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building: Completed • 2009 – Exterior Façade and Roof Repair: Completed – Landscaped Parking Garage and Sculpture Garden: Completed • 2010 – Rodin Garden Rejuvenation Project: Estimated completion December 2010 – Phase I: Renovation and expansion with Gehry Partners: will be launched 2010
The Philadelphian • Evaluating cost and options for the replacement of the Cogeneration System • Main roof replacement initiated • Pool and Fitness Center Renovations Continuing • Emphasizing recycling compliance and conversion to energy saving practices
Q & A
Fairmount Park Art Association Museum Without Walls ™ : AUDI O
Fairmount Civic Association Promote development in our commercial • corridors and support partnerships to benefit the community. Proactively work with City housing divisions • encouraging rehab/ improvement in residential stock. Continue to work with neighborhood Police • Districts to promote a safe and secure neighborhood. Create opportunities and activities to engage • the neighborhood as a whole promoting good will. Continue to improve synergy with the Parkway • institutions including creating a shared voice on common interests.
Fairmount Community Development Corporation Cleaning & Greening Public Art • Street cleaning along West Girard Avenue • Poplar Street Bridge Mural • West Girard Gateway Mural (25 th • Street tree planting & Girard) • Fairmount Gateway Mural (24 st • Resident clean up days & Fairmount) • Community garden improvements • Public Art Events • Harper Street improvements Neighborhood Events Business Support • Fairmount Fling • West Girard Streetscape / Pedestrian Lighting • Bastille Day • Façade Improvement Grants • Fairmount Arts Crawl • Business retention and attraction • Art + Soul Food • Support FAB and WGBA
Logan Square Neighborhood Association completed the Logan Square • Parkway Neighborhood Plan with participation of stakeholders coordinating with Parkway • Council on various issues initiating several “greening” • activities refining the project review • process to facilitate complementary development working with other civic • associations on Zoning Code
Spring Garden Civic Association & Spring Garden CDC Priorities include: • Zoning issues • Historical integrity • Continued revitalization of the E. end • Fairmount Ave., Broad to 19th • Mixed-income neighborhood • Quality education • Clean and green community • Opportunities for all community members • Poverty & the effects of poverty • Safety, crime Current projects: • Team of sweepers to keep the area clean • Revitalization of Fairmount Ave., Broad to 19th • Revitalization of low/moderate income housing in the E. end of Spring Garden • After-school "homework help" program • Summer camps, mentoring, jobs for youth • Educ. opportunities for adults and youths • Wide array of social services • Economic advancement opportunities
Parkway Council & Neighbors’ Collective Issues Parkway events and their • impact Advocacy for aesthetic • excellence Support of way finding, • signage, and greening efforts Pedestrian and vehicular • balance I mproved transportation and • parking Development on or near the • Parkway; zoning issues Collaborative approach to the • homeless
Q & A
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