Public Open House # 2 March 27, 2017
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #2: AGENDA Welcome 7:00-7:05pm Presentation 7:05-8:20pm 1. St. Andrews Public School 2. Introduction 3. What We Heard 4. Vision, Guiding Principles + Criteria 5. Draft Public Art Demonstration Plan 6. Initial Thoughts about Implementation Discussion 8:20-8:50pm Conclusion and Next Steps 8:50-9:00pm 2
PART 2 INTRODUCTION 3
STUDY OVERVIEW AND TIMELINE We Are Here BACKGROUND VISION, PUBLIC IMPLEMENTATION COMMUNITY ANALYSIS AND ART MASTER STRATEGIES COUNCIL 01 02 03 04 CONSULTATION PLAN Oct 2016- Feb 2017 Feb 2017- April 2017 Apr 2017 - Mid 2017 Mid 2017 Toronto Public Art Commission Understand Context Guiding Principles and Scarborough Community (TPAC) Presentation and Existing Conditions Vision Statement Council Presentation Inventory of Existing Draft Public Art Implementation Collection Demonstration Plan Strategy Conservation Evaluation Methodology and Councillor Briefing #1 Strategy Site Selection Criteria Nov 22, 2016 Final Report and Local Advisory Local Advisory Demonstration Plan Committee Meeting #1 Committee Meeting #2 Jan 17, 2017 March 20, 2017 Community Consultation #2 Community Consultation #1 March 27, 2017 Jan 25, 2017 School Consultation Feb, 2017 4
STUDY AREA Highway 401 Highway 401 LEGEND Hillsborough Study Area Boundary Park Existing or Planned Blocks Lee Centre Drive Progress Avenue Lee Parks and Open Space Centre Park Corporate Drive Natural Heritage Areas Civic Plaza Existing and Future Vehicular / Pedestrian Routes McCowan Road SRT Line Consilium Place Progress Avenue SCARBOROUGH Brimley Road TOWN CENTRE East Highland Creek Progress Avenue Grangeway Avenue New Proposed Park TTC STATION est Highland Creek e d a e n m o r P / Albert Campbell o n s i Town Centre Court e n B u e E x t s h b y D r i v Albert Campbell Park Bushby Drive Square CIVIC CENTRE Brian Harrison Way Bellamy Road N Golden Gate Court West Highland Woodlot Creek Woodlot Civic Green Grangeway Avenue TTC Yard Borough Drive Woodlot Civic Common Frank Faubert Woods Ellesmere Road Ellesmere Road 5
WHAT IS PUBLIC ART? • Can include, but is not limited to: community art; mural art; installation; digital; hoarding; sculpture; and street art. • Can be stand alone, site specific, integrated or semi-integrated into other functioning elements such as street furniture, buildings, structures or landscapes. • Located in the public realm or in a place that is accessible by the public. • Can be permanent or temporary. • Commissioned by or on behalf of the City, public agencies or private developers through a formal process. • Usually done/or overseen by a professional artist. 6
WHAT IS A PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN? • Provides strategic direction. • Includes guidelines, principles and best practices for future commissioning, implementation and management of public art. • Provides a process for the City to locate, acquire, manage and maintain public art. • Provides an implementation plan, budget and conservation strategy. 7
ROLE OF PUBLIC ART IN PLACEMAKING • Reinforces community and neighborhood identity, and/or reflects community diversity. • Creates and contributes to memorable places & meaning. • Adds to the quality of the experience of the private & public realm—“tells a story.” • Creates a landmark, destination or sense of focus for public spaces. • Generates cultural, social or economic value. 8
RANGE OF PUBLIC ART TYPES Independent Site Specific Integrated / Happenings Sculpture or Works Functional (Events or Discrete Element Programmes) LEGO Bridge by Megx, Wuppertal, Germany Faces of Regent Park by Dan Bergeron, Toronto Maman by Louise Bourgeois Marianne Lovink and Scott Eunson - ‘Bike Plants’ Lantern Festival 9
PART 3 WHAT WE HEARD 10
KEY MESSAGES: LAC #1 / PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #1 Tell the story of Scarborough Public art can contribute “Home above the bluffs” greatly to improve “Metamorphosis” wayfinding or be “History of the tributary of the Rouge” incorporated within a Clarity required on larger wayfinding strategy Identity what the Public Art Don’t forget pre-European contact Making it Master Plan will do, and Culture how it will work and Happen Art Works should celebrate the diversity who will use it of Scarborough Need for Consider local Involve the community in the process Wayfinding partnerships “UTSC” “Centennial College” Existing collection not Local well known Involve the Community Advisory community Using digital media or Interpretation Consultation Group other methods to + Education elevate interpretation Better promotion of public art needed Scale + Contribute Quality of Impact Use Public Art to to a Vibrant Quantity mark the Civic Centre Public Realm Entrance to the TTC is a priority site Range of scales desired Realistic and achievable “Large scale ‘memorable ’ piece that puts Event / temporal based art collection Scarborough on the map” “Small festivals” “up-close and personal pieces” “Markets” Manage expectations “Consistent theme or narrative over a number “Lighting” of works” 11
KEY MESSAGES: LAC #2 MARCH 20, 2017 • Support animating the • Civic Centre building to • Coordination with Civic Centre through project movies. Scarborough Centre public art installations, initiatives: Transportation • Partnership suggestions: happenings and events. Master Plan, and Public Economic Development Art Master Plan • Support use of colour and Culture; City Mosaic; to ‘brighten’ Albert and Oxford Properties. • Link public art to cultural Campbell Square. programming. Indian Holi Festival A Comma, A - Jim Sanborn Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam - ‘Woods of Net’ 12
PART 4 DRAFT VISION, GUIDING PRINCIPLES + CRITERIA 13
DRAFT PUBLIC ART VISION “Public art will make Scarborough Centre’s streets, open spaces and parks a delight for residents, workers and visitors alike. Public art will contribute to the Carl Millies - ‘Hand of God’ identity and character of the Centre by telling a story about the site’s history, creating landmarks and celebrating the cultural diversity and creativity of all of Scarborough.” Martin Reis and Urban Arts Collective - PanAm Path mural 14
DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES Contribute to Promote Commuity Identity, Cultural Vitality and Involvement and Participation Sense of Place Support Diverse Connect Approaches to Public Art People and Places SCARBOROUGH CENTRE Respecting the Foster Learning, PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN Adjoining Neighbourhoods Inquiry and Dialogue GUIDING PRINCIPLES and Employment Lands Provide Opportunities and Initiatives Accessible to All Promote Creativty and Innovation Encourage Works by Local, National and Prioritize High Profile and International Works Underserved Sites Integrate with Public Works and Facilities, New Buildings, Transit Areas and Open Spaces 15
DRAFT EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR WORKS OF PUBLIC ART • Public Art for Scarborough Centre should consider the uniqueness of each community, its people and their stories. Young and Giroux - ‘Reticulated Gambol’ Jim Hodges - ‘Echo’ • Public art should also reflect the context in which the art work is located. • It should be made professionally, responsibly and with integrity from materials that do not harm the environment and that are safe to be in the public realm. • Public art works should be innovative and progressive in nature and exemplify the highest standards of contemporary art exploring new mediums and new concepts. BGL - ‘Velocity’ 16
PART 5 DRAFT PUBLIC ART DEMONSTRATION PLAN 17
PRIMARY GATEWAYS Highway 401 Highway 401 Hillsborough Park Lee Centre Drive Progress Avenue Lee Centre Park Corporate Drive McCowan Road Consilium Place Progress Avenue SCARBOROUGH Brimley Road TOWN CENTRE East Highland Creek Progress Avenue e New Proposed u n Park e v A y a TTC STATION w e g n a r G e s t H i g h l a n d C r e e k e d n a e m o P r / n Albert Campbell i o n s Town Centre Court x t e B u s h b y D r i v e E Albert Campbell Park Bushby Drive Square CIVIC Brian Harrison Way CENTRE Bellamy Road N Golden Gate Court West Highland Woodlot Creek Woodlot Civic Green Grangeway Avenue TTC Yard Borough Drive Woodlot Civic Common Frank Faubert Woods Ellesmere Road Ellesmere Road 18
PRIMARY GATEWAYS: PRECEDENTS Alexander Calder - ‘The Red Spider’ Tree Quilts by Fugitive Glue Tree Quilts by Fugitive Glue Hal Ingberg - Papa’ Winstom Salem Art Park - Artivity on the Green 19
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