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Page 1 of 2 Ogden City Council Work Session: May 2, 2017 2016 ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT Purpose of Work Session Presentation of the Ogden Arts Advisory Committee Annual Report Executive Summary The Ogden City Administration has requested an opportunity to present the 2016 annual report for the Arts Advisory Committee. The presentation will be made by Christy McBride - Arts and Special Events Division Manager, Lorie Buckley - City Arts Coordinator, and Alicia Washington - Arts Committee Chair. Background Roles of Arts Committee The Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee is an advisory body to the City Council and Mayor. The Committee works with various individuals and arts organizations throughout the city, makes recommendations for city art grant funding and advises the city in implementing the Arts Master Plan. The Committee assists with: Mayor’s Awards in the Arts, Ogden City Art Stroll, Arts on the Town, external grant funding applications and coordinating ephemeral art (i.e. a musical or dance performance used to highlight a public event). The Committee also provides support and funding for various other arts and cultural projects, festivals and events throughout the community. Advisory Committee Annual Report Each year, the Committee provides an annual report and recommendations for the upcoming year. Ogden Municipal Code § 3-16-3.E In July of each year, the Ogden City arts advisory committee shall submit in writing to the city council and the mayor an annual report of its activities during the preceding fiscal year, including the results of the public art program, together with any recommendations for the subsequent year. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 of 2 Ogden City Council Work Session: May 2, 2017 The 2016 committee report highlights the following items: Two new arts committee members; Increase in annual amount for arts grants from $60,000 to $70,000, with the stated Council goal to continue increasing this until it reaches $100,000; Arts grant recipients honored at Arts on the Town; Mayor’s Awards in the Arts individual/project recognition; Growth of First Friday Art Stroll; Public Art Program projects (in process); o Fire Station No. 3 art piece on building o Directional sign at The Junction Poet Laureate Program; and Master Plan for Arts and Culture – Council adopted on February 28, 2017. There is no Council action associated with receiving this report, and the information provided is informational in nature. Questions 1. Please provide a brief overview of committee accomplishments over the past year. 2. Please describe committee goals for the upcoming year. 3. What is the status of The Junction directional sign project and when this is anticipated to be installed? 4. Please provide an overview of the proposal to create a Creative District in Ogden. What does this mean for our community, and how will the $50,000 received grant be utilized? Attachments 1. Administrative Transmittal 2. Ogden City Arts Annual Report 2016 Administrative Memos Prepared b Administrative Contact: Christy McBride, Arts and Special Events Division Manager, [PHONE REDACTED] Council Staff Contact: Amy Sue Mabey, (801)629-8629 ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- OGDEN CITY ARTS OGDEN CITY ARTSANN ANNUAL REPORT 20 2016 ---PAGE BREAK--- TABLE OF CONTENTS • 3 • Administration……………………………………. 4 • Arts Advisory Committee………………………. 5 - 9 • New Committee Members……………………. 10 • Art 11 - 12 • Mayor Awards in the 13 • Arts on the 14 • First Friday Art 15 • Ogden Concert 16 • Public Art 17 - 18 • Poet Laureate Program………………………… 19 • Master Plan for Arts and Culture……………… 20 - 21 • 22 - 23 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- OVERVIEW Ogden City Arts supports the belief that the arts are an integral part of a healthy culture, providing both intellectual nourishment and social benefit, and that community arts programs provide significant value both to communities and to artists. Ogden City Arts’ mission is to enrich the lives of Ogden residents and visitors by ensuring access to visual, performing and literary arts and arts education. In supporting arts organizations and independent artists Ogden City Arts works to connect the arts to daily life, education and economic development. The office works closely with the Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee and provides direct oversight for Ogden’s Public Art Program, the First Friday Art Stroll, Ogden City Arts Grants, the Mayor’s Awards in the Arts and Arts on the Town. We also provide support and funding for other arts and cultural projects, festivals and events throughout the community. The office of Ogden City Arts along with City Council just finished adopting the Master Plan for Arts and Culture for Ogden. This plan will strengthen arts and culture for all of Ogden’s citizens. In conjunction with this accomplishment is the development of a Creative District that we will be working on with Community Development and local businesses throughout the city. Ogden City Arts has been re-integrated into Ogden City Administration and consequently there have been changes and adjustments to process and an effort to establish consistent timelines for the programs that we oversee. Additionally, we work broadly in the community to ensure our projects and programs reflect the diversity of Ogden and honor our changing demographics: age, ethnicity, religion, culture etc… Ogden City Arts is working constantly to improve our social and electronic media presence. We recognize that many of our residents get their information on their phones and with the cities new website we have worked to make our grant applications, Mayor’s awards in the Arts applications, general newsfeed and calendar available in that format. 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- ADMINISTRATION The new Arts Coordinator joining the Ogden City Arts team is Lorie Buckley. Lorie holds a BFA from Weber State University where she graduated with honors and the Outstanding Two-Dimensional Artist Award. Weber State holds three of her paintings in their collection. Lorie and her husband Eddie own and operate 5050 Bike and Skate, and 5050bmx.com in Layton, Utah. It was here that she gained experience running events and contests in the fun and exciting action sports world. Lorie and her husband have two beautiful children, Austin and Zoey, who are the light of their lives. A working artist, Lorie paints in her studio, sells her work online, and in art shows. She has a show coming up in 2017 at Lavender Vinyl on Historic 25th Street here in Ogden. A lover of all things in the arts, she is excited to help Ogden become a vibrant city that is notorious for it’s art scene. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Theater Design and Technology, Diane spent happy years free-lancing as a costume and set designer and the multitude of other jobs that paid for life between gigs. She has worked as a dance company business manager, a costume studio manager, designer and mother. Diane was the director of the Cultural Affairs Series at Weber State University from 1999 to 2015. She served three terms as the chair of Utah Presenters, Utah’s state consortium of performing arts presenters and also sat on the grant review board for WESTAF (Western States Touring Arts Federation)’s TourWest program. She was on the Weber Pathways board for several years and is a past chair of that organization. Currently she sits as founding chair of the Weber Arts Council, Weber County’s designated local arts agency. Diane enjoys the trails, paddle boarding and all kinds of work with fabric and yarn. She and her husband, choreographer Erik Stern, have two fine sons, Walker and Cole. Lorie Buckley Arts Coordinator Diane Neri Stern Arts Coordinator 2015-2017 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- OGDEN CITY ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee performs a valuable service through and under the direction of Ogden City Arts in the areas of arts advocacy, administration of the Public Art Program, the Arts Grants Program, the Mayor’s Awards in the Arts, Arts on the Town, Arts Master Plan and First Friday Art Stroll. Two members of the Committee have stepped down in the past year. Bryan Smith and Sheila Favero both relinquished their seats on the Committee after donating their time and talents to Ogden City. Two new members have been recommended to City Council and the Mayor. Jake McIntire and Susan Campbell are awaiting their official invite to join the group. Alicia Washington – Chair Brandon Long – Vice Chair Russ Adams – Design Arts As the Design Chair of the Ogden City Arts Advisory Council I have lent my experience as a builder of large scale projects to the group and provided information on the build process for the Hoff and Ogden Fire Station art projects. I am also a member of the First Friday Art Stroll Subcommittee. I have worked with my fellow subcommittee members to bring fresh and exciting new content to the First Friday Art Strolls, such as "Misguided Tours" and encouraging Utah's Cosplayer Community to attend in full costume. The "Misguided Tour", hosted by me, is a comical tour stopping at several Ogden Galleries while relaying over- the-top false information about the history of artistic genre, UFO sightings, secret railroads, and ghost stories. Involving the cosplay community draws youthful attendees to the Art Stroll and introduces a new genre of artistic skill to the event. These cosplayers are walking-talking galleries that can share the love of their genre with an unfamiliar audience. Alicia is the co-founder and co-director of Good Company Theatre located in Ogden, Utah. She graduated from Weber State University with her Bachelor's in Musical Theatre. While on stage Alicia performed with Salt Lake Acting Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, and at The Grand Theatre. She has also trained with SITI Company and The Second City in Chicago, Illinois. The mission of Good Company Theatre echo's her own views on theatre: Good Company Theatre develops and promotes high-quality, eclectic theatrical productions and events, forging new relationships between audiences, performers, and spaces in the process. R. Brandon Long is a founding member of The Banyan Collective Media Company and Host and Producer of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Brandon graduated from Weber State University with degrees in Creative Writing and Photography where he uses his talents to document and promote the outdoors and the arts in and around Ogden, Utah. Brandon works fulltime as content marketer for Mountain Real Estate Co., where he also serves as editor for Mountain Luxury Collection Magazine. On weekends, Brandon can be found emceeing local races and events, DJ’ing weddings, or exploring Ogden’s outdoor playground with his family. 5 ---PAGE BREAK--- Brandi Bosworth – At- Large (past chair) Jane Font – At-Large Brandi Bosworth is the Public Relations Coordinator at the Ogden Nature Center. She has a BS in Public Relations with minors in visual art and photography. She currently serves on the Weber State University Arts and Humanities Advisory Board, as a Spiker/Community Ambassador for the Ogden/Weber Chamber of Commerce, Is a member of NUNCA (Northern Utah Nature Center Administrator’s) and Utah Public Gardens Board. Brandi first served on the Ogden Nature Center Community Advisory Board in 1995 and spent nearly six years as a Nature Center Board Member, serving on the Executive Committee for four years. In 2003, Brandi joined the Nature Center staff as Development Director, and in 2005 became the Public Relations Coordinator. Brandi became a certified Utah Master Naturalist in the fall of 2012, completing all three courses in Utah wetlands, mountains and deserts. Brandi worked in marketing, promotions and sales at the Standard-Examiner for four years and as Communications Director at the Ogden/Weber Chamber of Commerce for four years. Brandi loves to run, hike, backpack, paddle board, garden and spend time outdoors. Sandy Havas – At-Large Retired from a 36 year career as the executive director of the Eccles Community Art Center. Still serving on community boards and enjoying the involvement. Mother of four grown children, grandmother of ten and great grandmother of five. Jane Font opened Pandemonium Art Gallery in 2013 for the purpose of showcasing the underrepresented works of local artists. In that time, she has become heavily involved in Ogden’s blossoming contemporary arts scene, working with various organizations to foster increased artistic and cultural diversity throughout the community. Also an artist, Jane hosts the YouTube channel Painting with Jane, which offers free artistic instruction to a rapidly growing online followership. Outside of her work in the arts, Jane is an actively involved small business owner and was one of the organizers of the 2016 Ogden Farmers Market. 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- Kase Johnstun – Literary Arts Kase Johnstun lives and writes in Ogden, Utah. He is the author of recently released "Beyond the Grip Craniosynostosis" (McFarland & Co), which has been featured in Parenting Magazine, Portland Family Magazine, The Ogden Standard Examiner, and many other places, as well as having mentions in the Chicago Tribune and the Seattle Times. It was recently awarded the Gold Quill (First Place) in Creative Nonfiction by the League of Utah Writers for 2015. His work has been published widely by literary journals and trade magazines, including, but not limited to, Yahoo Parenting, Creative Nonfiction Magazine, and The Chronicle Review. He is the co-editor/author of "Utah Reflections: Stories from the Wasatch Front (The History Press), which was name the Salt Lake Tribune’s book of the month for August 2014 and the League of Utah Writers Recommended Read in Nonfiction 2015 (Third Place). His essay collection "Tortillas for Honkies" was named a finalist for the 2013 Autumn House press Nonfiction Awards (most of the essays in the collection have found homes in places like The Watershed Review, Label Me Latino/a, Prime Number Literary Magazine, and Animal Literary Magazine). Most recently, he spent a month at the Jiwar International Artists Residency in Barcelona, Spain as the writer in residence for the month of January 2016. Deja is a Utah native, who grew up in its rich dance culture. She went to school at Utah State University and earned a bachelor of science degree in modern dance. While there, she was introduced to African dance. That serendipity became one of her passions and she continued to seek out opportunities to study with many African artists. In 2006, Deja put down roots in the Ogden community. She began teaching at Eccles Community Art Center. In 2008, she became an adjunct instructor at Weber State University, and expanded her range by adding classes for senior citizens at Weber County Library and for children at the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind, as well as being an artist in residence at schools and many local groups. Deja is a lead performer with Africa Heartwood Project and Wofa Afro-fusion Dance Company. She was honored with the Ogden Mayor's Award for the Arts in 2008 and has been a member of Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee and a board member for Imagine Ballet Theater since 2013. 7 Deja Mitchell – Dance ---PAGE BREAK--- 8 Debra Muller – Folk Debra Muller is the Assistant Director at the Eccles Community Art Center. She has worked as an employee at the center since 1994, and has volunteered at the center since 1977. She holds a BS Degree from Weber State University and with her educational background she organizes the classes and assists with the exhibits at the ECAC. She often teaches Science/Art workshops for children at the center. Her art background is in textiles, printmaking and photography. She was born and raised in Ogden Canyon and publishes a blog entitled "Notes From Ogden Canyon". Shane Osguthorpe – At-large Shane Osguthorpe is an Ogden-based singer-songwriter who has called the area home for the last 25 years. He grew up in Park City, Utah and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Brigham Young University. By day, he functions as the Marketing Director for Visit Ogden, attracting meetings, conventions, conferences, business and leisure travelers to Weber County. By night, he takes the stage as a solo artist, a member of a popular duo (The Proper Way) or a member of various bands as a lead singer, guitarist and/or keyboardist. Shane is a storyteller by nature and it comes through in his original songs, whether stripped down laments or upbeat tales in a unique style he calls “cheatgrass” — bluegrass instrumentation played in a more Americana style. Michael A. Palumbo is Professor Emeritus at Weber State University from which he retired in 2013. He is currently Music Director and Conductor of Chamber Orchestra Ogden a paid, professional level community-based orchestra. Michael is a former national secretary of the American String Teachers Association, and founding president of the Utah Viola Society. Since 2012 he has been President of Local 104, American Federation of Musicians, and in 2014 he was elected President-Elect of the American Viola Society. He is an active performing violist and guest conductor, and also adjudicates on a regular basis. For recreation Michael likes to take trips with his wife, travel, see family, make wine and beer, and play jazz and blues at several local clubs. He also spends a lot of time writing grant proposals to help pay the members of Chamber Orchestra Ogden. Michael Palumbo- Music ---PAGE BREAK--- Scott Patria – Visual Arts Wes Whitby – At-Large Wes Whitby is the Programs Coordinator for Treehouse Museum, Ogden’s children’s museum, and has been affiliated with Treehouse since 1992 after moving to Ogden in the year the museum opened. He came to Ogden specifically to study musical theater, vocal jazz, and writing at Weber State University and discovered and fell in love with both Ogden and Treehouse immediately and unexpectedly. After receiving a degree in English with a minor in Theater Arts, Wes spent three semesters in Russia teaching English and Theater to children at the Kozarnovsky Class Centre for the Performing Arts in Moscow, and in the elementary school system in Voronezh. Upon returning to Utah in late 2000, Wes returned to Treehouse to take the position of Programs Coordinator for the museum, overseeing and organizing the museum’s family literacy programs and engaging in the museum’s unique brand of improvisational theater, the “ParticiPlay,” with the over 24,000 students who attend the museum each year on school tours and the over 150,000 yearly visitors to the museum, making sure each child gets to “Step into a Story.” He also coordinates the Treehouse Museum’s theater outreach program, summer theater camps and workshops, and serves as the artistic director for the museum’s acting company, the Treehouse Troupe. Wes was awarded a Master’s degree in English from Weber State in 2010 with a children’s theater focus and has written and adapted over 60 plays and puppet shows for families over the years. Wes is a member of the Utah Storytelling Guild and regularly performs his musical brand of storytelling in Ogden and at venues across the region, both alone and in tandem with his wife Emily Peterson Whitby – an instructor of English Composition at Weber State. Wes and Emily live just south of the university, in the unincorporated outskirts of our fair city, with their four creative and precocious children. In 2010 Wes received the Ogden City Mayor's Award for the Arts in the area of Theatre Arts. Scott has directed and managed contemporary art & craft galleries for 20 years. He is experienced in exhibition production, promotion and management. Scott has a broad knowledge of contemporary art and craft, with particular strength in contemporary American studio glass, furniture, wood and ceramics. He is particularly interested in the future of craft, the influence new technology(ies) will have on the field and the intersection of traditional craft mediums and technique on painting and sculpture. 9 ---PAGE BREAK--- NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS Susan Campbell Jake McIntire Originally from the Upper Midwest, Susan Campbell is a flutist and arts administrator now based in Ogden, Utah. Throughout her career Susan has been an active soloist, chamber musician, orchestral flutist, and teacher. She is principal flute for Chamber Orchestra Ogden and regularly performs as a member of NEXT Ensemble. Susan has also performed with the New American Philharmonic, the Grand Winds, the El Paso Wind and the El Paso Orchestra. She has also served as a flutist in the US Army Band at Fort Bliss. Susan is passionate about non-profit arts administration, and is currently Administrative Services Manager of the Browning Center, a performance venue on the campus of Weber State University. Before coming to the Browning Center in September 2015, she was Education Development Coordinator at the Ogden Ballet Association and founded that organization’s Masterworks Music Detectives outreach program for children. Susan is Executive Director of NEXT Ensemble, has served on the board of directors for Chamber Orchestra Ogden, and is a Certified Change Leader with the Utah Division of Arts and Museums. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of St. Thomas and a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from the University of Minnesota. Her principal teachers have included Adele Lorraine, Jane Garvin, Hanoch Tel-Oren, Melissa Colgin- Abeln, and Immanuel Davis. Susan is currently enrolled in the Master of Arts Administration program at Southern Utah University. He holds an MFA in Collaborative Design with an emphasis in Social Entrepreneurship and Urban Theory from the Pacific Northwest College of Art where he had the opportunity to engage with community members, artists, scientists, activists, and policy makers to work toward positive solutions to complex challenges. Jake received his BFA with Honors in Intermedia Sculpture with a minor in Business from the University of Utah. 10 Jake has facilitated workshops throughout Oregon and Utah on subjects such as: organizational development, change management, urban theory, and ecosystem policy. He has cofounded numerous art collectives, including Project Ground Floor and the University of Utah’s first sculpture club where he gained experience in grant writing and curating. Jake has dedicated himself to exploring urban transformation and he believes that art is among our most powerful resources in creating better cities. Jake McIntire is a designer, entrepreneur, strategist, and creative problem solver working at the intersections of business, art, design, and urban theory. Jake is the founder of UNION Creative Agency. He is also currently working as a consultant and collaborator on Ogden City’s Master Plan for Arts and Culture. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Ogden City Advisory Committee has conducted the arts grant process including advertising to recruit applicants and reviewing and grading the applications. Ogden City Staff assembled a grant review subcommittee in accordance with Arts Advisory Committee Ordinance No. 2015-41 and formed a grading system for the subcommittee in compliance with the Ordinance allowing each grant application to be measured equally using the grant criteria as its guide. The City Council’s role in the grant process is to make a determination that the value of the tangible and intangible public benefits that will result from the proposed grants equal or exceed the monetary value of the grants. The council’s determination of value is presumptively correct: determination of value received, made by the [City Council], shall be presumed valid unless it can be shown that the determination was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” Utah Code Ann. §10-8-2-(3)(b). FY2016 saw funding in the amount of $60,000 and an increase to $70,000 for FY17. The stated goal of City Council is to continue to increase grant funds until they reach $100,000. OGDEN CITY ARTS GRANTS 11 ---PAGE BREAK--- OGDEN CITY ARTS GRANTS 12 FY16 Awards FY17 Awards General Support General Support Eccles Community Arts Center $7,000 Eccles Community Art Center $7,333 Treehouse Children’s Museum $12,000 Treehouse Children’s Museum $6,333 Ogden Ballet Assn. $5,000 WSU Shaw Gallery $5,333 Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music $16,860 Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music $6,333 Chamber Orchestra Ogden $4,000 Chamber Orchestra Ogden $4,333 WSU Strings Project $2,640 Ogden Ballet Assn. $3,333 WSU Strings Project $1,233 Imagine Ballet Theater $3,333 TOTAL $47,500 TOTAL $37,564 Project Support Project Support Ogden Nature Center – Earth Day $2,000 Ogden Nature Center- Birdhouses $2,334 Ogden Nature Center – Birdhouses $2,000 Ogden Nature Center – Earth Day $2,334 Weber Morgan Health Dept. $ 500 Ogden Downtown Alliance $2,000 Ogden Opera Guild $1,000 Good Company Theater $9,334 Good Company Theater $7,000 Weber Morgan Health Dept. $1,725 Ogden School Foundation $1,833 Ogden Inspired – Kase Johnstun $1,833 Traces of the West $ 875 Suzanne Storer $3,334 St. Anne’s/Lantern House $1,834 Ogden Opera Guild $1,000 Nurture the Creative Mind $4,000 TOTAL $12,500 TOTAL $32,436 GRAND TOTAL $60,000 GRAND TOTAL $70,000 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Mayor’s Awards in the Arts program provides the opportunity to celebrate all types of artists, organizations, and art advocates making a difference in our community through the arts. This year’s event was held at the new location of the Union Grill on November 17, 2016. The reception honoring the deserving recipients featured a video presentation about them along with the honoree’s personal comments. Art made by some of the honorees was displayed and of course the Mayor gave a speech. Attendee’s also enjoyed delicious catering and a musical number by NEXT Ensemble. It was a beautiful evening spent supporting the arts. MAYOR’S AWARDS IN THE ARTS Mayor’s Award’s in the Arts 2016 Honorees Arts Advocacy Jared E. Allen Lifetime Achievement Hal Holliday Schneider Visual Arts Matthew Choberka Arts Education- Individual Erica Lyon Arts Education- Organization Treehouse Children’s Museum Performing Arts Gabriel Gordon Folk Art Darnel Haney Youth Artist Jaime Contreras *Special Recognition of Ginny Stout for her years of service in the Arts 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- ARTS ON THE TOWN On the evening of May 6th 2016, Ogden City Arts hosted the annual Arts on the Town celebration to highlight the work of Ogden’s talented Arts Grant Recipients. This event showcasing the arts in Ogden took place at the WSU Downtown site, 2314 Washington Blvd. A public reception began at 5pm, Mayor’s speech at 5:30pm, and it remained open until 8pm. The evening coincided with the First Friday Art Stroll. The attendee’s enjoyed a video that showed what each Grant Recipient had accomplished with help from Ogden City Grant Funds. Ogden City supports the Arts with an annual allocation that is now up to $70,000. This amount has steadily increased each year with the approval of City Council. These grant funds in which non-profit organizations can apply for general support and individuals can receive project funding, help to support and increase the enjoyment of the arts in Ogden City. 14 ---PAGE BREAK--- FIRST FRIDAY ART STROLL The heart of Ogden is found in its rich cultural heritage and in its art. The face of the arts within this community is constantly evolving. This fact is evidenced through its many gallery exhibits, literary offerings, innumerable scheduled and impromptu live art performances, a growing collection of public art and a variety of cultural, film and arts festivals and markets. Held the first Friday of the month from 6-9 PM, Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll is abuzz year ‘round with exciting exhibit openings, artist receptions and live music of all genres in venues and in the streets. As the art stroll becomes the virtual front porch of Ogden, those that venture here are treated to great art, an atmosphere of camaraderie and inclusion and amazing night life; small town feel, big city offerings. Our little stroll has grown immensely in the last year. Attendance in the summer months is at an all-time high. Galleries are down-right crowded with patrons of the arts. Even in the winter months there is a strong number of viewers attending the stroll. September through April we include special events and guests to keep the viewers coming. Our very own Arts Advisory Committee members, Russ Adams, and R. Brandon Long keep things hopping with Adams’ Mis-guided Tours, and Long’s Banyon Collective Van Sessions. The Van Sessions have live music and interviews being recorded with local musicians from all genres. R. Brandon Long and local artist, Todd Oberndorfer, also do a live podcast show during the First Friday Art Stroll Van Sessions. The Miss Guided Tours are a comical tour of sites on and around 25th Street led by creative historian and monster creator Russ Adams. Gallery 25 often has live musicians playing on the street in front of their gallery. Ogden has a long list of Galleries and business that participate in the stroll each month: Galleries- Bella Muse, Cara Koolmees, Eccles Community Art Center, Gallery 51 at Union Station, Gallery 25, Gallery at the Station- Union Station, Grounds for Coffee on 25th Street and Harrison, Myra Powell Gallery- Union Station, Imagine Ballet Theater, Infinite Tattoo and Art Gallery, Jeffery Favero Photography, Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery, Pandemonium Art Gallery, Perry’s Egyptian Theatre, Arrowsmith Gallery, Nurture the Creative Mind-Union Station, Photoshoppe Gallery, and our newest addition Lavender Vinyl. We are looking forward to growing the art stroll with more pop up events such as live music, dance, theatre, poetry performances in the street, art light installations, and more. In fact, the October and November strolls both had successful and well attended light installation projects on 25th Street. 15 ---PAGE BREAK--- OGDEN CONCERT BAND Each year Ogden City gives a small amount of funding to the Ogden Concert Band. This group of talented musicians perform all over the city and just recently obtained their non-profit status. The Ogden Concert Band brings together musicians of advanced ability to participate in an instrumental wind ensemble whose goal is to achieve and maintain a professional level of musicianship. They are committed to enhancing the educational, cultural and entertainment opportunities in Northern Utah through outstanding performance of a wide variety of instrumental music. Organized as a community band in the early 1970's, the Ogden Concert Band is comprised of professional, semi-professional, and serious amateur musicians from the greater Ogden, UT area. Two to three formal concerts are scheduled each year, typically performed at Weber State University in Ogden. In addition, the band plays a summer concert series at the Ogden Amphitheater, as well as concerts at the Hill Air Force Base Museum and the Davis Arts Council's "Free Sunday Night Concert Series." The group has also played at special events, including the dedications of Peery’s Egyptian Theater and The George E. Wahlen Veteran's Home in Ogden, President George H. W. Bush’s 2005 visit to the VFW National Convention in Salt Lake City, the Chai Yi City International Band Festival in Taiwan, and concert tours in Hof, Germany. Special guests who have performed with the group include the Utah bass trombonist Russell McKinney and Ogden jazz legend Joe McQueen. Ogden Concert Band performances include a broad range of selections from a variety of musical styles and periods, giving audience members opportunities for enjoyable, diverse and educational musical experiences. They also are developing a community outreach program to educate, enlighten and encourage prospective audiences as well as other local musical organizations, particularly those with participating young musicians. Performance Dates July 2015-July 2016 July 6, 2015 Ogden Amphitheater August 3, 2015 Ogden Amphitheater August 29, 2015 Layton Amphitheater Sept 19, 2015 Hill Air Force Base April 20, 2016 Ogden High School June 13, 2016 Ogden Amphitheater July 11, 2016 Ogden Amphitheater 16 ---PAGE BREAK--- PUBLIC ART PROGRAM The Public Art Program, formerly a Percent for Public Art program, has enjoyed some clarification and revision as Ogden City Arts moved back into the City Administration. The ordinances (2016-22 and 2016-23) have been revised to reflect an annual allocation, sources of funding, and process and procedure for applying for public art installations. Two projects were ‘grandfathered’ into the program as these revisions were being made to clear the decks of unfinished business. These were a piece of public art to live at the new Fire Station No. 3 at 450 North Street and a directional sign at The Junction. These two projects enjoyed a call for proposals based on funds allocated to each project by City Council and went through the vetting process outlined in ordinance (2016-23, 3-16-6, A design subcommittee made up of 6 voting members, three from the Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee, the city planning manager designee, the public services director’s designee, and the management director’s designee reviewed the proposals. Also sitting ex officio on the design subcommittee were the director of community and economic development designee, and a city council member designee. Others to be determined based on the specific project as appropriate – in the case of the Fire Station, Chief Mathieu sat on the committee. The committee reviewed the proposals and made a recommendation to the Mayor for a final decision. The artists selected were Daniel Borup for the Fire Station and Jared Ellis for the directional sign. Tied to the Public Art Program is a maintenance program for city funded public art projects. At this time two projects are being addressed, the River of Light at The Junction which suffered vandalism and was rendered inoperative for several years. New materials resistant to the abuse are being employed in the repair of the art piece to prevent a repeat of that event. The second maintenance project is actually the completion of the Jonnie Parker Hartman’s Glide, Soar, Fly sculpture on Kiesel Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets on the East side of the street. The sculpture was intended to have the words “Glide, Soar, Fly” fabricated in metal and installed on the base of the sculpture. That is in process at this time. A system is now in place for review of existing public art pieces so that they can be maintained in a timely manner. Funding for Public Art is annually allocated at $100,000 sourced from BDO - $35,000, the Water Utility Fund - $40,000, the Sanitary Sewer Fund - $15,000 and the Storm Sewer Fund - $10,000. New public art project proposals can come from any source with the support of a city department director. A Public Art Information Statement is required for any project to go through the review process outlined above. Maintenance projects will also require an Information Statement and will be reviewed as appropriate. 17 ---PAGE BREAK--- PUBLIC ART PROGRAM Current Public Art Projects (in process) Rendering for Fire Station No. 3 – Daniel Borup Rendering for Directional Sign at The Junction – Jared Ellis 18 ---PAGE BREAK--- 19 POET LAUREATE PROGRAM An exciting new program was headlined this year by Ogden City Arts. We now have our very first Poet Laureate representing Ogden City. The chosen individual was Brad Roghaar who is an English Professor at Weber State University. Brad will serve as the official ambassador of literary culture, using his position as a platform from which to promote the transformative qualities of poetry and the written word through all parts of the community. Ogden City Arts is hoping to raise the community consciousness to a greater appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry, while supporting literary arts, ephemeral arts, and a vibrant art scene in Ogden City. The Poet Laureate will serve a 2-year term with the option of being appointed for a second term. He will be asked to make appearances at public events such as Mayor’s Awards in the Arts, City Council Meetings, ribbon cutting ceremonies, etc. At these events the Poet Laureate will perform a reading of his own writings, or of another author/poet that best fits the occasion. This position requires dedication in promoting literary education in our schools and communities. Roghaar will also seek to bring poetry to the people in Ogden who have limited access or exposure to the literary arts. ---PAGE BREAK--- MASTER PLAN FOR ARTS AND CULTURE In 1999 Ogden City created a master plan for Public Art that outlined projects for the city. The plan was never officially adopted but many of the projects did go forward. As we move into a new phase with Ogden City Arts housed within the city and the city pursuing a new brand it seemed like the right time to update the development and approach to our planning for Arts and Culture in the community. Ogden City Arts staff along with a subcommittee of the Ogden City Arts Advisory Committee, a city steering committee made up of Business Development, City Council Staff, Jake McIntire, an independent consultant, and community members have worked diligently to create a Master Plan for Arts and Culture in Ogden. We opened a public survey online, held public input sessions at two locations and independent one on one interviews to fill the cultural gaps identified after the public input and survey results to ensure diversity and the most inclusive portrait of Ogden. There have been smaller focus groups to determine goals and strategies to reach those goals. A presentation was made to the diversity committee and their input was requested as well. We have also researched other communities’ processes in creating their Master Plans for Arts and Culture. We have created an Asset Map for Ogden to identify existing community resources, a vision statement that reflects the goals and strategies identified was developed, and finally the creation of a physical document that reflects the process and outcomes. The Master Plan for Arts and Culture was officially adopted by City Council on February 28, 2017. The Goals and Strategies needed to meet those goals have been identified as: GOAL: Embed the arts as a key component in economic development and city planning strategies. Strategies: 1. Develop a strong vision/budget/framework for arts within the city 2. Create experiences and destinations throughout the city 3. Integrate the arts into city marketing and publicity initiatives 4. Establish arts ambassadors as partners in major city projects 5. Create a comprehensive list of cultural assets and artist resources 6. Improve internal and external communication related to the arts 20 ---PAGE BREAK--- GOAL: Advance the arts as an integral element that celebrates Ogden’s diversity and strengthens its unique identity. Strategies: 1. Integrate into existing city government processes and planning 2. Develop private participation and public/private collaborations 3. Align thematically with city rebranding efforts 4. Foster the next generation of artists and audiences 5. Welcome the expression of diversity 6. Money. Incoming and outgoing – determine and develop resources GOAL: Create an environment where artists can thrive Strategies: 1. Encourage private partnerships 2. Communication and marketing efforts related to the arts and arts related projects 3. Identify/develop physical spaces for artists and their work 4. Support and encourage a wider variety of art within downtown 5. Facilitate opportunities for art and public to bump into one another 6. Develop an artist conservancy model GOAL: Weave the arts into the daily Ogden experience Strategies: 1. Integrate flexibility into the plan 2. Relationship building with artists 3. Open/broaden accessibility 4. Physical infrastructure and gathering places 5. Increase education at many levels 6. Empowerment Actions will be determined by assets the city already enjoys and identification of assets that could be developed to augment those existing already. Our current Asset List is available on ogdencity.com/artsmasterplan under the supporting pages tab. This is also where the finished electronic version of the Master Plan for Arts and Culture resides. MASTER PLAN FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 21 ---PAGE BREAK--- SUMMARY 22 2016 has seen a great increase in activity. Ogden City Arts Grants has funded a remarkable array of projects over the last year with a budget currently at $70,000. Helping to sustain long time pillars in the Ogden community (Eccles Community Arts Center, Ogden Ballet Association and bringing up new comers who are making their impact known, Chamber Orchestra Ogden.) With revised guidelines we are able to fund non-traditional arts projects like suicide prevention arts projects at Weber Morgan Health Department, arts supplies and guidance for homeless youth at Lantern House as well as traditional performance, projects and programs. The Public Art program is currently overseeing a project for the new Fire Station at 4th North that was installed in the spring of 2017 and a directional sign for the Junction. Both projects enjoyed a public call for proposals and went through a formal review process. The River of Light was also repaired and is now gracing the Junction with beautiful light in the evening. City Council officially adopted the Master Plan for Arts and Culture on February 28, 2017. This plan will support the city’s long range goals of creating a cohesive brand and vision for Ogden. The plan is based on values expressed by the public in a two-year long set of public input sessions and committee meetings, a public survey and many hours of In concert with this is development of an arts district to run from 24th to 26th and Jefferson to Union Station. Sara Meess from CED received a $50K NEA Grant for the development of a creative district here in Ogden. A new mural has been installed at Adams and 25th with funding from the Weber Arts Council and a sculptural arts platform gallery space has been activated. Several art based light projections were also used to activate this area. We’re seeing the district come alive. The First Friday Arts Stroll continues to be a draw to downtown galleries. In coordination with the stroll are arts installations including large projections on buildings and the platforms “gallery” at 25th and Adams. New businesses such as Lavender Vinyl and The Front have incorporated art installations in their programming. ---PAGE BREAK--- 23 Ogden now has its first Poet Laureate, Brad Roghaar. This is a program that will serve our schools, the community and extend the reach and recognition of Ogden to the State and Regional levels. Ogden International is a new music series at Peery’s Egyptian Theater coordinated by Ogden City Arts. The first concert was held on February 2, 2017 and featured a sold out show with ukulele rock star Jake Shimabukuro. In the next year we hope to have a street level gallery and resource library for Ogden City Arts, this is a desire expressed many times in our public input sessions with the community for the Master Plan for Arts and Culture. We would look to bringing on a gallery curator part time for that venue. Another hope is to expand the Ogden International Series in Peery’s Egyptian Theater, for this season we have received funding from RAMP and from Zion’s bank and would like to create a more extensive program for this presentation in this remarkable historic venue. There is a lot going on In Ogden and we are very pleased to recognize some of the people who are making this a pretty remarkable place to live. SUMMARY (CONT’D)