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2008-2009 PUBLIC ART YEAR IN REVIEW
Ten presenters shared information about public
art projects completed or in-process during
2008-2009. The session was moderated by Mary
Huber, Director, Hearst Center for the Arts,
Cedar Falls, IA and Cammie Scully, Director,
Waterloo Center for the Arts.

• Rebecca Hackemann
• Visionary Sightseeing Binoculars, Chinatown
  Influx
• Rebecca Ekstrand
• Connections of Knowledge
• Unfolding Passage
• David B. Dahlquist
• Hybrid Icons
• In Celebration of Transportation
• Sticking Tommies
• Waterloo Cultural Arts Commission, Public Art
  Committee
• Chawne Paige Random / Planned Landscape
• Pam Echeverria, Scott Hudson, Carol Macomber,
  Joan Webser-Vore Art Environment Where We
  Gather
• Olson-Larsen Galleries
• Mac Hornecker Rivers Edge
• Mary Merkel-Hess Perfect Brightness

• Concetta Morales
• Portal/Wall Presto Chango
• Shirley Wyrick
• Greenfall
• Free Flow
• Molly Mason Before the Sun Speaks
• Matthew Farley
• Frozen Assets
• The Making of Pets
• Adam Jackson Pollock
• Peace Pole
• City of Dubuque
• Art on the River

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2008-2009 PUBLIC ART YEAR IN REVIEW
ARTIST MATTHEW FARLEY, Lawrence, KSTITLE
FROZEN ASSETSSTATUS Project Completed
Under Re-ConstructionYEAR December 2008
March 2009, returning December 2009TYPE Tempora
ry, site-integrated sculpture SIZE 7 x 19 x
19 MATERIALS Rebar, aluminum tape, wood,
steel, and plastic water bottles SPONSOR
Artist self-funded, EcoUsable (partial
sponsor)OWNER Matthew Farley, Lawrence,
KSLOCATION Chi Omega Memorial Fountain, The
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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Matthew Farley
ARTIST COMMENTS There was a time when public
fountains were a source of water for the citizens
(and their animals) that came to them. These
days, we insist that water come prepackaged to
us. This convenience, however, comes at a cost to
the wallet and the environment. The consumption
of bottled water has a connection with the way we
see water in our everyday lives, in particular,
the conspicuous display of water in public
fountains. Fountains have long been a marker of
wealth and prosperity. In this way, we view water
as luxurious. However, access to clean drinking
water should not be a luxury. Frozen Assets
brought these two ideas of water together by
mimicking the jets of the fountain using empty
water bottles. The beauty of this material,
typically thrown away and sometimes recycled, was
highlighted as the shimmering play of light
mimicked both frozen water as well as crystal
chandeliers. Furthermore, Frozen Assets brought
vitality to a fountain whos water had been
turned off for the winter, a powerful reminder of
Benjamin Franklins quote, When the well's dry,
we know the worth of water.
FROZEN ASSETS ABOUT THE WORK Frozen Assets was
installed on the night of December 15, 2008. This
sculpture represents artist Matthew Farleys
investigation into the connection between the
ways in which we view and use water in our
everyday lives. The piece, an assemblage of water
bottles collected in less than a week by the
staff of the University Environmental Stewardship
Program, has drawn further attention to already
mounting concerns about the environmental impact
of the bottled water industry. Frozen Assets
remained on display until fountain maintenance
was to be completed prior to turning the water
back on. Mr. Farley is currently preparing the
piece to be re-installed this December.
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Frozen Assets - Matthew Farley
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Frozen Assets - Matthew Farley
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Frozen Assets - Matthew Farley
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2008-2009 PUBLIC ART YEAR IN REVIEW
2009 IOWA PUBLIC ART NETWORKING CONFERENCE
ARTIST MATTHEW FARLEY, Lawrence, KSTITLE
THE MAKING OF PETSSTATUS Project
CompletedYEAR May October
2009TYPE Temporary, site-integrated
sculptureSIZE 15 x 18 x 15
MATERIALS Rebar, aluminum tape, wood, steel,
and plastic water bottles SPONSOR Avenue of
the Arts FoundationOWNER Matthew Farley,
Lawrence, KSLOCATION Auditorium Plaza
Garage, 12th and Central, Kansas City, MO
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Matthew Farley
THE MAKING OF PETS ABOUT THE WORK This
temporary installation is a continuation of the
themes found in Frozen Assets, and was part of
the 10th Annual Avenue of the Arts, downtown
Kansas City, MO. Water bottles, collected from
sites in both Kansas City, MO and Lawrence, KS,
form a fountain, symbolizing the nearby
confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
The title, The Making of Pets, refers in part to
the production and transportation of PET bottles,
which in turn relates to its location at the
entry of a parking garage. ARTIST COMMENTS The
Making of Pets was designed to transform the
parking garage itself into a fountain and
incorporate the landscape bed as a "pool" with
the shrubs as small "fountain jets." As it
relates to both fountains and topiary gardens,
the piece also explores themes of dominance and
affection found in our relationship with nature.
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The Making of Pets - Matthew Farley
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The Making of Pets - Matthew Farley
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The Making of Pets - Matthew Farley
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ABOUT THE ARTIST Matthew Farley received his
BFA with an emphasis in sculpture from The
University of Kansas in December 2008 and is an
emerging artist in the field of public art.
Recently, he was selected to the roster of
artists for Art Through Architecture, a program
"designed to encourage and empower architects and
their clients to incorporate art and artists of
excellence from the Kansas City area into their
projects. Additionally, Mr. Farley has been
selected to receive the 2010 Connor Meigs Art
Award, a merit award to help recent BFA graduates
launch their career in art.
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ABOUT THE IOWA PUBLIC ART NETWORK The Iowa
Public Art Network is a peer-group of Iowa Arts
Councils Public Art Design Program that seeks
to advance the value of public art in Iowa and
the professional standards and practices in the
field of public art. IPAN represents artists,
public art administrators, and public art
enthusiasts. There are no dues, fees or required
meetings to attend to be a member of IPAN. To
join, email Bruce.Williams_at_iowa.gov your name,
title, address and email (include IPAN) in the
subject line. HISTORY 2005 Des Moines 1 day
meeting hosted by the Iowa Arts Council. 2006
Cedar Falls/Waterloo 1-1/2 day conference
hosted by Hearst Center for the Arts , Waterloo
Center for the Arts, and the University of
Northern Iowa Art on Campus Committee/Gallery of
Art. 2007 Iowa City 1 day conference hosted
by UI and City of Iowa City Public Art
Commission. 2008 From Pots to Public Art 1 day
workshop conducted by David B. Dahlquist for
artists hosted by the Iowa Arts Council.
Council Bluffs/Omaha 2 day Iowa\Nebraska
conference hosted by Iowa West Public Art,
Nebraska Arts Council. 2009 Des Moines 1-1/2
day conference hosted by the Des Moines Art
Center with substantial support from the Public
Art Foundation of Greater Des Moines.