CITY OF PALM DESERT PUBLIC ART

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CITY OFPALM DESERTPUBLIC ART

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ABOUT THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM

• Began in 1986.
• First public art program in Riverside County.
• More than 150 pieces in the collection citywide.
• Funds are derived through City ordinance.
• A 7 member AIPP Commission appointed by City
  Council.

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WHAT DO WE DO?

• Project management for permanent pieces.
• El Paseo Invitational Exhibition
• Palm Desert Community Gallery
• Public Art Documentary Film Series
• Public Art Docent Program
• Valley wide Desertscapes event in April.
• Market the program and maintain the public art
  website.

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WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?

• City Ordinances 473, 673.
• The fee is based on construction valuation.
• Government 1
• Commercial Development ½
• Residential Development ¼

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Pd aquatic center artwork by paul hobson

• 46,000 Budget
• Artist selected through the Request for
  Qualifications (RFQ) Process.
• Site specific artwork.
• Integrated artwork sandblasted into the
  concrete then stained and sealed.

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EL PASEO INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION

• 18 sculptures in the median of El Paseo between
  Portola and Highway 74.
• Sculptures change every 2 years.
• Artists are paid an honorarium for their work.

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2011/2012 exhibition
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2013/2014 EXHIBITION
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PALM DESERT COMMUNITY GALLERY

• Located in City Hall.
• Reserved for artists from the Coachella Valley
  and surrounding areas.
• Host to 5 exhibitions per year, including the
  Student Art Essay Contest.
• Opening receptions are open to all!

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farming in the desert- up close and personal
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PALM DESERT PUBLIC ART DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES

• Four films per season. Each film is followed by
  a QA with an expert in an area related to the
  film.
• Produced in partnership with UCR. Palm Desert
  Campus annually January April.
• Educational tool.
• Free, and attended by 200-300 people per film.

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PALM DESERT PUBLIC ART DOCENTS

• Volunteers are trained to give tours of the
  artwork in three locations
• Civic Center Park (more than 20 pieces)
• El Paseo (18 pieces in the Exhibition and many
  more)
• Palm Desert Library (12 pieces)

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PUBLIC ART DOCENTS CONTINUED

• Free tours are offered on the second Saturday of
  the month September - June.
• Private groups can schedule their own free tour.
• Approximately 4,000 people have toured the art
  since the beginning of the program - mid 2004.

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DESERTSCAPES

• Collaborative program with at least 10 local
  organizations including Palm Springs Art Museum,
  Coachella Valley Water Color Society, Historical
  Society of Palm Desert, College of the Desert,
  Desert Plein Air Painters
• Month-long celebration of plein air
  painting/artwork in the Coachella Valley.
• Lectures, paint-outs, exhibitions, tours, and
  more!
• Mostly free events.

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MARKETING WEBSITE

• Place ads for the program in appropriate
  magazines.
• Develop collateral materials such as the Art and
  Architecture map and the Art and Architecture
  book.
• www.palmdesertart.org

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Question?

• Deborah Schwartz, Public Art Coordinator
• dschwartz_at_cityofpalmdesert.org
• or
• 760-837-1664
• www.palmdesertart.org