By Pepper Parr
January 15th, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a public art master plan review should be worth millions of words. The City of Burlington wants public feedback on the Public Art Master Plan.
Residents are invited to provide feedback through a standard online survey and through a mapping tool to show where they would like to see public art, or attend one of the public drop-in sessions.
Online Tools: Get this
Online Mapping: Where would you like to see public art in the city? Recommend a potential public art location by placing a pin on the map.
Click HERE to access the online mapping tool.
Online Survey: Tell us more about the kinds of projects you would like to see in the future. Click HERE to access the online survey tool.
The online mapping and survey tools will be open until Feb. 2, 2018.
Drop-in Public Engagement Sessions
A delightful work of art – but you may never see it – sitting as it does in the middle of Upper Middle Road yards away from a railway underpass.
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Tansley Woods Community Centre, 1996 Itabashi Way
Date: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
Time: Noon to 4 p.m.
Location: Art Gallery of Burlington, 1333 Lakeshore Rd.
Date: Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018
Time: 1 to 5 p.m.
Location: Burlington Public Library, Central Branch, 2331 New St.
Date: Monday, Jan. 29, 2018
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Haber Recreational Centre, 3040 Tim Dobbie Dr.
The unveiling of the Spiral Stella outside the Performing Arts Centre on a bright summer day was thought to be the beginning of a breakthrough point for the arts and cultural community. Hasn’t worked out that way, yet – but art perseveres – their day will come.
Burlington’s Public Art Master Plan provides a 10-year plan for integrating art into the public spaces. The Plan is both a road map for the community—a vision for how public art can enhance Burlington’s public places, architecture, and landscapes—and a set of processes to put that plan into action.
The Public Art Master Plan (PAMP) addresses art, which is owned by the City of Burlington and located in public spaces. “Public space” is municipally owned spaces used by the general public, including parks, road allowances, tunnels, boulevards, streets, courtyards, squares, bridges, building exteriors, foyers, concourses and publicly accessible indoor areas.
The works may be permanent, temporary or mobile. The PAMP distinguishes and provides guidance for the Public Art Program for the City of Burlington.
Goals of the project
Recent public art installed in Aldershot.
Assess public’s receptiveness, awareness and support for public art
Review and update current list of potential public art sites and projects
Identify and prioritize opportunities for new projects; explore methods to more directly link project planning to annual budgeting process
Plan and prioritize project scope and scale in accordance with the Public Art Reserve Fund
Clarify policies surrounding temporary public art and community-driven art projects
Explore the need for a policy surrounding integrated public art projects/embedded artists within city-led projects
The Public Art Master Plan (2009 – 2018), a 77 page document is HERE.
A visit to Chicago leaves a lasting impression of a lot of well-chosen art pieces. Such a good example for us elsewhere.
How about a statue of Joseph Brant for the City of Burlington.
This IS the era of Truth & Reconciliation. Let us take the opportunity to recognize the person who met both George Washington AND King George III (although not at the same time).
The person to whom a large land grant of 3500 acres was acquired that became downtown Burlington.
Have him standing overlooking the waters of Lake Ontario near the (soon to be built) Joseph Brant Museum.