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ART AND THE CITY — Review of the Cork City Council Per Cent for Art Scheme

Name: ART AND THE CITY — Review of the Cork City Council Per Cent for Art Scheme
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by Ruairí Ó Cuív

ISBN 978 0948037 320 96 pages (paperback) 24x17cm 131 illus artist index

Cork County Council was the first local authority to commission an artwork under the Percent for Art Scheme, and this book is a comprehensive review of what has been achieved under the scheme. It features 35 public art commissions by 31 artists, each artwork discussed in detail and comprehensively illustrated.

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EXTRACT

"It is difficult to imagine the early stages of the Per Cent for Art Scheme in Ireland because the understanding of public art has been transformed since its introduction. For many people the scheme is associated with prominent and permanent artworks placed on our major roads network – in what are so often incongruous contexts that it is easy to forget that there are other contexts in which the scheme has developed. The Per Cent for Art Scheme in Cork city is one of those contexts. Its development there reflects the many changes to the scheme since its introduction by the Department of the Environment in 1986. The evolution of the scheme in Cork was influenced by developments in national policy but also by policy directions within Cork City Council (formerly Cork Corporation). Since the introduction of the scheme by the City Architect, Cork City Council has demonstrated a willingness to respond to new directives from the Department of the Environment, and also to explore the potential of the scheme. In many respects, Cork City Council broke new ground, being the first local authority to commission an artwork under the scheme and then being the first to commission a non-sculptural work. The Council’s implementation of the scheme was also notable in that, from the beginning, emphasis was placed on engagement with communities. Artists and arts organisations in Cork also contributed to the scheme through their work and by generating debate."

— from the intro by Rúairí O Cuiv

CONTENTS

Foreword 7
Acknowledgements 8
Introduction 9
The Review 11-49

The Review 11
The Artistic Embellishment Scheme 11
The appointment of a Public Art Advisor 14
Limited competition 17
The commissioning process 18
First commissions selected from submissions 20
Continuing community involvement 20
Artists’ perceptions 24
Difficulties 26
Maintenance and vandalism 29
The Public Art Research Project 33
Parallel developments 34
New directions 35
Debate and movement 41
The ongoing Per Cent for Art programme 47
Findings and Recommendations 51
Principles 51
Public art 51
The nature of commissions 52
The placement of art 52
Planning 53
Contexts for commissions 53
Impact on artists 54
Timing of the commissioning process 55
Risk-taking 55
Commissioning procedures 55
Selection procedures 56
Selection panels 57
Management 58
Curation 58
The Public Art Working Group 59
Art Steering Committees 59
Briefs and guidelines 60
Proposals 60
Health and safety 61
Artists’ contracts 61
Finance 62
Pooling funds 62
Fees 62
Tax 63
Landscaping and finishes 63
Maintenance 63
Documentation 64
Evaluation 64
Promotion of the Per Cent for Art Scheme 65
Branding 65
The press 65
Presentations 66
Public consultation 67
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Findings and Recommendations 50-69
Appendices 70-96
     1 – People interviewed 71
     2 – Bibliography 72
     3 – Audit of commissions, 1986-2003 73
Endnotes / List of artists and illustrations

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FEATURED ARTISTS / ARTWORKS
with photo(s), description, credits, etc, for each artwork

Russell Barrett Grotto, 1993 (Corporation Buildings, off D’Altons Avenue)
Andrew Boyle Untitled, 1998 (Orchard View, Ringmahon Road, Mahon)
Jim Buckley Fall, 2000 (R&H Hall, Kennedy’s Quay)
Rosemary Canavan Sleeping Mother and Child, 1995 (Suttons Buildings, off Richmond Hill); The Three Marking Stones, 1997 (Roches Buildings, off Richmond Hill)
Maud Cotter Place, 1999 (St Michael’s Close, Mahon)
Alan Counihan A City Wall, 1996 (Ard Bhaile, Mayfield)
Alan Counihan, Andrew Boyle and Ger O’Neill Untitled, 2001 (Knocknaheeny)
Cindy Cummins, Jools Gilson-Ellis, Danny McCarthy, Dara McGrath, Tracey McVerry, Julie McGowan, Fiona Ní Mhaoilir, Adrian O’Connell, Una Quigley Daylighting the City, 2002 (Lapps Quay)
Michael Cunningham Sundial, 1994 (Kellehers Buildings, Old Youghal Road, Mayfield)
Margaret Fitzgibbon The Stone, The Child and the Long Day, 1995 (Deanrock, Togher) 30, 78 Dolls House, 1997 (Deanrock, Togher)
Allan Gallet Spirit of Co-operation, 1994 (Avonmore Park, Mayfield)
Kevin Holland Bull and Drover, 1993 (Maddens Buildings, Watercourse Road); Train, 1997 (The Glen, Blackpool)
Ann Hugh Children Playing Football, 1995 (Ard Bhaile, Mayfield); Madonna and Child, 1996 (Barretts Buildings, Blarney Street)
Liam Lavery Untitled, 1993 (Green Street, Greenmount); Untitled, 1995 (Noonan’s Road, Greenmount)
Julie Kelleher The Pyre, 1996 (Boyne Crescent, Mayfield)
Friederike Lenzing and Julie Kelleher Untitled, 1993 (Baker’s Road Flats, Knocknaheeny)
Hugh Lorrigan Untitled, 1996 (Griffith Lane, off Barrack Street)
Peter Morgan and Judy Kravis When The Bells Go Down, 2001
Eilís Ní Fhaoláin Untitled, 2001 (The Glen, Blackpool)
Denis O’Connor Untitled, 2000 (Blackpool by-pass)
John Reardon Disappearing Mural, 2001 (Glenamoy Lawn, Mayfield)
Eithne Ring Untitled, 1996 (Peacock Lane, Gerald Griffin Avenue, Blackpool)
Vivienne Roche Love Letters, 1993-2001 (Horgans Buildings, Magazine Road); Light Lines, 1999– (Jack Lynch Tunnel, Mahon Point)
James Scanlon Untitled, 1989 (Share Building, Grattan Street)
Alexander Sokalov Motorbike, 1996 (Glenamoy Lawn, Mayfield)
Marek Staszkiewicz Untitled, 1988 (Lotamore Park, Mayfield)
Eoin Turner Untitled, 1996 (no illus available)
Tina Whelan The Three Wans, 2001 (Parnell Place)
Anke Zurn, Áine Ryan, Mel Ziegler, Conor Moloney, Magda Jarzabek, John Reardon Project Mongrel, 1999 (Patrick Street)