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Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: October 28, 2024
SUBMITTED BY: Andrea Hallam, Manager, Arts & Creative industries, 519-741-2200
ext. 7084
PREPARED BY: Karoline Varin, Program Administrator, Arts & Creative Industries,
519-741-2200 ext. 7912
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: September 27, 2024
REPORT NO.: DSD -2024-376
SUBJECT: 2024 Artist in Residence Appointment
RECOMMENDATION:
That Ellie Anglin be appointed as the 2024 City of Kitchener Artist in Residence as
recommended by the Public Art Working Group and Arts and Culture Advisory
Committee: and further,
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an agreement, satisfactory to the
City Solicitor, with Ellie Anglin, outlining the obligations of the Artist in Residence
appointment.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to recommend the appointment of the 2024 Artist in
Residence.
• The key finding of this report is that Ellie Anglin has been selected by the Public Art
Working Group (PAWL) and recommended by the Arts and Culture Advisory
Committee (ACAC) as the 2024 Artist in Residence.
• The financial implications are an artist honorarium from existing Arts and Creative
Industries budgets and a printing production cost from the 44 Gaukel Creative Hub
operating budget.
• Community engagement included consultation with PAWG and ACAC.
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
Established in 1995 as the first municipal program of its kind, the City of Kitchener Artist in
Residence program aims to engage the community in the production of contemporary art
that reflects community identities and supports the development of local artists. The program
delivers on the understanding that meaningful engagement in the arts, and growth of the
creative sector contributes positively to the dynamism, authenticity, attractiveness, and
overall competitiveness of the City of Kitchener.
*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. ***
Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance.
Link: Learn more about the City of Kitchener's Artist in Residence program.
The Artist in Residence program continues to emphasize interactive community
engagement and encourages applicants to see the residency as an opportunity to advance
their own practice. The Artist in Residence is provided with an honorarium as compensation
for their time commitment.
The program is open to artists working in a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to
visual arts, performing arts (theatre, dance, music), dance, design, digital and media arts,
folk and traditional arts, literature and spoken word, and multidisciplinary works. Over the
years, to encourage proposals from artists from equity -deserving communities and artists
practicing in disciplines other than traditional visual arts, staff developed the program
description and language to expand the eligibility criteria. Building on these efforts to expand
representation in the disciplines and backgrounds, staff created the Creative Publication
Residency for the 2024 term with the advice of PAWG members. This call for proposals
invited creative writers, authors, poets, comic and zine creators, designers, illustrators,
publishers, and other artists who combine written and visual content, to submit a proposal.
REPORT:
The 2024 Artist in Residence opportunity is a six-month commitment focusing on creative
writing, visual storytelling, and experimental publication design. The content created during
the residency will be packaged into a small, printed publication to be produced and funded
by the Arts & Creative Industries team as part of the 44 Gaukel Creative Hub program.
Partnering the residency with hub activities supports its programming goals of cross -sectoral
collaboration, printed material creation and distribution, and providing entry points into the
local arts scene. The Artist in Residence will work with Arts & Creative Industries staff to
decide the best publication format within the scope of the residency compensation and
available budget to produce a publication.
The annual call for proposals was advertised from May to August 2024. Eighteen proposals
were submitted by the competition close date. Members of PAWG assessed the entries
based on:
• Strength and clarity of concept and overall proposal
• Artistic merit of proposal and/or past work
• Feasibility of proposal within outlined budget and resource limitations
• Impact on current artistic development
• Impact on Kitchener community.
PAWG reached consensus at their September 9, 2024, meeting, selecting Ellie Anglin as
the recommended 2024 City of Kitchener Artist in Residence.
Ellie Anglin is a multimedia artist, creative writer and community organizer residing in
Kitchener. She works in collage (an art form which is made up of overlapping pieces of
material, such as photographs, fabric, paper, and other types of mixed media), illustration,
animation, and graphic design to explore themes of feminism, queerness, pop culture and
nature. Her literary genres are poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. She has self -published
30 zines (a small -circulation printed work of original or appropriated texts and images,
usually reproduced via a copy machine) where she combines visual art and text in her
signature, whimsical style. For the past 10 years, she has exhibited work in the region and
her visual art and literary forms have been published locally and in Toronto. Ms. Anglin has
a Bachelor of Arts, Honours English Literature from the University of Waterloo, and has been
a practicing artist for 20 years. She is the recipient of grants and past residencies in the
region.
The artist is proposing the creation of Ribbon, a collaborative zine featuring work by herself
and other local writers responding to the Grand River watershed, reflecting on themes that
talk about the surrounding rivers, creeks, and streams, including the metaphoric meaning of
"watershed". She hopes to invite selected local artists and writers to a guided page -creation
workshop to contribute content, and later the public to a hand -embellishment workshop
where they will be able to add artistic touches to the printed copies. Beyond documenting
the waters where we live, Ms. Anglin hopes to capture a snapshot of the Kitchener arts
community in 2025. She also hopes to establish the region's first Little Zine Library, which
will support distribution of the residency publication as well as other local zine makers.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The $10,000 artist honorarium and up to $2,500 allocation for expenses are supported by
Arts & Creative Industries budgets. A printing production cost of up to $5,000 is supported
by the 44 Gaukel Creative Hub operating budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
CONSULT — In addition to consulting on the Artist in Residence call for proposals, PAWG
serves as the selection committee for the appointment, as a subcommittee of ACAC and as
outlined in Terms of Reference. Guidelines for the jury process are outlined in Jury
Procedures and provided to each member. A PAWG motion that ACAC support the selection
of Ellie Anglin as the 2024 City of Kitchener Artist in Residence, was considered and
supported by ACAC on September 17, 2024.
COLLABORATE — An important component of the Artist in Residence program is the
requirement for meaningful public engagement. City staff works with the artist to identify
interesting opportunities for public engagement and develop creative programming to suit
these opportunities. Ellie Anglin is proposing workshops with local artists and the public,
reaching out to groups working around the theme of water, potential of collaboration with
the Kitchener Public Library and a launch party with readings and artist talks. In addition,
the publication will be distributed for free to the community at locations determined by staff
based on available inventory, including 44 Gaukel Creative Workspace and the Little Zine
Library.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
There are no previous reports/authorities related to this matter.
APPROVED BY: Readman, Justin, General Manager of Development Services.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A —Artist in Residence proposal.
Attachment B — PAWG Terms of Reference.
Attachment C — Jury Procedures
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Member of An Equity Seeking Group:
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Artist Profile:
I am a multimedia artist working in collage, illustration, animation, and
graphic design, and a writer of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. I
combine visual art and text in my zines, of which I have self -published thirty.
I am currently seeking publication for my graphic memoir, Reproduction.
Project Synopsis: R I V E I N G
Creation of Ribbon, a collaborative zine featuring work by myself and local
artists responding to the Grand River watershed, reflecting on themes
including not just our rivers, creeks and streams but also the metaphoric
meaning of `watershed', the surrealism of nature, and the fluidity of being.
Beyond documenting the waters we live amongst, I hope to capture a
snapshot of the Kitchener arts community in 2025.
Community Engagement Synopsis:
Engagements may include (but aren't limited to)
• research on current river -focused artists and arts groups
• collaboration with Kitchener Public Library to access historical
• age creation workshop with artists and writers
• ookbinding & hand embellishment workshop
• launch party with readings and artist talks
• walking tour of watershed access points
• creation & maintenance of KW's Little Zine Library
':)ution at KPL, 44 Gaukel, City Hall
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ER OF INTENT
Dear PAWG,
Please accept my proposal for Kitchener Artist in Residence. Over
my career I have produced thirty tines, many about Kitchener -
Waterloo. If given this opportunity, I would be honoured to
contribute my distinctive weirdo aesthetic, drawing and collage
skills, writing practice, and experience in arts organizing to create
not just a publication but a community around it.
My concept is Ribbon, a zine responding to the Grand River
watershed. Waterloo Region falls within the largest watershed in
Southern Ontario, and one that has deep environmental, cultural,
and personal significance to many who live here. Members of
Kitchener's vibrant arts community frequently take inspiration
from the rivers, streams and creeks that ribbon through our city.
After researching watershed -related arts initiatives, I will invite
the involved artists and writers to a page creation workshop
where they will be given information about the project and
themes, zine making supplies and prompts such as: "Can a plant
be haunted?", "Tell me about the fluidity of being." and "What
does a hibernating frog dream?"
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Contributors will be compensated
according to CARFAC guidelines
and credited for their work. I will
then scan and assemble our content
in Canva, and send it to print.
"And what, in turn, do we owe to this ribbon of water,
this belt of sky?"
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I will aim for 3000 copies, each with at least one hand -embellishment,
such as a ribbon bookmark, a blue vellum slipcover, silver embossing,
black walnut ink stamp, or hand binding with sparkly green
embroidery thread. This will provide another opportunity for
engagement through a workshop where attendees can help hand -
embellish the zines. When the zines are ready, a launch party will be
followed by a walking tour with readings near the water.
I will maintain distribution at 44 Gaukel, Kitchener City Hall, KPL,
and in KW's first Little Zine Library, which I will install in front of
my house in Downtown Kitchener. In addition to Ribbon, I will stock
local zines that people can take, leaving their zines in return.
As a white artist engaging with the river, I respect the relationship
Indigenous Peoples have always had with the water. I will seek
consultation (with compensation) from Indigenous advisors on the
naming of the waters in Ribbon.
The term "watershed moment," a turning point or dividing line in a
life, is an apt description of what this opportunity would mean for my
career. It has always been a dream to be the Kitchener artist in
residence, but it wasn't until I saw this opportunity that it felt within
reach. As a zine artist and creative writer working within indie,
feminist, and queer realms, the official acknowledgement
accompanying this role would have an immeasurably legitimising
impact on my work.
This opportunity also comes at the auspicious moment
when my years of dedication are proving fruitful. I have
recently received a Canada Arts Council grant for my
graphic memoir, gained a significant artistic profile,
and submitted my manuscript to publishers, and the
timing and focus of this residency would dovetail
perfectly with this growing momentum. Thank
you for your consideration, and I look
forward to hearing from you. I ,
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were biking along, trails and would suddcnh• pup Lip out of a wooded
area and he prewntcd with a ,glorious eye Full oF-che river - wide, full
and trimming with hounci ng sparkles, A real, living river, nor mediated
by man, but so close that we could take our shoes off and k el the muck
squish 6crwccn our roes and let the water cleanse us- Wben my Irlom
was in Freeport Hospital and I needed a minute, I would come outside,.
and cross the curve of road tosir in the underpass blow that Fxautifill,
slightly Gust bridge that separates Kitchener from rtes 'thong, to soak
upp,hc water and rocks and leaves and fi�el so inspired 1'd to
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scribble a line ofptx€ry on an old receipt from my purse or draw a heart
in the chid with a sric(. I wanted to harness the prnver of that place and
one day make something that adequately cone -s the deafening,
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or walking along the Iron I Iorsc Trail I notice a
change in vibrational enerp•when I near
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naturalise S.chn r 1 r creek which is a goo Ching,
because the more direct concacc with nature we
get, the closer we ger to ourselves, our magic, and
our divine calling; to make art, but the loss of rhe
canvas for graffiti artists in the concrere casing
will he felt. Hopefully artists will lx moved to
share r6cir water-inspir Yl output in many ways,
including publications like this one, and those
reading it will be moved to share more art.
circulating it through our city behind strap malls
and beneath the underpass and along the Iran
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Multimedia artist, creative writer and community organi/r
Public Presentations
• Pride Butterflies, illustrated banner in UpTown Waterloo for Pride Month, 2024
• Gauze Brain, multimedia fibre and paper installation at Studio FuZion for Cha Cha Real
Smooth: Art With Instructions, curated by Lauren Prousky, 2023
• A Dreamer Lives A Double Life, collage exhibited in bus shelter, part of Destination Art
program from Button Factory Arts, 2023
• Go Inward, collage exhibited in the Art Walk Promenade in Waterloo Park, 2023
• VBC x Ellie Anglin, three collages exhibited at King MacKay Gallery, Vintage Black Canada
POP up, 2023
• Quilted Histories, co-curated memorial exhibit of Mom's quilts, Button Factory Arts, 2
C Time Moves Both Ways, collages) QRBKW, Kitchener Market, 2019
• Wrestling With Flowers, fourteen paintings of gender, Grand Trunk, Toronto, 2oi8
• Resist Psychic Death, large scale banner, Night Shift, Kitchener 2018
• Queer Canada, four collages & biographies, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, 2017
• Our Dear Leader, multi -media installation, "Steel Rails", Waterloo, 2017
• Ze Cats, public mural in the window of The Princess Cafe, Waterloo, 2oi6
• Eat Me Famous, A visual and performance art installation, "Steel Rails", Kitchener, 201
• Sad Graffiti, Projection of KW Graffiti, "Night\Shift", Kitchener, 2015
• Dream Visions, an Exhibition of Collages, Jane Bond, Waterloo, 2015
Zine Highlights
• Reproduction (in process), 2025
• Goodnight Things: A Bedtime Zine, Baby's First Zine, 2024
• QueerKPL Zine 1& 2, Kitchener Public Library, 2021 & 2024
• The Four Muses Series (four celebrity tines, proceeds to Landback Camp), 2021
• The Quilts of Margaret Anglin, collection of our Mom's quilts with stories, 2020
• The Crybaby Songbook, program for Live Viewing Party of Crybaby at KPL
rag Race fanzine, 2017-2018
• Beni, collaborative zine by queer folks of KW made at Button Factory Arts, 2oi6
• Secrets: Surviving jian Ghomeshi, collection of responses by survivors, 2016
• The Golden Bat, KW themed chapbook containing local artists and writers, 2013
• Tender Buttons, hand bound short fiction illustrated with collage, 2012
• Kitty Doodles #1, #2, #3, #4 & Kitty Doodles Forever, 2010 - 2017
• Scared of My Mate, Co -publisher of Quarterly KW Arts Zine, 2006 — 2008
Visual Art Publications
• "Smoking by Numbers" (Collage & Writing), Text Collective, Kitchener 2022
• "The Future Is Fluid" (Digital Design), Wallpaper for Flare Magazine, 2018
• "Downtown Live" (Collage), Artwork for City of Kitchener event guide, 2017
• "Om in Vic Park" (Collage), Poster for City of Kitchener event, Kitchener, 2017
• "Num Nums" & "Love" (Collages) Static Zine, Toronto, 2015 + 2oi6
• "Neeed" (Collage) Steel Bananas, Toronto, 2012
• "Toothvalanche" (Collage) The Hart House Review, Toronto, 2012
• "Flower Spectrum" (Collage) Cover, Blueprint Magazine, Waterloo, 2011
• "LaToya Jackson" (Illustration) Broken Pencil 49, Toronto, 2011
• "i okay, you okay" (Collage) Blueprint Magazine, Waterloo, 2010
Literary Publications
• "Snowdrops" (Poem), Feature for National Poetry Month, Create Waterloo, 2024
• "Time Moves Both Ways" (Creative Nonfiction) Textile Magazine, 2019
• "Stray" (Fiction) Little Brother, Toronto, August 2012
• "Precious Moments" (Fiction) Steel Bananas, Toronto, July 2012
• "On Construction" (Short Story) Blueprint Magazine, March, Waterloo 2012
• "HOWL WOLF" (Paired Poems) Papirmasse, February, Montreal 2012
• "Two Women" (Micro Fiction) Marco Polo, Toronto, 2012
• "A Fag Is Born" (Article) Broken Pencil Magazine, Toronto, July 2011
Education
20 Years of Independent Art Practice, 2004 - Present
Bachelor of Arts, Honours English Literature, University of Waterloo, 2005-2010
Publishing Internship, Broken Pencil Magazine, 2011
Honours, Accomplishments and Press
• Recipient of Canada Arts Council grant to finish graphic memoir Reproduction, 2025
• Individual Artists & Collectives Grants Committee member, WRCF, 2024
• Featured on Screaming Into The Mic with Mary Abdel -Malek McNeil, 2024
• Maintained studio space at Studio FuZion, Kitchener, 2023 - present
• Recipient of Waterloo Region Arts Fund grant for Reproduction, 2023
• Recipient of a Pat The Dog microgrant for creation of Reproduction text, 2023
• Completed the Text Collective residency, Button Factory Arts, 2022
• The Four Muses, shortlisted for Best Fanzine, Broken Pencil Zine Awards, 2022
• Materialism manuscript selected for appraisal by Kitchener Public Library's Writer In
Residence Kamal Al-Solaylee, 2021
• Board Member for CAFKA, 2020
• Article, My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell, National Sawdust, 2020
• Article, Quilts of Comfort, The Record and The Toronto Star, 2019
• Winner of Best Local Writer, in Best of WR 2017 issue of The Community Edition
• Nominated for
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• Subject of "Art
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RELEVRNT ACTIVITIES r
t Senior Library Assistant, Information Services, Kitchener Public Library, 20r7 -present
Workshops for zSLGBTQIA+ artists to produce QueerKPL Zine 1 & z, 202I & 2024
}' Archived & donated local zines to XX7ilfred Laurier University's Archival Room, 2023
Researched & wrote a history of'-,? SLGBTQIA+ spaces in KW, KPL Blog, zozr
Co -Curator of Quilted Histories, memorial exhibit of Margaret Anglin's quilts, 2020
Book Binding, Button Making, and Creative Writing Workshops for Indic Craft Night, KPL, 2018-2020
Event Production: Queer in KW, Crybaby Live Viewing Party, Art Bloc,
YAASSS KWEEN, Parkdale Prom, Queer Parking, 2010 - Present
Social Media Marketing Associate, Kitchener Public Library, 2018-2022
Zine workshop to create Here We Are in Kitchener zine, KPL, 2018
Delivered tours of the library & collections to Newcomer groups, KPL, 2018-zoz4
Guided tours of exhibits to visitors of all ages, Clay & Glass Gallery, 2017
Lectured about zine culture for Alternative Media class, Wilfred Laurier University, 2017-2020
Created, archived and maintained the KW Zine Library at Open Sesame, 2016-2018
Researched, wrote & delivered a lecture on the history of zines in KW at Open Sesame, 2016
Workshop series for queer artists to create Bent Zine, 2016
Created and maintained a mini zine library, Button Factory Arts, 2015-2018
Found poetry & collage monster workshops to gender diverse tweens, Story Sheroes, 2016-2018
Week long kids camp about Leigh Bowery to create Surreal Self Portraits, Button Factory Arts, 2016
Delivered a button making workshop for CAFKA at Kitchener Market, 2016
Coordinator, Arts & Events, Parkdale Village BIA, 2011-2012
Publishing Intern, Broken Pencil Magazine, 2011
Marketing and Development Coordinator, Queen West Art Crawl, 2010 — 2011
Zine Workshop for Kindergarten Students, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 2009
ZINE SAMPLES
Reproduction, A graphic memoir and how-to guide to life, death and the turkey
baster method, (in process) 2025
Goodnight Things: A Bedtime Zine, baby's first zine, 2024
Tender Buttons, short fiction about craft, feminism, and mental health, illustrated
with collage, 2012
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Pride Butterflies: this banner, featuring illustration of butterflies
1 and moths with colours corresponding to the progress, two -
spirit, trans, non -binary, lesbian, pansexual, bisexual, intersex
and asexual pride flags was displayed by the UpTown Waterloo
BIA as part of their 2SLGBTQIA+ celebration banner project.
Go Inward: this collage was displayed in Waterloo Park as part
of the 2023-2024 Art Walk Promedade.
A Dreamer Lives A Double Life: in 2023 this collage was featured
3 in a GRT Bus Shelter as part of Button Factory Arts Destination
Art program.
Gauze Brain: I made an interactive textile and paper installation
4 for Cha Cha Real Smooth, curated by Lauren Prousky at Studio
FUZlon in 2023.
Art Hop 2023: I have sold my tines, cards, buttons, magnets and
prints at markets like this one in Waterloo, Kitchener, Guelph,
Hamilton and Toronto since 20o6.
Ze Cats: in 2oi6 myself and one of my long time artistic
collaborators Caroline Wesley painted this mural for the
(j window of the Princess Cafe in UpTown Waterloo. It still
hangs in the cafe today!
Crybaby Live Viewing Party: I co -created this event in 2018 at
KPL, where myself and Curtis Williams provided off colour
commentary to John Water's iconic film, as local drag king
George Swoony andqueen Kyne dazzled audiences. I created
tines about Crybaby for attendees to take home and even took
to the stage with my sax as shown in this photo!
8 Resist Psychic Death banner: inspired by the immortal lyrics of
Bikini Kill, I made this banner in 2017 for Night\Shift, when
it hung outside of J&P Grocery. In 2018, for Night\Shift's
closing party, we hung it again at The Kitchener Market.
COUNCIL POLICY RESOLUTION
POLICY NUMBER: 1-120 DATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
POLICY TYPE: BOARD and COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: PUBLIC ART WORKING GROUP — TERMS OF REFERENCE
POLICY CONTENT:
Mandate and Scope
The Public Art Working Group (PAWL) is a permanent sub -committee of the Arts and
Culture Advisory Committee. Working with staff, PAWG supports and advises on the
City's public art policy and program, digital public art projections on the Berlin Tower,
artist -in -residence program, Rotunda Gallery program to further the City's strategic
directions (quality of life, downtown vitality, leadership, diversity, development,
environment).
PAWG's recommendations are brought to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
for its support before proceeding to Community Services Committee and Council.
Policy reference: 1-816 (Financial) Public Art Policy.
2. Committee Composition
PAWG is a specialist working group. Its members include, but are not limited to, visual
artists, curators, gallery administrators, art educators, architects, landscape architects,
conservators, and urban planners/designers.
3. Appointments, Attendance, Quorum
Members are recruited for their knowledge of and interest in the visual arts, particularly
in the field of public art.
Up to ten members may serve at any one time. The Arts and Culture Advisory
Committee appoints one of its members to PAWL.
A quorum of this committee is a simple majority.
Members may serve for a term of two years, consistent with the term of the Arts and
Culture Advisory Committee. The term ends on November 30, but may be extended at
the direction of Council. Members may re -apply for additional terms. The maximum
number of consecutive terms in service allowed is three (six years).
KITCHENER Page 1 of 2 SEPTEMBER 2009
POLICY NUMBER: 1-65
POLICY TYPE: BOARD & COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: ARTS & CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - TERMS OF REFERENCE
3. Appointments, Attendance, Quorum, Cont'd
Members missing two consecutive meetings without explanation or valid reasons will
be contacted for a confirmation of commitment. Without a valid reason for the
absences and firm commitment, the member will be asked to resign. A replacement
will then be recruited.
A chairperson will be elected annually from the membership. The vice -chair position
may be filled on a rotating basis by any volunteering member, or as requested by the
chairperson.
4. Meetings and Reporting
Meetings are held monthly or at the call of the chairperson. Meetings are open to the
public. Members of the public may register with staff as a guest, or as a delegation.
The current artist -in -residence is expected to participate in PAWG meetings.
Specific projects require the formation of juries. Membership on juries may be
extended to community representatives and experts outside PAWG's membership. At
least one PAWG member will serve on such juries.
Minutes are recorded by staff or a committee member and distributed to members.
PAWG's recommendations are brought to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
for its support before proceeding to Community Services Committee and Council.
5. Responsibilities of the Public Art Working Group
The Public Art Working Group, working with the Arts and Culture Co-ordinator is
responsible for:
(a) Recommending the selection of artists for the Public Art Program, the
Rotunda Gallery Program, and the Artist -in -Residence Program.
(b) Advice and consultation regarding the public art policy (1-816 Financial).
(c) Advice and consultation regarding public art program development,
guidelines, plans and policies.
(e) Advice and consultation regarding the development of public art partnerships
with other organizations.
(f) Advocacy for the importance of municipal public art.
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City of Kitchener
Arts/Culture Unit
JURY PROCEDURES
1. Purpose of Juries
Juries are primarily used to assess applications submitted by individual artists
or artist teams to a specific competition deadline. The City of Kitchener
requires juries for:
1. annual Rotunda Gallery exhibitions;
2. public art; and
3. annual Artist -in -Residence program.
Selection of Jurors
Jurors are selected from a pool of local qualified visual artists and arts
professionals such as curators and educators. Program consultants/staff
consult with the community to develop a list of potential jurors.
While the composition of juries varies from project to project, a general
guideline is that the following representatives be included according to the
character of the program/project:
• A member of the Public Art Working Group (PAWL)
• The Ward Councillor
• Two visual arts professionals
• One representative of each project partner
• Project architect
• Citizen -at -large
3. Selection Process
Complete applications are received and jury is selected.
Applications are distributed to jury members for their review (confidential
documents).
Jury meets to review supporting material and select and/or rank the
applicants who in its opinion best meet the goals of the competition.
Strict confidentiality is a crucial part of the jury process and is observed by
jurors, staff, and Council members with regard to applicants' names, the
information they provide, and the jury's decisions.
In the case of public art competitions and the Artist -in -Residence program,
Council receives the decisions of a jury, supported by the Arts and Culture
Advisory Committee and Public Art Working Group, and approves the
selection.
Applicants are advised of the results.
4. Responsibilities of the Jury
The jury is responsible for selecting those applications of highest artistic merit
in the current competition for awards. This process includes the following
requirements:
Jurors will have the ability to evaluate the work of others, articulate
opinions and debate in a group decision-making environment.
Jurors will read and consider in advance all material received
(photocopies of applications and written support materials) so they can
arrive at the meeting prepared to fully consider each individual
application. This includes reviewing and understanding the program
guidelines.
Jury members are expected to be open, articulate, and committed to
making consensual decisions while considering each application
individually. If consensus cannot be reached in particular cases, a
majority opinion is reached. A jury may or may not choose to appoint a
chair from its members to direct the proceedings. Alternatively, staff
may facilitate the proceedings.
Jurors are governed by Council's Code of Ethics and are expected to
declare any conflict of interest and take appropriate action.
5. Role of Staff
During the peer assessment process staff serves as a resource for the jury or
panel and is responsible for the following activities:
1) Circulating all information and support documents and materials to
jurors before the meeting. If the jury requests additional material or
information, staff will provide it, if it is available.
2) Providing the jurors with whatever guidance they need for the
proper completion of the assessment process, and for ensuring that
the purpose of the program is clearly understood by jury members.
3) Facilitating the assessment process. Staff assists in discussions
and direction, but abstains from expressing personal opinions and
voting. If there is some reason staff cannot maintain neutrality with
respect to an application, he or she leaves the room during
discussion.
4) Advising the jury of budgetary considerations following the ranking
of applications so that award decisions are based on available
funds.
5) Recording the decisions of the jury; distributing the results to
applicants and advisory committees. The letters advising the
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applicants of the decision include the number of applications and
the total dollar amount awarded. Names of jurors will be released
by staff at the request of the applicant.
s. Declined Applications
The jury can decline an application because it does not meet the artistic merit
or other advertised program criteria. The applications are ranked by the jury.
Applicants sometimes ask for feedback on their applications. However, the
peer assessment process is not designed as a source of feedback and
critique to individual artists. Instead, the jury process exists to make fair
awards to professional artists.
Notes are generally not taken during a jury meeting and are not required to
substantiate a jury's recommendations. Juries are asked to prepare a
statement to support their selection. The jury statement is provided to other
advisory committees involved in the process for their review and
consideration.
If a jury elects to make comments on a case-by-case basis, these comments
must be provided as representative of the entire jury. Specific comments
typically may involve problems with the application, such as weak or unclear
proposals, insufficient information, or the low quality of supporting materials.
The jury may also recommend that unsuccessful applicants seek assistance
from their peers, and staff may offer consultation on future applications.
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