Course Description

This course will investigate the ways in which artists have presented narratives in the public realm and the organizations that have made the presentation of those works central to their curatorial practices over the last 40 years. Focusing on recent works presented in New York’s public spaces by Creative Time, The Public Art Fund, the Percent for Art Program, Arts for Transit and other non-profits organizations, this course will look at what it meant to tell stories and open discourses that challenged or interrogated widely-held value systems, the events and the politics of their time. In addition to the specifics of current and other key works and projects, we will discuss the conditions that governed the development of public performance, temporary and permanent installations, the ways in which those works were influenced by public approval processes and governmental agencies, media coverage and community response. Each student’s final project will be an on-line proposal for an exhibition that conveys a “narrative“ developed in the context of this course, referencing other relevant works .

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Monica and Lacey: Information and Notes for Final

Monica Faltas
Lacey Loughlin
Information and Noted for Final Project
Early Narrative Idea: The narrative I'd like to explore is the role of women in New York city. I am drawing inspiration from the recent hearings of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and nomination of Brett Kavanaugh and the result that this whole situation has had on our country. I think that I'd specifically focus on this newfound idea of how men "should now be afraid" around women and what that means for both men and women and for people who agree and disagree with that sentiment and why. The highly liberal nature of the city may make it difficult to get an even comparison of people for and against Kavanaugh and their thoughts on the issue. Looking into the effects of the Women's Walkout against Kavanaugh may be interesting in order to get some statistics on the beliefs women (and men) in the city and the detriments of their leaving their workspaces.
  • What hasn’t already been said about the case?
  • “men/boys should be afraid”

Location: 148 W 14th St (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Possible Pieces:
  • Physical interactive sculpture that somehow incorporates a survey of how people feel about the situation
  • Mural
    • Combine illustration and communication design skills
    • of or including QR code leading viewers to ??
    • Intersection: use corners of 4 buildings on intersection
      • Maybe make a 360 image
      • Or 4 people talking to each other across the intersections
  • Statistics on male sexual assault
    • “The real #HimToo is that men are more likely to be sexually assaulted than falsely accused” @amandawallwin on Twitter
Research:


Chelsea Demographics
Statistics in general:
Goals
  • Increase public knowledge and understanding

Existing #MeToo Projects/Activity
Recovery Process
  • Focus:
    • Therapy (someone to talk to)
    • Self-care (meditation, relaxation, yoga classes)
    • Safety Planning (self-defense classes, include safety tips in program)
    • Consuming Media (disconnect from media)
Final Proposal
Recovery Process: space for all (male/female/other) victims of sexual assault to recover/rest in
  • Small space at 148 W 14th St (digital mockup)
  • Brochure to help viewers navigate the space
  • Program listing classes offered
  • Classes offered once a month
    • Yoga classes
    • Free therapy
    • Self-defense classes
  • When classes aren’t happening, it’s an open recreational space    
  • Garden, running water
  • Pavilion
  • Quiet space in entrance to separate inside from street
  • Glass ceiling
  • Programs targeting groups: male, female, trans, seniors, gay, straight
  • Needs: Compression jackets, cafe, medical needs?
  • “In harmony with nature”


Reference:
  • Pavilions
How to develop the space that clearly represents what we want
  • Quiet
  • Calm
  • Safe
  • Neutral
Research
  • Sound
  • Color
  • Smells
  • Cafe: Alcohol, caffeine…


For Nov 13:
  • Monica: write 400 words
  • Lacey: edit and add your ideas (make it 500 words), make a few sketches

Make sure that the essay covers the following:
The concept you will develop in your exhibition:
  • The premise behind that concept and how it relates to public life in an urban environment
  • Who is this project for? Who isn’t it for?
  • Why have you chosen this project as as a group of curators?
  • Discuss who will be involved in this project, who are the artists/participants and how they will be selected?
  • Advantages and disadvantages of this location?


Blog Post for Nov 13
Our project evolved from a broad focus on sexual assault in general into a primary focus on the recovery process for victims of sexual assault. What we’d like to create a space in which victims can feel safe and comfortable enough to lay down the walls that they inevitably put up after their assaults. This space will most likely include a combination of quiet and meditative spaces as well as spaces in which victims can learn more about how to protect themselves moving forward. We’d like to incorporate as much nature in the space as possible, though that may be limited by the New York City location. This will probably be achieved by  including as much plant life and daylight as possible. The building will most likely be no more than two or three levels, each level designated to one aspect of what we’d like the space to provide.
In doing some research about the sexual assault recovery process, we found 4 aspects that can somehow be manifested into a physical space. These are therapy, self-care, safety planning, and media consumption. We are looking into how possible it would be to have some volunteer therapists there for visitors to come speak to. As for self care, we’d like to provide a program that includes things such as yoga classes and meditation sessions. We’d also like to have some safety planning classes on the program, such as self-defense courses and courses that can inform visitors of some other safety tips. And because many shows, movies, and some social media content today include scenes and imagery that can be deemed very triggering for victims, we’d like the space to be a tech-free zone in order to disconnect from the media.
In terms of the physical aspects of the space, we are doing research into multiple aspects such as color, aroma, sound, etc. Color of course plays an enormous role in how people feel, so we’ll most likely stick to very soft, pastel colors. Since the space is in the very loud New York City, we may include a lot of sound proof construction. We want visitors to separate from the loud and sometimes overwhelming noises of the city and just to create some distance from all the noise, both literal and otherwise. We haven’t looked too deeply into aromas yet, but might lean again towards the natural and the scents that are difficult to find within New York City.
The initial sketch below depicts a three-story high building. The front opens up to the street and will most likely have some sort of calming features, i.e. fountain or greenery. Walking forward, one is met with a patterned glass wall and doorway. Inside will most likely contain an elevator, staircase, seating area, and information center. This area begins the ‘no electronics’ space, creating a safe atmosphere. The walls are also sound proof, adding to the calming effect. Upstairs is an open area for self-defense classes, yoga, meditation, or counseling. The space will contain greenery, seating, an open platform, and plenty of natural light.

Physical Design
  • Glass may make victims feel exposed
    • Patterned glass

Nov. 13

In class
Project development working toward the completion of the following:
Assignment for Nov 20
        Prepare the following:
1.     Discussion of the site and the pertinent conditions that will have an impact on your project;
2.     Discussion of  how that project intersect with government structures and regulations;
3.     Discussion of what you see as a realistic planning, development and execution timeline;
4.     Initial outline of aspects of the project that will have associated costs, make notes about what is required to determine real costs

Nov. 20
In class
Project development of the preliminary design for the blog/site you will use as the context for your exhibition. Be aware that you need create summary page with a link to the site/blog you build for exhibition. You can use any format wish (tumblr, wordpress, blogspot, squarespace, etc?) as long as it is easily accessed from the page you post on the blog. That format should allow you to include texts, images, video, audio, and any other materials that will create four examples of entries for you exhibition and show how they will be captioned and footnoted and how your format will allow comments for each entry; this format should also provide a place for comments on the site as a whole. You will work in small groups with TW on this material in class.
Present an updated draft of your site to TW that contains the majority of content (images, texts, films, music, links, etc.) Begin to develop literature and references that support the premise and the critical underpinning of your project. Post this on our blog

Assignment for Dec. 4
Continue project development

Dec. 4
Present a developed budget and public process plan. In addition, present a draft of what one would present to potential participants in the project. Post these items on our blog.
  • What city council district you’re in
    • District 3: Speaker Corey Johnson
  • Get community board approval
    • Board Chair: Burt Lazarin
    • District Manager: Jesse Bodine
  • Ex: parks & rec, con edison, etc
    • Mitchell Silver: Commissioner of Parks & Rec (Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners)


Present a final draft of your project to the class in a ten minute projected summary form that will highlight any unresolved issues that you will address or would like response/input for before you complete your project.

Dec. 11
Your completed exhibitions will be presented to the class and each student will become part of a group that will review other projects in detail with written responses that will be posted on the blogs/sites that have been created for each project."
FOR NOV 20
1.     Discussion of the site and the pertinent conditions that will have an impact on your project
  • Besides permits, things that will have an impact on our site/project
  • Location: Residences nearby, bus patrons, homeless pop.,

2.     Discussion of how that project intersect with government structures and regulations

3.     Discussion of what you see as a realistic planning, development and execution timeline
  • Possible timeline: approx 3 years (from conception to finished physical building)
  • Conception
  • Planning (approx x months)
    • Fundraising campaign (work with other organizations: nyu langone, salvation army, etc)
    • Design phase
    • Process w community board to discuss & introduce facility  
    • get all necessary permissions/forms, etc
    • Work with architect to finalize structural planning
    • Make arrangements with contractors
  • Physical building (x months)
    • Begin work with contractor
  • Logistics (x months)
    • Find employees/volunteers
    • Finalize program schedules and brochure/pamphlet design

4.     Initial outline of aspects of the project that will have associated costs, make notes about what is required to determine real costs
  • Architect payment
  • Contractor payment
  • Building supplies
  • Decor costs
  • Cost of getting licenses/permits?
  • Interior designers/decorators?
  • Advertising costs
  • Building upkeep costs
    • Water
    • Heat
    • Electricity
    • Etc
  • ***If we want this to be a free recreational space, we need to find funding somewhere other than with our customers
    • Accept donations
    • Groups that do similar things, might want to donate


  • Organizations (can possibly help with fundraising):
    • Anti-Violence Project
    • Rainn
    • NYU Langone
    • Salvation Army
    • Audre Lorde Project
    • Sylvia Rivera Law Project


IN CLASS NOV 20

What platform do we display our project on?
  • Instagram might work pretty well
    • Easy access through @
    • Can post text, images, video, and audio
    • People can comment
    • Good for social media outreach to customers
    • *I can make fake flyers for events*


  • Kids?
    • Kids that are victims
    • Kids of victims
    • Daycare?

  • Who is the space really for?
    • Everyone?
    • Only women? (many spaces like this already exist)
    • Only men?
    • Only trans people?
    • Still for all victims of any gender (ex: if a trans person was assaulted by a man, they could still feel safe in our space bc any male visitors are also victims)

  • How does the space accommodate disabled people?
    • Elevator (Glass)
    • No entrance steps


DUE NOV 27

  • Start rewriting brochure content
    • Short statement about the space and what we offer (see below)
    • Some photos of the space (sketchup)
    • Schedule
    • Social media info
    • Link to donate
  • What the facility does and offers
  • Hours/schedule
    • Hours: 9am-10pm, Sunday-Saturday
    • Schedule:
  • How many people can the space accommodate: 100
    • Classes will have online signup so we can put a cap on the number of participants
  • At what point can we take victims in?
    • We will be working with NYU Langone to bring people in after they recover from any physical damage
    • We are not an emergency center, aka we can not treat physical injuries
    • Victims can come in for classes, meditation, or counseling/therapy
  • Make a website (not really tho lol) chelseasanctuary.com
    • Signups for classes
    • Signups for counseling
    • Schedules
    • Donation link
    • Social media link
    • Photos
  • LACEY
    • Sketches
      • First Floor: Patterned glass, not completely see-through// Reception, some chairs//elevator and stairs//water fountain, calming music?
      • Second Floor: Open area for classes. Wood floors, side benches, no locker room
      • Third Floor: Open area, separate seating areas? Sectioned off by plants and such? Bookshelves maybe? Self help books?
    • Schedule
      • Weekly yoga/kickboxing classes? How many times a week?
      • Open hours? For therapy? How often are the therapists going to be there?
      • If open hours, what does that mean? Just hanging out?


Revised Statement

We’d like to create a safe space in which victims of sexual assault can recover and feel safe and comfortable enough to lay down the walls that they inevitably put up after their assaults. This space will include a combination of quiet and meditative spaces (yoga classes) as well as spaces in which victims can learn more about how to protect themselves moving forward (self defense classes). We’d like to incorporate as much nature in the space as possible, which we will achieve by including as much plant life and daylight as possible. We will also incorporate relaxing aroma and color into our final design and decoration so as to encourage an atmosphere of unwinding.
We will provide services and classes such as free counseling/therapy, yoga classes, designated meditation times, and self-defense classes. We are planning to provide self-defense classes a few times a week and will have specific dates set for self defense classes in which patrons can bring their kids. This will help with parents (who are victims) who have no one to watch their kids while they go to a class, and it will also be important to inform children of how to protect themselves, as children are also a common target for sexual predators.
We are aiming to cater to the needs of sexual assault victims of all genders. We do not want to exclude any genders from our programs. We know that all of our visitors will have one thing in common: that they are victims of sexual assault. That being said, there will be an underlying connection among them, so there should be no fear or danger among any visitors. There will, of course be standard security measures, but we expect no issues among visitors.
We’ve discussed and made agreements with NYU Langone for them to guide sexual assault victims in the direction of our facility after treatment. We’ve also made arrangements for therapists and counselors from the Anti-Violence Project to assist in helping our visitors. A funding system was also established with Langone and the Audre Lorde Project in which they assist in funding for our programs targeting sexual assault aftercare. The YMCA offers group yoga classes which we have arranged to get volunteers from to lead classes. We will also accept donations (we’ll include links on our instagram page and flyers).
We will incorporate extensive use of hashtags relating to our cause on every post so as to reach the largest possible audience of victims across social media. We’ll also create an introductory flyer that will be distributed/posted among many NYC spaces in which many victims may stumble upon (ex: homeless shelters, college campuses, LGBT shelters, etc).



SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
2
3
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
4
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
5
6
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
7
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
8
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
9
10
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
11
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
12
13
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
14
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
15
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
16
17
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
18
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
19
20
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
21
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
22
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
23
24
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
25
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
26
27
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
28
KICKBOXING
11AM-1PM
6PM-9PM
29
YOGA
10am-11am
7pm-8pm
30
OPEN HOURS: 10AM-CLOSE // MONDAY-SUNDAY
THERAPY OFFERED DURING OPEN HOURS IF THERAPIST IS AVAILABLE, OTHERWISE SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT

TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS: OPEN HOURS PLUS ROOM FOR THERAPIST APPOINTMENTS



Next week
  • present 5 min run through of project to present to the class

Last week of class
  • We will review 6 other projects by our classmates


licenses/permits (talking to tony in class nov 27):
  • Make an excel spreadsheet of monthly expenditures
    • Will help us figure out what's not there
    • Don't really need to go look at the permits
    • Color code things that we think will require permits
    • Ex of how to do excel sheet
      • Gov related expenditures
      • Personnel related ex.
      • Architects
      • Construction consultants
      • Psychologists


    • What is our role in this once everything is done?
      • Do we hand everything off and become board members

  • Who else can we get funding from?
    • NYU
    • Anti-Violence Project
    • Mount Sinai: Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai (Also volunteers?)





  • Bubble Diagram
  • How many people
  • Background statistics
  • People statistic
  • How to present it without speaking


Website most likely

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