Art in Motion has received a $1,500 grant from Lexington Directions for its Gardenside project.  AIM is working with 11th District councilperson Peggy Henson and neighborhood stakeholders to restore the 1050s-era bus shelter in front of Gardenside Shopping Center on Alexandria Drive.  The group would also like to add an art mural to the restored structure and plant a garden around it.  See Gardenside page in this website.

Finalists chosen in Art in Motion design contests

Two art shelter design contests being held as part of a $150,000 state and federal transportation grant have moved to the finalist stage.

In the Leestown Road/Townley Center project, two finalists were chosen—“Stone Glass Box Stop” by Charles Hawley, Dwayne Parks and Thomas Tague and “Chimneystop” by Justin Menke, Chad Riddle and Martin Steffen.  Finalists will be interviewed on December 9^th.

The Southland Drive jury has chosen three finalists—“Industrial Oasis” by John Darko and Pohl, Rosa, Pohl; “Southland  Shelter” by Madelyn Ringo and Eric Burnside; and “Arc Stop” by Scott Laffin, Thomas Wortman and Nicholas Cronin.  The date for follow-up interviews is still being scheduled.

The chosen design in each contest will be awarded a cash prize and will be posted on this website.  The winning designs will then be bid out for construction through the process outlined in the Transportation Cabinet’s Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) program.

Design contests juries scheduled to meet

Jury meetings have been scheduled in the Southland and Leestown Road art shelter design contests.  The Leestown jury will meet November 14 and the Southland jury will meet on December 2nd.    Each jury is made up of representatives of LexTran, LexArts, the partners who are sponsoring the design contest prizes (nearby businesses and neighborhood associations) and the architecture profession.  As always, Art in Motion facilitates the meetings but does not vote on the winner.  Designers who submitted designs will be contacted and updated by email.

Answers to questions submitted about new shelter design contests

Question:  Is the location of the Leestown Rd. bus stop on the base map the exact proposed site?  Does it have to be oriented at the same angle as on the base map?  Also, is the rectangle to scale on the provided?

Answer:  The location indicated on the map is approximate. However, it will be generally in that area shown. The bus door should open as near the shelter as possible. You can see the painted lines on the road where the bus stops. Another consideration is that a sidewalk connection will be made to the existing sidewalk parallel to Town Center Dr. The sidewalk portion of the project will be built as a separate project in tandem with this. So, the price for the sidewalk does not have to be considered as a part of this design contest. The orientation shown on the map was suggested but not required. Protection from weather elements, access and visibility should be key considerations in placement. Obviously the overall composition and how it integrates with the surroundings are a big consideration as well. There needs to be some flexibility of placement depending on where some utility lines may be located underground. The rectangle is not to scale. It’s just there to show approximately where the shelter needs to be.The dimensions of the structure are to fall within 28 x 17 feet and must not exceed that.

Question:  Can an artist alone submit a design for the prize?    Answer:  No, an artist would have to partner with an architect, or be an architect, to enter

because detailed construction specs of the design are required.

Scroll down for design contest announcement or click on links above to view Leestown and Southland design calls and maps.

Calling all designers: AIM announces contests for two new art shelter designs

Art in Motion, in partnership with LexTran, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Local Programs, and a host of local businesses and associations, announces public contests for the design of two new unique art shelters to be located on Southland Drive and Leestown Road respectively.  Click on the links above to access the full design contest documents.   Proposed shelter location maps can also be found at those links. Questions can be directed to Yvette Hurt, AIM president and coordinator, at:

shelter@art-in-motion.org or 859-361-1052

New murals at East End Artstop and Bluegrass art shelter

Art in Motion, in partnership with LexArts, Bluegrass Community Foundation and LexTran, has launched two new mural exhibits by locally-based artists Mary Rezny and Robert Kelly.

At East End Artstop, on the corner of Elm Tree Lane and Third Street, across from the historic Lyric Theater, Mary Rezny’s photographs feature the “Tawny” Daylily, in a fractured, impressionist format that makes the rider or walker pause and reflect for a moment.  Rezny describes the daylily as an old-fashioned lily that is planted in the shade but which blooms in the sunshine, each beautiful bloom lasting only one day.  “Using the flower as a metaphor of body and soul” she says, “the images appear torn apart, fractured and multi-faceted but then reassembled to reflect life’s surprising beauty.”  The mural exhibit also incorporates a haiku by poet and artist Joan Brannon of ArtsPower Lexington.  The financial sponsor of the East End Artstop exhibit is the Blue Grass Community Foundation.

Rezny is a photo- mixed media artist based in Lexington KY since 1976.  Her studio/gallery on Manchester Street in the Distillery District exhibits her own work along with a revolving display of art from other established and emerging artists.  She is a Kentucky Foundation for Women grant recipient whose art is exhibited regionally in galleries and juried exhibitions and it is included in the permanent collection of The Art Museum of the University of Kentucky and the Little Fine Art Library, University of Kentucky.  For more information, visit www.msrezny.com

At the Bluegrass art shelter on Newtown Pike at Loudon Avenue, Robert Kelly’s vibrant mural “Approximately 10 ^-37 seconds” reveals his dual perspective as a visual artist and architect.  The mural, displayed in two equal sections, explores the intersection between two-dimensional and three-dimensional constructions, between realistic representation and abstraction, between order and disorder, and the convergence of stasis and movement.  The new Bluegrass exhibit is being funded through a grant from LexArts.

Robert L. (Bob) Kelly, holds a B. Arch. from the University of Kentucky; an M. Arch. from the Syracuse University program in Florence, Italy; and a PhD in Architectural History and Theory from McGill University in Montreal.  His architectural practice has been the recipient of an Honor Award for Outstanding Design from the AIA Kentucky and his other award-winning creative work (sculpture, painting, collage, photography, stained glass) has been exhibited locally, regionally and internationally.  

Robert Kelly is winner of Bluegrass mural contest

June 10, 2011

Press release

Art in Motion, in partnership with LexArts and LexTran, is pleased to announce a winner in our contest for a new exhibit of murals at the Bluegrass Art Shelter on Newtown Pike in Lexington, KY.

Robert Kelly’s “Approximately 10 -37 seconds” has been chosen as the new mural to be displayed at the Bluegrass shelter. The new exhibit is being funded through a generous grant from LexArts and will go on display beginning in July at the LexTran bus shelter that is in itself a sculpture . The jury, made up of LexArt’s CEO Jim Clark, Community Arts Manager Nathan Zammaron and LexTran Director of Community Affairs Jill Barnett, met on June 8 with Art in Motion president and coordinator Yvette Hurt to consider the submissions.

The mural will be displayed in two equal sections in the two panels at the shelter. Kelly is an architect as well as visual artist and this dual perspective, visible in the chosen work, is especially well suited for an exhibit at a structure that serves multiple purposes related to public art and physical shelter.

Any questions may be directed to Yvette Hurt at 361-1052 or Jill Barnett at 255-7756.

Check out new pages!

Click on ‘Shelters’ link above for photos and lots of nformation about each of our completed shelter projects–Gardenstop, Bluegrass, East End Artstop and Bottlestop.

AIM at “What Now Lexington”

Attended Progress Lexington’s event again this year…even better attended than last year’s…great sessions, all constructive and stimulating. Thanks ProgressLex for creating great community dialogue!

Call to artists: AIM and LexArts seek new murals for Bluegrass

BLUEGRASS ART MURALS CALL TO ARTISTS

Deadline for Application – May 31, 2011
Eligibility – Kentucky Artists
No Application Fee

Project Description

Art in Motion in association with LexArts and LexTran is seeking professional artists or artist teams. Our goal is to provide an opportunity to display site responsive work which will engage the community citizens to consider the role of art in our streetscape and public transportation. Art in Motion’s mission is to make Lexington a more vibrant, livable city through the fusion of public art, public transit and public spaces.

Project Scope

Three goals of this project are to:

• Provide an opportunity for artists to create large scale artwork in the public realm.
• Encourage environmental sustainability by building our public transit system though art.
• Enhance the waiting experience at the Bluegrass Art Shelter

We are open to an individual artist or a artists collaborating with other professionals to create a unique public artwork. The artist will provide a digital image or negative to LexArts. Images should be bold enough to be viewed from a distance and also interesting when viewed up close. The image will be enlarged , so high resolution digital format is required. An individual artist selected to display work will receive an honorarium of $500 for use of two images. If a team is selected they would be awarded a $750 honorarium to share. There may be multiple artists selected, each receiving different exhibition dates.

Project Site

The selected images will be enlarged to 38″w x 59″h and installed in the Bluegrass Art Shelter. Artworks will be lit at night. A six inch banner along the bottom of the each panel will be reserved for project information and acknowledgements. The selected artist will work through Art in Motion. Once a digital image or negative is provided to Art in Motion, a professional print will be made onto a durable panel suitable for outdoor display, paid for by a grant from LexArts. Artists retain all rights to the original composition. The Bluegrass Art Shelter is located on Newtown Pike at the corner of Ash Street and Loudon Avenue, across from the Fayette County Health Department.

Project Timeline

Artist Submission Deadline: May 31, 2011
Artists selected: June 6, 2011

Fabrication and Installation of Artwork: June 20, 2011
Dedication of the Project: July 2011

Application Guidelines (Incomplete Submissions will not be accepted)

A one page typed letter of interest (optional)- Artists may submit up to six existing images for consideration, or a brief 1 page (no more) description of work to be created. If you are proposing new work, please provide up to six images of related past artwork. Digital images must be submitted as Jpeg formatted PC compatible images on a CD (No template presentations such as PowerPoint, Flash or Picasa will be accepted). Each file must be named with the artist’s surname and image number to correspond to an image list (e.g. 01 Smith). Clearly mark the CD with your name.- An annotated jpeg list including title, media, dimensions, budget, descriptive information, and numbered according to number on CD images.- A current resume (no more than three pages)- Do not send additional supplementary materials.

site where new commission art panels will be exhibited

Post-Application Process

Artist Selection: Each artist can submit up to 6 images or proposal by May 31, 2011. The submissions will be reviewed by a Public Art Advisory Committee. The committee will select an artist based on the parameters described in the project description. Artists will be notified of selection status by June 7, 2011.Selected artists must provide a high quality digital file or negative of the photograph to Art in Motion by June 20, 2011. Art in Motion will provide the selected artist the $500 honorarium or $750 to an artist team upon completion of the project. 100% of payment will be dispursed upon successful printing of the enlarged image. A dedication of the artworks will be held at the site in July 2011.

Critical Selection Factors

Critical selection factors include the strength of the image and how well it responds to the themes described in the project description. Artwork must be suitable for public display and visible from a distance. Applications are to be sent to Art in Motion, Inc. 838 East High Street, # 114, Lexington, KY 40502. For more information, please contact AIM President and Coordinator, Yvette Hurt at 859-361-1052 oryhurt@windstream.netArt in Motion reserves the right to refuse any or all submissions, to refuse any finalist, to waive informalities in proposals or procedures, or to withhold the award of a commission should it be determined that submissions are not adequate, or for any other reason prior to a written contractual arrangement being reached.

Required Submission Form to be submitted by the artist by May 31, 2011.
Link to form at LexArts website at http://www.lexarts.org/participate/artists/

Please send to:
Art in Motion, Inc.
838 East High Street, # 114
Lexington, KY 40502

Questions? Call AIM President and Coordinator Yvette Hurt at 859-361-1052