Fire Response
Round Two
The City of Santa Rosa Public Art Program selected five projects for Fire Response – Round Two, an opportunity for artists, or artist teams to create and install temporary art installations addressing the 2017 Northern California Wildfires. Project goals include supporting artists to produce and present community-based projects in response to the fires that activate public spaces. All projects are temporary installations that are in public places or within public view for 30 days up to one year. This was the second round of funding with a maximum budget of $4,000 for each selected project, totaling $16,000.
SELECTED PROJECTS
| Teresa Camozzi | Sonoma Fire Aftermath | Currently on display through February 2020 at Finley Community Center, Cedar Lobby, 2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa | |
| Alejandro R. Torres & Teresa Pisani | Dawn of a New Day | To be installed January 2020 at Finley Community Center, Courtyard, 2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa | |
| Adrian Litman | Splash & Fire | To be installed January 2020 at Santa Rosa Fire Station 1, 955 Sonoma Avenue, Santa Rosa | |
| Ashleigh Riggs | Beacon Obelisk: Life Grid | To be installed in Summer 2020 at Finley Community Center, Courtyard, 2060 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa | |
| Luba Zygarewicz | RISORGERE (to rise again) | Location and installation dates to be determined |
Round One
The City of Santa Rosa Public Art Program selected four projects for Fire Response – Round One, a temporary public art opportunity in late 2018. The Public Art Program issued a Call for Artists seeking temporary art installations addressing the 2017 Northern California Wildfires. This was the first round of funding for the project and included a fast-paced timeline to allow for projects before the end of the year. For Round One, the maximum budget was $4,000 for each selected project, totaling $16,000.
SELECTED PROJECTS
| Roman Cho | Ashes Fell Like Snow: Large format photographs of community members impacted by the fires, displayed on custom stands. | Courthouse Square exhibit was on display December 3 - 30, 2018. | |
| Jane Ingram Allen | Living Quilt for Santa Rosa: Ecological public art installation using handmade paper with wildflower seeds. Includes community workshops. | Rincon Ridge Park workshops and installation in November, 2018. Still on display. | |
| Carol Mancke & Trena Noval | The Land and Me: Traveling neighborhood-scaled public conversation and community performance. | Workshops and events in February and March, 2019. | |
| Stefanie Nagorka & Aileen Cormack | Web of Dreams: Site-specific community-based project with 100+ students providing a healing experience for the community. | Santa Rosa High School Front Lawn, on display February & March, 2019. |
BACKGROUND
This opportunity was open to artists, or artist teams to create and install temporary art installations addressing the 2017 Northern California Wildfires. In proximity to the one-year anniversary of the wildfires, this funding is to support artists to produce and present community-based projects in response to the fires that activate public spaces. Projects will be temporary installations that are in public places or within public view for as little as one day or up to 3 months.