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RES 2000-3019 - Reappoint Ree Schonlau to public art commission o �;O IA'n,�,e4hr ' ...+ n� ` R E C € V L' D Office of the Mayor rt '� y 1819 Farnam Street,Suite 300 o . !} �` Omaha,Nebraska 68183-0300 (402)444-5000 �A • UO OCT 20 alb 8: oR 4° FAX:(402)444-6059 • �TFD FEBR�r n+ • Cii CLt:R's City of Omaha ot,'iAHA, NEBR('S A Hal Daub,Mayor . Honorable President and Members of the City Council Attached for your consideration is a Resolution reappointing Ree Schonlau to serve on the Public Art Commission.. Your favorable consideration of this request will be appreciated. Si erely, .•-" Hal Daub,Mayor City of Omaha BOARD/COMMISSION jir _ CANDIDATE RESPONSE FORM ,= 'a`' : • In consideration for appointment to the PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION I submit the following information: (Name of Board or Commission) Last Name SCHONLAU First Name REE Middle Initial Home Address 1120 JONES STREET City OMAHA State NE. Zip Code 68102 Home Phone 402-341-4545 Work Phone 402-341-7130 FAX Number 402-341-9791 Council District 3 Race Sex F Date of Birth 2-1-46 Social Security Number 508-56-8757 Business Name BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS Job Title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Business Address 724 SOUTH 12th STREET City OMAHA State NE Zip Code 68102 Where would you like us to direct correspondence to you? Home ( Business My appointment to the above name Board or Commission and ter service to the City would not conflict with my professional o ^• rests. 4011.111.- R.EE SCHONLAU Name-Print or Type / Signature Date Please return this completed form along with a copy of your resume to Cindy Kiger Mayor's Office Omaha-Douglas Civic Center • 1819 Farnam Street, Room 300 Omaha,NE 68183 Fax(402)444-6059 If you have any questions regarding a particular board or commission, please call Cindy Kiger at 444-5006. • • • REE SCHONLAU Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts • 724 South 12th Street Omaha,NE 68102 Tel: 402-341-7130 Fax: 402-341-9791 email: bemis novia.net PERSONAL Born 1946,Omaha,Nebraska EDUCATION 1968 Bachelor of Fine Arts,University of Nebraska,Omaha,Nebraska PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • 1985-Present Founder and Executive Director,Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts: a 110,000 sq.ft. art facility providing work/living spaces and monthly stipends to artists plus an exhibition program for artists on a year-round basis in a redeveloped urban warehouse . facility. 1971-Present Curated and presented 180 exhibitions and organized 53 workshops. Arranged numerous touring exhibitions and lecture series. 1985 Organized and curated a national towing exhibition of large scale sculptures by artist Jun Kaneko. 1980-84 Founder and Director,Alternative Worksite,Artist-in-Industry Program. This project brought over 100 artists to work at industrial sites in the Omaha region over a four year period. 1971-84 Founder and Director,Ree Schonlau Gallery 1968-79 Studio Artist CONSULTING EXPERIENCE 1996 Consultant on the Artist-in-Residency Project for the Louisiana Arts Council. 1991-93 Public Art Commission,Appointed by Mayor of Omaha as a Consultant for Public Art Programs for the City of Omaha. 1992 Sinsinawa Mound,Consultant to planning a Cultural Heritage Center, Sinsinawa,WI. 1990 University of Nebraska at Omaha,Office of the Chancellor-Committee Consultant to allocate artwork for a new University building under the"1%for the Arts"Program. 9/£ d 6£96 '°N Nid9S : 1 "6661 '91 'gag . REE SCHONLAU -2- Consulting Experience continued 1990 College of Fine Arts Strategic Planning Committee-Consultant on new Fine Arts Facility and new Art Programming for the University of Nebraska at Omaha. 1989 Partners For Livable Places,Washington,DC. Consultant for Dallas Resource team, "Cultural Facilities in Mixed Use Development". A three day study for the re-use of a 5,000,000 sq.ft.department store facility as an Art Center. 1988 City of Daytona Beach,Florida-Consultant advisor on proposed Artists-in-Residence project for the city. LECTURES/JUROR 1994,95,97 Juror,National Endowment for the Arts,Washington 1996 Lecture,On Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Artist-in-Residence Program. Shigaraki Center for the Arts,Japan Lecture,On Artist-in-Residence Project in America,University of Seoul,Korea Lecture,On the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,European Ceramic Works Center, The Netherlands 1992 Lecture.Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,Fort Worth,TX Lecture,Mary Potishman Lard Lectureship,Texas Christian University,Fort Worth,TX Lecture,California Institute of the Arts,Los Angeles,CA Juror,Capp Street,San Francisco,California Juror,Re:Members'92 Exhibition,Kansas City Artists Coalition,Kansas City,Missouri 1991 Juror,Intermedia Arts,Diverse Visions,National Endowment for the Arts and Rockefeller Foundation Lecture, "The Influence of Artists'Communities",Art Libraries Society of North America,Kansas City,Missouri 1990 Panel,National Endowment for the Arts,Panelists with John Frohnmayer,chairman NEA,Sheldon Art Museum,"Issues In The Visual Arts" Lecture,San Antonio Arts Commission,"Artist Residency Programs in America",City of San Antonio,Texas. J,ecture,MacArthur Foundation/United Parcel Service Foundation,New York City, "The Role of the Arts in Community Development" Juror.Art in Public Places,University of Nebraska at Omaha. Site sculpture for new art building, 1%for the Arts Program. Juror,Nebraska Arts Council Artist Award Juror,Nebraska Arts Council's Visual Arts Panel 1989 Juror,Public Site Sculpture,National competition,Sioux City,Iowa Lecture,"Housing and Studios for Artists," City of Des Moines 1988 Lecture. American Council for the Arts,Midwest Region Art Issues Forum,Chicago, Illinois Juror.Visual Arts Students-Annual Juried Show,Creighton University,Omaha, Nebraska Juror,Graduate Exhibition Awards,University of Nebraska-Lincoln 9/17 'd 6956 '°N AdLS : 1 6661 '91 'gag REE SCHONLAU -3- Lectures/Juror continued 1988 Juror,Site Visit for National Endowment for the Arts,Visual Arts Category,Chicago, llllinois Lecture,On the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,Leadership Omaha 1987 Juror,Chicago Clay Artist, Chicago Center for Contemporary Ceramics Lecture,National Sculpture Conference: Works by.Women,Working Spaces: Women Artists 1986 Jury Board,Nebraska Arts Council,Grants Proposal 1984 Lecture,"Alternative Work Spaces for Artists,"Corpus Christi University,Corpus Christi,Texas Lecture,"Art and Industry",College Art Association,Toronto,Canada Juror,Crafts Exhibition 8,Topeka,Kansas Numerous.J.ectures,On a national level encompassing"Contemporary Art","The Architectural Art Scene","Survival Techniques as an Artist,Artists/Galleries" Panelist,"Contemporary American Ceramics: Three Dialogues",Lill Street Gallery, Chicago,Illinois 1983 Organized major panel discussion for NCECA Conference,Atlanta,Georgia,which covered four different views of Artist-in-Industry Programming 1982 Lecture, Convergent Territories",Banff,Alberta,Canada 1981 Lecture,"Arts in Industry",Scripps College,Claremont,California 1980 Juror,Virginia Beach Art Museum,Virginia Beach,Virginia 1976 Panelist,"Survival Workshop",Kansas City Art Institute,Kansas City,Missouri. Development of Guilds and Co-ops and Artist Operated Facilities PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Founding member of the Alliance for Artists Communities,Board member for two years 1992-93 Board member,Iowa Arts Council 1991-93 Board member,Mayor's Commission on the Public Arts,Omaha,Nebraska 1991 Board member,Fairly Loose Association of Artists' Communities,a group of eighteen artists'communities funded by the John D.and Catherine T.MacArthur Foundation 1987-90 Board member,Mayor's Commission on the Public Arts,Omaha,Nebraska Board member,Friend of the Parks,Omaha,Nebraska 1986-88 Board member, Landmarks Incorporated,Omaha,Nebraska Board member,Kansas City Contemporary Arts Society 1986 Board member,Navy Pier-New Arts Forum,Chicago,Illinois Board member,YMCA.,Omaha,Nebraska 1979-81 Board member,Nebraska Crafts Council,American Craft Council 1978-79 Board member,Nebraska Crafts Council TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1976-79 Artists-in-Schools residencies,sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Arts Council. 1974 Sculpture Instructor,Fine Arts Department,Creighton University,Omaha,Nebraska 1967,68 Assistant to the Sculpture Department,University of Nebraska at Omaha,Nebraska 9/9 'd 6£96 '01\1 WdLS : 1 _6661 '91 'clad 1 - • . .r.. � • REE SCHONLAU -4- EXHIBITION OF STUDIO WORK 1976 Sheldon Memorial Art Museum,Lincoln,Nebraska 1974 "Women in Art", Sioux City Art Center,Sioux City,Iowa. 1973 Seventh Biennial Beaux Arts Designer-Craftsmen Exhibition,Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts,Columbus,Ohio. Second Place:National Award. 1971 Two-person Show,College of St.Mary,Omaha,Nebraska • 1968 All-State Juried Exhibit,Media 70,Walnut Creek,California. 1967 Biennial Exhibition,Joslyn Art Museum,Omaha,Nebraska AWARDS 1991 "Distinguished Alumna",University of Nebraska,Omaha Nebraska 1988 "Woman of the Year",YWCA.,Omaha,Nebraska 1987 "Woman of the Year",Girl Scouts of America 1982 "Nebraska Arts Award",Associated Artists of Omaha 1980 Award for Art Achievements from the Arts in Omaha PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS 1988 Art News.Nation Review • Sculpture Magazine,"The Bemis Experience" 1984 American Ceramics,The Omaha Brickwork/Altemative Worksite Ceramics Monthly,June/July/Auger Jun Kaneko-Omaha Project 1983 Convergent Territories,catalogue,essay on Alternative Worksite Artists and Work: "A Profound Lack of Security" 1975 Women Artists in America II,Jim Collins,University of Tennessee • • • • • 9/9 d E96 '°N IKdL9 : 1 __6661 '91 'clad • c-ZSA CITY OF OMAHA LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER Omaha,Nebr RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA: WHEREAS, Sections 27-121 et seq. of the Omaha Municipal Code provide for the creation and operation of the Public Art Commission; and, WHEREAS,Ree Schonlau was appointed to the Public Art Commission to fill the unexpired term of Neville Murray; and, WHEREAS, the term of Ree Schonlau, a member of said Commission, has expired,leaving a vacancy; and, WHEREAS,the Honorable Hal Daub has reappointed Ree Schonlau to the Public Art Commission as the nonprofit visual art representative, said term to commence upon. confirmation by the City Council and to expire three years thereafter. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA: THAT, the reappointment by the Honorable Hal Daub of Ree Schonlau, as the nonprofit visual art representative on the Public Art Commission, said term to commence upon. confirmation by the City Council and to expire three years thereafter, is hereby confirmed. APPROVE S TO o CITY A Y DATE 4 P:\MAY\1039sap.doc By .Councilmember Adopted No -�F7'2000 �, -• - • • 40 Approve. �. / Mayor I \7iftLdE q§ 5 P- f ƒ I : ; ii c : t, • ¢ R \ /' . � � R, q � 8 § , .11 I. / s.o CDo g O � 4 b = ri § § OE- Q m / ) \ 2 « » n i e ' r p ® ' 0 . C 1.,.. lb �k