tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80975700449702868002024-03-14T02:09:27.338-07:00CREATIVE PLACEMAKING IN THE SOUTH LOOPBloomington Theater and Arts Center is partnering with the City of Bloomington to develop the South Loop into a densely-populated, walkable urban neighborhood.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449590051651096343noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097570044970286800.post-56834719664870198062016-07-20T08:52:00.002-07:002016-07-20T08:52:52.975-07:00Update! Call for Applicants - Creative Placemaking Commission <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The City of Bloomington is currently accepting applications for the first Creative Placemaking Commission. Appointed by the City Council and Artistry Board, the Creative Placemaking Commission will advise the City Council on using arts, design, culture and creativity to help accomplish the City’s goals for change, growth and transformation of Bloomington’s South Loop District in a way that also builds character and quality of place. In the future, the Council intends to extend creative placemaking to all of Bloomington.<br />
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The Creative Placemaking Commission will consist of nine members, six members appointed by the City Council and three members appointed by the Artistry Board of Directors. At least five of the nine members must be residents of the City of Bloomington. The City of Bloomington’s <a href="https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/document/city-bloomington-welcomes-its-first-director-placemaking-and-community-engagement" target="_blank">new Director of Creative Placemaking and Engagement, Alejandra Pelinka</a>, will act as liaison and provide staff support to the Commission.<br />
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<a href="https://www.bloomingtonmn.gov/development-districts/south-loop-district" rel="nofollow">The South Loop</a> is home to Mall of America, Bloomington Central Station and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and adjacent to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. By 2020, on a typical day the South Loop will have 6,000 residents, 9,000 hotel guests, 35,000 employees and 115,000 Mall of America visitors.<br />
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For more information and an application, visit <a href="http://blm.mn/placemaking">blm.mn/placemaking</a>, call the City Manager’s Office at 952-563-8744 or visit 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road. <br />
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Application deadline is August 31, 2016.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449590051651096343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097570044970286800.post-87116704204174665872016-06-06T11:20:00.000-07:002016-10-11T11:32:13.719-07:00Introducing Bloomington's First Director of Placemaking and Community Engagement<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Dub-oF1zdI" width="480"></iframe><br />
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The City is excited to announce Alejandra Pelinka was selected as its first Creative Placemaking and Engagement Director. Ms. Pelinka will facilitate the work of a new Creative Placemaking Commission and work with the City’s nonprofit partner, Artistry, and a diverse group of stakeholders to implement and evaluate a Creative Placemaking Plan adopted by the City and Artistry in 2015.<br />
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Alejandra will help the City identify the art, culture and design investments that will best support the evolution of a distinctive, walkable, urban neighborhood in Bloomington’s South Loop and build its regional brand. She will also work to build community connectedness and engagement throughout Bloomington using a range of community outreach strategies.<br />
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Ms. Pelinka previously served as the Executive Director of Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), where she was responsible for the general management of the organization and NEMAA’s regionally acclaimed events, including Art-A-Whirl®, the largest open studio tour in the country. She has also worked for the Ames Center (previously known as Burnsville Performing Arts Center) as Art Gallery Director and for Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis as Volunteer Coordinator. Mpls. St. Paul magazine named her one of 26 local Scene Shapers, “integral to making the [Minnesota art] scene tick.”<br />
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“We had applicants nationwide for this unique, innovative, and first-of-its-kind position. It was a competitive process with great candidates, which made our decision difficult,” Elizabeth Tolzmann, Bloomington’s Assistant City Manager said. “Ms. Pelinka’s experience in community leadership, arts and nonprofit administration, marketing and public relations, and connecting arts and business interests make her uniquely qualified for this role. We are excited to have her join our Bloomington team.”<br />
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Ms. Pelinka will start her new role on June 6, as a member of the Bloomington City Manager’s Office.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449590051651096343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097570044970286800.post-61820885956760811822014-06-20T11:52:00.003-07:002014-07-04T14:11:10.084-07:00Video: SOUTH LOOP DISCOVERY CHARRETTE<iframe width="420" height="265" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bCuEWmO7Pfk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449590051651096343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8097570044970286800.post-81018544024633322342014-06-20T11:50:00.002-07:002014-07-04T14:11:32.664-07:00Google Map: Plotting the Charrette ThoughtsAt the end of each day, the team would have a "round up" to talk about some of things that they learned about specific sites in the South Loop. Click on the map to see the thoughts generated by each site.
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Today’s exploration was focused on the connection between commerce and community: how planning can attract business and how business and residential development can compliment one another. To this end, the vision for the South Loop was compared and contrasted with the visions guiding two other major Twin Cities development initiatives: the former Ford Plant site and the Midway Development Project. <br />
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Transportation was the topic of today’s Exploration. The premise of the discussion was that because Bloomington is a transportation hub, its development would inevitably be influenced by changes in transportation modes.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;">A group of thirty-five or forty people came out on the morning of the second day. Many of them worked in the nearby HealthPartners Complex while some were longtime Bloomington residents. One man spoke for many when he asked, “What is the South Loop?” only to be informed that he was standing in it. Obviously, the identity of this region of Bloomington is a work-in-progress.</span></div>
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Day one of the Discovery Charrette is over, and we're off and running. It was a day of neighbors meeting neighbors and artists connecting with prospective project hosts, a mock City of Bloomington Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting, and lots of teamwork on the part of project staff. The day culminated in a launch party, during which everyone gathered into an outline of the South Loop created with blue tape. Fun!<br />
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The mock DRC meeting was enlightening. We invited seasoned public arts administrators/advocates Regina Flanagan and Joan Vorderbruggen to describe several recent public art projects in St. Paul and Minneapolis, respectively. The members of the DRC considered what issues these projects would raise if artists proposed to implement them in Bloomington, and what barriers would need to be overcome in connection with everything from restrictive sign ordinances to fire marshal concerns.<br />
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I was encouraged by the conversation at the mock DRC meeting. One of the most salient comments was that the practical hurdles inherent in public art projects can readily be cleared as long as funding is available and the City's elected officials communicate their expectation that the City will say "yes" to public art and placemaking. Our <i>Creative Placemaking in the South Loop </i>project is about, among other things, finding sources of funding to carry out this work in the years to come, and making the case for "yes." After today, I am even more optimistic that we'll accomplish those objectives. <br />
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publicly at the Mall of America today with a discovery charrette that will
continue through June 20. Today’s events included a Neighborhood Expo, where
businesses, organizations, and government agencies with a stake in the South
Loop could mix with one another. They also mixed with artists and other
creative people who attended two information sessions about the Placemaker’s
Idea Prize and future demonstration projects. Other first-day activities included
a mock City of Bloomington Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting, at which
DRC members considered examples of recent public art projects that were
implemented in Minneapolis and St. Paul; mural-making with artist Ta-coumba
Aiken; and an evening launch party that brought together Expo participants,
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<b>For the rest of the Daily Charrette Record <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BybBnVXum0m6ODVQSUJpLUhTdmc/edit?usp=sharing">click here to view a pdf</a>.</b></div>
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I'm excited that after so many months of planning, the Creative
Placemaking Discovery Charrette (and the public aspect of project as a
whole) finally get underway tomorrow at the Mall of America.
Everything's in place for a pair of great artist/host mixers and info
sessions, Ta-coumba Aiken's mural project, the South Loop Neighborhood
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