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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 4-7, 2017 The Park Record C-3 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY TIMBERLINE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT The Summit County Council is seeking individuals to fill three vacancies on the Administrative Control Board of the Timberline Special Service District. Interested applicants must be registered voters within the district. The role of the Board is to provide for the public health, safety, and general welfare of the residents living within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Timberline Special Service District. Interested applicants must submit your online application at: http://www.summitcounty.org/321/Volunteer-Boards. For further information contact: Annette Singleton at 435-336-3025. Tanzi Propst/park record Sam Knopp secures one of eight bolts that will be used to support Kevin Arthofer’s new aluminum and steel public-art work “How We [=] Move” on a Summit County transit center kiosk. Deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Continued From C-1 Movement is theme of public art “The other aspect of that is that I wanted to have the community in some shape or form create the art.” The athletes Arthofer recruited for the project were 7-yearold mountain biker Theus Jedi Reed, Winter Sports School cross-country skier Maddie Morgan, Utah Olympic Park bobsled driver Jake Pelger, National Ability Center’s hand cycler Anne Wessman, soccer coach Paco Javier, who is an avid walker, and ski jumper Kailey Bitner, who trains at Utah Olympic Park. “We monitored 3,000 observations of each activity, which translates into 10 observations per second,” Arthofer said. “We took the data and used computational code to come up with a unique pattern of movement and turn those into seven different sections of the movement.” Arthofer, with the help of a computational scientist, translated the data into what he calls acceleration ribbons, which are represented by strands of aluminum that are part of the art. These half-inch-thick anodized aluminum ribbons are attached to steel bases that are mounted in the concrete foundation of the transit center kiosks. “The ribbons visualize and represent a sort of vapor trail that someone leaves behind when they move,” Arthofer said. The wavy aluminum ribbons are attached to the steel bases in subtle angles, which was an artistic decision. “At some point, the science had to stop and we needed an aesthetic,” Arthofer said. “Mounting the ribbons flat didn’t work, because we wanted to provide a multi-dimensional art experience.” “How We Move” is a number-oriented work of art as well. “The seven ribbons are attached to six different bases on the six kiosks at the transit cen- Searching for new things to do? Tanzi Propst/park record Industrial-strength adhesive oozes out of a hole drilled in a concrete base as Sam Knopp inserts one of eight bolts that will hold a work of art that features seven anodized aluminum ribbons. ter,” Arthofer said. “So there are 42 ribbons total. Each ribbon requires two bolts that need to be attached to the base. So, that’s a total of 84 bolts.” The transit center public art installation was initiated in 2011. I always like some kind of rigor, some sort of process that is separate from the true material fabrication process, in the art that I do...” Kevin Arthofer Visual artist “The project was initiated as far back as 2011,” said Kristen Mitchell, Summit County Public Art Advisory Board chairwoman. “As soon as the transit center was proposed, the board saw an opportunity for public art.” Mitchell said Caroline Rodriguez, regional transportation planning director, liked the idea. “She was so enthusiastic and supportive of how we could use art to make public transportation more visible and connected to the community,” she said. Art installations such as “How We Move” helps the Summit County Public Arts Advisory Board fulfill its goal to “celebrate and unite Summit County residents through public art,” according to its mission. “We want to unite Summit County with exhibiting public art, and through the making of public art, as well as align public art with county goals,” Mitchell said. ‘“It’s not just supporting art and the creation of art for art sake, but to use art to increase diversity in issues such as sustainability and transportation.” The board sent out a national request for proposal last November and received a “phenomenal” response, Mitchell said. “I think because this area is renowned, the caliber of the submissions were very high,” she said. “We had people from New York, L.A. [and] New Orleans. We narrowed those down to four finalists and went through and interview process. “Incredibly, our own local artists had submissions that were on par with this group of established public artists who have displayed all over the United States,” Mitchell said. “The quality of some of our local artists stood above the others in regards to innovation and thoughtfulness regarding how the project relates to the community. We were delighted we could use an artist like Kevin who was already integrated in the community.” PREMIER GOLF COURSE LUXURY ESTATE ON 2 ACRES 2860 Sackett Drive, Park City 5 BD | 5 BA | 5,300 SF | $1,400,000 | Details at 2860Sackett.com You will love the incredible setting of this “Back Nine” Park City mountain home with incredible golf course and mountain views and peaceful privacy. The stunning home boasts a main level master suite, light and spacious great room, and dedicated home theatre! A truly stunning home and property just minutes from Park City. 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