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ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION Out
ORANGE
FALL,2012 GRANT AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 17th day of December, 2012, by and between Orange
County ("County"), by and through the Orange County Arts Commission ("Arts Commission")
and Michael Roy Layne dba Legacyworks("Grant Recipient").
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is a countywide arts agency that ensures the growth of
local arts experiences by providing funding and support for diverse high quality programs and
projects.
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission administers the Spring and Fall Arts Grants Program
to provide economic opportunities to Orange County artists and non-profit organizations
coordinating arts projects benefiting the citizens of Orange County.
WHEREAS, the Spring Arts Grants Program is supported by Arts Commission with
funds from the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the
Department of Cultural Resources and the National Endowment for the Arts.
WHEREAS, the Grant Recipient was selected by the Arts Commission to receive the
Spring Arts Grant through the procedures duly adopted by the Arts Commission; and
WHEREAS, both parties wish to promote and maintain the integrity and clarity of the
Grant Recipient's ideas and statements and delineate the Grant Recipient's obligations to the
County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and the Grant Recipient, for the consideration and
under the conditions hereinafter set forth, agree as follows:
1. Approved Grant Project. Grant funds are provided under this Agreement for the project
("Project") described in the Grant Recipient's Grant Application, attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
2. Grant Award. Grant funds in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)
have been awarded by the Arts Commission to the Grant Recipient for the approved
Project. These funds must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar with cash from the Grant
Recipient's funds not derived from either Orange County appropriations or the North
Carolina Arts Council.
3. Contingency. This grant is contingent on North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots
Program funding to the Arts Commission. Final decisions on Grassroots Program funds
to the North Carolina Arts Council are subject to approval by the North Carolina General
Assembly.
4. Responsibilities of the Grant Recipient
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A. Implementation. The Project implementation shall take place between January 1,
2013 and December 31, 2013. The Project shall be implemented in the manner
described in Exhibit A. Time is of the essence in the implementation of the
Project.
B. Modifications to project. Grant Recipient shall present major changes to the
original proposal, including but not limited to changes in design, implementation
schedule and increase in Project budget by more than 10%, in writing to the Arts
Commission for approval. Arts Commission shall approve or disapprove Grant
Recipient's request for modifications within seven (7) days of receipt thereof.
Consent to project modifications shall not be unreasonably withheld. Arts
Commission's decisions shall be in writing. In the event the Arts Commission
fails to approve or disapprove the requested modifications within the time stated
herein, the modifications shall be deemed approved.
C. Non—assignment. The grant cannot be assigned or transferred to a different project
or artist without prior written approval of the Arts Commission.
D. Records. Grant Recipient must maintain records and other evidence pertaining
to costs incurred and revenues acquired during the Project implementation. Grant
Recipient shall maintain financial records pertaining to the Project for three (3)
years from the date of this Agreement, in case of audit.
E. Use of Funds. Grant Recipient shall not use the grant funds to repay outstanding
taxes or other debts of any nature. The grants shall be utilized solely for the
purpose of implementing the Project and Project related expenses.
F. Final Report. Grant Recipient shall submit to the Arts Commission a Final Report
on January 14, 2014 . The Final Report shall be in the format required by
the North Carolina Arts Council. Failure to submit the Final Report or late
submission of the Final Report, for any reason, shall be grounds for denial and/or
cancellation of grant funds for the Project and future grant proposals.
5. Responsibilities of the Arts Commission
A. Payment. The Arts Commission shall release the grant funds in the amount of
$1,000 to the Grant Recipient.
6. Publicity
A. Acknowledgement. Credit must be given to the Orange County Arts
Commission using the Arts Commission logo and if State funds are received
to the North Carolina Grassroots Program in brochures, news releases,
programs, and all other printed and online publications. Copies of such printed
materials must accompany the evaluation report. When no printed information is
used, verbal credit shall be given. In addition, all print and promotional material
must include the following credit line (check all that apply):
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ii. North Carolina Arts Council Funding. "This program is supported by
the Orange County Arts Commission with funds from the Grassroots Program
of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. "
B. The Grant Recipient must enter all events, exhibits and performances open to the
public and related to this grant award on the ExploreChapelHillARTS.com
website and display ExploreChapelHillARTS.com publicity materials
(postcards, brochures, etc.) prominently and consistently at their venue or
performance space. In addition, the Grant Recipient must add a link to the
ExploreChapelHillARTS.com (ExploreChapelHillARTS.com logo preferred)
to their main webpage. The Grant Recipient shall contact the Orange County Arts
Commission for replacement ExploreChapelHil ARTS.com publicity materials.
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7. Indemnity. The Grant Recipient agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County, the
Arts Commission and the North Carolina Arts Council and their officers and employees
from any and all claims or actual injury, damage or loss to a person, or real or personal
property that results from or is in any way connected to the use of the grant funds.
8. Independent Contractor. The Grant Recipient is an independent contractor and not an
employee, agent or other representative of the County and/or the Arts Commission.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create the relationship of
principal and agent, or employer and employee, between Grant Recipient and Arts
Commission or Orange County Government. Grant Recipient understands and agrees
that he/she is not authorized to incur any expenses or any liability whatsoever on behalf
of the County or the Arts Commission and has no authority, expressed or implied, to
obligate or make representations on behalf of the County or the Arts Commission. In
addition, Grant Recipient agrees to maintain his or her own worker's compensation
insurance for himself/herself and his or her employees for the duration of the art work's
installation.
9. Termination
A. In the event of any of the circumstances set forth below(hereinafter referred to as
"default"), the Arts Commission may immediately terminate this Agreement:
(i) Any fraudulent representation in any verification required to obtain
payment under this Agreement or other dishonesty on a material matter
relating to the performance of services under this Agreement.
(ii) Nonperformance, incomplete service or performance, or failure to
satisfactorily perform any part of the Project or to comply with any
provision of this Agreement, as determined by the Arts Commission in its
sole discretion.
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(iii) Failure to adhere to the terms of applicable county, state or federal laws,
regulations, or stated public policy.
B. In the event of default by the Grant Recipient, the Arts Commission has the
discretion to elect to terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part and/or require
the Grant Recipient to repay the grant funds within seven (7) from written notice
of default or allow the grant recipient the opportunity to cure the default. This
clause shall not be interpreted to limit the County's or the Arts Commission's
remedies in law or in equity.
10. Miscellaneous.
A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the attachments contain the final and
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement. All modifications and amendments to this Agreement shall be in
writing. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their heirs, successors
and assigns.
B. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the State of North Carolina and the Orange County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Orange County and the Grant Recipient have signed this Grant
Agreement, effective on the last date this Agreement is signed by both parties as indicated by the
dates set forth under signatures be
Fora,- eha ecipient
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For and on beh I o a County Government
Frank WUifton-, C ager date
For and on behalf of Orange County Arts Commission/approved as to technical content
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Steve Brantley,Economic'Develop Director Date
Approve Mtoanad legal sufficiency
Annette . Moore*, Attorney 5-a-4
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This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget
and FZscal Control Act
Clarence G. Grier,Administrative and Financial Services Date
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/ Artist Project Grant - Fall
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G#; 2012-13 Application Form
ORANGE COUNTY ARTS Orange County Arts Commission
COMMISSION
Promoting the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
1 Artist Information
Applicant Name Michael Roy Layne dba Legacyworks
Mailing Address 3803 Carnegie Lane Raleigh NC 27612 Studio: 135 S Main St., Warrenton NC 27589
Daytime Phone 919.616.8417 Fax Number 919.571.8286
Email Address la ne�CoNegacvworks.com Web Site www legacyworks greglonescto (under construction)
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2 Grant Request Summary
Arts Program Grant Request $1,000.00 Total Cash Match $2,410.00
Summary Statement for Proposed Use of Arts Program Grant Artist fee for creation and installation of an
illuminated public environmental sculpture Chrysalis+Drago(n)Doctrine on 2nd story of fagade at 109 E.
Franklin St Chapel Hill NC (Frank Gallery &The Clothing Warehouse) in association with the Downtown Arts
Program, month of February 2013.
4 Narrative
Write a description, up to three pages, single spaced, that describes the following under separate subheadings:
• Proposed Project—what will you do, where will it be performed or displayed, when will the preparations
and public component take place, list any organizational partners.
• Community Impact—describe the project's public component, how many people will be impacted.
• Artist Experience —include a brief description of your similar arts projects in the past.
5 Application Checklist (in this order, do not staple, bind, or put into individual folders)
1 copy each: (Only 1 sided, 8 112"x 11", white paper)
• Application Form, Page One, Including Signature
• Narrative
• Budget Sheet
• Itemized Budget(if necessary)
• Resumes of artist(s).
1 copy each:
• Sample programs, press, or other materials from this or similar past programs.
• Sample work by artist produced in the last three years:
For example, for visual arts submit a PC-compatible CD or DVD, slides or high quality photographs (5-10
images); for dance or theater arts submit a PC-compatible CD or DVD, or video tape (3-5 minute sample); for
music and spoken word submit a PC-compatible CD or DVD, or audio tape (1-2 selections); for literary arts
submit a manuscript(10-15 pages).
Label all sample work with artists'lor imvd a io s' name, title of work(s), date of work. For visual arts include
sheet v�ith ork dime medi . Indicate top of image.
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Michael Roy Layne, Ph.D., RLA, ASLA
Environmental Sculpture-Landscape Architecture-Community Art
Mailing Address:3803 Carnegie Lane•Raleigh, NC 27612
Sculpture Studio•Workshop 135 S. Main Street-Warrenton INC 27589
Phone 919-616-8427•Mobile:919-571-8286• Email:layne ''rleaav-vv�crks.cort
LEGACYVIIORKSNature+Culture Forms and Forces in Environmental Art
Re: 2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application
Narrative
Proposed Project
In support of the objectives of the Downtown Chapel Hill Arts Project to enliven downtown Chapel
Hill through the arts and to develop a collaborative atmosphere between public artists and local
businesses or organizations, my environmental public art proposal includes the following two
elements.
1. Partnering with the Frank Gallery, I would create and install a temporary illuminated public
artwork at 109 E. Franklin Street(see artwork sample Pulsar, an artwork I installed on the Jordan
Marsh facade in Downtown Boston). Having received the approval of the building owner and the
Frank Gallery Board Chair, my project would include the creation and installation of
Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine on the full width of the second story facade above the Frank Gallery
and the Clothing Warehouse on East Franklin Street for the month of February, 2013.
In keeping with my efforts to address ecological issues, the artwork would consist of ten ring forms
made of bamboo harvested from my grove in Warrenton, NC (see artwork sample H2O Flow, an
artwork I installed at Chapel Hill Town Hall entry court) that are attached to the existing metal grates
located at the base of each upper floor window. Each ring is created using 19 pieces of 1 inch
diameter bamboo culms held together with hardware aesthetically masked using sisal twine (see
attached ring sketch). Mounted perpendicular to the facade and ranging from 5ft to 2 ft high and
extending up to 33/4 ft out from the wall, the ten rings support a 40 long fabric dragon form (see
attached building facade sketch). Created using Carolina blue and white stretch-knit fabric (see
attached chrysalis sketch), the dragon chrysalis is suspended between the ten rings and illuminated
from within using LCD lamps to reduce energy output and costs to a minimum.
The ten bamboo rings, the fabric dragon chrysalis, and the lighting system would be created off site at
Legacyworks studio in Warrenton, NC during the months of December and January. Working with
Chapel Hill Town officials and the associated code enforcement entities, I would employ staging to
install the sculpture over three days either the last week in January or first week in February as
scheduled to best meet the needs of the Town and the businesses involved.
2. Besides coinciding with and reflecting the illumination aspects of the annual Chinese new year's
Lantern Festival, Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine also represents new birth, a physical manifestation of
the love associated with the celebration of Valentine's Day. Conceptually, the public art installation
would provide a visual incentive and a physical location for people to share thoughts and ideas about
the state of current commercial banking credit and lending practices. Using the Drago Doctrine
MICHAEL ROY LAYNE• LEGACYWORKS•2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application•Artwork Sample List •November 27,2012 Page 1
espoused by Louis Drago (an Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs) in 1902 as a response to Britain,
Germany, and Italy shelling the ports in response to Venezuela's massive debt, interested people
would be asked to present 3 minute poems or stories that suggest innovative new ways (rebirth) of
addressing the credit problems either locally or globally. Organized and moderated by a local
professional writer(yet to be determined) and held during one of the two-hour Thursday evening
salon sessions at the Frank Gallery during February, participants would enjoy refreshments, lively
conversation, and debate inspired by the installation of Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine.
Community Impact
Since Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine is an illuminated public artwork that could be viewed by Chapel
Hill residents, UNC students, and County visitors both day and night, the community impact would
be tremendous. We could easily assume that at least I% of the population of Chapel Hill of 30,000
and 1% of the 30,000 enrolled students of the University would pass by or interact with the sculpture
during its installation. Given the fact that Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (ranked no. 4)
and the Ackland Art Museum (ranked no. 8) have high attendance records and are located nearby, it
Could be assumed that during the month of February (one month period) at least 1/12`'' of 1% of the
annual 1,900,000 Orange County visitors would pass by the installation as well. So, in addition to
the estimated 50 people who attend the Frank Gallery salons on a regular basis, the addition of the
resident, student, and visitor viewers could easily surpass 2,230.
As an additional benefit to the community and guided by In light, the annual one-night illumination
arts event held in downtown Richmond, VA (see http._ �s va �..,_1 080 llejA_�>_ ` ill_i hi'), I would also
be willing to work with a local community organization to develop a similar annual luminary arts
event that could coincide with Valentine's day or some other celebratory event defined by the
participating local businesses. As part of this grant, I would assist a local organizer to develop the
program, the requirements, the call to artists/students, and personally interview interested business
owners to obtain specific requirements and wants for their specific buildings. Based upon my
experience creating illuminated sculptural installations in urban centers and working with Town Hall
and the associated code enforcement entities, I would also hold a workshop with selected
artists/students to demonstrate the appropriate way of attaching pieces to the partnering building
facades or roof tops.
Artist Experience
Working as a professional environmental sculptor since 1980, I have created and installed over sixty
large-scale permanent and temporal artworks for both public and private clients. Beside developing
and managing a number of arts events (Arts Day in the South End, the Artists Ball) and creating
interactive artworks that became community icons (Space Snake for First Night Boston and Trigor1
for First Night Raleigh), my main objective as a community artist is to assist communities to create
spaces that rejuvenate and inspire while employing materials and construction techniques appropriate
to the situation and setting. The included artwork samples of my urban installed artworks clearly
show my ability to create motifs that reflect both the nature of the supported event or show theme,
day and night, as well as the spaces in which the artworks are installed. While working in Boston as
an environmental sculptor, I gained expertise and acquired an extensive background of working with
city officials and the associated code enforcement entities installing temporary artworks on brick
facades while protecting the their historic nature (critically important to installing
Chrysalis+Drago(n) Doctrine in downtown Chapel Hill at 109 E. Franklin Street).
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ORANGE COUNTY ARTS
COMMISSION
Financial Information
Please provide a projected budget for your proposed project utilizing the format below.
Project Expenses Cash = Grant Amount + Applicant
Expenses Requested Cash Match
A Personnel
Administrative staff
Artistic staff 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Technical/Production staff
B Outside Fees and Services
Artistic contracts 150.00 150.00
Other contracts: 240.00 240.00
C Space Rental
D Travel 466.00 466.00
E Marketing 140.00 140.00
F Remaining Project Expenses 414.00 414.00
G Total Cash Expenses 3.410.00 = 1,000.00 + 2,410.00
Project Income Cash Income
A Admissions
B Contracted Services Revenue
C Other Revenue (specify)
D Private Support
Corporate support
Foundation support
Other private support
E Government Support
Federal
State/regional (not including this request)
Local (not including this request) _* 2,200.00
F Applicant Cash 210.00
G Grant Amount Requested 1,000.00
in this application
H Total Cash Income 3,410.00
(must equal Total Cash Expenses,
Item G above)
* These matching funds to come from either Chapel Hill Arts or Cary Arts (notice of grants by end of December)
Michael Roy Layne, Ph. D., RLA, ASLA
Environmental Sculptor-Landscape Architect-Community Artist
Mailing Address:3803 Carnegie Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Sculpture Studio-Workshop: 135-S. Main Street-Warrenton, NC 27589
Phone:919-616-8427-Fax:919-571.8286-Email:Layne -legacy,ur rks.corn
LEGACYWORKS Nature+Culture:Forms and Forces in Environmental Art
Artist Resume
Education -Doctor of Philosophy in Design(Community and Environmental Design),North Carolina State University.2009
-Master of Landscape Architecture,College of Design,North Carolina State University, 1994
- Bachelor of Art, Fine Arts Department,San Jose State University, 1970
Studio Practice/ -Double Spiral: Erika's Garden,(residential stor nwater protection&garden landscape)Raleigh_NC 2012
Environmental -Springleaf+Fairvcircle,(ecological installation and festival icon),Spring Daze.Bond Park,Cary,NC 2012
Sculpture and -Chapel Hill Veteran's memorial design competition(in progress),collaboration with David Swanson Assoc-
Community Art Carrboro,NC and Weinstein Friedlein Architects,Carrboro,NC,2011-2012
Commissions/ - 11,0 Flow,(Aesthetic engineer-stormwater management installation).Sculpture Visions,Chapel Hill"town I lall
Installations -entry courtyard,Chapel Hill,NC 2010,Dedication 2011
- 7rigon, (exhibition of a community icon), Raleigh City Museum, Raleigh,NC,2005
- Dragons Lair and Arborway. David and Karen.lessee Residence, Pittsboro,NC, 1998-2005
- The Learning Ground,(environmental sculpture master plan),Vena Wilburn Elementary_Raleigh_NC 1996
- Flight gfFcrncv,Main Street Gallery Program, Monument Square, Racine,WI, 1996
- Three Crescent Preserves,(hillside stormwater retention sculpture),Lotz Residence.Chapel I till.NC 1995
-Reahn of the Senses,(proposed ADA experiential pathways),Ralston-NCSU Arboretum. Raleigh.NC. 1993
-Alights Sax,Spring Art and Jazz Festival,Artsplosure, Inc.,Raleigh,NC. 1993
- Perforrnanee Gardens,(proposed 5 outdoor performance spaces),NC School for Arts. Winston Salem.N('. 1993
-Fish Stories, Beverly Gate_Kingston upon Hull. UK, 1992
-Nler•maid's Tail, First Night Raleigh,Artsplosure, Inc.,Raleigh,NC. 1992
- Nature. Continuitv in Compromise,Broadway Arts Gallery,Asheville.NC. 1992
- Time Lines. Miami University,Oxford.OH, 1991
- f'essel,Tri-State Sculpture Exhibition.Appalachian State University.Boone.NC, 1991
-Caged Haven. Boston 1991:Sixth Triennial,Fuller Museum of Art,Brockton, MA, 1991
- 7'rigon.(participatory mobile puppet-collaboration w/R. Montague&G. Ingram). First Night Raleigh.
Artsplosure, Inc.; Raleigh,NC. 1990-2002
-Dotted Line.Spring Art and Jazz Festival,Artsplosure, Inc., Montague Court. Raleigh. NC. 1990
-Hornet's Nest, Laura Knotts Gallery,Bradford College,Badford, MA, 1990
- The Right Spot,A Look at the New: Four Boston Artists. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe.V f_ 1990
- Caracol,Fuller Museum of Art,Brockton, MA, 1989
-Neon Piano.First Night Boston.(collaboration w/neon artist W. Strattman),Boston Common,MA. 1989
- The Source.Hallmark Bath&Tile Center,Peabody,MA, 1989
- Time Tunnel, Boston Children's Museum_Boston Warf,South Boston, MA 1989
- Nlurex,Within.Massachusetts Invitational,Cyclorama. Boston Center for Arts_MA. 1989
-Supercilious A9ushroom,Artists Ball. Boston Center for the Arts, Boston.. MA 1988
- Calvx..Averoff Restaurant and Boston College_Cambridge, MA 1988
- Big Foot,Community School Youth Outreach Program,Boston Common.Boston,MA. 1988
- The fVater's Edge,The Wet Gallery,Boston, MA, 1987
Deadlight, Within,Massachusetts Invitational,Cyclorama,Boston Center for Arts,MA. 1987
- A9oulin Rouge,Artist's Ball, Boston Center for the Arts,Boston, MA 1987
Conservatory,City Lights,Inc.,Boston,MA, 1987
- Homage to Poseidon&Aeolus. Mills Gallery,Cyclorama,(performance, installation,exhibition)BCA. 1986
- Red Sox,Boston City Hall,(three story high installation).City of Boston,MA 1986
- The Wave,Carolina South Nightclub,The Boardwalk.Atlantic City,NJ 1986
-Homage to Poseidon,(outdoor installation and performance),Galissas,Syros Island.Greece_ 1985
-High Spirits, Boston City Hall,Citv of Boston,MA 1985
- Pulsar..Jordan Marsh Company,Boston. MA, 1984
- h`uture Sails,Tall Ships Celebration, Boston City flail,City of Boston, MA.. 1984
- Ornamental Calyx and.Sphere,Boston City Hall,City,of Boston. MA, 1984
-Double Calvx,St.Ann's Church, West Newbury, MA, 1984
-,S'oace Snake. First Night Boston,(multi-peopled mobile puppet)Boston,MA, 1983
-Rubv Calyx,Jordan Marsh Company,Boston. MA. 1893
- Outer-Inspace,(student course gallery installation), Boston Architectural College, MA, 1983
MICHAEL ROY LAYNE• LEGACYWORKS•2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application•Artwork Sample List •November 27,2012 Page 1
• Tunnel,(installations on train&beach)Rockport, MA, 1982
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Deacon's Dome,(installations&performances)Mills Gallery,Cyclorama_. Boston Center for Arts-MA 1981
Media/ My designs or artwork have been previewed in newspapers,magazines.newsletters.
Publication professional journals,research publications,and radio and television broadcasts.
of Work •Visitors will become artists."The Cary News,April 25.2011.
•"Spring into Spring Daze 2012,'•Cary Citizen.Cary.NC April 23,2012
•"American Society of Landscape Architects Highlights 479 Green infrastructure Pro.jects.--Inhabitat.com.
October 22.2011.
•"Dedicate Sculpture also serves environmental purpose'"The Daily Tar I lee].July,6.201 1
• "Universal Garden,"a design proposal for the NCSU Arboretum. The research and development
ideas for this garden speak to the development of a•'Realm of the Senses." The initial design
concept and the method for interpreting research findings was included in a chapter of a Japancse
book entitled Creating People-friendly Parks:From Barrier-free to Universal Desin.Y.A. Miyake. 11.
Kameyama and Y. Miyake. 1996. In addition,this design was featured in a research publication that
presented international examples of accessibility in the design of outdoor spaces. Sponsored by a
branch of the Japanese government,the book is being used as a guideline in the creation of the first
accessible and friendly park in Osaka,Japan. In Order to Open People's Hearts_ 1994
•"Accessible America:Are Landscape Architects Ready for the Challenge?"
Landscape Architecture Magazine. Washington,DC,.tune 1993
•"Spiel Strasse: Street of Performance,"Visions of the Future:Alternative Development Plans for the
North Carolina School for the Arts,School of Design.NCSU.Raleigh.NC. 1993
•"American Stargazer Makes Its City Debut,"Hull Daily Mail,Kingston Upon Bull, IIK.Nov.23. 1992
•"Whale of a Tale,"Carolina Parent.Raleigh,NC,May 1992
• "Man.Nature and the Art of Compromise,"Art Forum-Asheville Citizen-Times.June 1992
• "Trigon."an interview.Creative Exchange.Raleigh,NC, 1991
• "Time Lines_" Oxford Press- Miami University Report,Ails at Miami.and After Five.Oxford.Olt. 1991
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"Outer-I n space"& "An Artist's Point of View: Interview with Michael Layne_"The Voice.Boston.MA. 1984
•"Critics Tip"& "Arts and Films." Boston Globe.Boston. MA, 1981..83.84.86.87,90
• "Experiments in Art," Boston Magazine,Boston- MA. 1981
Academic •Visiting Instructor.Dept of Sociology,Anthropology&Social Work,Whittier Collegc.CA.2003 and 2004
Appointments/ •Visiting Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture,North Carolina State University, Ralcigh-NC_2002
Teaching and • Lecturer of Landscape Architecture.North Carolina State University. Raleigh,NC_ 1994-2000
Artist Residency•"Teaching&Research Assistant.Landscape Architecture.NC State University. Raleigh.NC. 1992-1994&2001
•Visiting Sculptor, School of Architecture.University of Humberside,Kingston Upon Hull,UK. 1992
•Visiting Sculptor. Department of Art. Miami University,Oxford. OH. 1991
•Adjunct Faculty.Creative Arts Program,Bradford College,Bradford,MA.. 1988-1990
•Artist-in-Residence,Boston Center for the Arts,Boston, MA. 1986-1989
• Faculty. Boston Architectural Center.Boston, MA_ 1983-1984
Community • Water Quality Impacts of Alternative Build-out Scenarios for Brunswick Countv.NC.NC State
Projects, University. Water Quality Research Project I-or NC Dept.of Environment and Natural Resources_2007
Research & •NEA(National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast Tract Grant)Conduct a regional art
Planning and cultural assessment for the Roanoke Valley of Virginia and North Carolina-2002-03.
•Community Development Opportunities Study(URRI)_NC Cooperative Extension Service- I lalifay_
Warren,and Vance Counties.NC_ 1999-2001.
•Community Parks and Downtown Development Revitalization Study..Racine, W1. 1996
• Participatory Design Charrette& Master Plan Dev.Perpich Center for Arts Education.Golden Valle\,. MN. 199
Publications/ •"Intergenerational Communities: Public Spaces that Support Interaction Between Young People and Oder
Presentations Adults."North Carolina Conference on Aging,Greenville..NC.2008
• Water Ouality Impacts of Alternative Build-out Scenarios for Brunswick Cownty, rAC.North Carolina State:
University College of Design.Co-authored with J. D.Tomlinson,Raleigh,NC.2007.
•"Supporting Intergenerational Interaction:Affordance of Urban Public Space."(Intergenerationally Enriched
Environments)Generations United 13th Intergenerational Conference. Washington. DC.2005
• "Speaking ofArt by Michael Layne," Monthly column in Warren Record,Warrenton.NC,Oct 2005—Sept 2006
•Nature and Ecology Network Workshop(workshop participant and presenter)
Environmental Design Research Assoc.National Conference,Saint Louis,MO. 1998
• "Animation and the Community Landscape Architect: at-risk teen involvement in the revitalization
of an urban park."Paper presented,CELA Conference,Asheville_NC. 1997
MICHAEL ROY LAYNE- LEGACYWORKS•2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application•Artwork Sample List •November 27,2012 Page 2
Work-Related • Environmental Sculptor&Community Artist,Boston,MA. 1981-90•Raleigh,NC. 1980-2010
Training and • Principal, Legacyworks,Community&Environmental Art/Design Firm,Raleigh& Warrenton,NC.2000-2010
Experience •Consultant_Park Planning and Design,Raleigh,NC, 1996-1999
•Landscape Architect,Mark Robinson&Associates,Landscape Architecture/Planning,
Raleigh,NC 1995-1996(Specializing in park design and community recreation master planning)
•Landscape Designer/Contractor,Sculptural Environments, Raleigh.NC, 1994-1999
•Design Consultant.Raytheon Service Co. Burlington,MA, 1984-1987
• Principal, Industrial Design Firm.Layne,Salvo&Assoc., Waltham,MA.. 1979-1980
• Model Builder&Research Technician,Dynatech R&D Co.,Cambridge. MA, 1975-1978
• Design Specialist/Model Development,General Electric Co..San.lose,CA, 1970-1975
Related •.lessee Residence Master Plan including Earthwork Sculpture,Children's Play Environment&Stream
Landscape Development Plan,Pittsbom,NC, 1998-2005
Sculpture/ •Pre-School Playground Design&Construction Documentation(design and development of five parks
Architecture to meet ADA and CPSC guidelines)Parks and Recreation Department, Durham.NC. 1997-1999
Master Plans •Northern Community Park Master Plan and Construction Documentation,Chapel Hill Recreation and Parks
Department,Chapel Hill,NC, 1996-1998
• Karcher Residence Master Plan&Landscape Construction with Creek Restoration, Raleigh_NC 1997
•Neuse River Corridor Comprehensive Recreation Master Plan with Anderson Point Park and
Milburnie Park Master Plan Development, Parks,Recreation and Greemvays Advisory Board
and Parks and Recreation Department,Raleigh,NC, 1996
•The Learning Ground-Schoolyard Master Plan and Design and Development Project including proposed
Earthwork Sculpture,Vena Wilburn Elementary School,Wake County Schools,Raleigh.NC. 1996
Honors •'fau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts.2002
• Environmental Design Research Assoc.Student Design Competition.Edinburgh,Scotland..2001
•NCSU Landscape Architecture Faculty Honor Award, 1994
•Sigma Lambda Alpha National Scholarship Award, 1993
•Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1993
•NCSU Distinguished Scholarly Achievement Award.. 1993
•Charter member,Alpha Sigma Chapter,Ni Sigma Lambda Alpha(CELA honor society). 1992
•Artist-In-Residence-School of Architecture. University of Humberside.Kingston upon I lull. UK. 1992
• Winner. William& Dorothy Yeck National Outdoor Sculpture Competition_U of Miami.Ol l_ 1991
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STONELEAF+ FAIRYCIRCLE
Site-specific environmental sculpture installation at the Bond Park Boat House
By Environmental Sculptor Michael Roy Layne
Supported by The Town of Cary Public Arts and Special Events programs
of the Parks,Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
Being installed between March 15 and April 28,this environmental sculpture is a collaborative effort between the Town of Cary Parks,
Recreation and Cultural Resources staff,community volunteers,and the artist. Combining aesthetic engineering and community icons,this
sculptural installation spotlights the important connection that exists between natural and cultural systems by manipulating the river stones of
an existing drainage area and adding a curvilinear bamboo form to create a stone leaf pattern of leaf veins,spirals and circles to address storm
water runoff surge conditions from the adjacent parking lots while creating seven integrated large-scale bright-colored fabric mushroom forms
arranged into a fairy circle and installed at Spring Daze to spotlight the celebratory nature of the festival.
WakeMed Cary Hospital Fitness Trail: Passport to Fitness
There are always opportunities to live a healthy lifestyle!Let the 2012 Passport to Fitness be your guide at this year's Spring Daze Festival.
The passport,available at any Fitness Stop throughout the festival,highlights the activities located at each stop.Each Fitness Stop includes
activities that are suitable for all ages and are designed to help you balance your health,environmental,physical and cultural well-being.After
successfully visiting each stop,you will receive an ink stamp indicating its completion.Finish your passport,return it to any Fitness Stop for a
cool prize.Those who have visited all the Fitness stops,as indicated by their passport,will be entered into our grand prize drawings.The Town
of Cary has been designated as a Fit Community in North Carolina through 2013 and encourages residents to live a Heart Healthy Lifestyle.
Earth Day Celebration
The Town of Cary's Earth Day Celebration will be held in conjunction with Spring Daze 2012.The theme this year is"Lead.Inspire.°and
exhibits and activities will provide information about ways the Town of Cary is preserving our natural resources and the role you can play in
protecting the environment.Visit each booth and learn about water conservation,recycling,stormwater,urban trees,greenways and parks,
C-Tran,cooking oil recycling,and environmental volunteerism with Spruce.Don't miss the new all electric vehicle that will be on display next to
the Sustainability tent.Guests that visit each booth will receive a FREE bag made from 100%recycled materials(while supplies last).Also,
celebrate as Cary is named a Tree City USA town and recognized on stage near the Earth Day area.
Artists in Action!
See artists in action as they demonstrate their art form at the festival!This year,Spring Daze will host the Cary Clay Cooperative,the Capital
Quilters Guild and the Fine Arts League of Cary.These groups of talented artists will be on hand all day showing you how their work comes to
life!
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Cary,NC-Environmental Art gets life size at Cary's 19th annual Spring Daze Festival in Bond Park Sat.April 28th from 9 am-5 pm.Environmental sculptor
Michael Roy Layne is putting the finishing touches on his"Stoneleaf and Fairy Circle"installation down at the boat house which debuts at the opening of
the festival with a lakeside procession.
Stoneleaf and Fairy Circle
The sculpture includes several larger than life fabric mushrooms and smooth rocks that festival goers may help install.Most of the sculpture will remain
permanently at the Boat House area,the fabric pieces may be brought out as colorful additions for special events-Layne works with areas that pose an
environmental concern(here:drainage and run-off)and creates art that assists in solving the problem,while also enhancing the surroundings.
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Earth Day Celebration
Spring Daze traditionally occurs at Bond Park and the outdoor theme ties in with the Town's annual celebration of Earth Day(which this year occurred the
week prior).Environmental themes will be seen throughout the event.In the Story Teller area at Buehler Shelter,hear all about composting
Hop aboard the Town's hybrid trash truck.Check out the WakeMed Cary Fitness Trail and get your fitness passport stamped.
Vote for your favorite Heart Healthy concessionaire.Food trucks serving up the healthiest fare will be awarded 1 st,2nd and 3rd prize ceramic pieces made
by Cary Art Center's Ceramicist Andi Dees
Art of Course!
There will be over 180 artist booths to visit throughout the park.The Children's Village returns again to the Lazy Daze Playground area at the center of the
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Public Art Dedication Friday at Town Hall
Stormwater Sculpture°H20 Flow-
Posted Date:6/22/2011
The public is invited to the dedication of a unique artwork at 5:30 p.m.Friday,June
24,at Chapel Hill Town Hall,on the patio outside Council Chambers. From that
vantage point guests can see H2O Flow,asite-specific environmental landscape
sculpture created by artist Michael Roy Layne,and hear remarks by Layne,
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt,Parks&Recreation Director Ray"Butch"Kisiah,Jr.,
and Cultural and Public Arts Administrator Jeffrey York. A ribbon cutting and
reception with refreshments will follow.
H2O Flow was created in a low-lying wooded area outside of Chapel Hill Town Hall over the past fall,winter and spring. H2O
Flow's bamboo structure mirrors the curvilinear landscape to slow and disperse water flows during strong rains.The installation of
this work involved the collaboration of North Carolina State Landscape students,Chapel Hill youth,and Town staff from the
Stormwater Management,Public Works,and Sustainability Divisions. The sculpture itself is meant to bio-degrade over several
years.The artist donated most of the materials and a large portion of the hundreds of man-hours needed to hand-build the
structure. Layne hopes that"H20 Flow increases an understanding of the importance of landforms in protecting water resources
and demonstrates how sculptural elements can be connected to a specific place and function."
Layne's H2o Flow continues a trend in Chapel Hill public art toward works that are more ecologically connected and functional,
which can be seen in the eight natural-element artworks at Southern Community Park completed in 2oog,and the benches,bike
racks,and trail markers fashioned from recycled materials placed along the Bolin Creek Greenway Trail in 2010.
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public takes ownership of it,"Bayne said. Dan MacCreery,J.7,a senior at Green Hope High
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Environmental Sculptor• Landscape Architect•Community Artist
Mailing Address:3803 Carnegie Lane,Raleigh, North Carolina 27612
Sculpture Studio-Workshop: 135-S. Main Street•Warrenton, NC 27589
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LEGAMORKS Nature+Culture:Forms and Forces in Environmental Art
Re: 2012-13 Fall Artist Project Grant Application
Artwork Sample Descriptions
1. Pulsar
Site-specific public art environmental installation—Jordan Marsh Downtown Boston
• Completion Date: March 1984
• Media: PVC pipe,rope,knit fabric,with 100 internal lights connected to a playable keyboard switching system
• Location:Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, MA
• Dimensions: 20 ft(H)x 20 ft(W)x 350 ft(L)
Commissioned by Jordan Marsh Company to rest atop the downtown headquarters' building marquee, this brightly
illuminated sculpture acted as a beacon inviting shoppers to view the store's new Spring Fashion Collection.
Constructed of knit fabric supported by rings of tubing, this piece consists of five units ranging from 50 ft to 75 Ft in
length, and from 12 ft to 20 ft in diarneter. The internal lighting system, consisting of a hundred individual lamps,each
was connected to a single key of a massive keyboard and "played"to sounds of music, pulsating up and down the entire
length of the store's marquee. A take-off of this idea could be used to create an exciting interactive work in one of the
businesses downtown Chapel Hill.
2. Aeolus
Site-specific environmental public art installation—Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts
• Completion Date: Summer 1986
• Media: PVC pipe,cable,knit fabric,wood, fan, and internal lighting system
• Location: Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts Plaza, Boston, MA
• Dimensions: 12 ft(H)x 9 ft(W)x 25 ft(L)
This specific artwork was installed in completion of a promise made during an art installation on the Island of Syros..
Greece in which the winds were abated. In conjunction with the gallery exhibition of Layne's drawings and paintings
and a simultaneous indoor installation and performance piece titled Homage to Poseidon, this archway installation met
the stringent demands required of affixing an artwork to an historic building. Making the installation their-own, local
high school students used this arching environment as a meeting place and individually protected the artwork from
street vandalism.
3. Dotted Line
Site-specific environmental public art installation—An Artsplosure event
• Completion Date: Spring 1990
• Media: PVC pipe,rope, knit fabric,metal stakes, concrete footings, and internal lighting system
• Location: Moore Square, Raleigh,NC• Artsplosure Spring Art and Jazz Festival
• Dimensions: Fountain section: 25 ft(H)x 37 ft(W)x 31.5 ft(L), Tree section: 20 ft(14)x 27 ft(W) x 36 ft(L)
Each suspended from a single nylon rope attached at one end to a railing of an second story walkway structure or a tree
limb across the street and the other end attached to the ground, sixteen individual internally illuminated fabric discs
danced in the wind to the surrounding music and the nearby splashing of the fountain. Festival attendees could activate
the pods by playing the rope chords and watching the interaction of one disc upon another.
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4 & 5. Flight of Fancy '
Site-specific environmental landscape installation --A Main Gallery Sculpture Installation
• Completion Date: Summer 1996
• Media: Wood, steel, plaster, cloth, Styrofoam, stone, gravel, sand, earth, water, plantings, plastic, cotton cord, cement
and tapes,hardware, paint and sealants, and illumination,sound,and special water effects systems
• Location: Monument Square, Racine, WI • Racine Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
• Dimensions: 13 ft(H)x 17 ft(W)x 78 ft(L)
As part of the Racine Parks and Recreation "Main Gallery" apprenticeship program, at-risk teens from area schools
were selected to take part in a summer work program where they were paid to develop work habits while working with
area artists in painting, sculpture, photography, furniture design, and dance. Invited to Racine to teach sculpture as part
of this summer program, Layne worked with the community through interviews, archival research and a community
design workshop to spotlight locations for public artworks and to select the types of sculpture which would reflect the
socio-cultural heritage of the community. The results of this user-needs research culminated in the design and
installation of a large public artwork which could be used as a model for future public artworks while transforming and
revitalizing an existing underutilized downtown park into an active public center.
Artist concept drawings were used to encourage public involvement and to promote community support for the project.
Along with site analysis and including the goals realized through the community design workshop, the final design
reflects a desire to integrate environmental education issues into the sculpture. As part of the six week work project,the
apprentices were divided into four teams to facilitate the creation of this interactive public environmental sculpture.
Each team was responsible for final design, fabrication, and installation of one of the project segments: (I) earth, stone.
brick and planting, (2) wooden structure, (3) metal structure, and (3) electrical and plumbing systems). Collectively the
class produced and installed suspended wing forms and together with the other materials, transformed an old concrete
pool into a representation of the history of Racine and its connection to the lakeshore environment. The resulting
landscape installation was illuminated for nighttime enjoyment and transformed the park into a place where young and
old could congregate.
This architectural landscape reflects Layne's desire to involve the public in the design process and to engage young.
people in the revitalization of their communities while providing them with work experience and a sense of community
ownership. His continued research into the development of community environmental education programs and
university courses is reflected in this project. A number of talks, papers, and workshops relating to this project have
been presented at professional conferences (copy of paper available upon request). His responsibilities for this project
included course outline, project description development, community participation programming, promotional
rendering,detail construction drawing,and installation management.
The image shows a nighttime view of the large-scale sculptural installation of Flight of Fancy at its location in
Monument Square. Whether by day or night, a visitor walking over the arched wooden bridge must move from one
outdoor room to another and pass through the circular openings created in the semi-transparent partitions. His
movement coincides and interconnects with five pairs of wings representing the flight pattern of a bird taking off froin
the shore and soaring out over the water. As each environmental room reflects the different physical characteristics of
the lakeshore environment, the participant's progress along the path triggers a hidden light-activated sound-generator
that plays the sounds of that particular shoreline setting. The recordings were also made by the young artists.
6. H2O Flow
Site-specific public art installation—Sculpture Visions
• Completion Date: June 2011
• Media: Bamboo calms, metal rod/rebar/wire, soil/mulch,and plantings
• Location: Chapel Hill Town Hall natural entry court, Chapel Hill,NC
• Dimensions: 4 ft (H) X 30 ft(W) X 50 ft (L)
Supporting an increased awareness of the importance of understanding how man's actions effect the land and how
interactions between people can influence the use of natural and cultural resources, Dr. Layne created this sculptural
work of art in order to promote a greater perception of the relationships that exist between natural,cultural,and
experiential systems. Defined as aesthetic engineering, the three main objectives were to: (I)create an acsthetical1)
pleasing site-specific environmental artwork that follows and spotlights the natural existing topograph},,depicting the
water collecting and water dispersing forms;(2)employ art to solve a man-made ecologically degrading env ironmcntal
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problem by slowing down and dispersing single point and overland water flows during peak stornwater concentrations;
and (3) provide opportunities for community participation in creating public works of art and in educating the public to
the value of artwork in our lives.
One hundred feet in length and employing over 2,400 individual pieces of bamboo from 3"to I I feet in length and
from 1 I/2"to 3"in diameter, the main visual element is a wave of vertical to semi-vertical bamboo posts that Mows
along and matches the contours of the two drainage watercourses and separating promontory embankment. Mirroring
and spotlighting the curvilinear flow within the landscape and the obvious verticality of Ule multiple tree trunks, the
undulating screen consists of bamboo poles harvested from the artist's Warrenton, NC property. Horticulture design
students from North Carolina State University assisted with installation while learning practical applications of gradin"
drainage and stormwater management survey,analysis and construction techniques. Layne worked with the Chapel Hill
Town Storm Water Management, Landscape Design, Urban Forestry,and Sustainability staff to make sure the concept
was viable and to ensure the construction materials and methods met all Town regulations and standards.
7. Springleaf+Fairycircle
Site-specific public art installation—Spring Daze Arts Festival
• Completion Date: April 2012
• Media: Bamboo cuhns, steel rod,galvanized wire,paint, urethane, stretch knit fabric, PVC; pipe, river rock,sand,
mulch,and cultivar or rescued native plants
• Location: Fred G. Bond Metro Park, Cary,NC
• Dimensions: 1 I ft(H) x 36 ft(W)x 94 ft(L)(Stone/bamboo form:4' x 36' x 94'—7 Fabric Mushroom forms:
between I I' and 5 W diameter and height)
Installed between March 15 and April 28, this environmental sculpture was a collaborative effort between the Town of
Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources staff, community volunteers, and Dr. Layne. Combining aesthetic
engineering and community icons, this sculptural installation spotlighted the important connection that exists between
natural and cultural systems by manipulating the river stones of an existing drainage area. By installing a curvilinear
bamboo form to create the central vein of this stone leaf pattern and incorporating stone veins and counter-clockwise
cosmic spirals, the sculptured landscape improved stormwater runoff surge conditions from the adjacent parking lots.
Conceptually, the stone leaf form with broken edges signifies the changing forces of nature as the leaf decomposes and
becomes part of the soil which nourishes the growth of new leaves, and the cycle continues. Over 140 volunteers from
local high schools, a veteran's organization,youth from the chamber of commerce and Spruce, and the public spent 328
man, woman and children hours working on the project, completing the installation of the final stone spirals during the.
Spring Daze arts festival
In addition, Layne created seven integrated large-scale (7 to I I feet high) bright-colored fabric mushroom forms
arranged in the main spiral disc form to create a fairy circle. There are actually 60 different mushrooms that can gro c
from the underground fungus or spores of a fairy ring or circle, the most common is the edible Scotch n
Bonet
(Marasinius oreades). Based upon European and especially Celtic folklore, a fairy ring of mushrooms was thouoht to
be a gateway into the elfin kingdom, a place where pixies and fairies gathered and danced, and thus the mushrooms
became a symbolic representation of the Spring Daze celebration. The image depicts the seven fabric mushroom forms
located at both ends of the stone leaf and fairy circle forms.
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