Update on Community Engagement Plan for Future Public Art Site Selection
To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Parks Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Jack Denham Conroy was selected as a fellow through the CivicSpark program to create a process for public outreach related to physical art site selection. This process is the capstone project of his fellowship. He presented his first report to the Public Art Commission on March 25, 2024. The commission gave feedback on the process and suggested additional locations for review.
This is an informational report to detail the methods that have been used to gather and analyze potential locations and to explain the process of community outreach that has been used to receive feedback from the public.
At the time of writing, one community outreach event has taken place with two more set to occur this following week prior to the Recreation and Park Commission meeting on May 9, 2024. These events are open to the public and intended to generate feedback from community members on where to locate physical public art in Alameda.
Staff is informing the commission on this process and recommending that Recreation and Parks Department provide any additional input for future site selection processes.
BACKGROUND
In December of 2023 the City of Alameda (City) adopted the Public Art Master Plan (Plan) to guide the implementation of the City of Alameda's public art program, in alignment with the vision and goals of the City Council, Public Art Commission (PAC) and Alameda community. The Five-Year Action Plan included in the Plan, which outlines actionable tasks associated with seven key recommendations to be taken over the next five years, identifies the need to "develop a process for identifying sites for public art in the future." Furthermore, the Plan identifies as a priority action item in Year 2 of the Five-Year Action Plan to "select a site and release a grant application for physical artworks".
As a part of t...
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