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Public Art Program Prioritization Working Session. Working Session to Identify and Prioritize Future Public Art Programming for the City of Alameda
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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Public Art Commission
From: Lois Butler
Economic Development Manager
Date: April 15, 2019
RE: Public Art Program Prioritization Working Session. Working Session to Identify and Prioritize Future Public Art Programming for the City of Alameda
BACKGROUND
Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98 Public Art in New Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Municipal Construction (Ordinance) requires that major development projects include onsite public art. The Ordinance also permits an applicant to pay a fee in lieu of providing the art on site. Any in-lieu fees collected are deposited in the dedicated Public Art Fund (Fund). The Fund can then only be used by the City to provide or support public art.
Since September of 2017, the City of Alameda has released three Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for public art in Alameda, resulting in the award of thirteen public art grants, totaling $623,645. Eleven of these grants were funded through the Public Art Fund, and two through the Tidelands Fund. The grants are listed below, and Exhibit A contains a complete summary of all funded artwork, including artist and artwork name, description, and funding amount.
? Rockspinners, Zach Coffin
? Gateway Columns, Norman Moore
? Love Our Island Art Walk, Rhythmix Cultural Works
? Astro Mural, Dan Fontes
? Bronze Squid, Rossella Scapini and Luke Heimbigner
? Dragon Dance, Dmitrii Volkov
? Island City Waterways, Rhythmix Cultural Works
? Animate Dance Festival, West End Arts and Entertainment District
? The American Landscape, Sacred and Profane
? Second Friday Art Walk, Island Alliance for the Arts
? Opera in the Park, Island City Opera
? Lunar New Year Celebration, West Alameda Business Association
? Plein Air Paintout, Frank Bette Center
Four of the original thirteen gr...
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