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Receive an Update on Recent and Upcoming Physical Public Art Projects in Alameda
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To: Honorable Chairperson Gillitt and Members of the Public Art Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Since 2018, the public art program has awarded 28 grants for public art in Alameda, including five grants for physical art, seven for cultural art, and 16 for public art small grants. In that time, the Public Art Commission (PAC) also approved four on-site physical public art projects. This staff report provides an update on the status of the approved on-site physical artworks and the physical art grants awarded by the program.
BACKGROUND
Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98 Public Art in New Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Municipal Construction (Ordinance) requires that major development projects dedicate 1% of development costs to on-site public art. The Ordinance also allows an applicant to pay an equivalent amount 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 2018 the City of Alameda has awarded four grants for physical public art from the Fund, totaling $250,000. In addition, the City awarded a $150,000 physical public art grant funded by the Tidelands Fund. Finally, in 2020 and 2021 the PAC also approved four on-site physical public art projects. These projects are listed below.
Public Art Fund Grants
* Rockspinners, Zach Coffin
* Gateway Columns, Norman Moore
* Love Our Island Art Walk, Rhythmix Cultural Works
* Astro Mural, Dan Fontes
Tidelands Fund Grant
* Calimar, Rossella Scapini
On-site Public Art
* Diatom Sculpture Series, Adrien Segel
* Alameda Afore, Rodrigo Nava
* Beken, Dewitt Godfrey
* Tidal Arch, Adrien Segel
In spring of 2020, the PAC also awarded 16 public art small grants. Many of these grants were heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and an extension was provided to complete ...
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