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Student Participation in Public Art (NB)
This item involves a referral to explore establishing a set aside for Art in Public Places funds for under 18 year old artists participating in the Art in Public Places (APPT) program.
Explanation
This item was referred to the Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee at the December 6, 2012 City Commission meeting. Chapter 5.5 -Art in Public Places of Part II - Code of Ordinances (adopted Jan. 23, 1989) was carefully drafted after a review of percent for art ordinances across the nation. The results of this review then became the model for the City of Gainesville ordinance. The intent of the program is to attract professional artists or teams of artists of national caliber with extensive previous experience creating public art, a proven track record in meeting budget and timelines and the skills necessary for complex permanent public art installations, including but not limited to project planning and financial oversight, design and design team coordination, structural engineering and fabrication, site design and preparation, construction documentation permitting, as well as installation management. Artists selected to produce public art are also expected to exhibit significant awareness of local and national community history and/or issues that provide the framework relevant to public art projects.
Following submission of a response to a project’s “Call to Artists Request for Qualifications” and if selected from the pool of national submissions of artists from across the U.S. (e.g. over 80 applied for the recent RTS project call and over 30 for the recent GPD project call), selected finalists then complete a fuller proposal for review by the Art in Places Trust. If awarded the commission, the artist(s) complete a 22-page contract which requires them to provide renderings of their work, budget, timelines, their corporate information, subcontractors (if applicable), warranties of title, quality and...
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