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Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station Public Art (B)
This item involves a request by the Art in Public Places Trust to designate an artist to create public art for the Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station
Explanation
In 1989, the City of Gainesville adopted a per cent for art ordinance (per Chapter 5.5 of the Gainesville Code of Ordinances) that states, “each appropriation for the original construction or major renovation of a city building where public employees work on a regular basis or that the general public uses shall include an amount of at least one percent of the total construction budget for the art in public places trust.”
The mission of the Art in Public Places Trust is to enhance the quality of the visual environment in the Gainesville community, both natural and built; and doing so, add to the quality of life and raise the level of citizen awareness of the importance of aesthetic experiences in their everyday lives.
The Art in Public Places Trust Advisory Board, including RTS Marketing and Communication Specialist and Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist, issued a Call for Artists to select the public artist for the Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station. The designated space for the project allowed for lighting, tile, panels and paving of the artist's design, choice and materials. The theme was left to the artist's discretion, but the artist could choose to use the title of the station (Rosa Parks) as inspiration for the design.
This public art project will enhance the aesthetic quality of the busy downtown bus station for those who use its services everyday. The artwork will be accessible and contribute to Gainesville's community pride.
On November 4, 2009, the City of Gainesville Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station Art in Public Places Trust, selected three finalists: John Golightly, Charles Sharrod Partin and Alan Pearsall. After listening to public presentations by the three finalists on December 2, 2009, the Trust unanimously...
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