Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Development Department, in cooperation with the Department of Public Service, selected the Parsons Avenue Arterial Street Rehabilitation Broad Street to Franklin Avenue Project for artist involvement and determined a project budget of $101,000. The project is located just outside of the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Capital Crossroads Project. The area is within the boundaries of both the Olde Towne East Civic Association and the Near East Area Commission. At the request of the Columbus Art Commission, the project will include an artist working with the design team retained by the Department of Public Service. The outcome of the public art project is open, which means that in addition to the artist integrating their ideas into the project design, the art created may be wholly integrated into the streetscape (e.g., pavement design, seating, tree grates, etc.), a specific installation or series of installations (e.g., sculptures, mosaics, etc.), or some combination thereof.
A statewide Request for Qualifications/Artist Call (RFQ) for this project was issued May 5th thru June 8th of this year via GoARTS!, the Greater Columbus Arts Council’s (GCAC) web-based artist submission platform. The RFQ was promoted extensively through GCAC and the Ohio Art League. It was also shared for distribution with the King Arts Complex, Cultural Arts Center, The Ohio State University and Columbus College of Art and Design faculty and alumni associations, as well as with other Ohio-based art organizations. A total of eight artist submissions were received, from which the Advisory Panel unanimously selected artists Olga Ziemska, Tom Huddle, and Erwin Redl as finalists. The Artist Advisory Panel seated by the Columbus Art Commission included:
· David Barker, Columbus Art Commission
· Kevin Conlon, Artist and Provost, Columbus College of Art and Design
· Antoinette Barker, Near East Area Commission Appointment
· Tyler Cann, Curator, Columbus Museum of Ar...
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