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Recommendation from the Art in Public Places Board for an Expenditure of Art in Public Places Funds in an Amount Not to Exceed $195,000 for the Design, Fabrication, Transport and Installation of Art by Evelyn Rosenberg in the 502 Underpass Scheduled for Construction in 2020.
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the expenditure of Art In Public Places Funds for the design, fabrication, transport, and installation of art by Evelyn Rosenberg in the 502 Underpass in an amount not to exceed $195,000 including tax, lighting, contingency funds, plaques, and a dedication event.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Art in Public Places Board approved this recommendation at their regular meeting on August 23, 2018.
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Scheduled for construction in 2020, the Canyon Rim Trail Underpass will connect the Canyon Rim Trailhead to Camino Entrada under Highway 502, expanding safe and easy access to trails on both sides of the highway. A visual overview of the location is available in Attachment C.
At a regular meeting of the Art in Public Places Advisory Board (APPB) on December 14, 2017, Desirae Lujan and Eric Martinez from LAC Public Works asked APPB to recommend public art to accompany the Canyon Rim Trail Underpass. The tunnel will be very long - about 85 feet - and the design team sees public art as a way to make using the tunnel a positive experience for pedestrians and cyclists.
Although APPB did not initiate this project, from the Board’s perspective, it provides a rare opportunity for public art by being involved from the design stage, rather than being asked to add art after the fact. From an artistic perspective, the project poses a significant and exciting challenge of turning a long, concrete tunnel into a work of art.
One artist emerged from a recent Open Call for Art as ideal for tackling this project: Albuquerque-based artist Evelyn Rosenberg. Rosenberg’s distinctive style is a process she innovated herself, called D...
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