Title
Artist Design and Construction Oversight Contract for the 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management Facility Public Art Project (Ordinance S-49140)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with artist Katherine Leigh Simpson (AZ), for an amount not to exceed $115,000 to work with City staff and the project team to finalize design and oversee the installation of a public art project that will be installed in two locations; first at the Phoenix Convention Center temporarily and permanently at the 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management facility at 3060 S. 27th Ave. in Phoenix. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Fiscal Year 2022-27 Public Art Project Plan includes a project to commission an artist to create artworks from materials commonly found in the City's recycling stream to increase awareness about recycling and resource management by introducing new ways to use materials.
On May 2, 2022, local artist Katherine Leigh Simpson commissioned from a pool of 64 artists who had responded to a City-issued Request for Qualifications. The artist was selected based on her experience working with recycled materials and her potential to create impactful work to raise awareness of single use plastics during a high traffic time in the Phoenix Convention Center in February of 2023.
Under this contract, the artist will finalize the design and fabricate and install the artwork for a temporary period of time at the Phoenix Convention Center. The artist will also develop an adapted installation plan to relocate the artwork to its permanent installation location at the 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management Facility.
Financial Impact
The 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management Facility public art project is one of 39 projects in the Fiscal Year 2022-27 Public Art Project Plan that City Council approved on June 15, 2022. The Art Plan includes $222,568 for this project. The proposed $115,000 design and construction contract will cover all costs for the artist working with the Office of Arts and Culture and the 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management Facility staff to finalize the design, fabricate and install the artwork temporarily at the Phoenix Convention Center and permanently at the 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management Facility. The percent-for-art funds for this project come from Public Works Department Solid Waste Capital Improvement Program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission reviewed and unanimously recommended approval of this item at its Oct. 11, 2022, meeting.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Office of Arts and Culture.