Title
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 3 West Atrium Sculptures
(Ordinance S-44178)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with up to five artists or their City-approved designees for purchase and installation of sculptures for the Terminal 3 west atrium and outdoor plaza sculpture garden in an aggregate amount not to exceed $263,525. The recommended artists and contract amounts are as follows: Michael Anderson $39,500; Patricia Sannit $25,750; Mitch Fry $32,505, Shan Shan Sheng $68,000; and Matt Wedel $97,770. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Fiscal Year 2017-22 Public Art Project Plan includes a project to modernize and enhance the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Sky Harbor) Terminal 3 west atrium and outdoor plaza. Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture staff worked closely with the Aviation Department Terminal 3 Modernization design team and the Phoenix Airport Museum to select artwork for the west atrium and outdoor sculpture garden of Terminal 3. The new artworks will be combined with existing sculptures in the Museum's collection for display in Terminal 3 and to create the outdoor sculpture garden.
On Sept. 11, 2017, a four-person artist selection panel recommended works by Michael Anderson (AZ), Patricia Sannit (AZ), Mitch Fry (AZ), Shan Shan Sheng (CA), and Matt Wedel (OH) after reviewing works from a pool of 108 artists who had applied to a national call to be considered for this project. The panel based its decision on the quality, suitability and durability of the proposed artworks for the Terminal 3 sites, as well as the artworks' potential to enhance the traveler experience. The selection panel included Gary Martelli, Curator and Program Manager of the Phoenix Airport Museum; Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics of the ASU Art Museum; Kevin Berry, artist and community representative; and Patty Haberman, Chief Curator of Mesa Contemporary Arts.
Financial Impact
The Sky Harbor Terminal 3 Modernization West Atrium and Plaza project is one of 31 projects in the Fiscal Year 2017-22 Public Art Plan that City Council approved on
June 28, 2017. The Art Plan includes $311,074 for this project. The proposed contracts totaling $263,525 will cover all costs related to purchasing and installing the artwork. The remaining $47,549 will be used to construct cement display pads for the sculpture garden and project administration. The percent-for-art funds for this project come from the Aviation Department Capital Improvement Program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission reviewed and recommended this item for approval at its Nov. 21, 2017, meeting. The Parks, Arts, Education and Equality Subcommittee recommended this item for approval by a vote of 3-1 on Dec. 6, 2017.
Location
The project is located at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport's Terminal 3.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Office of Arts and Culture.