Hi Michael,
We feel that it is important to be open to finding the best artist for each project, and that if we want our local and regional artists to be hired elsewhere, we need to be open to hiring artists from other places as well. Also, if you
limit your program to local artists only, after sometime you will find yourself hiring the same artists to do many projects. This might not lead to developing the kind of collection you would like to have. Or, maybe it will.
That said, budget and finances have to be considered. On smaller projects, the costs of bringing in artists from great distances to make site visits, and proposal presentations can quickly run up the administrative costs, and the costs
of shipping the completed work as well as the artist for the installation, can mean that there is not much budget left for the art.
There are no black and white answers. And, there are many factors to consider in determining what is right for each individual program and for each project.
Good luck!
Roberta Bloom
Roberta Bloom, Public Art Coordinator
Department of Library and Cultural Services | City of Aurora
14949 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012
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303.739.6747
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Hi Michael,
I concur with all Elise’s comments regarding using good judgement, finding the best fit between artist and commission/project, adjusting to fit the budget size, etc.
We award an extra point for local artists in the scoring for individual project panels, and Oakland is committed to awarding
a majority of commissions to Oakland-based artists (a goal we’ve achieved without applying a more official mandate).
I’m proud that we’ve been able to sustain that commitment without formal preferences, but also recognize we need to adapt our models to address the regional challenges facing our artist community.
As within the AFTA – PAN community, our advisory committee and staff have frequently discussed the need to provide opportunities for entry into the public art field and to facilitate professional development for local artists who may not
have the extensive experience to secure a six-figure, or even five-figure, commission. Our Cultural Funding Program provides one avenue of entry but we need to partner on more intentional models.
Finally, we will be analyzing our selection processes further in the coming year, as we conduct and equity analysis of all our programs in keeping with Oakland’s Cultural Plan. Please do share your findings on best practices!
Kristen
Kristen Zaremba
Public Art Coordinator
Economic & Workforce Development Department
City of Oakland
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 9th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
510-238-2155 / kzaremba@oaklandca.gov
http://www.oaklandculturalarts.org
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Hey Michael,
In general, we want to make sure we select the best artist for that particular commission, so we do not have any overall parameters or restrictions for local v. non-local artists. We make the determination based on the project type and
budget. If a project has a limited budget, that sometimes leads us to restrict the call to more local artists to ensure less of the budget goes to transportation and hotel costs. Sometimes panelists or stakeholders voice a preference for local or regional
artists, so occasionally we will have a bonus point in the scoring for that.
I hope this helps.
Best,
Elise
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Dear PAN Members,
I am looking for data regarding local preference policies for public art programs. Specifically, does your program restrict calls to artists to locals only, or place a 50% local/50% non-local type of filter on artist selections for RFQ’s?
If you have any information regarding this, please let me know.
Thank you,
Michael Ogilvie
City of San José
Director of Public Art
(408) 793-4338 phone
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