Hi PAN network,
I am reaching out with the hopes of learning a bit more from your programs through further conversations, reading samples of similar RFQ’s/RFP’s you’ve put out, and/or project-related contracts.
The Salt Lake City Public Art Program has allocated funding for a transportation project that will transform one of our city’s main viaducts, a major bridge connecting our two halves of town, into a more inviting, welcoming, and less car-centric space. One
of the core elements of this project will consist of adding a dedicated bicycle/pedestrian lane and a barrier. Our program would like to use our public art funding to involve an artist as an active participant in the viaduct’s design process and engage in
conversations with our program, city officials in Transportation and Engineering, and the bridge design consultants. Ultimately, we’d like for an artist to include artist-design elements within the bridge itself (painted concrete, barrier additions, etc.).
The timeline for this project is changing, but we anticipate design and outreach to take place in late 2022-2023 and construction to occur in 2024.
We are super excited to have a project in which our city colleagues in other departments want to pursue an artistically-driven project. However, our program has never pursued a project using this model before (using our public funds to bring on an artist as
a designer/consultant vs. picking a “proposal”), so we are excited to learn more from you all!
Gracias & saludos from Salt Lake City,
Renato
801-824-9122
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