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Comal Pocket Park Prospectus A U S T I N A R T S C O M M I S S I O N J A N U A R Y 3 1 , 2 0 2 2 What's happened at Comal Pocket Park? Improvements to Overall Accessibility Project scope included: • New Entry • Additional Sidewalk • • Playground Equipment • Picnic Area • Half-Court Basketball Court • Landscaping • New seating • Decking • Bocce Ball Court The park’s renovation is intended to meet the needs of the ever-changing population while maintaining a connection to its storied history. Artwork Location & Opportunity District 3 Project Goals Community feedback for the goals was provided through PARD's community engagement process for the park's renovation project and via virtual meeting on 11/30/22. Artist Budget: $43,000 Complements the entrance arch, as well as the other natural and built features of the park; Establishes the park as a destination for gathering within the neighborhood, in a fun, inviting way for kids and families; Recognizes the park’s history and celebrates the area’s diverse community and culture; Is safe, easily maintained, and vandal resistant in an exterior environment; Contributes to the depth and breadth of the City of Austin’s public art collection. Eligibility •Eligible: Professional visual artists or artist teams; at least 18 years of age; live in the 7- county Austin metropolitan area •Excludes: Full-time, permanent City of Austin employees; employees of the project consultants and sub-consultants; artists under an active AIPP contract Selection Process •RFQ open for 2 months; submissions via PublicArtist.org •3-person jury and advisors select 3-5 finalists for interviews; recommend 1 artist or artist team and 1 alternate •Approval by AIPP Panel and Arts Commission •Selected artist or artist team is engaged in a design + commission contract with AIPP Selection Criteria • Artistic merit and technical expertise; • Ability to engage the community in which the artwork is being proposed; • Demonstrated success completing works of art 3-Person Jury Suggestions Advisors A 3-member jury shall be selected that includes at least 1 visual artist. Possible jury members include: Project advisors will be invited to participate in the process to provide assistance and expertise to the selection panel. The project advisors to the panel may include: • Trenton Anthony, Visual Artist James Teasdale, HACA Staff Member • Lys Santamaria, Visual Artist • Dianne Sonnenberg, Visual Artist • Andrew Long, Visual Artist • Juliet Whitsett, Visual Artist • Lori Renteria, Community Activist, Tejano Trails • Lauren Serota, Community Member • Emily Dalton, Community Member • • • Scott Sinn, Landscape Architect II, PARD J Muzacz, AIPP Panel Liaison • Felipe Garza, Arts Commissioner District 3 Final Design review by AIPP Panel and Arts Commission 2023 March • April • Fabrication TBD • • Artwork dedication Installation 2022 January • Prospectus to AIPP Panel and Arts Commission for approval February • Request for Qualifications Opens • Artist information meeting March • Request for Qualifications Closes April • Jury review of applications (Meeting #1) • Artist interviews with Jury (Meeting #2) May • Approval of artist and alternate by AIPP Panel and Arts Commission June • Artist Pre-Contract meeting • Artist Design + Commission contract executed July • AIPP kick-off meeting Aug – Oct • Artist community engagement December • Mid-Design review by AIPP Panel Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)