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• Artist(s): Bill Tavis – recommended, Candy Kuo – alternate, Efren Rebugio – second alternate • Project: Armadillo Water Tank • Phase: Artist Selection • Sponsoring Department: Austin Water • Project Budget: $133,000 • Council District: District 2 • Project Manager: Bryana Iglesias and Ryan Runcie AIPP PANEL MEETING AGENDA ITEM #4 DATE:03/03/2025 Armadillo Water Tank Selection Panelists Voting Selection Panelists  Chris Tobar – Multidisciplinary Artist  Duglas Brown – Illustrator, Graphic Designer  Bruce Willenzik – Executive Producer Armadillo Bazaar, Retired COA Arts Commissioner  Josh Logan- Producer, Visual Director  Mason Lackey – Co- Founder Mural Supply Co Project Advisors  Ben Thompson- President, Armadillo Park  Lauri Johnston – Member, Armadillo Park  Randi Jenkins– Assistant Director, WATER R e c o m m e n d e d A r t i s t Bill Tavis 2024 Austin Skyline from Congress Bridge Latex | 12 x 12 Cedar Park, TX Armadillo Water Tank Bill Tavis "Bill's work was our top choice to design and execute the Armadillo Water Tank mural because we felt his voice was unique, and his style suited the subject and scope of a project best out of several well qualified candidates." "His art style is the best blend of figurative and abstract embellishments, so the viewer can experience the piece in different ways depending on their distance from it." "Bill was my first choice based on his style, attention to site details and ability to cover a large area. He received the highest score when votes were counted." A l t e r n a t e A r t i s t Armadillo Water Tank Candy Kuo 2023 Homesick Spray-paint & Latex | 8 x 15 Lustre Pearl, ATX Candy Kuo " We thought Candy was a close second to Bill, her use of contrast and color was exceptional, and she is very experienced with the size and scope of this project." "She has an excellent palette, compositions, and rendering of the subject matter. " S e c o n d A l t e r n a t e A r t i s t Armadillo Water Tank Efren Rebugio From Realm to Realm Spray-paint| 7 x 18 Concan, TX Efren Rebugio "Efren was also an extremely strong candidate, with a very unique style we thought was very "Austin", and experience with similar projects of size and scope." "Efren came in third in overall voting. We choose to add a third alternative just in case the first and second choice had to drop ofr be dropped, we would not have had to reconvene." Thank You!