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NESC Suspended 3D Artwork Artist Selection Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Art in Public Places Panel | October 5, 2026 Item # 5 Artist Selection October 5, 2026 Tau Ceti by Josef Kristofoletti NESC Suspended 3D Artwork Project Phase Selecting: Artist Selection Artist(s) Name Digital Artist (Carlyn Ray) Art Commission $300,000 Funding Type CIP/Bond Sponsor Dept Austin Resource Recovery Austin Fleet Mobility Services Managing Dept Austin Financial Services Council District 1 NESC location: 8301 Johnny Morris Rd 3 NESC Project Overview Northeast Service Center: • Public Private Partnership (P3) • AFS: managing dept, Austin Public Facilities Corporation • New campus will consolidate services to one location • ARR: trash collection, recycling, composting, large brush collection and bulk items • AFMS: vehicle maintenance needs for City of Austin AIPP Participation: • Second AIPP project within P3 delivery model • $3 million in Art Commissions • AIPP developed opportunities & budgets • Phased approach: second oppoertunity, additional opportunities in 2026 NESC location: 8301 Johnny Morris Rd 4 NESC Site & AIPP Opportunities North Campus: Austin Resource Recovery Garage Façade Interior Hanging Artwork $1,800,000 $ 300,000 Cistern Murals x 2 Sculptures x 5 Total AIPP Opportunities South Campus: Austin Fleet Mobility Services $ 300,000 $ 600,000 $3,000,000 5 NESC Suspended Artwork – Art Call Scope of Work: • Site-specific permanent artwork • Suspended 3D artwork on the grand staircase • Encouraged use of recycled materials • Engage stakeholders and community • Artwork integrated into building design, including coordination with project team • Artist(s) that can meet installation timeline Considerations: • Users and visitors of the site (administrative building is open to the public) • Longterm maintenance, building is open 24/7 Eligibility: • Texas-based mid-career public artist Administrative Building Lobby, Grand Staircase Mid-career: public artists are recognized in their fields and have a track record of exhibits, engaging communities, and completed projects in the public art realm. Minimum of five relevant completed projects with budgets up to $100,000. 6 NESC Suspended Artwork – Art Call Artwork location on grand staircase in administrative building lobby 7 NESC: Suspended 3D Artwork Artist Selection Panelists Voting Panelists:  Megan Echols, Austin Visual Artist  Ender Martos, Austin Visual Artist  Kimberly Mirelez, Art Administrator, San Antonio Public Art Program Manager Advisors (non-voting panelists):  Richard McHale, ARR Director, Sponsor Representative  Rick Harland, AFMS Assistant Director, Sponsor Representative  Paul Suttles, STG Design, Design Team Representative AIPP Staff  Rebecca Rende, AIPP Senior Coordinator  Jaime Castillo, AIPP Program Manager 8 NESC: Suspended 3D Artwork Artist Selection Process Independent Voting: September 14 -21 • Publicartist.org • Panelists and Advisors reviewed and scored 50 applications Artist Selection Panel: September 23 • Project overview and art call • Reviewed combined averaged scores • Artist review and feedback • Deliberations and artist recommendations • Identified 1 artist and 1 alternate 9 Recommended Artist: Digital Artist (Carlyn Ray) A Story Waiting to be Told, 2025, Garland Central Library, Garland, TX Rhapsody, 2024, The Crescent at Stanley Korshak, Dallas, TX The Science of Law, 2024, Haynes and Boone Library, Dallas, TX 10 Recommended Artist: Digital Artist (Carlyn Ray) Extensive and very hands on experience not only in creating suspended pieces but with community involvement (including in fabrication of the artwork). Their medium could also use recycled materials, another request of project stakeholders. Practice aligns deeply with Austin Resource Recovery’s zero-waste ethos through her use of recycled glass material streams and a highly collaborative, hands-on community engagement process. Proven expertise with suspended artwork and fabrication of said artwork. Carlyn's portfolio provided in-depth proof of distinctive, site-specific existing suspended work, with the additional layer of demonstrating hands-on public and community engagement. 11 Recommended Alternate: FYOOG Aurorae, 2020, PDC, Austin, TX Inked Horizons, 2026, Austin, TX Blossom, 2019, Washington DC 12 Recommended Alternate : FYOOG Their experience in in suspended artwork and experience in working with a municipality. Proven track record with municipality project teams, including top-tier architectural rigor and structural engineering expertise, led by licensed AIA/NCARB principals…make them an exceptionally low-risk, highly qualified alternate choice for this site. Ideal alternate for the NESC Suspended 3d Artwork project as they have provided this service to other facilities within the City complex and other private and public locations. 13 Next Steps Timeline: • AIPP Panel (Artist Selection) • Arts Commission (Artist Selection) • City Council • Artist contracting • Artist begins work October 5, 2026 October 19, 2026 November 2026 November/December December Action needed: A motion to approve the recommended artist Digital Artist (Carlyn Ray), FYOOG as the alternate for the NESC Suspended 3D Artwork Art in Public Places Project to the Arts Commission. 14