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Art in Public Places Public Art Calls Open June 22, 2026 Close August 3, 2026 Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment AIPP Team Top row • Melissa Alvarado, Cultural & Heritage Tourism Division Manager • Lindsay Hutchens, AIPP Coordinator • Bryana Iglesias, AIPP Coordinator • Ryan Runcie, AIPP Coordinator Second row • Alex Irrera, AIPP Coordinator Sr • Rebecca Rende, AIPP Coordinator Sr • Ileana Yordan-Cuevas, AIPP Coordinator Sr • Frederico Salles Forte, AIPP Coordinator Sr Third row • Sean Harrison, AIPP Coordinator Sr (Collection Manager) • • Jieun Beth Kim, AIPP Coordinator (not shown) Brittany Heinchon, Culture & Arts Education Coordinator Jaime Castillo, AIPP Manager • 2 AIPP Process 1. SCOPING 2. SELECTING 3. DESIGNING 4. IMPLEMENTING 5. ARCHIVING a. Project Set Up a. Artist Selection a. Artist Research (30%) a. Construction Drawing a. Close Out b. Art Call b. Approval: Artist b. Concept (60%) b. Artwork Fabrication b. Intake c. Approval: Art Call c. Artist Contract c. Final (90%) c. Artwork Installation c. Maintenance Repair/Restoration 3 AIPP Process Community (stakeholders, AIPP Panel, Arts Commission) 1. SCOPING 2. SELECTING 3. DESIGNING 4. IMPLEMENTING 5. ARCHIVING a. Project Set Up a. Artist Selection a. Artist Research (30%) a. Construction Drawing a. Close Out b. Art Call b. Approval: Artist b. Concept (60%) b. Artwork Fabrication b. Intake c. Approval: Art Call c. Artist Contract c. Final (90%) c. Artwork Installation c. Maintenance Repair/Restoration 4 4 Open Calls • Asian American Resource Center: Artwork budget: $90,000 • Shared Streets: Artwork budget: $170,000 x3 • Northeast Service Center- Suspended Artwork: Artwork budget: $300,000 • 2026 Pre-Qualified Texas Public Artist Pool: Artwork budget: between $10,000 and $250,000+ 5 Standard Project Goals & Process 1. A work of art of redeeming quality that advances public understanding of visual art and enhances the aesthetic quality of public places 2. Conceptualizes a strong overall artwork design approach that integrates with the site and surrounding natural environment 3. 4. Is easily maintained and vandal resistant in an exterior environment Is permanent with an expected life span of at least 20 years Eligibility • Austin-based visual artists in the seven counties bounding the Austin metro area (Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, Burnet, and Blanco) • at least 18 years of age • Experience creating permanent artwork in materials suitable for the outdoors Selection Criteria • Artistic merit, creative capacity, technical expertise of past work • Enthusiasm and ability in creating site-specific public artwork and working with local communities • Demonstrated experience in the field of public art Selection Process • 3 visual arts professionals voting panelists • Additional community and City staff advise by providing context about the site, the community, the neighborhood, and the sponsor project 6 Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Budget $90,000 Funding Type Capital Improvement Project Sponsor Dept Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment (ACME) Address 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754 Council District 1 7 AARC Call Summary / Site History: • One artist or artist-led team • Outdoors, 2D or 3D • Centers around development of a multipurpose pavilion integrated with existing great lawn • Envisioned as a flexible, year-round venue designed to host a variety of small to medium-sized programs and events Artwork Goals: • AIPP standard programmatic goals + • Speaks to and represents the Asian American experience in Austin, Texas, including • Diaspora, migration • Belonging, setting roots • Identity making, Asian American History, and/or local community building 8 AARC Eligibility: • Austin-based • Mid-career artist or artist-led team • 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. Selection Criteria: • Artistic merit, creative capacity, technical expertise of past work (30%) • Enthusiasm and ability in creating site-specific public artwork and working with local communities (40%) • Demonstrated experience in the field of public art (30%) Estimated Timeline: • Call Open Summer 2026 • Artist Contracted Late Fall 2026 • Artwork complete and installed by end of 2028 9 PublicArtist.org 1 0 APPLY NOW - Art in Public Places austintexas.gov/aipp rebecca.rende@austintexas.gov - NE Service Center – Admin Building Suspended Artwork - Shared Streets - Pre-Qualified Pool lindsay.hutchens@austintexas.gov - Asian American Resource Center 1 1