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Arts consultant recommends changes after single response to roundabout call; commission to rewrite RFQ
Summary
After one response to a recent call for qualifications for two public-art projects, arts consultant Karen Mobley recommended broader outreach, clearer budget language, finalist stipends and realistic timelines; the Parks and Arts Commission agreed to rewrite and reissue the RFQ.
The Parks and Arts Commission heard a detailed briefing and recommendations on improving public-art procurement after only one submission was received for a recent call for qualifications covering two projects, including a public sculpture for the Mission roundabout.
Karen Mobley, a consultant and former City of Spokane arts director, told the commission that the city’s artist network is limited and that outreach should use many channels—social media, email lists, regional arts organizations and local press—to reach artists across Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Mobley recommended clearer scope and budget language in the call so artists understand what the budget covers (for example, whether it must include engineering, footing, traffic control and installation), a published…
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