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Connect Flagstaff soft launch features Southside Memories outreach for new public sculpture
Summary
City staff said the new community engagement platform Connect Flagstaff and a Southside Memories outreach will collect resident and business memories to inform a public sculpture by Beth Nybeck.
City staff announced during the Feb. 10 Beautification of Public Arts Commission meeting that Connect Flagstaff, the city’s new community engagement platform, is in soft launch and features a Southside Memories outreach to collect community memories that will inform a public sculpture.
Staff said the Southside Memories project invites current and former residents and area businesses to submit memories and stories online or via a QR code; the memories will inform an artist‑commissioned sculpture by Beth Nybeck. Staff told commissioners that hard‑copy flyers were available for distribution and that an e‑blast about the project was distributed the previous week.
Staff emphasized that participation can be digital and invited commissioners to take and share printed materials. The outreach is a continuation of fall engagement that staff said will contribute to the design process for the sculpture. Staff did not give a firm deadline for when submissions must be received or state when the sculpture contract will be awarded.
Separately, staff announced that the CDFI/APS ribbon‑cutting originally scheduled for Feb. 18 was postponed to March 25, 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; staff said it would resend event information to commissioners who did not receive the notice.
Commissioners had no further action on the Southside Memories item during the meeting; it was presented as an informational outreach step in the public art process.
