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Committee approves mural for Amarillo’s Park Place affordable housing with $25,000 artist budget
Summary
The Public Art Committee unanimously approved a call for artists and budget for a mural at Amarillo’s Park Place, an 84-unit affordable elderly housing development managed by the Sarasota Housing Authority; the committee allocated $15,000 from this year’s budget and will match with mural initiative funds to reach a $30,000 project total.
The City of Sarasota Public Art Committee voted to open a local/regional call for artists and budget up to $25,000 (artist stipend) for a mural at Amarillo’s Park Place, an 84-unit affordable elderly housing community managed by the Sarasota Housing Authority.
Sarasota Housing Authority CEO William Russell described Amarillo’s Park Place as a 100% affordable development, with 42 units supported by project-based Section 8 vouchers and the remainder at an average income up to 60% of area median income. The proposed site is a north-facing wall visible from North Orange Street; the committee and staff said the theme will be “Where home takes root,” with amaryllis as a central motif. Staff explained that the project follows a provision in the city public art plan that encourages art in attainable- and affordable-housing developments while not requiring developers to contribute public art for such units.
Committee members approved allocating $15,000 from the current year’s budget specifically for an attainable-housing mural and matching that with the mural initiatives funding to reach a $30,000 total project budget; staff indicated the artist budget for finalists will be up to $25,000. The selection process will prioritize local and regional artists, favor the City of Sarasota artist roster where appropriate, form a stakeholder panel to produce semifinalists, and stipend three finalists to develop final designs for neighborhood and committee review.
The motion passed unanimously.
