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Arts board invites four finalists for police-station artwork, recommends $1,500 stipends per artist
Summary
The board voted to invite four artists to submit proposals for public art at the new police station and recommended County Council approve stipends of $1,500 per finalist (total not to exceed $6,000, excluding gross-receipts tax). Staff will contact the artists and the working group will verify references.
The Arts & Public Places Board voted unanimously to invite four artists to the next phase of the police-station public-art procurement and to recommend that County Council approve stipends of $1,500 per artist.
Speaker 3 moved that the board invite finalists Harry Quaid, Daniel Borup, Jocelyn Russell and Reynaldo Rivera to submit proposals for the project and recommend council authorize stipends of $1,500 each, for a total not to exceed $6,000 excluding GRT. The motion was seconded and passed without opposition.
Staff explained the working-group process: submissions closed, the working group used the RFQ scoring matrix (10 points per criterion plus three bonus points for New Mexico-based artists) and identified four finalists that consistently appeared on members’ short lists. The police chief participated in the selection and staff acknowledged a memorial component tied to the project that remains on a parallel path.
Board members discussed deliverables and timelines. The working group recommended offering a $1,500 stipend to each finalist to produce design materials (2D drawings or 3D maquettes or digital renderings) but not to require a physical maquette from all finalists in this phase. The group discussed a 60-day turnaround for finalist deliverables and noted council and legal scheduling constraints (County Council agenda availability in October), meaning procurement work may not advance until council authorization.
Next steps: staff will contact the four finalists to confirm interest; the working group will check references after artist confirmation; staff will present the stipend recommendation to County Council for approval and then proceed with procurement steps and final selection.
