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Redondo Beach commission approves RFQ for Artesia Boulevard Phase 1, selects two commissioners for community panel
Summary
The Cultural Arts Commission approved a draft request for qualifications to build an artist pool for Phase 1 of the Artesia Boulevard public-art program, clarified budget presentation, and appointed Commissioners Melendez and Christian Kelly to the community selection panel that will shortlist finalists.
The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission on Jan. 28 approved a request for qualifications to solicit artists for Phase 1 of the Artesia Boulevard public-art program and named two commissioners to serve on the community selection panel.
The commission voted to release a single RFQ, managed through the Submittable portal, to create an artist pool for seven different installation opportunities that staff and the consultant described as two median monuments, five bench enhancements, a bike-path crosswalk installation, and an allocation for an LGBTQ+ artwork near the North Branch library. Consultant Beau Labass of LaBasse Projects told the commission the process is two-stage: the RFQ builds a qualified pool, and later an RFP will request site-specific concepts and stipends.
Why it matters: the RFQ sets how artists will be invited, vetted and shortlisted, and it determines how John…
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