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Arts commission to issue call for proposals for public art at Sandusky Wheels Park
Summary
Commission staff will issue a call for proposals to spend a $15,500 public-art allocation at Sandusky Wheels Park after a community visual-preference survey showed strong interest in murals and skateable sculptures; staff will score submissions and return top proposals to the commission.
Staff reported that the Sandusky Wheels Park grand-opening engagement produced a visual-preference survey and community input that favored murals and sculptural, skateable features over signage. The commission has $15,500 set aside for public art at the park and staff proposed issuing a call for proposals that fits that budget.
Staff summarized the outreach and dot-vote results and recommended a competitive call for proposals with scoring and a subsequent commission vote on the top-ranked submissions. Staff noted that any selected mural or sculpture must be limited to vertical surfaces so skating surfaces are not painted.
Commissioners welcomed the outreach results and supported moving forward with a calls-and-scoring process. One commissioner said the event had been an excellent way to gather public preferences and suggested making the opening event an annual spring celebration; another commissioner encouraged staff to circulate the call widely to local artists and the commission’s artist database.
Staff will draft the call for proposals, collect and score submissions, and present the top proposals and scoring to the commission for final selection. No formal funding vote was required at the meeting; staff will return recommendations and scoring for the commission’s approval in a subsequent meeting.
