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Carlsbad staff outline timelines, budgets and artist selections for three public‑art projects
Summary
Staff reported that the Chestnut Underpass art project has a $400,000 budget and artist team Green Meme is selected; Veterans Memorial Park has a $450,000 budget with four finalists to present June 12; the Barrio traffic-circle project has $110,000 and a call for California artists due June 24. Commissioners raised concerns about local-artist involvement and staffing capacity.
Fiona, the cultural arts manager, updated the Carlsbad Arts Commission on June 6 about three permanent public-art projects that staff are shepherding through design, community engagement and approval.
Chestnut Underpass (Barrio neighborhood): Fiona said the Chestnut I‑5 underpass art project carries a $400,000 public-art budget and that the public art advisory subcommittee selected the artist team Green Meme (Brian Howe and Freya Bridal). The city is finalizing a design contract so the artists can begin design work; staff will perform community engagement and then bring a concept back to the Arts Commission and City Council for approval. Fiona emphasized the schedule depends on the larger Caltrans/SANDAG underpass construction.
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