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2 <br />Request for Proposal <br />Public Art Installation <br />City of Elk River, MN <br /> <br />1. General Information <br />This document solicits Requests for Proposal (RFP) for a public art installation for the City of Elk <br />River, Minnesota. <br /> <br />RFP Administration <br />Address all correspondence, requests for additional information, registration, and proposal <br />submissions to: <br />Joshua Mollan <br />Economic Development Specialist <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />JMollan@ElkRiverMN.gov <br />763.635.1041 <br /> <br />Deadlines <br />Registrations will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on January 15, 2024. <br />Proposals from registered artists will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on February 19, 2024. <br /> <br />Acceptance of Proposal Contents <br />The contents of this RFP will be included in the contract between the selected artist and the EDA. <br />All information in the proposal is subject to disclosure under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes <br />Chapter 13 – Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. <br /> <br />2. Background <br /> <br />On May 5, 2014, members of the Elk River arts community, city staff, and the Parks and Recreation <br />Master Plan Planning Team met to review opportunities and potential locations and partnerships for <br />public art in the city. Participants also identified goals, strategies, and themes for the public art plan. <br />Members of the Elk River Arts Alliance, the Regional Arts Council, the Minnesota State Arts Board, <br />the Central Minnesota Arts Board, Independent School District 728, the Elk River Economic <br />Development Authority, and various theaters and other performance groups were all in attendance. <br /> <br />Attendees viewed a presentation and participated in discussions of public art opportunities and best <br />practices as they applied to Elk River. They then defined the potential scope, goals, opportunities <br />and approach to public art in the community. The input gathered at this meeting formed the vision <br />for the Elk River Public Art Plan. <br /> <br />City History <br />Innovation has been at the heart of Elk River’s successes from its very beginning. Its roads and <br />waterways are examples. <br /> <br />Commented [A2]: Do we still reference the 2014 Public Art <br />Plan?