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4 d. Can express community values, enhance the environment, transform a landscape, heighten awareness, or question assumptions D. Locations and Maintenance The Beautification and Public Art Committee have identified two preferred sites for a public art installation: Furniture and Things Community Event Center, 1000 School St NW This facility is a community event center which features two sheets of ice, a field house, a senior activity center, and rentable spaces. The site has multiple interior concrete and drywall walls currently available for public art. They range in size from 64 to 276 square feet. Photos of the walls can be provided upon request. The piece could be proposed on one or multiple walls. Orono Park, 18599 Gary St NW This newly renovated flagship park features a beach, splash pad, playground, paved trails, dog park, pickleball courts, skate park, and a rentable pavilion. 3D and/or interactive art at this site would be preferred. Other sites may be considered if they meet the following criteria: public space, well visited, and easy to access. E. Vision & Overview Project submissions must promote the role of public art in the following ways: Accessible to the public (location and financially), have context specific to the site or the community, include community involvement, express community values, enhance the environment and landscape, and heighten awareness or question assumptions. a. Innovation – Create a project that defines the city, its businesses, residents, and tourists. b. Economic Development – Create a project that enhances the city’s economic base and tourism. c. Judging – The panel of judges will choose a winner to complete their project. The panel may include representatives from the Beautification and Public Art Committee, City Council, EDA, Multipurpose Facility Commission/Parks and Recreation Commission and residents at-large. d. Purchase of Project – The selected artist will be compensated for their project, which shall cover design, installation, transportation and materials costs and an honorarium to the selected artist. e. Location of Project – FT Center or Orono Park in Elk River are the priority locations of the public art project. Alternative locations will be considered. Artists must provide weight, height, and dimensions of their project in their proposal. f. Future Maintenance – Define future maintenance costs to keep the project attractive and safe. Project maintenance and associated maintenance costs will be further defined in a meeting with the Artist. F. RFP Timeline 1. Registration. All participants must register their interest in submitting a registration by 4:00 p.m. on January 11, 2024. Registration is mandatory and a prerequisite to submitting a proposal. 2. Proposals, renderings, mockups, or samples are due by 4:00 p.m. on February 15, 2024. 3. Proposals will be presented to the Beautification and Public Art Committee on February 20, 2024 and may include photographs, drawings, or renderings no larger than 24” x 36”, or modeled on a base no larger than 2’ x 2’.