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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Brian Joseph for artwork for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Mobility Assistance Lounge Art in Public Places Project in an amount not to exceed $546,000. Funding: $110,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Aviation Department. Funding for the remaining years of the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Office of Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $110,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Aviation Department. Funding for the remaining $436,000 of this contract will be added as the construction phases begin.
For More Information:
Angela Means, Director, Office of Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment, 512-974-1624; Morgan Messick, Assistant Director, Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment, 512-974-7873.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
In August 2024, the Art in Public Places (AIPP) Panel and Arts Commission approved the "Art in Public Places Sites and Opportunities Plan for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport," which identified and scoped three phases of AIPP opportunities within the current Airport Expansion and Development Program (AEDP).
On June 9, 2025, the AIPP Panel approved the selection process recommendation for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Mobility Assistance Lounge AIPP Project, naming Brian Joseph as the selected artist and Jamal Hussain as the alternate for the $546,000 commission. (Motion by Panel Member Danziger second by Panel Member Diaz; approved 4-0-0, with one vacancy and Arts Commission Liaison Maldonado and Panel Member Davis absent).
On June 16, 2025, the AIPP Panel approved the selection process recommendation for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Mobility Assistance Lounge AIPP Project, naming Brian Joseph as the selected artist and Jamal Hussain as the alternate for the $546,000 commission...
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