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Authorize the negotiation and execution of an agreement with Yvette Mayorga for artwork for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Tunnel Interface Art in Public Places Project for a total agreement amount not to exceed $2,400,000. Funding: $2,400,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
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Economic Development.
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Funding in the amount of $2,400,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
For More Information:
Anthony Segura, Interim Director, Economic Development Department, (512) 974-3187; Matthew Schmidt, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager, Economic Development Department, (512) 974-6415.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
January 13, 2025 - the Art in Public Places (AIPP) Panel unanimously approved the selection process
recommendation for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Tunnel Interface AIPP Project, naming Yvette Mayorga as the selected artist, Jean Shin as the first alternate, and Carolina Caycedo as the second alternate for the $2,400,000 commission.
January 27, 2025 - the Austin Arts Commission unanimously approved the selection process
recommendation for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Tunnel Interface AIPP Project, naming Yvette Mayorga as the selected artist, Jean Shin as the first alternate, and Carolina Caycedo as the second alternate for the $2,400,000 commission.
Additional Backup Information:
The Economic Development Department's AIPP program is the City's public art program funded from 2% of eligible capital improvement project budgets. AIPP and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) seek to commission artists or artist-led teams to design, fabricate, and install large to medium-scale interdisciplinary, mixed or multimedia artworks within AUS's Airport Expansion & Development Program. The sites for the opportunities were identified under Phase I of the ...
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