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Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Steven Parker LLC for artwork for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Arrivals Curbside Art in Public Places Project for a total agreement amount not to exceed $512,000. Funding: $77,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Aviation Department. Funding for the remaining $435,000 of this contract will be added as the construction phases begin.
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Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $77,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Funding for the remaining $435,000 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 & 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 & Development Program (AEDP).
On April 7, 2025, the AIPP Panel approved the selection process recommendation for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Arrivals Curbside AIPP Project, naming Steven Parker LLC as the selected artist and Brad Oldham (Brad Oldham Sculpture) as the alternate for the $512,000 commission. (Motion by Chair Lemmo, second by Panel Member Davis; approved 5-0-0, with one vacancy and Arts Commission Liaison Maldonado absent).
On April 21, 2025, the Austin Arts Commission approved the selection process recommendation for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Arrivals Curbside AIPP Project, naming Steven Parker LLC as the selected artist and Brad Oldham (Brad Oldham Sculpture) ...
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