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SELECTION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES <br />Once the Civic Arts Commission has adopted the Annual Downtown Public Art Projects Plan, <br />staff will initiate a process to select an artist or artists to design and/or implement specific <br />public art projects. The integrity and quality of the Public Art Program is dependent upon a <br />decision-making structure, processes and criteria for artist and artwork selection that are <br />designed and implemented in a consistent, equitable and inclusive manner. <br />Public art projects should be developed through the use of selection panels composed of people <br />with expertise in public art and community issues pertinent to each project. The composition of <br />panels may vary with some panel members bringing more expertise in regards to the public art <br />project site and its history, potential audience and users than in knowledge about contemporary <br />art. The mixture of points of view and bases of knowledge is an enriching component for <br />discussion and selection purposes. With professional staff prepared to advise panelists and <br />manage the process, a selection panel can perform its curatorial charge with distinction. <br />Implementation <br />Public art projects will have a Selection Panel and, as appropriate, an Advisory Panel to lend necessary <br />technical oversight. Both will be convened specifically for each project. Guidelines and approaches for <br />the Selection Panel will be identified in the Annual Downtown Public Art Projects Plan. Should several <br />projects share a similar timeline, at least for project initiation, it would be economically prudent to have <br />one panel charged to make selections for several projects. Panelists will be briefed by staff on the <br />specific project, the overall goals of the Public Art Program and the relationship of the immediate <br />project to the Program. <br />Some projects may be of such small scope and require immediate selection that the staff should be <br />charged to make recommendations directly to the Civic Arts Commission. In these rare cases, Civic <br />Arts Program staff should be able to make recommendations from apre-screened and approved roster <br />of artists that the Civic Arts Program staff has assembled. <br />The role of the Civic Arts Commission will be to review and approve the annual projects plan, artist <br />and panel/advisory methods and selections, artists' concepts, proposals and final designs. <br />Composition of Selection Panels <br />Selection panels can vary in size and composition, with an average range of five to nine voting <br />members. Circumstances may necessitate the panel giving more weight to one kind of expertise than <br />another and the panel should be so configured. Staff will recommend panel composition and number to <br />the Civic Arts Commission for approval as part of the Annual Downtown Public Art Projects Plan. At <br />the very least, a panel should contain representatives of the following: <br />• An arts professional with explicit experience in public art <br />• A member of the Civic Arts Commission <br />• Staff or Commission member from the sponsoring department <br />• A member of the user group or relevant community to be impacted by the project <br />Additional panel members can be appointed from the following groups: <br />• Artists <br />• Architectural/building design team member, if applicable <br />• other City department(s) and/or commissions impacted by the project <br />36 <br />