Submitted By: Jamie Antonetti
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Presentation By: Cultural Arts Supervisor, Emily Parkman
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the Mount Moriah Commemorative Public Art Project
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Ocala set aside $40,000 from the new parking garage budget for the Mount Moriah Commemorative public art project. The call to artists is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Florida-based artists to be considered for a permanent, free-standing exterior artwork commemorating the historic Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, the first black Baptist church in Ocala/Marion County, and its legacy in the local community.
Applications will be reviewed based on past work demonstrating artistic excellence, technical skill, and previous comparable project experience. Three finalists will be selected to design concepts, for a $500 honorarium, with maximum artwork dimensions of 6’ x 6’ x 8’. The artwork must be vandal and weather resistant with minimal maintenance requirements. Artwork must adhere to the City’s downtown form base code pertaining to public art, ORD. 2019-39 Sec. 122-968. One finalist to be awarded total project.
The art will be located near the corner of SW 3rd Ave. and SW Broadway St. outside the new Ocala parking garage.
The deadline is April 19 and it is free to apply.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Staff are facilitating the open call and working with the community members to honor historic context.
Staff recommend approval of this Mount Moriah public art project.
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with Changes
• Table
• Deny