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Resolution that the Mayor and the Director of City Planning, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into a Professional Services Agreement for a public art project coordinator with Casey Droege Cultural Productions LLC to administer, coordinate, and document the City’s 2021 Art in Parks program., at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
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WHEREAS, the Art in Parks program is made possible through a RADical ImPAct Grant of $500,000, with the intention of funding bold, forward-looking, creative projects that will have a radical impact on the region; and
WHEREAS, this program includes the commissioning of public art works in each of the five Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) parks within the City of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, the public art project coordinator will work in collaboration with the City of Pittsburgh and the artists or artist teams to administratively support the design, fabrication, and installation of the new artworks in the relevant parks; and will be responsible for overseeing the preparation of a complete package of project documentation, including the artists’ processes, public processes, photo-documentation, and commissioned written narratives; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget released a Request for Proposals to solicit qualified professionals with experience in artist relations and project management, to administer, coordinate, and document the City’s 2021 Art in Parks program. A selection committee chose a proposal by Casey Droege Cultural Productions LLC; and
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of City Planning, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are hereby authorized to enter into a Professional Services Agreement for a public art project coordinator with Casey Droege Cultural Productions LLC to administer, coordinate, and document the City’s 2021 Art in Parks program, at a cost not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), and payable from fund 40119, JDE account 1174300120.50000.00.
Section 2. The form of this Agreement shall be approved by the City Solicitor.