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File #: 2020-0555    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 7/10/2020 In control: Committee on Land Use and Economic Development
On agenda: 7/14/2020 Final action: 7/21/2020
Enactment date: 7/21/2020 Enactment #: 350
Effective date: 7/22/2020    
Title: Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with BOOM Concepts and/or Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation to coordinate a program of responsive temporary art by local artists for temporary display on City-owned structures in the public realm, at a cost not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
Indexes: AGREEMENTS
Attachments: 1. 2020-0555 Cover Ltr-Responsive Art Resolution Letter FINAL, 2. Summary 2020-0555

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Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with BOOM Concepts and/or Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation to coordinate a program of responsive temporary art by local artists for temporary display on City-owned structures in the public realm, at a cost not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).

 

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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh wishes to establish mural spaces around the City for the display of temporary art by local artists which is responsive to social justice matters; and

 

WHEREAS, BOOM Concepts has an existing program, Activist Print, which uses print-based media to raise awareness of contemporary issues and inspire change; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh wishes to collaborate with BOOM Concepts, expanding on their existing program model, in the presentation of social justice-oriented artwork in City-owned spaces; and

 

 

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.                     Authorizing the Mayor and the Department of City Planning to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with BOOM Concepts and/or Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation to coordinate a program of responsive temporary art by local artists for temporary display on City-owned structures in the public realm, at a cost not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), and payable from the Office of Equity and JDE Account 11101.102100.53.53901.2020.

 

Section 2.                     The form and substance of this Agreement shall be approved by the City Solicitor.