Sec. 118.617. - Art selection; methods.

(a) The Art Selection Panel shall select artists and artwork in one of the following ways: (i) Open competition: Requesting artists' submissions with specifications regarding local, state, regional or national scope. (ii) Limited competition: Inviting a small number of artists to respond with examples of past work or to prepare formal proposals, and selecting a specific artist based on these submissions. (iii) Direct purchase: Purchase of existing work and all rights thereto. (iv) Invitational commission: Selecting a specific artist for direct commission. (b) The Cultural Council and the Art in Public Places Committee shall seek to ensure that at least 15 percent of the artists selected for purchase or commission will be resident(s) in the Greater Jacksonville area, (the counties of Duval, St Johns, Nassau, Clay, and Baker). The Cultural Council and the Art in Public Places Committee will also encourage the selection of regional artists e.g., Florida and the Southeastern United States. (c) All purchases made pursuant to this Section shall be made pursuant to an evaluated bid process created by the Purchasing Division and modified as necessary to accomplish the objectives of this Chapter. A proposal fee and/or travel reimbursement may be offered for the invited artists to cover the cost of the formal proposals at the discretion of the Art in Public Places Committee. The proposal fee and/or travel reimbursement shall be part of the amount funded pursuant to this subpart. Any provisions of this Chapter conflicting with the expressed intent and procurement methodology of the Art In Public Places program are hereby waived. (Ord. 2023-20-E , § 4)