Public Art Selection Panelist Interest Form |
Introduction
The City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is looking for people with professional expertise in the arts, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design or a related field who would like to be considered to serve on artist selection panels for the City's Public Art Program.
Selection panels are essential in the process of hiring artists for public art projects. For more than three decades, public art has enhanced the look, feel and function of a wide array of public buildings, spaces and infrastructure. Ranging from works at airports, parks, streetscapes, pedestrian bridges, and overpasses, to improvements at transit facilities, community centers, recycling centers, canal trails and more, these projects have made Phoenix a national leader in building a better, more livable city through public art.
Requirements and Responsibilities
The selection process typically requires two meetings: one meeting to review applications and selection finalists and one meeting to interview finalists and make a final recommendation. Meetings are usually held virtually but may require an in-person meeting depending on the project. Panelists will also need to devote time to reviewing and scoring applications online before the first meeting takes place.
Who’s on the panel?
In addition to artists and art/design professionals, panels may include a representative from the community near the project and/or a staff member from the city department funding the project. Additional advisors with specialized knowledge about the project and its surroundings may also participate as non-voting members of the panel.
Fairness
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture staff members administer the panels to make sure the process is fair and free of conflicts of interest. The staff does not participate in the panel scoring or voting. All completed applications are reviewed and panelists are required to use approved selection criteria in the evaluation process.
Selection panels are essential in the process of hiring artists for public art projects. For more than three decades, public art has enhanced the look, feel and function of a wide array of public buildings, spaces and infrastructure. Ranging from works at airports, parks, streetscapes, pedestrian bridges, and overpasses, to improvements at transit facilities, community centers, recycling centers, canal trails and more, these projects have made Phoenix a national leader in building a better, more livable city through public art.
Requirements and Responsibilities
The selection process typically requires two meetings: one meeting to review applications and selection finalists and one meeting to interview finalists and make a final recommendation. Meetings are usually held virtually but may require an in-person meeting depending on the project. Panelists will also need to devote time to reviewing and scoring applications online before the first meeting takes place.
Who’s on the panel?
In addition to artists and art/design professionals, panels may include a representative from the community near the project and/or a staff member from the city department funding the project. Additional advisors with specialized knowledge about the project and its surroundings may also participate as non-voting members of the panel.
Fairness
Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture staff members administer the panels to make sure the process is fair and free of conflicts of interest. The staff does not participate in the panel scoring or voting. All completed applications are reviewed and panelists are required to use approved selection criteria in the evaluation process.