Pioneer Ways Arts

The City of Oak Harbor issued an RFP calling for artists to submit proposals for art to be placed on Pioneer Way since the street is being redeveloped. The deadline for the RFP was January 14, 2011. The City received 16 proposals. The City of Oak Harbor Arts Commission will review the proposals and make a recommendation to the City Council. This blog has been created to share information with the public on the proposals.

Project parameters

The RFP requested proposals for four possible locations along Pioneer Way. The general locations that are currently under consideration are:
1) City Beach Street and Pioneer Way - SE corner or general vicinity
2) Dock Street and Pioneer Way - NW corner or general vicinity
3) Ireland St and Pioneer Way
4) Midway Blvd and Pioneer way - NE corner or general vicinity.

Total budget = $80,000

The Art Commission considered the City Beach Street and the Midway Blvd location to be the entryways and therefore assigned prominence to these locations by allocating $30,000 to each of those locations.

The Art Commission may choose to change some of these location or allocate $$ based on the choice of artwork.

Friday, February 25, 2011

February 28, 2011 - Arts Commission Meeting

The Arts Commission will meet on February 28, 2011 at 6pm at City Hall to continue discussions on the art proposals for Pioneer Way.  At the meeting the commission will finalize the list of proposals to be included in a survey that will be attached to the March utility billing cycle.  Including the survey with the utility bills will provide an opportunity for all households in Oak Harbor to provide input on the proposals.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

OPEN House - Pioneer Way Project Office - February 22, 2011

An Open House is scheduled on February 22, 2011 at the Pioneer Way Project Office.  The Pioneer Way Art proposals will be on display at the Open House.  The qualified artists have been requested to be present to chat with the public and share information about their proposals.  Attendees can provide feedback to the City that will help the Arts Commission further narrow the list of recommendations.  This is a great opportunity to meet the artists and learn about their proposals.

Location: Pioneer Way Project Office, 720 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor WA
Time: 5:30 to 7:30pm

List Refined - February 14, 2011 meeting

The Arts Commission met on February 14, 2011 and further reviewed the art proposals for Pioneer Way.  The intent of the meeting was to take another look at the proposals after the presentations by the artist at the February 7, 2011 meeting.  The proposals that are currently moving forward in the process are listed below. (The photos on the right have been updated to reflect the current list moving forward).

MJ Anderson's "Sails" and Lunar Tides" (Images not on the blog)
Falkenhayn's "Water Sculpture"
Gerber's "Salmon Window"
Freeland Arts "Sea Life" and "Rain Column"
Hunt's "In His Element"
McJunkin's "Fish out of Water"
Lindsay's "Vortex" and "Cloud II"
Marcell's "Mermaid"
Pettelle's "Spouting Fish" and "Moon Waves"

Monday, February 14, 2011

February 14, 2011 Meeting

The Arts Commission will meet at 6pm at City Hall to further review the proposals.  This is a working meeting and the Arts Commission will hear from the City's Parks Division Manager Hank Nydam on the maintenance of the proposed art.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Proposal Photos

Photos of the proposed art projects provided by the artists have been added to the blog to the right.  Click on the picture to view the artist's website and previous work.

ps. A few of the artists have not provided website links.