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Helene  Fried  Associates  in  cooperation  with  Community  Design  +  Architecture   <br />Final  Artistic  Enhancement  Strategy  [July  2013  Update]  ±  Integrating  Artistic  Enhancements  with  BRT  Station  Design   <br />July  11,  2013   <br />Page  12  of  19 <br /> <br />Artist Participation Opportunity ± Lead Artist or Lead Team <br />Between one and three lead artist(s) or team(s) will be selected from qualified Lead Artist RFQ <br />submittals. Lead artist(s) or team(s) are envisioned to assume responsibility for the artistic treatments <br />(both standard and enhanced) and serve as artist-curator to identify and oversee other artists or artisans <br />(see Artist Participation Opportunity - Pool of Supporting Artists/Artisans) who may be invited by the <br />Lead Artist to contribute to the overall artistic treatment of the stations. <br />One to up to three location grouping(s) will be assigned to the selected lead artist(s) in consultation with <br />the BRT project team. The overall lead artist(s) or team(s) will work closely with the consultant design <br />team, the public art consultant, and the $&7UDQVLW¶Vpublic involvement consultant, and will serve to <br />engage the community in a meaningful and positive dialogue. The public art consultant will manage and <br />guide the overall process toward a well-coordinated completion of artistic enhancement work. <br />The selection of the lead artist(s) or team(s) will be conducted in two phases. Phase I is based on the <br />response to the RFQ and submittal of qualifications including artist statement, biography, and up to ten <br />(10) visual and notated examples of pertinent past work for review by the Artist Selection Panel (Panel) <br />and Technical Assistance Committee (TAC). No more than seven (7) semi-finalists will be selected as <br />part of Phase II and invited to submit a visual interpretation/conceptual design (sketch or drawing) and <br />written statement of a proposed approach to the project including community outreach. Artists may be <br />invited for an interview. <br />$VUHFRPPHQGHGIROORZLQJFRQVXOWDWLRQZLWK$&7UDQVLW¶VWKLUGSDUW\SDUWQHUVIRUWKH%57SURMHFW, <br />recommendations that are made by the Artist Selection Panel will be reviewed with representatives of <br />Oakland and San Leandro prior to final acceptance by AC Transit. <br />The artist solicitation will be written to identify lead artists or teams for one (1) to up to three (3) location <br />grouping(s) of BRT station platforms along the corridor (see Figure 7). <br />The selected lead artist(s) will be: <br /> <br /> ƒ Responsible to orchestrate and create the overall artistic treatment for all stations within the assigned <br />grouping(s) (or if one lead artist or team is chosen, their responsibility will be for all stations corridor- <br />wide). <br /> ƒ Responsible for selecting which of the design elements identified as opportunities for artistic <br />enhancement to pursue. <br /> ƒ Responsible for enhanced artistic enhancement of the selected station within their assigned location <br />grouping(s). <br /> ƒ Required to select a team of one (1) to two (2) additional supporting artists or artisans from the pre- <br />qualified pool (see Artist Participation Opportunity - Pre-qualified Pool of Supporting <br />Artists/Artisans below) as may be needed to execute the overall artistic enhancements envisioned by <br />the lead artist. Note: Candidates for lead artist are encouraged to urge other artists or artisans with <br />whom they would like to team to submit their applications for pre-qualification for the pool of <br />supporting artists/artisans. <br /> ƒ Responsible for all fabrication. Issues related to installation are not the responsibility of the artist and <br />should be considered part of the overall construction project.