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33 <br />artist studios, and community workshops. Proposals would be solicited from <br />artists and funding would be available for up to $5,000 per storefront. <br />Business district leaders could inventory available storefronts and work with <br />property owners and artists to develop projects based on the anticipated <br />duration of the vacancy and the willingness of the owner to provide the space to <br />artists. Activating and animating these vacant properties will help eliminate blight <br />and increase the economic viability of the community. <br />LIGHT FESTIVAL <br />The City could provide a platform for artists working in light, sound, video, and <br />projection art to transform San Leandro into a dynamic nighttime environment of <br />temporary, site-specific public art. The festival would include light art installations <br />and sculptures as well as interactive and performance-based art. The artwork <br />could be selected though a combination of a curatorial and competitive process. <br />CHERRY FESTIVAL & OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS <br />The City could feature site-specific art installations and performances at the <br />annual Cherry Festival that are commissioned for the occasion. Artists would be <br />invited to submit proposals for thoughtful and interactive temporary artworks <br />and performances at various locations in and around the venue. <br />Public art projects would address the specific characteristics of the selected <br />site, its physical conditions and current uses, its geological, industrial and <br />social history, and other environmental qualities. Designed to encourage <br />active participation, the event would engage local residents, institutions, and <br />community groups in the planning, construction, and design of installations and <br />performances. <br />PUBLIC ART BANNER PROGRAM <br />Street banners have been a mainstay in San Leandro, serving to welcome Street <br />banners have been a mainstay in San Leandro, serving to welcome residents and <br />visitors into the city and to celebrate the people, places, and things that make <br />the community special. In addition to current banner sites, there is an interest in <br />expanding to locations in south San Leandro. <br />This is a great opportunity to initiate a public art project to create street banners <br />designed by San Leandro artists. To date, the banners have been designed <br />internally with input through City-hosted interactive creative design events. <br />Artists would submit a color design drawn to scale and when selected, can be <br />provided with banner material on which to paint their original artwork and $1,500 <br />for the commission. The original artwork could be displayed in an indoor City <br />facility where it would be in a protected environment for visitors to enjoy year- <br />round. The original artwork could be copied and printed in multiples on durable <br />vinyl for long-term display. <br />44