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PROJECT: Boat Club Park Public Art Project
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HOST:  City of Boynton Beach Recreation and Parks
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Art in Public Places is requesting artists to submit their qualifications for a public art project that is located on a retaining wall at Boat Club Park in Boynton Beach. The public art project is part of the renovation plans for the park’s public space south of the boat launching area by the Intracoastal Waterway. The artwork should express the park’s character and proximity to the Boynton Beach Inlet, City’s tag line, “Gateway to the Gulfstream,” historical connection to Boynton’s fishing community and nautical lifestyle. The public art project is identified for placement on a newly built retaining wall. This wall is on the south side of the boat ramp facing west of the newly built restroom structure. It is 47’ wide semi circle with a wall height at 32” on the south side graduating to 40” high. Boat Club Park is one of the few locations sport and pleasure boaters can access the Intracoastal Waterway and ocean in Palm Beach County, making it a frequently used park and boat ramp.
ART LOCATION: Boat Club Park, 2010 N. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach, Florida 
DATES/MILESTONES:
RFQ RELEASE:  May 12, 2010
RFQ DEADLINE: May 25, 2010
ARTIST SELECTION:  June  1, 2010
NOTIFICATION: June  3, 2010
ARTIST CONTRACT:   June  8, 2010
CONCEPTUAL PROPOSAL DUE:  June 24, 2010
ARTS COMMISSION:  June 29, 2010
ARTWORK COMPLETION: July  29, 2010
PARK RIBBON CUTTING:  TBD

PROJECT: Boynton Beach City Library Hispanic Heritage On Loan Exhibit
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HOST: City of Boynton Beach Art In Public Places and Boynton Beach City Library
PURPOSE:
The City of Boynton Beach Art in Public Places Program with Boynton Beach City Library will host a four
month on loan exhibit featuring original Hispanic Heritage artwork. This exhibit will provide the public with an opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciation of Hispanic artists and their Heritage. The Boynton Beach City Library exhibit is FREE to the public and experiences approximately 30,000 visitors monthly.
TIMEFRAME: June - September 2010
LOCATION: Boynton Beach Boynton Beach City Library 2nd Floor, 208 South Seacrest Boulevard
Library hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM and Friday - Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
www.boyntonlibrary.org 
THEME:  Artwork from artists of Hispanic Heritage that live in Palm Beach County.
DATES/MILESTONES:
DEADLINE: May 24, 2010, 5pm
SELECTION: May 26, 2010
NOTIFICATION: May 27, 2010
ARTWORK DELIVERY: June 3, 2010 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

PROJECT: Boynton Beach Schoolhouse Children’s Amphitheater Public Art Design Element(s)
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HOST: Community Redevelopment Agency
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency with the City’s Art in Public Places Program is requesting qualifications from professional artists to work with the project development team to create a comprehensive design identifying public art element(s) for the Schoolhouse Children’s Amphitheater structure. The selected artist will design and fabricate public art element(s) that enhance the Amphitheater structural design and tie it into the Community Redevelopment Agency’s plans for the City’s downtown master plan. This public space is being redeveloped into a more efficient useable space for the community and is located in the downtown core on the campus of the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum at 129 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach. The public artwork element(s) should enhance the Amphitheater’s intended use as an outdoor venue to host events such as concerts, performances and movie showings. It should also link the site with the Boynton Harbor Marina and the Ocean Avenue Intracoastal Bridge. The public art element(s) should be mindful of the historical 1913 Children’s Schoolhouse Museum that shares the  Amphitheater campus.
LOCATION: Schoolhouse Children’s Amphitheater on the east side of the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, 129 East Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
PROJECT GOALS:
The public art element(s) should enhance the Schoolhouse Children’s Amphitheater structural design and tie it into the Boynton Harbor Marina and the Ocean Avenue Intracoastal Bridge serving the CRA’s downtown master plan goals.
DATES/MILESTONES:
QUALIFICATION DEADLINE: May 20, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
SELECTION: May 24, 2010
ARTS COMMISSION APPROVAL: May 25, 2010
NOTIFICATION: May 26, 2010
ARTIST AGREEMENT: June 1, 2010
ARTWORK DESIGN CONCEPT: June 17, 2010
CONCEPT APPROVALS:
Arts Commission - June 29, 2010
CRA Board - July 13, 2010
ARTWORK INSTALLATION: November 2010