Amelia Earhart Park & Community Center

Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs through its Art in Public Places Program and Miami-Dade County Department of Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (PROS) request qualifications from professional artists and/or artist teams based in South Florida to commission artworks for the new Amelia Earhart Park & Community Center. The selected artist(s) will design unique artwork(s) that will contribute to the identity of this facility and engage employees, visitors and passers-by in unexpected and delightful ways. The budget proposed is US$ 164K. Design teams include Civica Architecture and Bermello Ajamil Architects. It is envisioned that artworks may reference the flight path, maps, or related imagery encompassing Amelia Earhart’s historic journey around the world.
Artist qualifications will be reviewed by Art in Public Places’ Professional Advisory Committee (PAC), a panel composed of professionals in the field of art, public art, architecture, art education, art history, or architectural history appointed by the Art in Public Places Trust. It is anticipated that a three-member group drawn from the PAC will identify a shortlist who will be paid an honorarium to develop specific proposals. Shortlisted artists will have the opportunity to access architectural plans etc., engage in an artist orientation and site visit to meet the key stakeholders, and further develop their proposals. A three-member group will be drawn from the PAC to review artists’ proposals and make recommendations to the Art in Public Places Trust to create public art commissions. Further information regarding the process of Art in Public Places can be found at http://www.miamidadepublicart.org