The city is looking to update the banners that hang from downtown light poles, and is looking to the public for proposals.
The current banners on the light poles downtown were made in the 1980s, and from now until 2 p.m. Feb. 13 the City and Borough of Juneau is accepting proposals for how to design the banners. City officials expect to select up to six designs for the banners, which will go up as light poles get replaced over the next few years.
Applications are available in the Engineering section of the city’s website, www.juneau.org. Once on the Engineering page, people can find the application under the Bids/RFPs tab. More details about the project are also listed on that page.
Artists interested in submitting proposals are encouraged to attend a meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 on the third floor of the Marine View Building, in the Engineering Department’s conference room.
A seven-member Art Selection Panel will select artists for the project, and the CBJ is looking for a member of the public to sit on the panel. Panel members are not eligible to submit art proposals. The application for that is also available on the city’s website, and must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office at city.clerk@juneau.org by 4:30 p.m. Jan. 19.
Other members of the panel will be two representatives from the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, one from the Sealaska Heritage Institute, one from the Filipino Community, one from the CBJ Historical Resources Advisory Committee and one from the Downtown Business Association.
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