The City of Austin Art in Public Places Program sought up to seven (7) professional artists or artist teams who reside in Austin to design and fabricate artwork panels of durable materials to be incorporated into seven (7) WAY-FINDING OBELISCOS as part of the City's East 7th Street Corridor Improvement Project.

These 10-foot tall concrete and steel obeliscos are intended to provide signage, enliven the streetscape and provide visual continuity along the corridor. They will be located at 7 intersections along East 7th Street between Chicon and Pleasant Valley Road.

The top 1/2 of the 4-sided obeliscos has been identified as an opportunity for artwork panels made of exterior-grade tile, glass, stone, metal or other durable materials to be designed and fabricated by artists.

For more information on the OBELISCO PROJECT, please contact Jean Graham, at 974-9313, or Jean.Graham@ci.austin.tx.us.

Art in Public Places
City of Austin, Cultural Arts Division
Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services
301 W. 2nd Street, Suite 2030
Austin, TX 78701
vox: 512.974.9314 fax: 512.974.6379
www.cityofaustin.org/aipp

I completed my recommendations for the project and submitted them to the AIPP Panel in February 2005. They approved my public art plan, which you can download from this link:

http://www.fisterrastudio.com/7threcommendations.html

The AIPP panel chose to fund the art enhancements for the top of the obeliscos. See the brief description above.
The City of Austin Arts Commission also approved my public art plan in March of 2005.

An artists' meeting for the 7th Street Corridor Project by AIPP was held on Thursday, April 29th, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at Parque Zaragoza. Over 30 artists attended to find out how to participate in proposing artwork for the East 7th Street Corridor Project.

As of June 2004, the project was at about 40% of the design phase. "Requests for Proposals" for artwork will begin in spring of 2005, with construction scheduled in 2006. Proposals should be in durable materials, such as metal, stone, tile and concrete. Artwork should reflect the theme:
"HISTORY: culture, nature and identity."

There was a public meeting September 14th, 2004 at 6:00 pm at Parque Zaragoza, marking the 60% phase of design.

There was another public meeting March 8th at 6:00pm at Parque Zaragoza, marking the 90% phase of design.