40th Streetscape - Public Art Project

The 40th Street Streetscape Project is located on the southern edge of Emeryville, running along 40th Street from Adeline Street to Shellmound Street. The project will enhance connectivity by installing bicycle paths in the form of two-way cycle tracks and transit lanes, with certain side streets partially or fully closed to improve safety. The project will create four new plazas that will serve as locations for art installations.

The theme is "Bringing Nature into the Urban Streetscape." Teams are expected to integrate this theme into every subtask and embed it in all iconography developed for the project's signage. The City is seeking a team of artists, or a team of artists and landscape designers, to lead a community process and develop cohesive artistic interventions across the streetscape.

Three key project components are included: (1) Designing an icon for wayfinding signage that aligns with the theme, with fabrication and installation carried out by the City; (2) Creation of plaza installation series or reproducible sculptures providing functional elements such as seating, exercise equipment, interactive installations, or living walls that incorporate nature; (3) An attachable element to street furniture that incorporates the theme. Work sample requirements: minimum 3 images, maximum 15 images. National eligibility. Budget: $500,000.