Coconino Community College Fourth Street Campus Public Art
At a glance
What: the Commission's interest in public art tied to the planned Coconino Community College campus, east-side library and nearby roundabout on the east side of Flagstaff.
Where it stands: On October 23 staff said city-college negotiations are ongoing and no new information had arrived since early summer. Commissioners backed pursuing exterior public art over interior flooring and asked staff to keep seeking partners.
Next: Staff keep encouraging the college design team to include public art; funding is already set aside, and a leftover city parcel near the roundabout may go to the campus or be included in the roundabout.
Details
Built from the auto-generated captions of the October 23 meeting; names and numbers may be misheard. No minutes are posted.
Staff floated, as an idea only, an artist-designed terrazzo floor in the library late in design; commissioners preferred exterior art that ties the library, a mosaic wall and the roundabout together.
Ideas raised: small community event space, an artist pop-up market, safe routes to school, and moving the corridor focus toward the Cedar and Lockett area.
The commissioner who requested the item called it comparable in importance to the Downtown Connection Center.
Informational discussion with no vote. Staff said they are not privy to the negotiations between the City Manager and the college and that the Commission can still add art late in design if it does not join the design team.