In 2021 the City Administration requested approval from the City Commission to apply for funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies for an asphalt art installation.

The Bloomberg Philanthropies, Asphalt Art Initiative grant program is designed to fund visual art interventions on roadways, pedestrian spaces, and public infrastructure in U.S. cities with the goal of improving street and pedestrian safety, revitalizing and activating underutilized public space, and promoting collaboration and civic engagement in local communities.

Funding was requested to create an artist-designed pedestrian pathway. The project was intended to revitalize the streetscape with community-engaged art and will generate immediate attention to the sector, by creating a safe and connected visual pathway to two of the City's most important historical districts, Ocean Drive to Espanola Way.

Based on the process for previous asphalt art installations, it is my understanding that the project would have included the selection of an artist, design, and installation of the art. An artist was to be selected to develop a proposal for the project or produce the desired work of art through a Call for Artists. The City's Art in Public Places Committee would have been responsible for the creative vision of the project.

I would like an update to the PSNQLC on the status on the status of the funding for the Ocean Drive asphalt art project either through a public grant or other funding source. Attached, please find the Asphalt Art Guide from Bloomberg.

Thank you.