Berkeley Civic Art
RFQ: Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project, Berkeley, CA
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- Budget: $442,000
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Eligibility: Professional practicing artists and creative teams residing in the United States and its Territories are eligible to apply. Artists who belong to a historically underrepresented population are strongly encouraged to apply.
Located next to Grove Park at 1730 Oregon Street, the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Services Center/Young Adult Project houses various afterschool and summer recreation programs such as tutoring, violence prevention, and leadership development for teens and young adults. As a community center, the Parks, Recreation, Waterfront Department provides recreational programming and services for residents of all ages here, but this is the only community center with a particular focus on young adults and teens, located in an area that was formerly redlined by the mortgage industry. It is home to the City’s only teen-focused recreational programming and offers free, low-cost, or affordable programming for the City’s residents, in particular our at-risk youth. In addition, the MLK Jr. Youth Services Center/Y.A.P. has been designated as one of the City’s care and shelter facilities identified in the City’s Resilience Strategy.
Alongside project stakeholders, an opportunity area has been identified for a large-scale tile or mosaic application upon the East wall (exterior) wrapping onto the North wall and Lobby (exterior and interior). The total combined square footage is approximately 885 square feet.
More Information: berkeleyca.gov