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June 12, 2020

City of McCall Public Art for Urban Renewal District

Dear Selection Committee, It is with great enthusiasm that I submit my qualifications for the McCall Urban Renewal District Project. I am a seasoned Public Artist with extensive experience in public art design, planning, design teams and working with engineers and city staff. Most relevant in work scope to the Renewal District Project is the work I did with the City of Boise on the Boise WaterShed River Campus. I served as Lead Artist on the design team with city engineers, civil and water engineers, CMGC, landscape architects and sub-contractors. My primary role: create an aesthetic cohesiveness throughout the 3 acre campus, identify public art opportunities and sites for a pre-qualified artist pool, manage the nine selected artists and integrate those projects into the construction plans/documents, help manage the $3.1 million budget, make material selections for hard-scape, work with community members and stakeholders to integrate design directives. My unique combination of experience is well suited to successfully undertake the three tasks outlined in this RFQ.

Identifying public art opportunities within the Urban Renewal District and creating a short report would be a welcome opportunity and a natural fit. Earlier this year I applied for the McCall Arts Plan, adding Bill Flood to my proposed team as an advisor. Bill, the selected planner has asked me to contribute - collaborate with him on the his Public Art Plan specifically in the task of site identification and opportunity development. If selected for the Urban Renewal project I envision a symbiotic crossover between the opportunities report and the Public Art Master Plan since the planning aspects go hand in hand. However, it is also clear that the Urban Renewal District is a separate microcosm opportunity with unique attributes that will be honored.

I have a passion for site specificity and placemaking through my work. Integrating local history, environmental phenomenon, the natural beauty of McCall and stakeholder directives into the three public art design concepts for the Renewal District will bring placemaking to the front and center of design. Art is a connector of people, community, culture and a contributing factor to the foundation of a sustainable economic strategy. It is my goal to bring these criteria to the successful outcome of the three tasks outlined in the RFQ and contribute to the vibrancy of this area of downtown McCall for years to come.

Additionally, my connection to McCall is rich and I can draw on the past 40 years of my history and experiences with this unique Idaho town. I look forward to hearing from you and welcome the chance to interview for this project. Thank you. Amy Westover

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PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS, PLANNING, DESIGN TEAM (selected list)

2019-Current Boise Airport Public Art Master Plan: co-writing with Karen Bubb a 10 year road map for public art. Commissioning agency: City of Boise. Budget: $45,000

2019 On Rays of Time: University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE. Commissioning agency: Nebraska Arts Council. Budget: $34,000.

2019 You Are Here: Located in the lobby of The District: Boise Convention Center East in Boise, ID. Commissioning agency: J. Crist Art Services and The District. Budget: $78,000.

2014-2016 Lead Artist, Art Planner/Consultant on the Design Team for Phase II of the Boise WaterShed River Campus in Boise Idaho. Design team tasked with designing the three acre campus park; complete with interactive exhibits, water features, plazas. Commissioned by Boise City Dept of Arts and History. Team included CH2MHill Engineering (now Jacobs), Jensen Belts Landscape Architects, The Russell Corp. (General Contractor), Boise City Public Works Dept and Boise WaterShed Exhibits Inc. Budget: $3.1 million.

2015-2017 Grace Unbound: Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Nampa Idaho. Commissioning agency: J.Crist Art Services and St. Alphonsus. Budget: $65,000.

2014 Virgo: Eco-Art on 8th Project aimed to place public art addressing sustainability concepts along the 8th Street corridor; integrating with community business owners and stakeholders. Individual projects $35,000 with overall budget of $110,000.

2006-2009 Windows into Wetlands, Map of Water’s Past, Confluence, Meander: Four architecturally integrated commissions for The Boise WaterShed Education Center. Design Team with: Boise City Public Works Dept, Modus Architecture, Jensen Belts Landscape Architects Boise WaterShed Exhibits Inc. Commissioned by Boise City Dept of Arts and History. Fabrication partnership with Derix Art Glass in Germany. Budget: $190,000.

2008 Transport: Boise Airport. Commissioned by Boise City Dept of Arts and History. Partnered with architect Lawrence Ko of Portland Oregon. Budget: $85,000.

2007: Blue Rising: Located in the traffic roundabout at the main entrance to St. Alphonsus Medical Center. Commissioning agency: J.Crist Art Services and St. Al’s. Budget: $95,000

2003 Grove Street Illuminated and Boise Canal: Gateway artwork for the downtown auditorium district. Commissioned by Boise City Dept of Arts and History, Capital City Development Corp. and Greater Boise Auditorium District. Design Team: Jensen Belts Landscape Architects, Classic Sign Studio, Boise City historian. Additional community interaction: Idaho Historical Museum and BSU undergraduate art program. Budget: $120,000.

(Full Resume Available Upon Request)

Amy Westover - Professional References

Karen Bubb City of Boise Department of Arts and History Cultural Planner

Jacque Crist Owner/Director of James Castle Collection and Archives

Betsy Roberts, P.E., Engineer CH2MHill

Chris Jones Project Manager The Russell Corporation; Construction Management General Construction

Grove Street Illuminated, 2003 Medium: Steel, aluminum, acrylic, neon, underwater lightingDimensions: 10' x 16" x 35'Project Location: Boise, IdahoProject Partners Jensen Belts Landscape Architects, Classic Design Studio, CTA Engineers, Wright Brothers ConstructionBudget $95,000

Boise Canal, 2003Medium: Cast glass, steel, lightingDimensions: 16" diameter discs spanning 35'Project Location: Boise IdahoProject Partners Jensen Belts Landscape Architects,Classic Design Studio, CTA Engineers, Wright Brothers ConstructionBudget $25,000

On Rays of Time, 2019 Medium: Cast glass, aluminum, lightingDimensions: 21' x 6' x 6'Project Location: Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center,Omaha, NebraskaProject Partners Aarons International, BHB Engineering,Kiewit CorporationBudget $34,000

Boise WaterShed River Campus, 2016Medium: 3 acre environmental education campus with interactive exhibits, water features and nine integrated public art projects, I was Lead Artist on the Design Team and also a commissioned artist for custom tree gratesDimensions: 3 acresProject Location: Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center, Boise, Idaho Project Partners Jacobs Engineering, Russell Corporation, Boise WaterShed Exhibits Inc., 9 ArtistsBudget $3.1 million

Boise WaterShed River Campus, 2016Medium: 3 acre environmental education campus with interactive exhibits, water features and nine integratedpublic art projects, I was Lead Artist on the Design Team and also a commissioned artist for custom tree gratesDimensions: 3 acresProject Location: Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Jacobs Engineering, Russell Corporation, Boise WaterShed Exhibits Inc., 9 ArtistsBudget $3.1 million

Windows into Wetlands, 2009 Medium: kiln-fired enamels on glass, IGU'sDimensions: 18' x 40'Project Location: Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Derix Art Glass Consultants in Germany, Wright Brothers Inc.Budget $85,000

Map of Waters Past, 2009 Medium: formliner cast concrete wallsDimensions: 4'2" tall and 457 linear feelProject Location: Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center, Boise, IdahoProject Partners: Wright Brothers Inc.Budget $60,000

Windows into Wetlands, 2009 Medium: kiln-fired enamels on glass, IGU'sDimensions: 18' x 40'Project Location: Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Derix Art Glass Consultants in Germany, Wright Brothers Inc.Budget $85,000

Virgo, 2014Medium: Stainless steel and bronze discs embedded into plaza pavers, constellationsDimensions: 150' x 200'Project Location: 8th and Front Streets, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Aarons International, Highlight TechnologiesBudget $35,000

Virgo, 2014Medium: Stainless steel and bronze discs embedded into plaza pavers, constellations Dimensions: 150' x 200'Project Location: 8th and Front Streets, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Aarons International, Highlight TechnologiesBudget $35,000

You Are Here, 2019 Medium: Kiln-formed glass, LED back lightingDimensions: 10' x 28'" x 6"Project Location: Boise Centre East Convention Center, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Barclay Mechanical, J.Crist Art Services, GLLS Lighting, BHB EngineeringBudget $78,000

You Are Here, 2019 Medium: Kiln-formed glass, LED back lightingDimensions: 10' x 28'" x 6"Project Location: Boise Centre East Convention Center, Boise, IdahoProject Partners Barclay Mechanical, J.Crist Art Services, GLLS Lighting, BHB EngineeringBudget $78,000

Grace Unbound, 2017 Medium: Cast glass, custom hardware, lightingDimensions: 50' x 30' x 12'Project Location: St. Alphonsus Medical Center, Nampa, IdahoProject Partners Aarons International, Layton Constructions, BHB Engineers, J.Crist Art ServicesBudget $65,000

Blue Rising, 2007Medium: Steel, stainless steel, acrylic, fiber optic lightingDimensions: 10' x 13' x 13'Project Location: St. Alphonsus Medical Center, Boise, IDProject Partners Aarons International, Durvage CNC, CTAEngineers, J.Crist Art ServicesBudget $95,000

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Blue Rising, 2007Medium: Steel, stainless steel, acrylic, fiber optic lightingDimensions: 10' x 13' x 13'Project Location: St. Alphonsus Medical Center, Boise, IDProject Partners Aarons International, Durvage CNC, CTA Engineers, J.Crist Art ServicesBudget $95,000