New Park at Linden Avenue & Pine Avenue
Art Component Artist Finalist
December 10, 2025
City Council
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2 Community Outreach to Inform
the Design :
Visioning Phase:• Open House (4/13/2024)• Visioning Pop-up (5/1/2024)• National Night Out Tabling (8/16/2024)Design Alternative Phase:• Open House 2 (8/24/2024)• SSF Youth Commission (9/9/2024)• Concert in the Park (9/21/2024)• Merchant’s Round Table (9/27/2024)• Centennial Way Park South Grand Opening (9/29/2024)
• Morelos Hall (9/9/2024)• Online SurveyVisioning Phase:• Open House 3 (3/1/2025)• Parks & Recreation Commission (3/18/2025)• City Council Presentation (5/14/2025) Identified Art Priorities:• Interactive Art• Murals• Entry/Identity Art) Attachment 1: Presentation of New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue New Park at Linden & Pine - Overview
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4 Request for
Qualifications:
34 Submissions
Top five artists
ranked by
Public Art
Subcommittee
Four qualifying
submissions:
$1,000 stipend to
create three
concept proposals
Concepts
Revealed:
October 4, 2025
Pop-Up Event
Community Poll:
October 4, 2025 -
October 24, 2025
Alex Proba
Colette Crutcher & Aileen Barr
J Muzacz
WowHaus
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5 • Artistic Excellence and Originality (35 points)• Relevant Experience (20 points)• Technical Capability (15 points)• Community Engagement Approach (15 points)• Professionalism & Collaboration (10 points)• Local/Regional Connection (5 points) Attachment 1: Presentation of New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue Public Art Subcommittee
Rankings
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J Muzacz 15.0Alexandra Proba 11.0WowHaus 8.0Colette Crutcher & Aileen Barr 7.0 New Park at Linden & Pine - Artist Selection Update
7 1st Choice = 4 points2nd Choice = 3 points3rd Choice = 2 points4th Choice = 1 point Attachment 1: Presentation of New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue Community Engagement
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Which is your preferred concept? (Select one)
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Which of the following applies to you?
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What is your age?
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Recommended Artist
Attachment 1: Presentation of New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue J Muzacz
J Muzacz creates energetic mosaics and vibrant murals using unique community engagement with people of all ages and abilities. Inspired by cultural diversity, humanitarian leaders, and the natural world, Muzacz bestows reverence on every project by creating site-specific artwork that uniquely speaks to the area’s history and culture, fostering individual empowerment and collective celebration.Originally from Houston and a graduate of the University of Texas in Sociology, Muzacz went on to live and work abroad for the better half of a decade, painting murals all around the world from Japan to New Zealand and beyond. Now based in Austin, Texas, Muzacz has dedicated himself to community building through teaching, mentoring, and creating spaces for artists to connect with community members and uplift each other.
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14 Commissions• Heart of Texas Collaborative Mosaic Mural at Roanoke Public Library | Roanoke, TX (2025)
• TIAA Parking Garage Collaborative Pixel Mosaic Mural | Frisco, TX (2025)
• Hutchins City Hall Abstract Diptych Mosaic and
Fabrication of Two Pixel Mosaic Murals | Hutchins, TX(2025) Statement of interestCreating artwork at the intersection of antiquity and modern technology, my work blends contemporary digital design with the ancient handmade process of mosaics. This opportunity at the new Linden and Pine Park feels like a natural extension of my practice, rooted in history, culture, environment, and play—values central to my work.Website: www.jmuzacz.com Attachment 1: Presentation of New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue New Park at Linden & Pine - Artist Selection Update
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• Notify Artist & Contract Signing• Work with Artist on Refining Design• Community Workshop• Fabrication & Installation• New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue Opening New Park at Linden & Pine - Artist Selection Update
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Art Component Artist Finalist
City of South San Francisco
THANK YOU
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