Corn Palace Park
Public Art Review
Kristin Dance
City Council, July 29, 2025
2City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Project Overview
• Originally cornfield and
produce stand
• 2-acre City park site
• Features: open spaces, play
areas, garden, picnic areas,
shade structures and public
art
• 1% art requirement
($43,000)
3City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Selected Art Locations
4City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 • Request for Qualifications/Call for Artists
• November 2024
• 32 Applications Received
• 17 artists applied for seating wall
• 15 for backless benches
• Public Art Review Committee
Shortlisted semi-finalists to create
conceptual designs
• 3 seating wall
• 7 backless benches
Application Process
5City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Seating Wall
Conceptual Designs
6City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Annie Cappelli
7City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Annie Cappelli
8City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Juan Lopez, New World Mosaics
9City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Juan Lopez, New World Mosaics
10City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Elba Raquel
11City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Elba Raquel
12City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Benches
Conceptual Designs
13City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Annie Cappelli
14City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Annie Cappelli
15City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Zoe Caron
16City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Zoe Caron
17City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Faducci
18City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Liz Hickok
19City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Liz Hickok
20City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Carrie Lederer
21City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Carrie Lederer
22City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Alexandra Muddle
23City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Alexandra Muddle
24City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Amber Smith
25City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Amber Smith
26City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 • Seating Wall Design
Reviewed 3 conceptual designs
Selected
• Annie Cappelli
• Bench Designs
Reviewed 7 conceptual designs
Selected
• Liz Hickok
• Alex Muddle
• Carrie Lederer
Arts Commission Recommendation
27City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 • No staff recommendation
• Council Action
1. Approve Arts Commission
recommendation
2. Approve alternative designs
• Next steps
City Council Review
28City of Sunnyvale – Public Art – Corn Palace Park – July 2025 Questions?