Lakewood Park
Public Art Artist Selection
Kristin Dance & Trenton Hill
City Council, October 2026
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2City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 • 1% required for public art onsite (Council Policy 6.4.4 – A rt in Public Places)
$140,690 Total Art Budget
$128,000 Selected Artist Commission
$7,690 Contingency, Signage
$5,000 Artist Design Stipends ($1,000 per artist)
• Community Workshop
Pu
blic Art for Lakewood Park
Project Overview
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3City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Project Overview
RFQ & Artist
SelectionSelection Committee Arts Commission
Recommendation
Council Artist
Selection
• 9- member
committee
• Selected Location
• Reviewed
Q
ualified Artist
Applications
• RFQ May 2026
• 44 Qualified
A
pplicants
• 5 Selected to
D
evelop Design
Proposals
• Artists Presented
De
sign Proposals
• Arts Commission
R
eviewed and
Ranked
• Review Arts
C
ommission
Recommendation
• Select one artist
• Artist finalize
d
esign with staff
and install in
spring 2027
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4City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist Proposals
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5City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #1 – Pete Beeman
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6City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #1 – Pete Beeman
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7City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #2 – Sijia Chen Studio
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8City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #2 – Sijia Chen Studio
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9City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #3 – James Peterson
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10City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #3 – James Peterson
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11City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #4 – James Shen/PAO Design & Jennifer Tran
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12City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #4 – James Shen/PAO Design & Jennifer Tran
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13City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #5 – UrbanRock Design (Jeanine Centouri & Russell Rock)
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14City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #5 – UrbanRock Design (Jeanine Centouri & Russell Rock)
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15City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Arts Commission:
• On Sept. 16, 2026, Arts Commission reviewed the proposals and recommended the
following ranking:
1) James Shen/PAO Design and Jennifer Tran – Where We Meet 2) James Peterson – Apricot (tied)
2) Pete Beeman – Untitled (tied)
3) Sijia Chen Studio – Launch Point
4) UrbanRock Design – Untitled
Staff Recommendation:
• There is no staff recommendation.
Recommendations
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16City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 • 1) James Shen/PAO Design & Jennifer Tran – W here We Meet • 2) James Peterson – Apricot
• 2) Pete Beeman – U ntitled
• 3) Sijia Chen Studio – Launch Point
• 4) Ur banRock Design – Untitled
Arts Commission Recommendation
Discussion/Questions
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