Lakewood Park
Public Art Artist Selection
Kristin Dance & Trenton Hill
City Council, October 2026
2City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 • 1% required for public art onsite (Council Policy 6.4.4 – Art 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
Public Art for Lakewood Park
Project Overview
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
Qualified Artist
Applications
• RFQ May 2026
• 44 Qualified
Applicants
• 5 Selected to
Develop Design
Proposals
• Artists Presented
Design Proposals
• Arts Commission
Reviewed and
Ranked
• Review Arts
Commission
Recommendation
• Select one artist
• Artist finalize
design with staff
and install in
spring 2027
4City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist Proposals
5City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #1 – Pete Beeman
6City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #1 – Pete Beeman
7City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #2 – Sijia Chen Studio
8City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #2 – Sijia Chen Studio
9City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #3 – James Peterson
10City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #3 – James Peterson
11City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #4 – James Shen/PAO Design & Jennifer Tran
12City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #4 – James Shen/PAO Design & Jennifer Tran
13City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #5 – UrbanRock Design (Jeanine Centouri & Russell Rock)
14City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 Artist #5 – UrbanRock Design (Jeanine Centouri & Russell Rock)
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
16City of Sunnyvale – Lakewood Park, Artist Selection – October 2026 • 1) James Shen/PAO Design & Jennifer Tran – Where We Meet • 2) James Peterson – Apricot
• 2) Pete Beeman – Untitled
• 3) Sijia Chen Studio – Launch Point
• 4) UrbanRock Design – Untitled
Arts Commission Recommendation
Discussion/Questions