Adopt a Resolution
Accepting the BART Mural
Project Workplan
2 BACKGROUND
The strategy to place murals on the
BART pillars in Kennedy Park
was initially incorporated into the
Strategic Plan in August 2021
and readopted in September 2023.
Goal E. Communication and Outreach:
Build connections with community
partners, residents, and employees.
Strategy: Collaborate with the Arts
and Culture Commission and Bay
Area Rapid Transit (BART) to place
murals on the Kennedy Park BART
pillars.
3 • In 2024 the Arts and Culture Commission established an ad hoc committee.
• BART Arts Program highly recommended hiring an art consultant to serve as a liaison between the City and BART.
• In 2025 the City contracted with Evelyn Orantes (EO)
Consulting.
o Specializes in developing and managing
large-scale public art projects.
o Project lead for BART’s Fruitvale Station a
multi-phase mural display.
BACKGROUND
Evelyn Orantes Consulting
4 BACKGROUND
BART Fruitvale District
Artist(s): Favianna Rodriguez,Cece Carpio, and Refa1
5 BART Fruitvale District
BACKGROUND
Artists: Refa 1 and Favianna Rodriguez
6 BACKGROUND
BART Fruitvale District
Artists: Pancho Pescador, Fred Alvarado, and Liv Rose Unger 7 • Regular BART Mural Project
Ad Hoc Committee Meetings
• Project Theme Development
• Competitive Bid Process
Development
• Artist(s) Selection
City Staff, EO Consulting,
and Ad Hoc Committee
Arts and Culture
Commission City Council
Phase I Phase II
Decision-Making Body:
Phases and Timeline:
NEXT STEPS
May – Dec. 2025 Sept. 2025 – June 2026
8 City Staff, EO Consulting,
and Ad Hoc Committee
Arts and Culture
Commission City Council
Phase III Phase IV
• Mural Unveiling Event
and Legacy Planning
• Mural Fabrication
and Production
• Mural Design
and Planning
Phase V
Phases and Timeline:
Decision-Making Body:
NEXT STEPS
June – Sept. 2026 Sept. 2026 – Feb. 2027 Jan. – Mar. 2027 9 • The BART Mural Project is funded through the Public Art In-Lieu Fee – Fund 268.
• The Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan already identifies $200,000 for the BART Mural Project.
• Actual estimated cost will not be known until the final artist(s) is/are selected and the scope of the work is understood.
• No budget action as this time.
FISCAL
10 Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a
resolution accepting the BART Mural Project
Workplan.
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