Martin Luther King, Jr. Innovation Corridor Project
Martin Luther Kin ing Jr. . Drive In Innovation Corridor Im Improvement Project There are nine Public Art Projects planned on the MLK Dr. Corridor that are administrated by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Public Works and Renew Atlanta.
Overview • The Renew Atlanta initiative that is sponsoring these installations along with several other enhancements along the corridor will address vehicular and pedestrian safety concerns, provide additional pedestrian and bicycle access through the implementation of new multi-use trails, and introduce a new linear park along the corridor in addition to several public art installations. The goal is to transform MLK, Jr. Drive into an art filled pedestrian and bicycle friendly corridor with improved access to the Atlanta BeltLine and MARTA bus service. • Years of community-driven planning, detailed analyses, stakeholder support, and political and financial commitment have come together and integrated social justice to transform the corridor in the heart of Atlanta into a world- class “boulevard.” The goal of the coming together of these entities is to transform The transformation through tailored, multi-modal improvements and complementary workforce capacity building, business recruitment, socio-cultural preservation, and green infrastructure will not only honor the name of Atlanta’s most famous resident, but further the City of Atlanta’s vision to preserve its historical past, maintain the livability of the present, and transform its future through the highest quality of implementation to enhance the level of service it provides to all people of Atlanta. The Initiative is a global showcase for the community-based deployment of recent innovations in transportation safety, delivery, and risk management practices, in a high visibility, internationally significant cultural context.
Overview • Funding through Atlanta’s Percent for Art Policy ( Ord. No. 08-0-1884) • A policy is established to direct the inclusion of works of art in the public works projects of the city and to place art on municipally owned or rented property. The city's public art master plan shall guide the development, administration and maintenance of public art in Atlanta. • All request for appropriations for construction projects from eligible funds as defined in section 46- 76 shall include the encumbrance of an amount equal to 1.5% of the estimated cost of such projects for public works of art. • 80% shall be expended on the selection, design and development of works of public art, and 20% reserved for maintenance of works of public art and arts administration by the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA).
Overview of MLK Art Projects 8. 6. 1. I-285 Gateway 4. Linear Park Water Monumental Gateway at I-20 Perforated Feature Sculpture Northside Drive Metal Fencing 7. 5. 3. 2. Linear Park DelSarte Mural Installation Mozley Park Benches with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sculptures Civil Rights Figures Monument Projects are scheduled for installation January 2019- December 2019
1. Gateway at Northside Drive National Call
1. Gateway at Northside Drive Bends Towards Justice Joseph O’Connell, Creative Machines, Tucson, AZ Bends Towards Justice The title of my gateway design comes from a phrase coined by the 19th century preacher Theodore Parker in 1853 to predict the inevitability of abolition: “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice .” Dr. Martin Luther King Junior paraphrased Parker in four influential speeches between 1965 and 1968, coining a phrase that has since been repeated often: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
1. Gateway at Northside Drive Bends Towards Justice Joseph O’Connell, Creative Machines, Tucson, AZ
2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monument National Call
2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monument With Peace and Love in Hand He Walks Forwards Basil Watson, Lawrenceville, GA
3. Mozley Park Benches with Civil Rights Figures National Call
# 3 Mozley Park Benches with Civil Rights Figures Through community outreach we built a list of Civil Rights Figures that was narrowed down to the following four notable Atlantans. Hosea Lorenzo Williams Dorothy Lee Bolden Dr. Rita Samuels William Alexander Scott
3. Mozley Park Benches with Civil Rights Figures David Clark- Winning Proposal
3. Mozley Park Benches with Civil Rights Figures David Clark- Winning Proposal
4. I-20 Perforated Metal Fencing National Call
4. I-20 Perforated Metal Fencing
4. I-20 Perforated Metal Fencing
5. Delsarte Mural Installation
6. Linear Park Water Feature National Call
6. Linear Park Water Feature Ivan Depena
6. Linear Park Water Feature Ivan Depena
Local Call- Only 7. Linear Park Sculptures available to registry artists
7. Linear Park Sculptures David Landis
7. Linear Park Sculptures David Landis – past work
Local Call – Metro 8. I-285 Gateway Monumental Sculpture Atlanta Only
8. I-285 Gateway Monumental Sculpture Ayokunle Odeleye
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