Artists invited to shape Fishweir Crossing<\/p>\n
Plans to beautify the Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts are moving forward as the Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts Planning Committee, in partnership with Riverside Avondale Preservation, has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to artists nationwide.<\/p>\n
The committee is looking for qualified, experienced artists for a public sculpture project for the pair of roundabouts on SR211 at the intersection of Herschel Street and St. Johns Avenue \u2013 what is now being called Fishweir Crossing \u2013 and encompasses \u201cthe confluence of natural beauty of Fishweir Creek with the connecting neighborhoods, commercial district, the bridge and Fishweir Elementary School,\u201d according to a June 1 press release issued by RAP.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so excited to kick the project off with this call for artists and RFQ,\u201d said Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts Committee Co-Chair Nancy Powell. \u201cEveryone I tell about the project is thankful a group of neighbors and volunteers have convened to push the idea forward to beautify these roundabouts with art and landscaping, and additional improvements to the area.\u201d<\/p>\n
Resident News ran a Letter to the Editor in its February issue from area resident and Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts Planning Committee Member Stephanie Freeman about what she called the \u201cdesperate need of beautification\u201d in the busy traffic corridor. This RFQ is the first step to addressing that need.<\/p>\n
The planning committee is seeking qualified candidates for the full project, which will include the roundabout sculpture, landscaping within the roundabouts and adjacent rights-of-way, bridge aesthetics and lighting. An Artist Selection Panel will convene to select up to three qualified finalists, all of whom will receive a $2,500 stipend \u2013 \u201cinclusive of travel and lodging\u201d \u2013 to develop site-specific conceptual design proposals, which will be used for fundraising purposes and public presentation. The planning committee and selection panel will also host an informational session with the finalists.<\/p>\n
\u201cCity, FDOT and community reviews will be critical to the success, and we are committed to ensuring all of the constituents are informed and have a chance to give input,\u201d said Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts Planning Committee Co-Chair Nancy Powell.<\/p>\n
An estimated budget of $150,000 to $200,000 is expected for the full project, and a fundraising committee has already been formed to launch a campaign later this fall, coinciding with the completion of early conception design, added Powell.<\/p>\n
Application Details:<\/p>\n
RFQ release date: June 1, 2026<\/p>\n
Submission deadline: June 30, 2026<\/p>\n
Finalists selected by: July 15, 2026<\/p>\n
For additional information, application requirements, and RFQ materials, visit riversideavondale.org<\/a> or contact [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Artists invited to shape Fishweir Crossing Plans to beautify the Fishweir Crossing Roundabouts are moving forward as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-292230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}