Designing Local - SIGNED RECOMMENDATION (RFP24-029) - 04.22.2024
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CITY OF SMYRNA PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT PROPOSAL 3030 DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE AMANDA GOLDEN MANAGING PRINCIPAL, DESIGNING LOCAL Amanda is the Managing Principal and Co-Founder of Designing Local. She is an urban planner, arts administrator, curator, creative placemaker, historic preservationist, and has worked in the public art and cultural planning field since 2014. Driven by the belief that public art should reflect the community it's placed in, Amanda's favorite projects are those that have many voices working together to define what both the public artwork, cultural assets, and the program look like. At Designing Local, Amanda oversees the creation of public art master plans for a variety of cities across the US, develops cultural and arts master plans, and works with private developers to integrate public art within their developments. She has worked on over 30 public art master plans in 15 different states, has managed complex public art commissions, and has worked on multiple NEA Our Town Grant projects. Designing Local has also put forward many unique cultural funding mechanisms that have been adopted as policy. PROJECT ROLE Artist Selection & Fabrication Advisor APPOINTMENTS • Cen tral Ohio APA, Immediate Past Chair • Sta te of Ohio APA, Former Board Member • De velopment Commissioner, City of Columbus, Ohio EDUCATION • Mast er of City & Regional Planning, The Ohio State University • Bachelor of Science in City & Regional Planning, The Ohio State University RECENT AND RELATED PROJECTS • Port S t. Lucie Public Art Master Plan | Port St. Lucie, Florida | Placemaking Lead • Fr ankfort Arts Master Plan | Frankfort, Kentucky | Project Manager • Fort Wayne Public Art Master Plan | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Project Manager • Anaheim P ublic Art Master Plan |Anaheim, California | Project Manager • Peoria Arts & Culture Master Plan | Peoria, Arizona | Placemaking Lead • Sandusky Public Art & Placemaking Plan | Sandusky, Ohio | Project Manager • Br aselton Public Art Master Plan | Braselton, Georgia | Project Manager • Rosw ell Public Art Master Plan | Roswell, Georgia | Project Manager • Sandy Springs Arts Master Plan | Sandy Springs, Georgia | Project Manager • Duluth P ublic Art Master Plan | Duluth, Georgia | Project Manager • Art on H igh Strategic Plan and Implementation | Columbus, Ohio | Project Manager • Sulliv ant Bright Public Art and Parklet Project | Columbus, Ohio | Project Manager • Frisc o Public Art Master Plan Update | Frisco, Texas | Project Manager • Clearwa ter Cultural Arts Strategic Plan | Clearwater, Florida | Project Manager • Con way Public Art Master Plan | Conway, Arkansas | Project Manager • Ander son Public Art Master Plan |Anderson Township, Ohio | Project Manager