City of SLO Seeks Proposals

City of SLO Seeks Proposals for $88,000 Public Work of Art – walk-thru held 5/30

The City of San Luis Obispo Art in Public Places Program is seeking proposals to incorporate art into street improvements at Buena Vista Avenue and Garfield Street at Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo. The site is near the Apple Farm Inn. A total of $88,000 is available to the artist, or artists commissioned for this piece.

A non-mandatory, pre-proposal walk-thru will be held at the site so that artists may become familiar with the layout, design, and function of the location. The walk-thru is an opportunity to ask questions regarding the City’s Request for Proposals (RFP). Participants are asked to meet in front of the Apple Farm Inn, 2015 Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 30 for the walk-thru.

Proposal packages may be obtained for free on the City of San Luis Obispo’s website, www.slocity.org under Bids & Proposals, by emailing your request to sbates@slocity.org or by faxing your request to

(805) 781-7292. When requesting RFP’s please include your name, street address, phone, fax, and email address, along with the name and specification number of the RFP that you are requesting. The name of this project is Public Art at Buena Vista Avenue and Garfield Street at Monterey Street. The specification number is 90838. Proposals must be submitted to the City of SLO by 3 PM on July 31.

Contact Shannon Bates, City of San Luis Obispo Public Art Coordinator, for additional information at (805) 781-7296, sbates@slocity.org or email Jason Steele, Program Director at ARTS Obispo at programs@sloartscouncil.org.