Call for Artist

Request for Submittal Schedule Allen Allensworth

Monrovia Treasures Art Project About Monrovia Treasures Deadline for Artwork Proposal December 14, 2017 The Neighborhood Treasures Program celebrates Monrovia heroes through public art that honor their contributions. There are two components Selection of Artist to the program; 1.) A uniform identification post and 2.) An art piece that December 18 - 20, 2017 will be unique to the specific person being honored. This Call for Artist is for the art pieces. The art will enrich the lives of those who view it and Notifications to Selected Artist improve neighborhoods just by its presence. A list of the Neighborhood December 21, 2017

Treasures can be found on page two. Completion of Art

February 26, 2018 Process

Artists will submit a detailed design for one (or more) of the Neighborhood Treasures. The design needs to provide a good understanding of how the Dates for Kate Wright & artwork will look and be placed within the context of the locations. Bettie Mae Scott Installations will primarily take place in public parkways generally ten feet wide. Your proposal needs to include a budget that outlines the design, will be determined at the fabrication, materials, labor, and insurance. City Staff will install the art beginning of 2018 piece and Landmark Post and you will need to be available on the day of installation to ensure the art is correctly placed.

Required Submission

The Neighborhood Treasures public art will be unique to the person and Submission Criteria site and could be realized through various media such as paintings, statues, mosaics, etc. Each Neighborhood Treasure art piece will be  Letter of Interest accompanied by a Landmark Post which will provide a consistent identifying marker for the program. See page two for one concept of a  Design on a sheet of paper Landmark Post. Neighborhood Treasure art can be attached to the post at least 8 ½ X 11” (one for or free standing. Other requirements include: each Neighborhood 1. Able to withstand diverse weather conditions Treasure) 2. Made out of durable material

3. A maximum of 6 feet tall X 4 feet wide  Exact dimensions Not present any safety concerns for pedestrians 4. 5. Unique to the honoree  Proposed materials 6. Compatible with the neighborhood  Understanding and Selected Neighborhood Treasures, location of artwork and planned approach to the project installation dates: specifications

Allen Allensworth, April 1842 –

He was born into , escaped and became a Union Soldier and later a Baptist minister and educator. Allen was appointed as a chaplain in the Army and was the first African American to reach the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served as the only black delegate from Kentucky in

the Republican National Conventions. Allen gained an appointment as a military chaplain to a unit of Buffalo Soldiers and planted numerous churches including Second Baptist in Monrovia. In 1908 he founded Selection Design Allensworth, California, the only town in the state established, financed and governed by African Americans. Allensworth is now a State Historic Designs will be reviewed by City Park Allen was struck by a motorcyclist and killed in Monrovia at the staff and the Art in Public Places age of 72. Allen’s artwork will be placed in close proximity to the Committee. Final decision will be Monrovia’s Second Baptist Church (925 S. Shamrock Ave.). Art work made by the Monrovia City installation will take place the week of March 5, 2018 with a celebration Council. being held on March 10, 2018.

Kate Wright, October 1860 – November 1938

 Kate and her son, Marshall lived with a Minister and his family and Submission together they moved to Monrovia in 1900. Two years later the Minister and his family moved out of state but Kate remained in Monrovia and Please submit design and all lived on Cypress Avenue. Kate was divinely inspired to devote her life required specifications to: to care for the sick and the poor. Through donations of supplies and Monrovia City Hall labor she built small cottages on her property, where she tended for Community Development Dept. patients suffering from tuberculosis who had no family or resources to 415 S. Ivy Avenue assist them. Kate received no financial compensation for any of her Monrovia CA 91016 Attention: Kerri Zessau services. She served selflessly for over 30 years and died in 1938 at the age of ninety-five. Kate’s artwork will be placed somewhere in the 500 Block of East Cypress Avenue. Art work installation will take place the week of July 30, 2018 with a celebration being held on August 4, 2018. For questions please contact Kerri Zessau at 626.932.5564 or Bettie Mae Scott, July 1921 – July 1944 [email protected]. She was the daughter of the Monrovia Police Chief, Frank Scott. Bettie

Mae attended the Monrovia Arcadia Duarte High School (MAD). She was a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II and was among the first women trained to fly American Military Aircrafts. Bettie Mae was killed while testing a newly repaired plane in Waco, Texas. As WASP’s were not officially recognized by the military until many years later, Bettie Mae was sent home without military honors. Her fellow pilots paid for her body to be returned home. On the day of her funeral many businesses closed and the Police and Fire Departments

escorted her to her resting place at Live Oak Cemetery in Monrovia. Bettie Mae’s artwork will be placed in close proximity to the Live Oak Cemetery. The art work installation will take place the week of October 22, 2018 with a celebration being held on October 27, 2018.

To the left is an example of another city’s landmark post.

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