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The Public Art Ad~~son~ Commitcee has identified n~~o opportunities for public an: Exterior Site: The Hacfield Plaza named after Senator Marlc 0. Hatfield. Located at che corner of High and Coun Streets, this area is the main public foctis and entr~~ for Counhouse Square. Interior Site: Lobb~~ area of the Transit District Sen~ce Area. Artists or team(s) of anists are asked to consider either site or a combined proposal tl~at ~~~11 thematically and ~~isuall~~ unite the m~o locations. Given the transponation history of the city block and the nature of transit, the committee favors concepts de~-eloped around this historical perspecti~~e, movement, whimsy, and community. The PAAC is interested in art~~~ork addressing at least one of tf~ese themes: Historical Salem's histor~~ of Nati~~e American development, pioneer settlement, perspective: agriculwral base, and the bloclc's s~acus as an eariv transportation site. Movement: Transp~rcation is s~nonrmous ~~~th mo~•ement, in this case mo~~ement of both people and machines. Whimsy: Defined as a fanciful or f811I15i1C 11"[ CI'l~111011 ca tTt:~. 7 C~~ .LS ~^!'h .~~=~l,~2J~1+:i2;'•:::^ - j ~~i'.!?~k;'t~<Ar''"-;`e ~n?~~rs••c* ~- ti~ic 1~~v~k . ~.~i7a {aa ~< 2 i~ ~ri~~+4.f"'i_^~r~.jt°~~vb~t^;'raT~iK f~y;;~,~,?~ ~rl ~/~ , ! ~~ ,r~ ~ r!:"/~'~~ ~ // C: ~~ti, - ~~i~c ~:r~"k y . .:. f 's' '~ r-Rt~~,Y~''s~ z w y,K~ ~=~v.s.a.a ~ --a '~' .t~`~`v „' . ~ ~f ~~f' fr.~.r-.-.;-.~~,' ~ t . K . .x`c r} ~-~,~ .y ..,~ :.~ ~. ~ -s ~'tii ~ ,r' .a~,., ..- t.`A...-,._.,. ..'2? ~ L:~:tx~..s'"5. ..~~./~ ~'~....~..v . v 5~.. ___ _ =...r4..~.v....c..nl . ]. is ~ t .F. 3".. ... ..~ •~--e!xJ:. ~<... .. r;.. ~'C ~ .. a . . ~..r . ...az... ....< .... . . . .. . ..-. ~... ;~-9aric 0. Hatfield Plaza The o~~en air ~~11za occupies }0-} square feec, a rectangle, -t6' ~ 7-}'. t\lread~~ positioned in the E~laza cu-ea are t~~~o li~hting fixtures, fow- mo~•able planters for [rees, and t~~~o base foundations for tlags that ~~~ill iise about 30 feet. 7he plaza area is pa~~ed t~i~h combined cla~~ hii~l: pa~'ers and exposed a~regate concrete. Th~ I',~1r1C is int~rested in commissioning ait~~~orl: for this site in am• durable mediian, preferabl~~ multi- le~~el or of a nature of sufficient prominence that other componencs of the site ~~ill not diminish the impact of the public art~~•ork. ulo~~emenc as a component of the piece is em~sioned 1t1C~ In\\' I11IlIIlIeI1111C~ f11U5[ be a consideration.