Consultant set for Redondo Beach Artesia Blvd. placemaking art
by Garth Meyer A plan for placemaking art on Artesia Boulevard took another step forward Tuesday as Redondo Beach hired an L.A.-based art consultant to oversee the project. $405,000 is allocated for the yet-to-be-determined artwork, with the potential to fund more of what would be a scalable project to beautify and further identify the North Redondo Beach corridor. The scope is the stretch from the train crossing east of Inglewood Avenue to the border of Manhattan Beach. “To make this not just a transit corridor, but one that you would get out of the car; you would stop, you would visit,” said Jack Meyer, city cultural arts manager. Last year, the city council designated $450,000 to do this, coming from its John Parsons Public Art Fund. The vote also included the recommendation to hire an art consultant, not to exceed $45,000. City staff later sent out a request for proposals and received nine submissions for the job. The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission reviewed the applicants and, last November, three finalists were interviewed. Lebasse Projects of Los Angeles was named the city staff’s choice, and the council concurred May 13. Task one for Lebasse now is to assess…
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