Last month I submitted these three POIs as perspective stops. I submitted the two not currently on appeal on or about the same day. Both were rejected for the same two reasons, (1) not permanent, and (2) not accessible to the public.
I explained in the appeal, and in background description of the original submissions, that this was a recent neighborhood beautification project that my city, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, had started and they paid local artists to pain these murals on public sidewalks.
I won both appeals. When I submitted the third one it was rejected for the same two canned answers as the others, even though I specifically addressed the public access and permanent nature of the artwork in the submission. So I appealed, but how am I supposed to avoid the whole rejection/appeal process for a rejection that is falsely applying to 20+ more works of art in my area?
What does your supporting statement look like? Often this kind of art is temporary, and without a specific link proving that it is permanent, I would reject this.
When I submit art, I include the artist’s name and their title of the piece if I can.
Based on the repeated style and themes, I would also be inclined to think that this is a single work of art from what you have shown us here so far.
When you are getting repeated rejections, it is worth revisiting your submissions to see if you can improve them.
For something that is not visible on streetview, do the legwork and provide supporting information that proves it exists. Use multiple supporting photos to help show the location.
It’s multiple works of art, which is why the location is different. Each one is based on one of the local kids’ favorite memories of the neighborhood, which is probably why lemons/limes get feature in more than one. A lot of kids sell lemonade in this neighborhood.
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This would help a lot for community reviewers.It shows intention for this to be permanent. Can you find anything else showing the completed work or who won the bid? This does reference “A” sidewalk mural though.
Planned improvements include a sidewalk mural, artistic curb extension and bus shelter artwork.
Also including multiple supporting photos will help convince it is actually there.
I think the descriptions could be beefed up a bit, too.
When I told my VPN I was in Canada I could open the link, but the article still required a subscription to read properly.
On topic, I often find that murals which should fly through end up needing appeals no matter what I write. I guess art isn’t always seen as art by everyone.
It also suggests that multiple wayspots for the pavement murals is extremely dubious and they should be marked as duplicate.
“This project will involve the design and installation of three key components: a sidewalk mural, an artistic curb extension mural, and bus shelter artwork.”
The newspaper article did mention it would not be a single, solid mural:
Given the scope of the project, Schrader recognized that the final design will ebb and flow along 15th Street SE with some areas having more concentrated artwork than others. Still, the goal is to create a cohesive artistic display that enhances the pedestrian experience.
So maybe the more concentrated spots could be submitted separately. I think that great supporting photos could help show a concentrated piece as an individual point of interest, but is hard with out being able to look at it.
