Department of Arts & Culture: Markson Park
Department of Arts & Culture: Markson Park
Opportunity:
The City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture has identified Dan Markson Park at 13903 Babcock Rd as an opportunity for a public art sculpture project. This project is part of the 2022 Bond Program.
Dan Markson Park provides playground equipment and other amenities for people with special needs. People of all ages and abilities can enjoy the fun playground. There is a large shade canopy over the play area, so kids and adults can enjoy the fun even in the hot summer. The park also includes an ADA-accessible restroom with an adult changing table, an outdoor amphitheater for small gatherings, accessible benches, and more. The Maverick Creek Greenway is also accessible from Dan Markson Park. Maverick Creek Greenway provides walkable and bikeable access to UTSA (to the north). It also provides access to the popular Huesta and Leon Creek Greenway trail systems to the south.
For more information about the City’s Public Art Division please visit www.getcreativesanantonio.gov/Public-Art.
Funding:
2022-2025 Bond Program—Streets Proposition
Current Phase:
Artist Selection
Artist:
To be announced.
Artwork Type:
Sculpture project
District & Address:
City Council District 8
13903 Babcock Road
Map:
Project Manager:
For more information on this project, please contact:
Alyssa Franklin, Public Art Project Manager
Office: (210) 207-6966
Email: [email protected]
The tabs on this page will keep you updated on the project and can help give more insight into how the process develops. Be sure to check back periodically for updates as the project progresses!
All Public Art Projects managed by the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture follow a comprehensive process. The Public Art Process includes six major checkpoints, in which we check in with the community and stakeholders for updates and feedback from beginning to end. Milestones with an asterisk indicate required approvals by our Public Art Committee and San Antonio Arts Commission. On average, a project can be completed in up to 24 months.
Project Overview:
A sculpture project will be designed, fabricated, and installed in Dan Markson Park.
Public Art Project locations must gain approval from the San Antonio Art’s Commission’s Public Art Committee before the project can continue. This project gained approval on from the Public Art Committee on October 3, 2023.
If a project is in a park or historic district/location it must gain approval from the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation’s Historic Design Review Commission. This project will be presented to the Historic Design Review Commission when it further along in the Public Art process.
Project Location:
This sculpture project will be located in Dan Markson Park near the shared-use path at the southeast corner of the Babcock Rd and UTSA Blvd intersection.