LTC 303-2025 Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park Mural Artist Selection - Christina PetterssonDocusign Envelope ID: 0B0B98B3-EBA0-4E7F-BFDC-8FD054BD024A
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #303-2025
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager z1c, �
July 18, 2025
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park Mural Artist Selection -Christina
Pettersson
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC} is to announce the artist selection for a
commemorative mural for Marjory Stoneman Douglas at her namesake park in Miami
Beach. At the May 20, 2025, Art in Public Places (AiPP) Committee meeting, as approved
via L TC# 217-2025, artist Christina Pettersson was approved to create a concrete vinyl
mural honoring Marjory Stoneman Douglas at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park.
On March 5, 2024, the Miami Beach Commission for Women made a motion at their,
meeting to honor Marjory Stoneman Douglas for her contributions to South Florida with a
mural at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park located at 3rd Street and Ocean Drive.
On April 3, 2024, at the request of Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez, a discussion item (C4
R)was referred to the April 17, 2024, Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life
Committee (PSNQLC) meeting to discuss the Miami Beach Commission for Women's
motion to implement a Call to Artists to create a mural honoring Marjory Stoneman
Douglas in Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park.
Following the PSNQLC favorable recommendation, Dr. Lynette Long, Chair of the Miami
Beach Commission for Women, presented to the AiPP Committee at the June 18, 2024,
meeting. The Call to Artists, project budget, and directive for the Tourism & Culture
Department (TCD) to identify measurements informing the project scope were approved
by the Committee and communicated via L TC#24 7-2024.
At the July 18, 2024, AiPP Committee meeting, TCD staff recommended pursuing direct
selection for the commissioned artist based on the available budget of $15,000 identified.
Artist Christina Pettersson was in turn invited to develop a corresponding proposal and
present options for the mural on the Park's restroom facility west-facing wall. Her selected
mural depicts Marjory Stoneman Douglas relaxing in the habitat she spent her life
protecting. The funding for this project has been allocated from the Art in Public Places
Fund and appropriated in the current FY 2025 budget.
The mural installation begins in September 2025 and is due to be completed by Fall 2025.