Members of the community will soon be able to view the five possible designs for the 8/4 Memorial and share their opinions about the proposals. A panel of jurors will take all feedback into consideration before selecting one of the five designs to serve as a memorial for the victims of the tragic events that took place in the Oregon District neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, 2019.

Artists selected as semi-finalists in the national search presented their final design ideas to the panel of jurors and members of the public last week at the Dayton Metro Library. Starting Monday, June 5, members of the public are encouraged to review those design proposals and share their feedback through an online portal at Dayton.com. The 8/4 Memorial Selection Committee will take all public feedback into consideration before making their final design selection in late June with the goal of announcing the winner by August 4, 2023.

The five semi-finalist teams are (listed alphabetically by last name of Team Leader):

· Shane Albritton and Norman Lee, of “RE: site” based in Houston, TX

· Jon Barlow Hudson based in Yellow Springs, OH

· Stephen Canneto, Judith Spater, based in Columbus, OH; Mike Ruestchle & Tyler Rogan of Dayton, Ohio

· James Dinh, based in Los Angeles, CA; Amy Deal and Landon Crowell based in Dayton, OH

· Terry Welker, Jes McMillan & Sierra Leone based in Dayton, OH

The winning artist team will receive $200,000 to create the public art memorial. The goal of the 8/4 Memorial Committee is to unveil the finished work by August 4, 2024. The completed memorial will be located in the plaza adjacent to the Trolley Stop, 530 E. Fifth Street.

Questions about the 8/4 Memorial Committee and the 8/4 Memorial may be directed to co-chairs Sandy Gudorf (email [email protected] or call 937-224-1518) and Sandy Hunt (email [email protected] or call 937-225-6262). Questions about the RFP process should be directed to Cydnie King, Curatorial Assistant, The Contemporary Dayton, ([email protected] or call 937-224-3882).