TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Martin Betz, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
2015 Sculpture Garden Finalists (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council review and approve the following entries recommended by the Cultural Arts Commission for the 2015 Sculpture Garden:
1. Butterfly by Patricia Vader
2. Monolith Rocketship by Jimmy Descant
3. Egrets Take Flight by Margaret Lazzari/Lauren Evans
4. Dragon Tales by Randall Art Ranch
5. Presbyoris Zepplinus (Archimedes' Goose) by Arnold Martin
6. Puff of Wind -Wherever Whenever by Asher Kelman
7. Wind Advisory by Mark Wholey (Alternate)
8. Kites by Cat Chui Phillips (Alternate)
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the recommendations are approved, the General Fund would incur approximately $3,700 of in-kind costs in the form of Public Works personnel installing the artworks. The program's $18,000 budget would be supported through the Public Art Trust Fund.
In December 15, 2009, Resolution #6237 was approved by City Council and $100,000 of the Public Art Trust Fund was designated for the Sculpture Garden. The current designated balance is $28,849.56. If all six sculptures are approved, the 2015 exhibition cost would be $18,000 leaving a committed balance of $10,849.50.
BACKGROUND:
As part of the City's 2002 Work Plan, Council directed the Cultural Arts Commission to begin research and create a proposal for an Outdoor Sculpture Garden. The artworks contained in the Garden would rotate on an annual or semi-annual basis.
The purpose of the Sculpture Garden is to display a variety of public artwork in a community setting that prompt the viewer through thoughtful introspection and contemplation of a broader of public art and to brin...
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