TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Director of Parks and Recreation
Martin Betz, Cultural Arts Manager
SUBJECT:Title
City Hall Lobby Public Art Project, Approval of Semifinalists (Parks and Recreation Director Mark Leyman).
a) APPROVE
b) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the City Hall Lobby Public Art Project semifinalists; Nancy Hou, Susan Zoccola, Kipp Kobayashi and Monika Bravo.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
At the November 6, 2018, City Council approved the City Hall Lobby Public Art Project. The project is supported through the Public Arts Trust Fund with $250,000 allocated to produce the artwork, $50,000 allocated as a contingency fund, and $16,000 allocated for stipends to the finalists (4 X $4,000). An additional $1,500 will be allocated and awarded if the chosen artist also proposes and incorporates an educational component to their project. The total cost of the project is $317,500.
The four semifinalists will receive $4,000 each to develop a specific proposal for the lobby Public Art Project.
BACKGROUND:
In 1975, Manhattan Beach's Sister City, Culiacan, in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico presented to the City, a mural by artist Miguel Angel Vasquez as part of the dedication of the new City Hall. The artwork titled "The Men of the World Join Together to Create the New Man," installed in the City Hall lobby, was made up of lacquers and epoxy on 16 plywood panels. In 2003, the mural was covered with a temporary wall and drape system due to public complaints regarding the imagery. In November of 2018, after decommissioning, the mural was removed from the lobby and placed into storage. The family of the artist was contacted for possible transfer of the mural back to Mexico.
On September 19, 2018, City Council directed staff to follow procedures defined in the C...
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