SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the proposed sculpture collection for Sculpture360: Season IX- Art in the Cleveland Street District and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The following collection of sculptures is recommended for temporary exhibition as part of the Public Art and Design Program’s ‘Sculpture360: Art in the Cleveland Street District: Season IX’. The sculptures were chosen by a Selection Panel, appointed by the Public Art and Design Board (PADB), in accordance with the Public Art and Design Program Guidelines. The PADB subsequently reviewed and approved this collection. The sculptures are slated for installation starting the first week of January 2019 and will remain on exhibition through June 2020.
The Selection Panel included the following:
Jennifer Barbaro, Representative of the Public Art & Design Board
Amanda Thompson, Director of the CRA
Anne Fogarty-France, CRA representative and Downtown Manager
Anne Lopez, CRA representative
Lina Teixera, DCMA President
Madai Gutierrez, PADB Liaison, and Public Art Specialist
An open “Call to Artists” as outlined in the Public Art and Design Guidelines was issued detailing the scope of the project. The Call to Artists resulted in approximately 25 responses of qualified artists with various works proposed for temporary loan. The Selection Panel selected three finalists (Clayton Swartz, Donald Gialanella, Adi Ben Dov) and an alternate (Terrence Karpowics).
The PADB has approved an allocation of $9,000.00 from the Public Art & Design Program Discretionary Fund (325-93608) for the purpose of funding ‘Sculpture360: Season IX’. Funds will be utilized for artist honoraria and equipment, materials, and personnel necessary for installing and removing the sculpture under the terms of the exhibition.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in capital improvement project 325-93608, Miscellaneous Public Art, to fund this contract.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A