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March 12, 2007
Oak Way On Display
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| CARD is displaying examples of the three
kinetic sculptures proposed for Oak Way Park (at the corner of 8th Ave
and Nord). Above is a kinetic sculpture game I played as a kid. On the
second page of this post are photos of models of the proposed sculptures. The models are on display at the CARD center at 545 Vallombrosa, and will be on display until March 17th. An art selection committee made of local folks will select one of these sculptures, and then the Art Commission and City Council will have a say. Now is the time for the public to give their opinion of the pieces. Questionnaires for the public to fill out for each sculpture are located at CARD. They ask the questions: 1. Is the proposed sculpture playful and fun? 2. How well does the proposed art work relate in scale, materials, and form, to Oak Way Park? 3. Have the issues of vandalism, weathering, ease of maintenance, and safety been addressed. Each question is supposed to be answered on a 1 to 5 scale with 5 being the most successful. I'm guessing that these questionnaires are a rehash of what the "art selection" committee is supposed to ponder. Number 3 doesn't seem like the kind of info most members of the public would have at their fingertips. You could go to CARD and fill out the forms, or you could just send your opinion to the emails listed below, and ask that it be made available to the selection committee. |
| From The City
Web Site: The final selection
will be made on March 26, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1, Council
Chamber
Building,
421 Main Street, Chico, CA. The Selection Panel’s recommendation
will be forwarded to the Arts Commission and the City Council for review.
All meetings are open to the public. For more information contact: Arts
Project Coordinator Mary Gardner at 896-7214 or email mgardner@ci.chico.ca.us or
go to the City’s web site
www.ci.chico.ca.us and click on "City Arts" PS. I would copy any email sent to the City to ArtsCommissioners@ci.chico.ca.us just to verify that your opinion is received by appointed officials in addition to paid staff. |
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| Proposal #1 - Artist: Robert Ellison Description - The object on the left has a rotating top, the one on the right has a top that rocks back and forth. This display gives a good idea of the size of the finished art pieces. |
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| Proposal #2 - Artist: Matt Auvinen Description - The "rocket" has a spinning wind-vane thingy on top, and this is the only art piece that appeared to include lighting. |
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| Proposal #3 - Artist: David Brown Description - The dingily thing in the middle spins. This is the piece most likely to be used by me as a disc golf target. Just kidding, I like this sculpture. |
Posted by Lon at March 12, 2007 08:32 PM
Comments
Let's build them all and have a three hole course!
I love the exposure these models are getting. It would be great to post photos and descriptions of them as you have on the City's web site with a link in the local papers encouraging their readers to check them out and voice comments. Links to the artist's sites could be next to their bio's.
Other public art programs have open blog like postings that stir up community dialog and feedback.
Posted by: Gregg Payne at March 13, 2007 10:52 AM