HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of 2011/12 Neighborhood Art Acquisition Program Sculpture Selections RESOLUTION NO. 12-310
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF 2011/12 NEIGHBORHOOD ART
ACQUISITION PROGRAM SCULPTURE SELECTIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,included in the 2011/12 Public Art budget allocation is$10,000 for acquisition
of sculptures under the Neighborhood Art Program, and this program provides for sculptures from
the previous year's"Art Around the Corner"program to be placed in neighborhoods around the city;
and,
WHEREAS, the Public Art Commission (PAC) is now recommending that the Council
authorize the purchase of two sculptures for the Neighborhood Art Program; and,
WHEREAS,during the 2011/12 exhibition year,"Just Between Thieves"by Jaak Kindberg
of Greenwood, Arkansas, was displayed at the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Clark Avenue,
and it is proposed that this sculpture be purchased for$3,200 and be placed in the front yard of Fire
Station No. 2 on Welch Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,also during the 2011/12 exhibition year,"Dire Enticement"by Beth Nybeck of
Kansas City,Missouri,was displayed at the southeast corner of Main Street and Clark Avenue,and
it is proposed that this sculpture be purchased for $6,000 and be placed in Duff Park; and,
WHEREAS, as was stated above, funding for these purchases and installation is available
from the 2011/12 Neighborhood Art budget,and the PAC feels that these will be great additions to
the two neighborhoods and to the City's pubic art collection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the purchase of the aforementioned 2011/12 Neighborhood Art Acquisition Program sculptures
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12t'' day of June, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Szopinski
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of June, 2012.