HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2015/16 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibitions selections RESOLUTION NO. 16-119
RESOLUTION APPROVING 2015/16 AMES ANNUAL
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS SELECTIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the City's Public Art Commission (PAC) is committed to the creation of a
visual and aesthetic environment that integrates art into the lives of Ames citizens; and,
WHEREAS,the Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition(AAOSE)will continue with
its 20`'annual Downtown exhibition in 2016; and,
WHEREAS,a related program is the Neighborhood Sculpture Program,which permanently
selects and places sculptures from the Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition in and around Ames at
no cost to applying neighborhoods; and,
WHEREAS,this year,46 entries were submitted by 27 artists from 8 states, and the entries
were evaluated by a jury of five Ames, a mixture of artists and business owners in Ames, and the
jury previewed entry materials, met, and then made its recommendation; and,
WHEREAS,the jurors selected six sculptures as their top choices to be displayed in the Main
Street Cultural District over the upcoming year; and,
WHEREAS,those top selections include:"A Peculiar Family,"by Steve Reddell;"Day Blind
Stars,"by Kristin Garnant; "Timeswept," by Tim Jorgensen; "Meditation,"by Steven Olszewski;
"The Other Extreme,"by Tim Adams; "Wide Open Mind,"by Kimber Fiebiger.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned 2015/16 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibitions Selections are hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of March, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of March, 2016.