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RESOLUTION APPROVING 2017/18 AMES ANNUAL OUTDOOR
SCULPTURE EXHIBITION 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 (AROSE) will be holding its
2I'Y Annual Downtown Exhnbition at 2017; and,
WHEREAS, this year, 47 entries were submitted by 22 artists from 7 states, and were
evaluated by a jury of Ames residents, composed of a mixture of artists and business owners in
Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the jurors selected seven sculptures as their top choices to be displayed in the
Main Street Cultural District over the upcoming year; and,
WHEREAS, those being selected are as follows: `Balance" by Steve Olzewski; `Dance
Diagram" by Kristin Garnant; "In Bloom" by Sean Heldt; "Improbable Balance" by Joe Malesky;
"Into the Maelstrom" by Craig Snyder; "Letting Go" by Judd Nelson; and, "Farmer" by Lawrence
Starck."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned selections for the 2017/18 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit are
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS I Itn day of April, 2017.
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Diane R Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor if
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 It' day of April, 2017.