HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Agreements with Artists for 2024/25 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculptures Exhibition Selections Public Art Commission RESOLUTION NO. 23-113
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION TO ENTER INTO
AGREEMENTS WITH ARTISTS FOR THE 2024/25
AMES ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION SELECTIONS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition(AAOSE),the longest running
program for the Public Arts Commission(PAC), will celebrate its 28`h annual Downtown Exhibition
in 2024; and,
WHEREAS, through this program, artists submit sculptural entries to be displayed in
Downtown Ames from May 2024 through April 2025. At the conclusion of the display,sculptures
are available forpurchase byprivate individuals or by PAC through the Neighborhood Art Program;
and,
WHEREAS, this year, 48 AAOSE entries were received from 20 artists and were evaluated
by a jury of Ames residents who then made their recommendations to PAC. The jurors selected eight
sculptures to be displayed and also identified four alternates in case the selected sculpture(s) would
become unavailable; and,
WHEREAS, PAC approved the recommendations and alternates at a Regular Meeting on
March 5, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, specific art sculptures selected for display are as follows:
1. Purple Coneflower by Tim Adams
2. Bloom by Zach Bowman
3. Snow by Sung-Hee Min
4. Clean Up Crew by Judd Nelson
5. Fluid Connections by Jim and Ryan Pedersen
6. crystalline by Ben Pierce
7. skyward by Ben Pierce
8. Long Distance by Nathan Pierce
WHEREAS, installation of the exhibit will take place in April after consultation with
businesses near the proposed sites and any further risk analysis by City staff, and,
WHEREAS,artists will be paid a$2,000 honorarium for each selected sculpture,and a Best-
in-Show award of$1,000 will be made to a winner determined by the public;and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the authorization of the Public Art Commission(PAC)to enter into agreements with artists for
the 2024/25 Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition selections is hereby granted.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of March, 2024.
Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 121h day of March, 2024.