HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 7.1 CivCntr Library ArtCITY CLERK
FILE # 900-50
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 20, 2001
SUBJECT:
Civic Center Library Art
Report by Bonnie Leonard, Recreation Supervisor
Lichtenstein, Parks & Facilities Development Manager
and
Herma
ATTACHMENTS:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
1. Receive presentation from Art Consultant, Lynne Baer
2. Approve artwork or provide alternate direction
There are sufficient funds in the project budget for the artworks
DESCRIPTION: The Library Project includes 2% of the project budget for public art.
The three areas identified for public art include the glass rotunda, the children's area and the outdoor entry
plaza. Each was assigned a portion of the total art budget as follows: $25,000 for the children's area,
$50,000 for the rotunda, and $100,000 for the plaza. On October 17, 2000, the City Council approved the
artists for each area and authorized Staff to enter into an agreement with the artists to proceed with
conceptual designs.
The artists have completed conceptual designs for the artworks and the artworks will be available for city
council consideration at the meeting. A brief description of the artworks follows.
For the plaza, metal sculptor Robert Ellison designed a sculpture that will flank the entryway of the
library. Playing with the concept of past and present icons, Mr. Ellison captured with whimsy the essence
of today's library. The artists for the children's area, Charlie Brown and Mark Evans, created a mural
concept using the bright colors of construction paper. The mural incorporates the many aspects of
Dublin's heritage. For the rotunda, the shapes within the stained glass panels, in artist Peter Mollica's
words, "might remind one of books on a shelf, perhaps the expanding collection, while the color changes
evoke the changing seasons."
The Library Selection Committee and Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission have reviewed the artwork
proposed by each of the artists and recommends approval by the City Council.
It is the recommendation of Staff that the City Council take the following action:
1. Receive presentation from Art Consultant, Lyrme Baer and the artists.
2. Approve artwork or provide alternate direction
Following approval of the artworks, Staff will ~nalize agreements with the artists. The agreements will
be brought before the City Council at a subsequent meeting for approval.
COPIES TO:
G:XHrtg Cult Art Cornre\Council\3-20-01 library.doc
Lynne Baer/Artists/Library Art Selection Committee
Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission
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