STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: January 13, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 14
DEPARTMENT: Office of Arts and Culture
EXECUTIVE: Joey Zapata
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the execution of an agreement (1) with Brad Oldham International, Inc. to accept the donation and installation of a polished stainless-steel owl sculpture ("Wise"), valued at $11,000.00, from artists, Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin, in Exall Park located at 1355 Adair Street; and (2) with Friends of Exall Park to maintain the Wise sculpture - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
In 2011, Brad Oldham and Christy Coltrin donated a polished stainless-steel owl sculpture entitled "Whimsy". The artists would like to donate a pendant piece of art, the "Wise" sculpture. It will be placed proximate to Whimsy in Exall Park. Friends of Exall Park supports this donation and has agreed to maintain the sculpture.
The City of Dallas Cultural Policy Section 7(G)(i)(ii) Donations and Loans of works of art to the City of Dallas states:
(i) The City of Dallas encourages donations and loans of works of art for public places. When gifts or donations of major artworks are proposed for placement with any City agency or department, the proposal shall be reviewed by the Public Art Committee and the Arts and Culture Advisory Commission. This policy shall also apply to works of art proposed for long- term loan to the City. The objectives of this policy are:
(1) To maintain high artistic standards in works of art displayed by the City of Dallas.
(2) To vest in a single City agency the responsibility for ensuring the management and maintenance of the City's public artworks.
(3) To facilitate planning for the placement of works of art in City facilities.
(4) To provide for appropriate recognition of artists and of donors of works of art to the City of Dallas.
(5) To provide for conservation and maintenance plans and f...
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