Title
Approval of the 2023 Percival Plinth Project Peoples' Choice Award
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Arts Commission recommends approval of the purchase of A Song for Nurturing Peace by Nancy Thorne Chambers as determined by public vote.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Arts Commission recommendation to purchase A Song for Nurturing Peace by Nancy Thorne Chambers as determined by public vote.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the purchase of A Song for Nurturing Peace by Nancy Thorne Chambers as determined by public vote.
Staff Contact:
Angel Nava, Arts Program Specialist, Parks, Arts and Recreation, 360.753.8384
Presenter(s):
Angel Nava, Arts Program Specialist, Parks, Arts and Recreation
Background and Analysis:
Annually, the first month of the Percival Plinth Project loaned sculpture exhibition is dedicated to a public vote to determine the winner of the Peoples' Choice Award, which is a purchase prize. The vote took place the month of July, through the City platform Engage Olympia.
On August 10, 2023 Mrs. Nava shared the results of the 2023 Percival Plinth Project Peoples' Choice vote with the Arts Commission, who voted unanimously to forward the recommendation to City Council for approval.
212 votes were received over the course of the month. With 65 votes, A Song for Nurturing Peace by Nancy Thorne Chambers took first place in the public vote.
Of the sculpture A Song for Nurturing Peace, the artist notes:
Above all else our world civilization must create the capacity to live in harmony, not as owners of our planet, or of each other, but as wise caretakers of all living things in nature's delicate balance. These words are my inspiration for creating a clay sculpture I call: A Song for Nurturing Peace.
Comments submitted by the public with their vote for A Song for Nurturing Peace include:
"It brings joy."
"This piece is gorgeous! The details are very well done and the message really resonates with me."
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