Title
Approval of Arts Commission Recommendations for the 2017 Percival Plinth Project Purchase and Music Out Loud Mosaic Designs
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Move to approve the Arts Commission recommendations for the 2017 Percival Plinth Project Purchase, and Music Out Loud Mosaic Designs.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Arts Commission recommendation.
Report
Issue:
Whether to move ahead with the purchase of Aqueous by Cyrra Robinson, as the 2017 Percival Plinth winner and proceed with designs by Nathan Barnes, Michelle Burton and Jennifer Kuhns as part of the Music Out Loud Project.
Staff Contact:
Stephanie Johnson, Arts Program Manager, Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation (OPARD), 360.709.2678
Presenter(s):
Stephanie Johnson, Staff Liaison to the Arts Commission
Stacy Hicks, Chair, Olympia Arts Commission
Angel Nava, Arts Program Specialist, OPARD
Background and Analysis:
Arts Commission staff reports can be found in "Associations."
Music Out Loud
The Music Out Loud mosaic design jury was held Tuesday, August 1 at The Olympia Center. The four jurors present were Stacy Hicks, Ron Hinton, Britta Echtle of the Arts Commission, and former Arts Commissioner Michael Olson.
The presentation schedule follows:
Music Legacy Verne Eke
Yelizaveta Bakhtina
Jennifer Kuhns
Music Legacy Steve Munger
Nathan Barnes
Kaylene Petitt
Music Legacy Bert Wilson
Michele A. Burton
Arrington de Dionyso
Jury deliberation After discussion about each proposal, jury members agreed to the recommendation of designs by Jennifer Kuhns (Verne Eke), Nathan Barnes (Steve Munger), and Michele A. Burton (Bert Wilson).
The Arts Commission reviewed the work of the jury on August 10 and voted unanimously to forward the recommendation to City Council.
Percival Plinth Project
For the 2017 Percival Plinth People's Choice award 499 ballots were cast in the month of July. 51% of votes were from Olympia residents and 32% from other parts of Washingt...
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