TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Art Advisory Board - Call to Artist Sculpture Selection
AGENDA ID: 19-0295
DATE: 4/23/2019
Recommended Action
Approve the sculpture Roseate Spoonbill, by Donald Gialanella to be located at the northwest corner of Price Blvd & Sumter Blvd, in the amount not to exceed $10,000.
Background Information
The Art Advisory Board has been working on a project to select a public art piece for placement on the northwest corner of Price Blvd & Sumter Blvd site using funding from the public art account. On January 8, 2019 a "Call to Artist" notification went out on the City's website. The call was for a solicitation of local artists that would be interested in submitting a proposal to create a native Florida water bird sculpture to be permanently displayed on the northwest corner of Price Blvd & Sumter Blvd. The submission deadline was March 5, 2019. The City received five submissions from the Call to Artists. 1) #1 Roseate Spoonbill by Donald Gialanella; 2) #2 Hera the Blue Heron by Lee Bell; 3) #3 Fly High Sculpture by Luis Fernandez; 4) #4 Bronze Roseate Spoonbill by Natasha Drazich; and 5) #5 Catching Flight (Great Horned Owl) sculpture by Courtney Ryan and Chris Horn.
It was suggested to remove the Great Horned Owl (#5) because it is not a water bird and did not adhere to the Call-to-Artists requirements.
A review was provided of the artists: 1) artist #1 lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, is a highly accomplished artist and his work is displayed in many places around the United States including Florida, 2) artist #2 is from Sarasota and the piece is completed and ready for installation if chosen; 3) artist #3 lives in Venice and his sculpture received 1st Place, in Artists and Arts a juried show in the Wynwood Arts District. Miami in 2014 and was commissioned to do other sculptures in Florida and Colorado and 4) artist #4 is from Winter Park and...
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