Public Art Commission Plans Community Project
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The Commission planned a Jan. 19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service art project, with participants creating yard signs for a future temporary installation near Ten Thousand Ripples in Leavitt Park. Commissioners also reviewed a roughly $5,000 estimate to sandblast and repaint Survivor, but deferred the conservation work for consideration in a future year.
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What this means
Residents can participate in a community art project on Jan. 19, with signs to be displayed later near Ten Thousand Ripples in Leavitt Park. The Commission is also planning spring cleaning for three bronze sculptures. Fundraising updates included five benches and five bricks sold in December, with some payments still pending, and a 2026 Garden Art & More Art Auction planned for June.
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- Approved the Dec. 8, 2025, meeting minutes unanimously.
- Planned a Jan. 19 Day of Service art project involving yard signs and a future temporary installation near Ten Thousand Ripples in Leavitt Park.
- Agreed to consider conservation of Survivor, including an approximately $5,000 sandblasting and repainting estimate, in a future year.
- Reviewed plans to clean three bronze sculptures this spring.
- Planned to use Charity Auctions Today for the 2026 Garden Art & More Art Auction, with the call for artists running through April, projects due in late May, and the auction open for three weeks in June.
- Asked commissioners to research whether physical or virtual donor recognition displays encourage donations.
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Public Art Commission Meeting on January 12, 2026
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