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Committee reviews donated sculpture and plans West Side Art Trail placements; budget not yet allocated
Summary
Farmers Branch staff reported a donated sculpture has been installed at Dallas College Brookhaven and the committee discussed placement, base heights and the need for smaller pieces east of Luna; staff said no dedicated budget currently exists for additional sculptures.
The committee heard that a donated large sculpture was installed on the Brookhaven campus of Dallas College and that students and campus leadership have accepted the piece.
Why it matters: committee members said the installed sculpture helps illustrate how donated works can be integrated into campus wayfinding and visual identity; the Farmers Branch West Side Art Trail project will require coordinating sculpture sizes and base specifications to fit narrow medians east of Luna.
Details reported: staff said Brookhaven met the timeline to install the piece and placed it on a dark-gray gravel base in a main corridor to serve as a wayfinding marker for students. Committee members discussed which additional donated or purchased pieces could fit along Mercer east of Luna; staff reported that the median east of Luna is narrower and will require smaller sculptures, while pieces already owned by the city fit the wider median between Luna and Valley View.
Installation and technical specifications raised during discussion included a previously discussed 36-inch base height for sculptures; staff said they will provide exact base-height and mounting specifications and an exhibit/map of candidate locations for committee review. Committee members also asked staff to identify whether existing pieces are off-the-shelf models and whether custom pieces would be needed to fit narrow medians.
Budget and timeline: staff told the committee there is currently no dedicated budget for additional sculptures. The West Side Art Trail project was described as a long-term effort; staff said some trail construction work will soon go to bid and that certain trail locations (examples mentioned: Valley View, Benton Drive) have been discussed as potential sculpture niches. Committee members asked for earlier notice of placements so the committee can avoid last-minute decisions.
No formal votes were taken on funding or placement; staff said they will continue to identify locations, produce specifications for bases and return with suggested placements at a future meeting.
