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Vallejo commissioners press to catalog, reinstall public art held in Mare Island storage
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a multi-year inventory of Vallejopublic art, were told several large works are missing or in storage on Mare Island, and agreed to fold reinstallation and a storage policy into their work plan while exploring tours, funding and legal steps such as a formal gift/loan policy.
Vice Chair Dalia Vidor and commission staff presented a years-old inventory of Vallejopublic art and discussed next steps after a resident urged the commission to seek reinstallation of large works currently in storage.
The inventory, presented during the Sept. 22 meeting of the Vallejo Commission on Culture and the Arts, lists titles, artists, locations and known donation dates for many pieces and identifies several items as missing or in storage. Vice Chair Dalia Vidor said the inventory "includes the title of the piece, the artist, the location, the date of the gifting if we have it...There are several pieces of art that are missing." Staff member Steph Taylor told the commission the packet included the inventory compiled "a couple of years ago" for new commissioners to review.
The discussion matters because the commission said artworks in storage have no realized value until installed, and some pieces are large and…
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