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Board reviews loan-to-purchase offer for bronze sculpture by Gillian Mark; staff directed to explore partners
Summary
Art in Public Places members discussed a year-long loan with purchase option for a 7-foot bronze sculpture by artist Gillian Mark (retail $132,000; one-year loan $33,000, loan applies toward purchase at half price). Board asked staff to pursue partnership options; no formal purchase vote recorded.
Elise Rafa, Community Development Coordinator for Martin County, told the Art in Public Places advisory board that she and staff were contacted by the global project manager for the artist Gillian Mark about a possible temporary installation in Martin County.
"They don't wanna show their art really anywhere, and they were interested in Martin County," Rafa said, describing the outreach and the artist's interest.
Rafa told the board the bronze sculpture under consideration retails for $132,000, that the county could secure a one-year loan for $33,000 and that the $33,000 loan payment would apply toward a purchase price if the county chose to…
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