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Arts board raises concerns about donor-funded marble ‘Neptune’ sculpture; declines to pursue now
Summary
City arts staff brought a donor offer of a large marble Neptune/Poseidon sculpture for the new Clearwater Beach Marina; board members raised objections about origin (manufactured in China), donor conditions and aesthetic fit and signaled they do not want to pursue the gift at this time.
City arts staff presented a potential donation of a large marble sculpture of Neptune or Poseidon for the new Clearwater Beach Marina and board members raised aesthetic, provenance and community-input concerns, concluding they did not want to pursue the donation now.
Amber Bryce, arts and cultural affairs manager for the City of Clearwater, told the board that a local resident approached the city offering to pay for the sculpture but that the piece would be manufactured in China by a company named You Fine and would not be hand-crafted by the donor. "He basically said it's it's this or nothing,"…
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