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Staff accepts two changed BIA murals; commission urges clearer rules for design changes
Summary
Two artist-funded murals submitted under the city's BIA grant program were accepted after finished works differed from approved sketches. Commissioners praised the finished murals but raised concerns that artists made significant changes without notifying staff; staff said it will update grant language and applicant guidance.
City staff told the Visual and Public Art Commission on July 14 that two BIA-funded murals were completed in forms that differed from the designs the artists originally submitted but that staff accepted the finished pieces and authorized payment.
Corey (staff) reported that Lonnie Weiss relocated her mural originally proposed for the Flagstaff Library to the Canyon Inn Motel on Milton, and that the completed work includes elements and a layout that differ from the submitted sketch. The commission was shown the finished mural and asked to comment.
Corey also reported that artist Joel Geist altered his design for a mural at Sheep's Crossing: Geist removed…
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