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Arts commission tables vote on donation of two ceramic works by local artist Denise Dorote
Summary
The commission discussed a proposed donation of two ceramic pieces by a local artist; staff described conservation and placement concerns and commissioners voted to table the decision to a future meeting.
Cultural Affairs staff presented a proposal to accept two works donated by local artist Denise Dorote into the city’s permanent public-art collection. Mary Sabo said staff had several pieces by the artist already and that Denise approached staff with additional works because she is moving out of town.
Nut graf: Staff asked commissioners to deliberate on accepting one or both pieces into the permanent collection; commissioners raised conservation and display concerns for ceramic works and, after discussion about possible permanent locations or short-term storage, moved to table the item to a future meeting.
Mary Sabo described the two pieces: one listed as "o-dash-s-18-b" (stoneware, plaster, glaze, paint, wood, stain, grout, thinset; created 02/2007) and the second titled "Terra Las Vegas" with similar materials and dimensions. Staff reported both works are valued at $2,000 each and indicated no fiscal impact if accepted. Commissioners questioned whether the works could be sited permanently or would be placed into storage; Laura Machado warned that ceramics are fragile and repeated moving risks damage.
Commissioner Chi moved to accept both pieces. After further discussion about storage locations and the new Civic Center facility being the preferred permanent location, Commissioner DeSantis asked to table the discussion to the next meeting. Commissioner Roberts seconded the motion to table, and the motion passed by voice vote.
Ending: Staff will follow up on feasible permanent siting and storage options and return the donation for future consideration.
"We would want these to find a permanent place, because as you know, ceramics can be delicate, and if we move these kinds of objects often, we risk damaging them," Laura Machado said during the donation discussion.
