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Doug Allen sculpture committee seeks public-art funds; commission plans joint review with Parks
Summary
The Arts Commission’s Doug Allen sculpture committee reported initial steps to seek public-art funding toward a bronze memorial estimated at about $60,000. Committee members said roughly $6,000 has been raised privately and that they will request use of the city’s public-art allocation (referred to in the meeting as the 1% for art funds).
Members of the Arts Commission’s Doug Allen sculpture committee updated the full commission at the Jan. 16 meeting on early work to advance a bronze sculpture honoring Doug Allen. Committee members said a joint committee with Parks staff will continue planning and that the sculpture is likely to require a funding request to the city’s public-art allocation.
Committee members reported initial research estimating the cost of a bronze statue at about $60,000 and said roughly $6,000 has already been raised by community supporters. Parks staff and Arts Commission members plan to request city public-art funds (discussed in the meeting as the “1% for art” allocation) to cover the remaining gap. The committee indicated that the Parks Department is leading coordination on timeline and logistics and that, if council supports a funding request, the Arts Commission would develop a process for artist selection and jurying.
Why it matters: the sculpture would be a joint project between the Arts Commission and Parks; the funding decision would require council consideration of the city’s public-art funds and is likely to set precedent for how the commission uses that allocation. Commissioners emphasized a desire to be strategic about how one-time funds are used and discussed balancing single high-cost installations versus broader programming funded by the same pool.
Next steps: Parks staff will finalize a project timeline and advise on the council request process; the Arts Commission will return to council with a scope and funding ask if the committee’s recommendation is to pursue public-art allocation. No final council request or appropriation was made at the Jan. 16 meeting.
