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Council approves purchase of public sculpture 'Crane Study No. 47' as 2025 Percival Plinth People's Choice winner
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Summary
The council moved to purchase Crane Study No. 47 by Travis Pond after the public voted it the 2025 Percival Plinth People's Choice Award; staff reported 519 ballots were cast and the Arts Commission recommended the purchase.
The Olympia City Council on Sept. 9 approved the purchase of Crane Study No. 47 by Travis Pond as the 2025 Percival Plinth Project People’s Choice Award. Stephanie Johnson, arts program manager with Parks, Arts and Recreation, told the council the city received 519 ballots in the People’s Choice voting period and that Crane Study No. 47 was recommended by the Arts Commission for purchase.
Stephanie Johnson summarized the Percival Plinth Project process: the Arts Commission selects works for a yearlong exhibition on Percival Landing, the public votes for a People’s Choice winner and the city purchases the selected work for display (typically at City Hall before relocation). Johnson said the runner-up this year was Salmon Returning by Mark Brody.
Councilmember Cooper moved to approve the purchase and the motion passed by voice vote; the transcript records the motion and the affirmative voice vote but does not record a roll-call tally. Staff said the purchased sculpture will be installed per the commission’s plan and that the new installation on the plinth was due to be reinstalled the following day.
The council did not discuss additional funding or ordinance changes; the action approved the Arts Commission recommendation and the purchase as presented.
