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Board discusses dedication, landscaping and plaque for Katie Antill’s Reverie
Summary
The board discussed scheduling a dedication for Katie Antill’s Reverie, installed in 2024, and reviewed proposed landscaping changes and a corten-steel artist plaque; parks staff will work on pavers, seating and plantings to allow closer public viewing.
The Whitey Public Arts Advisory Board on Sept. 18, 2025 discussed scheduling a dedication ceremony for artist Katie Antill’s Reverie, which the board said was completed and installed in 2024, and reviewed proposed landscape changes and a plaque design to improve public viewing.
Julie, a Whitey Public Arts Advisory Board member, said the board had previously planned to group dedications for five pieces but agreed to hold a separate dedication for Antill because her piece is already installed. "We were gonna wait to do all 5 pieces together, but it was discussed that we'd rather just go ahead and have the dedication for her since her piece was completed and installed in 2024," Julie said. She said the artist is available possibly the last Saturday in October or an early date in November, and that the board is leaning toward an early November date because October is nearly full.
Julie described landscaping concerns raised by Antill and the artist’s husband: they said a large flower bed in front of the work creates distance between viewers and the art and suggested filling most of the semicircular opening with pavers so viewers can get closer. Julie said parks and recreation staff are working with the artist on alternative landscaping — proposed long grasses to hide ground poles, pavers, and potentially a bench — and that staff aims to complete the landscaping in time for the dedication.
The packet includes a design for an artist plaque that will be mounted on corten steel to match existing mosaic elements. Judy said the plaque material is durable. "It's very durable, the corten steel and the mosaic," Judy said.
When asked about the cost of the work, Judy said the project was completed in 2023 and estimated the total at "60 or 80,000" but offered to obtain the exact figure. The board did not take formal action on the dedication date or landscaping at the Sept. 18 meeting; members asked staff to coordinate with the artist and report back with a proposed date and landscaping plan for a future vote.
The remarks about the plaque, pavers and seating occurred during the item the agenda identified as discussion point number 4; the board asked staff to share the artist's proposed imagery and plaque text with members prior to final approval.
