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Westminster selects balloon-inspired sculpture as downtown signature artwork
Summary
City staff and a public review panel selected a sculpture inspired by the downtown mall's hot-air-balloon meeting place; city staff described fabrication and lighting plans and said the piece will top out at about 15 feet.
Westminster officials announced Aug. 4 that a public-art review panel and city staff selected a balloon-themed sculpture by the How Does Sousa team as the city’s signature artwork for the new downtown park.
City staff said the international call for entries drew 104 qualifying responses and that three finalist teams were invited to produce paid concepts; one team later dropped out and two concepts went to a public vote and open-house process. Kate Cook, the city’s corporate affairs…
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