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Public Art Commission selects 'Saturn's Toy Box' for Center for Active Aging, installation expected July 1
Summary
Wake Forest's Public Art Commission selected a colorful sculpture by artist John Ross to occupy an empty pad at the Center for Active Aging, negotiated at $9,500 with installation tentatively scheduled for July 1.
The Wake Forest Public Art Commission presented a replacement sculpture for the empty concrete pad at the Center for Active Aging and identified "Saturn's Toy Box," by John Ross of Morkington, North Carolina, as the selected work.
Commission representatives said the commission issued a call for artists seeking submissions with color and whimsy and set a budget of $10,000 inclusive of travel and installation. Commissioners described the selection process as multi-step: artists must first apply and be approved for the commission's artist roster, after which submissions are reviewed, references checked, and finalists interviewed.
The commission indicated it negotiated a price of $9,500 with the artist. A representative described the work in poetry-like terms: "Energy passes from the fingertips to cold steel. The marriage of metals. New visions. New vibrations. The rush of creation." The presenter said the artist aims to install the piece around July 1, pending final scheduling.
The presenter noted the sculpture will be visible from the Center for Active Aging, the adjacent road and a nearby neighborhood.
No formal vote on the town floor was recorded during the meeting transcript excerpt; the presentation asked for the board's support of the public art choice.
