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Board narrows New City Hall suspended-sculpture choices to two artists for public vote
Summary
The board selected Virginia Kistler and James Peterson as two finalists for a suspended sculpture in the new City Hall atrium and agreed to send those artists forward for a public vote.
The Clearwater Public Art and Design Board voted to advance two artists' proposals for a suspended sculpture in the new City Hall atrium and to put those finalists to a public vote.
Amber Bridal, Arts and Cultural Affairs Manager, said the city asked five artists for proposals and received four. The board reviewed designs by Virginia Kistler, Davis McCarty, MGA (cut-metal designs), and James Peterson. After discussion about how each design would fit the atrium, the board agreed to remove the MGA proposals from consideration and to forward Kistler and Peterson for public review.
“...we picked kind of the top 10 artists and then picked some artists that had suspended sculpture experience. I asked 5 artists to go over proposals. Only 4 sent proposals back,” Bridal said as she outlined the selection process and the two finalists’ materials.
Board members discussed materials, translucency, maintenance and the atrium’s dimensions. Bridal noted size constraints given by the architect: a maximum 6 feet in width, up to 17.5 feet long, and at least 10 feet of clearance from the floor to the bottom of the sculpture.
Board member (speaker 4) moved to forward Virginia Kistler and James Peterson as the board’s recommendations for the public vote; Board member (speaker 2) seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
The board asked staff to include staff input and a public vote as part of the selection process; timing for the public vote was not specified in the meeting record.
