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Wylie council approves two bronze sculptures for municipal walking trails

2159091 · January 28, 2025
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The council approved two bronze public-art commissions for the municipal walking trails: "Echoes of the Prairie" by Sonny Behan at a cost not to exceed $59,190 and a Caddo hunter sculpture by Seth Vandible at a cost not to exceed $60,000. Both contracts were authorized and council clarified funding comes from arts board event revenues, not taxes.

The Wylie City Council on Jan. 28 approved two public-art commissions for the municipal walking trails (Phase 3), authorizing the city manager to execute contracts for the works.

The council approved Echoes of the Prairie, a large-scale bronze deer sculpture proposed by artist Sonny Behan, at a cost not to exceed $59,190. Behan presented via video and described the piece as a rearing white-tailed stag cast in bronze with a white patina and gold-finished antlers; he said the design was adjusted to remove arrows…

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