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Sonoma commission backs public-art partnerships, sets next steps for projection project, murals and utility-box pilot
Summary
The Cultural & Fine Arts Commission gave conditional support to a large projection project titled "Eye to Eyes," agreed to explore adding a mural to Olsen Park using public-art funds, and scheduled a special meeting to finalize designs for a utility-box art pilot. Staff noted $96,000 in public art funds and specific project estimates.
The Sonoma Cultural & Fine Arts Commission on Tuesday gave conditional support to multiple public-art initiatives, including a community portrait projection project and preliminary planning for a park mural, and scheduled a single-item special meeting to finalize utility-box art designs.
Staff introduced "Eye to Eyes," a community-centered public-art project led by photographer Jock McDonald in partnership with the KHR McNeely Family Fund and the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. Linda Keaton, the museum’s executive director and chief curator, said the project aims to photograph roughly 1,000 county residents, create framed portraits for a museum exhibition in 2027 and run a projection loop of those portraits on Sonoma City Hall plaza. Keaton said the…
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