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Santa Clara names sports legends and artist plans for corridor murals and community arts
Summary
A subcommittee proposed three sports‑legend murals (Brent Jones, Brandi Chastain and a local Olympian listed in the record as Donna de Verena) and a community mural program tied to Lunar New Year; staff flagged artist timing and budget constraints.
Staff introduced corridor art activations and a proposed set of murals honoring local sports figures. Preston, a subcommittee member, described hiring artist John Cerny (name appears variably in the record) to produce three pieces of "Santa Clara Sports Legends," and proposed Brent Jones for a Convention Center location near the stadium.
Committee members proposed Brandi Chastain for a mural site at 900 Lafayette across from Santa Clara University and discussed a third local Olympian listed in the transcript as Donna de Verena for placement near the International Swim Center. Preston and other members highlighted Santa Clara’s strong local history of producing successful women athletes and said placing two of three works honoring women was an intentional and celebratory byproduct.
Staff also proposed a community mural program led by artist Richard Felix, to be deployed at the Lunar New Year festival with panels that festival attendees would help paint. Paulina noted one commissioned artist has a medical issue and may not deliver before the Super Bowl; staff said it will provide updates and that adding a fourth, contemporary athlete would depend on budget and the artist’s capacity.
The committee approved moving subcommittee work forward and asked staff to confirm artist spellings, budgets and final locations before any contract awards.
