Commission to seek roughly $23,500 from SIRRA for Cedar Street sculpture, Silver Box and banners
January 15, 2026 | Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho
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Speaker 1 proposed using SIRRA monies to install a permanent sculpture on the southwest corner of 2nd and Cedar and to expand smaller public-art efforts including the Silver Box program.
Speaker 5, who provided the project update, said, "We have $200,000 in SIRRA money that we need to use," and noted a roughly $2,000 restricted donation in a named estate account could be applied to the Cedar Street project. The commission discussed an RFP process for the sculpture, the potential to use regional artist lists and the need to check SIRRA rules on procurement.
Budget and timeline: Commissioners discussed numbers several times during the exchange. Speaker 5 initially cited a $15,000 estimate for a sculpture budget that would cover artist fees, with potential additional installation or engineering costs borne by public works or parks. After discussion, the commission settled on asking SIRRA for about $20,000 for the Cedar sculpture and $3,500 for the Silver Box program (a combined ask of approximately $23,500). Speaker 1 said the Silver Box stipend is typically about $1,000 per artist but the program’s overall cost for administration and stipends runs in the $3,000–$3,500 range.
Street-lamp banners and trash-can wraps: The group also discussed a street-lamp banner program and "big belly" trash-can wraps. Speaker 1 estimated one production run of banners at about $5,000 (production, not installed) and noted there are roughly 50 poles with brackets; at two seasons per year that could approach $10,000 to replace all banners. Commissioners asked central services about installation costs and whether Parks or Streets would perform installation and maintenance.
Next steps: The commission agreed to prepare an agenda item for the next SIRRA cycle (the SIRRA meeting typically occurs before the Arts Commission meeting), flesh out budgets and RFP language, and have Speaker 1 and Speaker 5 present the request to council if needed. No formal funding decision was made at this meeting; members agreed to return with refined budgets and an application packet.
Speaker 5, who provided the project update, said, "We have $200,000 in SIRRA money that we need to use," and noted a roughly $2,000 restricted donation in a named estate account could be applied to the Cedar Street project. The commission discussed an RFP process for the sculpture, the potential to use regional artist lists and the need to check SIRRA rules on procurement.
Budget and timeline: Commissioners discussed numbers several times during the exchange. Speaker 5 initially cited a $15,000 estimate for a sculpture budget that would cover artist fees, with potential additional installation or engineering costs borne by public works or parks. After discussion, the commission settled on asking SIRRA for about $20,000 for the Cedar sculpture and $3,500 for the Silver Box program (a combined ask of approximately $23,500). Speaker 1 said the Silver Box stipend is typically about $1,000 per artist but the program’s overall cost for administration and stipends runs in the $3,000–$3,500 range.
Street-lamp banners and trash-can wraps: The group also discussed a street-lamp banner program and "big belly" trash-can wraps. Speaker 1 estimated one production run of banners at about $5,000 (production, not installed) and noted there are roughly 50 poles with brackets; at two seasons per year that could approach $10,000 to replace all banners. Commissioners asked central services about installation costs and whether Parks or Streets would perform installation and maintenance.
Next steps: The commission agreed to prepare an agenda item for the next SIRRA cycle (the SIRRA meeting typically occurs before the Arts Commission meeting), flesh out budgets and RFP language, and have Speaker 1 and Speaker 5 present the request to council if needed. No formal funding decision was made at this meeting; members agreed to return with refined budgets and an application packet.
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