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Mansfield names artist for first public art piece, budgets $80,000 with NEA match
Summary
City staff selected a 16‑foot animal sculpture by Beto de Berry as Mansfield's first major public art installation; the piece is budgeted at $80,000 with a 1:1 NEA grant match and a contract to be presented to council for approval.
The Mansfield City Council heard a public art update and the city’s first large‑scale public art selection: a 16‑foot sculpture by Beto de Berry of De Berry & Associates.
Theresa Cohan, the city’s executive director for community engagement, introduced Chris Bryant, the city’s public art manager, who described the selection process and funding. Bryant said the project is budgeted at $80,000 and includes a 1:1 National Endowment for the Arts matching grant; "$80,000 has already been allotted for this project... the NEA grant fund is a 1 to 1 matching grant," he said.
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