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City-funded public-art projects near openings; tariffs, shipping delays and plaza maintenance addressed
Summary
Staff reported Po Shu Wang’s Yonder Sky interactive work is nearly complete with an October opening planned, Anna Beloski’s installation was delayed to October and the city covered unexpected tariffs from the art budget, and art-panel wraps along 124th Avenue NE are scheduled for early October.
Arts Commission staff provided detailed updates on multiple public-art projects and collection maintenance at the Sept. 3 meeting.
Staff said Po Shu Wang’s interactive installation “Yonder Sky” has been installed and electricians are finishing the interactive components; an opening event is tentatively scheduled for October. Staff also reported that the Anna Beloski installation was rescheduled to October because of shipping delays from the fabricator; staff said tariffs on that shipment were substantial and the city amended the award to cover those extra, unforeseen costs out of the art budget so the artist would not incur a loss. “The tariffs were fairly substantial coming in. We did go ahead and amend to help cover those extra costs because they were really truly unforeseen,” Arts Commission staff said.
Staff told commissioners that a set of art-panel wraps along 124th Avenue NE (adjacent to the Safeway site) is slated for installation in the next two weeks, weather permitting, and an opening is being coordinated with the Bell Red Art Sister Community Alliance. Collection maintenance was described as ongoing under a multiyear contract with a quick-response crew for graffiti removal; staff said the City Hall Plaza reflecting pond will be drained for a more involved repair that may require tenting, with work planned to finish before next summer’s World Cup.
Staff also said the artist roster tool is being migrated from SurveyMonkey to Microsoft Forms and the mural call drew more than 90 applications from California, Oregon and Washington; panelists will meet in the coming weeks to select finalists.
