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Public art committee raises conservation assessment and Jewel Box maintenance concerns

Portland Public Art Committee · March 18, 2026
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Summary

The committee discussed a $12,000 conservation assessment under contract to Ron Hardy, repeated repairs to the Jewel Box artwork and the need for Metro coordination or relocation; members noted the Jewel Box consumed roughly $5,000 of the collections maintenance budget last year and asked staff to escalate the issue.

During the collection-management portion of the meeting, staff reported that the committee had allocated $12,000 toward a conservation assessment of the entire collection and that Ron Hardy had been contracted and started work on interior assessments, with completion and priorities expected by May.

The committee then turned to the Jewel Box, which staff said had been repaired twice in the year after…

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