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Appleton Public Arts Committee withdraws recommendation, will run new contest for Houdini Tower panels
Summary
After public comment and a staff briefing that some images lack documentation, the Appleton Public Arts Committee voted to withdraw its current panel refresh recommendation and direct staff to run a new public art competition; contest parameters will be set at a future meeting.
The Appleton Public Arts Committee voted to withdraw its current recommendation for refreshing the Houdini Tower panels and directed staff to run a new public art competition, with the contest parameters to be determined at a future meeting.
The decision followed a lengthy public comment from Alder Alex Schultz — who said he was representing Sculpture Valley — raising concerns about copyright and selection criteria for images used on the tower. Schultz urged the committee either to secure a usage extension from Appleton Downtown Inc. (ADI) and Sculpture Valley or to hold a new contest that would better define selection criteria and separate…
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