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Public arts commission recommends donated metal dragon for Chinese Monument Garden

Nevada City Public Arts Commission · December 4, 2025
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The Nevada City Public Arts Commission voted unanimously to recommend a donated metal dragon, designed by Miriam Morris, for placement at the back of the Chinese Monument Garden at 412 Commercial Street; staff said the work is donated, durable and culturally supported and will move to city council for final approval.

Jessica Hankins, the city's interim city planner, presented a public art application for installation inside the Chinese Monument Garden at 412 Commercial Street, describing the piece as a donated handmade metal dragon intended to be attached to the garden's rear fence.

Hankins said the artwork is "a handmade metal dragon, 22 inches high, 3 feet wide, and a quarter inch deep," would be finished in copper patina with blue flashing and would not include lighting as proposed. She told…

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