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Wylie arts board hears installation delays and timeline updates for walking-trails sculptures
Summary
At its April 16 meeting the Wylie Public Arts Advisory Board was told artist Yoshi Wright’s mound-based installation has been delayed by contractor and clay-soil stability issues; staff said the artist’s contract was modified to extend the completion date to July and the city is working with the artist on lower-cost soil-stabilization options.
The Wylie Public Arts Advisory Board on April 16 received updates on several walking-trail public-art installations, including schedule and site concerns for a mound-based work by artist Yoshi Wright and near-completion news for Sunny’s deer sculptures.
Staff reported that two sculptures branded Ancestor Voice and Sacred Fire are complete but that the earth mound Yoshi proposed for one installation has hit snags. City staff said contractor problems and the local clay soil’s stability have raised costs and durability questions. “We’re just trying to come up with a solution that’s gonna be cost not cost…
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