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LexArts proposes two‑year leased public‑art program tied to Breeders’ Cup; commission signals conditional support
Summary
LexArts presented a proposal to lease about 10 sculptures for two years for the Breeders’ Cup event, offering $5,000 artist stipends and a potential people’s‑choice purchase award (cap discussed up to $25,000); commission agreed to pledge support contingent on Corridors Commission participation and state right‑of‑way approvals.
LexArts staff briefed the Public Art Commission on a proposal to mount a two‑year public‑art exhibition timed with the Breeders’ Cup festival, modeled on a 2015 program that placed temporary sculptures along major city corridors.
Presenter (speaker 12) said the subcommittee recommends a local call for art that would place about 10 leased works in high-visibility locations along Newtown Pike, Versailles Road and other corridors in the city. The model would pay artists a $5,000 lease…
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