Title
Recommendation from the Arts in Public Places Advisory Board for an Expenditure of Art in Public Places Funds in an Amount to Not Exceed $3,000 for the acceptance of a donation of art from Richard Swenson and installation of that art on the exterior of the Los Alamos Nature Center.
Recommended Action
I move that the Council approve an acceptance of a donation of art from Richard Swenson into the Los Alamos County art collection and an expenditure of Art in Public Places funds in an amount to not exceed $3.000.00 for installation of that art on the exterior of the Los Alamos Nature Center.
County Manager's Recommendation
In late 2018, the Art in Public Places Board (APPB) received an offer from local artist Richard Swenson to donate metal sculptures to Los Alamos County with a recommended location for those sculptures on the exterior of the Los Alamos Nature Center. APPB interacted with representatives from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), the operators of the Nature Center, and PEEC strongly supported both the donation and the proposed location. The following pages contain the donation documentation, images of the art that is being donated, consisting of a large and small sculpture of a Lizard, and images of the proposed location on the exterior of the Nature Center.
Body
In late 2018, the Art in Public Places Board (APPB) received an offer from local artist Richard Swenson to donate metal sculptures to Los Alamos County with a recommended location for those sculptures on the exterior of the Los Alamos Nature Center. APPB interacted with representatives from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), the operators of the Nature Center, and PEEC strongly supported both the donation and the proposed location. The following pages contain the donation documentation (Attachment A), artist information (Attachment B) images of the art that is being donated (Attachment C) consisting of a large and small sculpture of a Lizard, and images of the proposed location on the exterior of the Nature Center (Attachment D).
Description Amount
Art Work - Donation from Artist $0.00
APPB contingency, installation, dedication ceremony $3,000.00
Total $3,000.00
Alternatives
The Council can deny the APPB recommendation
The Council can ask the APPB to develop different recommendations for the Nature Center
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The funds for the recommended expenditures will come from the Art in Public Places Fund. There are sufficient funds in that account to cover all the recommended expenditures, plus the estimated contingency amount. Any unspent APP money will remain in the APP Fund. The APPB staff liaison will oversee the donation process and the will work with work with staff from Public Works Department on the installation and lighting aspects of the project.
Attachments
A - Richard Swenson Donation Forms
B - Richard Swenson Additional Information
C - Images of Donated Art
D - Location Image