HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/7/2001 - STAFF REPORTS (15) DATE: March 7, 2001
TO: City Council
FROM: Arts Administrator via Director of Economic Development
REVISED AGREEMENT:TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONATTHE CONVENTION CENTER OF
BRET PRICE SCULPTURES ENTITLED "XO"AND "GIANT STEP".
REVISED RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council approve the agreement between the City and Vantage Art Group,
LLC dba Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art, at no cost to the City, for installation of a
sculpture entitled "XO" by artist Bret Price near the entrance to the Convention
Center, for a period of three months beginning in March of 2001, followed by
replacement of "XO" with another Bret Price sculpture entitled "Giant Step" for nine
months, terminating in March of 2002.
BACKGROUND:
Artist, Bret Price has offered to loan a monumental 20-foot-high by 12-foot-wide
painted steel abstract sculpture to the City to help promote the second annual Palm
Springs International Art Fair being held at the Convention Center March 15 through
March 19, 2001 and remaining after the show until the Spring of 2002. The piece
"XO", originally scheduled to remain for one year, will be replaced after three months
by a sculpture entitled "Giant Step". Subsequent to the preparation of the original
report on this project, the artist was offered the opportunity to exhibit "XO" at the
Orange County Museum. Staff is agreeable to affording the artist this opportunity,
as the replacement sculpture is extremely similar in shape and size to the "XO" piece
originally proposed.
The loan of sculpture "XO" has been approved by the Convention Center, the
Planning Commission and the Arts Commission. The replacement sculpture, "Giant
Step"will be presented for Commission approvals priorto installation.The agreement
presented here for approval covers the artist's requirements for installation,
maintenance and insurance.
Arts Administrator (y / Dirrctor`of Economic Development
APPROVED��
City Manager—
Attachments:
1) Proposed Revised Minute Order
2) Depiction of replacement art entitled "Giant Step" �G�
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DATE: March/, 2001
TO: City Council
FROM: Arts Administrator via Director of Economic Development
AGREEMENT: TEMPORARY EXHIBITION AT THE CONVENTION CENTER OF BRET
PRICE SCULPTURE ENTITLED "XO".
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council approve the agreement between the City and Vantage Art Group,
LLC dba Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art at no cost to the City for installation of a
sculpture entitled "XO" by artist Bret Price near the entrance to the Convention
Center, for a period of one year beginning in March of 2001.
BACKGROUND:
To fulfill the Public Arts Commission's charge to enhance the unique character of
Palm Springs by providing for the placement of quality works of art in public places,
the Commission is working together with the Convention Center to display artwork
on a temporary basis beginning in March to help promote the Palm Springs
International Art Fair being held at the Convention Center March 15 through March
19, 2001 and remaining after the show until the Spring of 2002.
Artist, Bret Price has offered to loan a monumental 20-foot-high by 12-foot-wide
painted steel abstract sculpture to the City to help promote the second annual
international art fair. The piece will remain at no cost to the City until the Spring of
2002 when the piece will go on display at the Long Beach Museum.
This is a great opportunity for the City to enjoy the work of a well-respected,
nationally-known artist for a full year at no cost. In addition to the one-year loan of
this piece, the artist will be donating a smaller piece to the City. The donation has not
yet been selected and will be approved by separate agreement.
The sculpture loan has been approved by the Convention Center, the Planning
Commission and the Arts Commission. The agreement for approval here covers the
artist's requirements for installation, maintenance and insurance.
Arts Administrator Director of Plonomic Development
APPROVED:e.-
City Manager
Attachments:
1) Proposed Minute Order
2) Depiction of Art at the Site /�
Bret Price artwork entitled"XO"
Temporary installation at Convention Center
South of Main Entrance
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MINUTE ORDER NO. 6816
APPROVING THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND VANTAGE
ART GROUP, LLC, DBA ELIZABETH
EDWARDS FINE ART, AT NO COST TO
THE CITY, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
INSTALLATION OF A SCULPTURE
ENTITLED "XO" BY ARTIST BRET PRICE
NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE
CONVENTION CENTER, FOR A PERIOD
OF THREE (3) MONTHS BEGINNING IN
MARCH OF 2001, FOLLOWED BY
REPLACEMENT OF "XO" WITH
ANOTHER BRET PRICE SCULPTURE
ENTITLED "GIANT STEP" FOR NINE (9)
MONTHS, TERMINATING IN MARCH OF
2002,
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving the agreement between
the City and Vantage Art Group, LLC, dba Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art, at no cost
to the City, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for installation of a sculpture
entitled "XO" by artist Bret Price near the entrance to the Convention Center, for a
period of three (3) months beginning in March of 2001, followed by replacement
of"XO"with another Bret Price sculpture entitled "Giant Step'for nine (9) months,
terminating in March of 2002, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 7'h day of March, 2001.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk