To: Members of the Public Art Commission
From: Maia Aman, Town Liaison
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Staff Updates
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Executive Summary
Staff would like to update the Commission regarding the following items:
Leadership Douglas County
Leadership Douglas County had asked for assistance presenting at their June 2, 2021 meeting. Staff attended this meeting to represent the Town of Castle Rock in a panel discussion regarding arts and culture within Douglas County.
Douglas County Art Encounters
For over a decade, the Town has participated in Douglas County Art Encounters. This program provides rotating art exhibits to the residents of Douglas County in various media and styles. All installations for the 2021-2022 are complete in Castle Rock and the County is working on producing plaques and marketing materials. Once the plaques are installed and the Town’s website is updated, the program will launch with a press release in June.
Staff has contacted Eric Feinstein of Otocast regarding Castle Rock continuing to provide this app to the community for audio tours. While Eric was excited to partner with Castle Rock on Art Encounters, he felt requesting five additional sculptures as a “free” bundle was a bit steep. Eric offered charging only the minimum, annual set-up and maintenance fee for the five permanent pieces, which is $50. So, for a total of $700 for Art Encounters pieces plus $250 for five permanent pieces ($950), it would cost the Commission $79 per piece for 2021-2022. The five permanent pieces the Commission expressed interest in featuring were Tree of Wings, Thought of a Treble Clef, the Painting Positivity Mural, And the Wheels Go Round (II) and Local Backbone.
Lastly, upon removing Tatanka Ska from Bison Park, artist Jacob Novinger documented a few damages via email (Attachment A). This communication has been sent to the Town’s Finance Department who manages property insurance. Staff has also followed up with Jacob to request the final total labor amount that was required to address the damages.
Attachments
Attachment A - Email Documenting Damages