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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY April 21, 2015
City Council
STAFF
Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator
SUBJECT
Resolution 2015-046 Approving the Acceptance of the Proposed Donation of a bronze sculpture to be placed
at The Gardens on Spring Creek.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Resolution accepts the donation of a bronze sculpture from Bernice Penney and Family that was selected
and is currently on display in The Gardens on Spring Creek ARTiculture Exhibit. This sculpture will become part of
the City’s Art in Public Places collection.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Art in Public Places Ordinance states that all works of art with a value of $10,000 or more donated to the City
of Fort Collins that are to be placed in a public area, must be approved by the APP Board. Once approved, the
Board recommends that City Council accept the work of art on behalf of the City.
The bronze sculpture depicting a hawk, entitled, “Messenger,” was created by artist Joellen Domenico. The
sculpture is currently on display in the ARTiculture exhibit, which is the sculpture-on-loan program at The Gardens
on Spring Creek. To be accepted into the ARTiculture exhibit, the piece was juried by a panel of citizens. The
piece is installed in the Children’s Garden. Bernice Penney and Family would like to gift this artwork to the City of
Fort Collins, to remain on view at the Gardens on Spring Creek. The Gardens on Spring Creek supports this
donation.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
This item does not impact the City's general fund account. The sculpture is valued at $10,000. The sculpture will
remain in its current location in the Children’s Garden at The Garden’s on Spring Creek.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
At its December 17, 2014 meeting, the Art in Public Places Board approved the art and recommended that Council
accept this work of art on behalf of the City. (Attachment 2)
PUBLIC OUTREACH
To be accepted into the ARTiculture exhibit at The Gardens on Spring Creek, the piece was juried by a panel of
citizens. The sculpture is currently on view to the public.
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Item # 13 Page 2
ATTACHMENTS
1. Images and location of sculpture (PDF)
2. Art in Public Places Board minutes, December 17, 2014 (PDF)
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ATTACHMENT 2
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RESOLUTION 2015-046
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED DONATION
OF A SCULPTURE TO BE PLACED AT THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK
WHEREAS, Bernice Penney and Family (the "Donor") have proposed donating to the
City a bronze sculpture depicting a hawk in flight (the "Artwork"); and
WHEREAS, the Artwork is currently on display through the ARTiculture, sculpture-on-
loan program in the Children’s Garden at The Gardens on Spring Creek; and
WHEREAS, the Donor has proposed for the Artwork remain in the current site of its
installation in the Children’s Garden; and
WHEREAS, the Donor purchased the Artwork from sculptor Joellen Domenico, a
nationally-recognized artist of raptor sculpture, and the Artwork was originally accepted as an
ARTiculture exhibit by a panel of citizens; and
WHEREAS, the value of the Artwork is estimated at $10,000; and
WHEREAS, ongoing maintenance of the Artwork will be funded from the City's Art in
Public Places maintenance fund; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-309 of the City Code requires that works of art with a value of
$300 or more to be donated to the City and placed in a public area may be accepted only with
approval of the Art in Public Places Board (the "APP Board"), and all such works with a value of
$10,000 or more may be accepted only with approval of the City Council, upon review of the
proposed donation and the recommendation of the APP Board; and
WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on December 17, 2014, the APP Board evaluated and
approved the proposed donation of the Artwork based on the City's Art in Public Places
Guidelines and recommended the City Council accept the donation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City Council hereby accepts the proposed donation of the Artwork as
described in this Resolution, to be placed at The Gardens on Spring Creek.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
21st day of April, A.D. 2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk