HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/04/2019 - RESOLUTION 2019-070 ACCEPTING A PROPOSED DONATIONAgenda Item 16
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 4, 2019
City Council
STAFF
Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator
Jody Hurst, Legal
SUBJECT
Resolution 2019-070 Accepting a Proposed Donation of a Sculpture to be Placed at the Gardens on Spring
Creek.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to accept the donation of a bronze sculpture of Bob and Joyce Everitt that was
created for the Garden on Spring Creek.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
The Art in Public Places Guidelines state that all works of art with a value over $10,000 donated to the City of
Fort Collins that are to be placed in a public area, must be reviewed by the APP Board. Once reviewed, the
Board makes a recommendation as to whether the City Council should accept the work of art on behalf of the
City.
In February 2016, Fort Collins lost a philanthropist, visionary and community builder, Bob Everitt. The Friends
of the Gardens along with community donors raised the funds to honor Bob Everitt and his wife, Joyce, with a
bronze sculpture created by Colorado sculptor George Lundeen. The life-sized bronze sculpture depicting Bob
and Joyce Everitt will be placed sitting on a bench in the Great Lawn area near the pavilion. The Gardens on
Spring Creek is located at 2145 Centre Avenue in midtown Fort Collins.
Colorado artist George Lundeen in nationally recognized for his bronze sculptures. Mr. Lundeen is a member
of the National Academy of Design and the National Sculpture Society and has work in collections nationally
from California to New Hampshire and internationally from Germany to China.
This donation includes installing and maintaining the artwork.
CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS
This item does not impact the City’s general fund account. The sculpture is valued at $200,000.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
This Memorial Art Donation was reviewed and recommended for City Council approval by the APP Board at the
Board’s August 15, 2018, meeting.
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PUBLIC OUTREACH
The APP Program will promote the gift of art to the City of Fort Collins.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Written Description and Images of Proposed Art Donation (PDF)
2. Art in Public Places Board Minutes, August 15, 2018 (PDF)
In February 2016, the city of Fort Collins lost a philanthropist, visionary, and
community builder, Bob Everitt. The Friends of the Gardens, along with
community donors, raised funds to honor Bob Everitt and his wife, Joyce, with a
bronze sculpture created by Colorado sculptor George Lundeen. A life-sized
bronze sculpture depicting Bob and Joyce Everitt will be placed sitting on a
bench in the Great Lawn near the pavilion at the Gardens of Spring Creek. The
Gardens on Spring Creek is located at 2145 Centre Avenue in midtown Fort
Collins.
City of Fort Collins
Art in Public Places
Bob and Joyce Everitt
Memorial Art Donation
Clay model
The Great Lawn is a two acre garden featuring a one-half acre lawn with a stage surrounded
by beautiful and educational themed gardens.
ATTACHMENT 1
Creating the clay model in the studio.
The cast bronze statue before the patina has been applied to the surface.
The Everitt Memorial Sculpture
George Lundeen
In the mid-1970s, artist George Lundeen established his sculpting studio in Loveland,
Colorado, where he continues to live and work. He has been commissioned to sculpt
portraits and interpretive works alike for universities, municipalities, foundations, and
corporations. Mr. Lundeen is a member of the National Academy of Design and the
National Sculpture Society and has work in collections nationally from California to
New Hampshire and internationally from Germany to China.
ATTACHMENT 2
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RESOLUTION 2019-070
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ACCEPTING A PROPOSED DONATION OF A SCULPTURE
TO BE PLACED AT THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Gardens, a local non-profit with the mission of cultivating
a world-class botanic garden through fundraising and advocacy, has helped to raise $200,000 to
commission a sculpture to honor Bob and Joyce Everitt, who have made numerous philanthropic,
community, and business contributions to Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the sculpture will be created by Colorado sculptor George Lundeen, who is
nationally recognized for his bronze sculptures, is a member of the National Academy of Design
and the National Sculpture Society, and has work in collections across the US and internationally
from Germany to China; and
WHEREAS, the proposed sculpture would be a life-sized bronze sculpture depicting Bob
and Joyce Everitt, sitting on a bench in the Great Lawn of the Gardens on Spring Creek; and
WHEREAS, the value of the donation is estimated at $200,000; and
WHEREAS, the donation includes funding for installation and future maintenance of the
artwork; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-309 of the City Code states that works of art with a value of
$300 or more 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 August 15, 2018, the APP Board evaluated the
proposed donation of the artwork based on the City’s Art in Public Places Guidelines and
recommended that the City Council accept the donation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that acceptance of this donation on behalf
of the City meets the principal goals of the Art in Public Places program pursuant to Section 23-
301 of the City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby accepts the proposed donation of the
sculpture created by artist George Lundeen as described herein.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 4th
day of June, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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City Clerk