REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Recommendation of Public Art for Lakewood Branch Library
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Arts Commission considered this item on June 19, 2024.
The Arts Commission voted to recommend Council select Yanoe x Zoueh as the interior location artist and Ride Art Studio as the exterior location artist for public art at the Lakewood Branch Library. The vote was 4-0, with 1 Commissioner absent.
The Arts Commission ranking of artists is as follows:
Internal Location
1. Yanoe x Zoueh
2. Rough Edge Collective
3. Harumo Sato
4. Lordy Rodriguez (tie with Roberto Delgado)
4. Roberto Delgado (tie with Lordy Rodriguez)
External Location
1. Ride Art Studio
2. Eric Powell (tied with WOWHAUS)
2. WOWHAUS (tied with Eric Powell)
4. Urban Rock Design
5. Studiofolia
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council meeting agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board at City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Public Library and in the Department of Public Safety Lobby. In addition, the agenda and this report are available at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue (during normal business hours), and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the Arts Commission recommendations of Yanoe x Zoueh as the interior location artist and Ride Art Studio as the exterior location artist.
2. Do not accept the Arts Commission Recommendation and approve different designs by different artists.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
There is no staff recommendation for this project.
Justification
Pursuant to the Art in Public Places procedures, staff does not participate in the selection of the artwork; however, staff can confirm that the 10 proposals are appropriate for this project and will fit within the designated spaces. The Arts Commission ranked the proposals and made a recommendation on artists to City Council for consideration and final approval. The selected...
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