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Council Meeting: August 7, 1990
Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: KEN EDWARDS CENTER PERCENT FOR ART PROJECT
Introduction
This Staff Report recommends that Connie Jenkins be
commissioned to produce an artwork for the east wall of the
lobby of the new Ken Edwards Center.
Background
As enumerated in the Council approved 1989-l990 "Art Plan",
the sum of $20,000 was set aside for the purchase of an
artwork for the facility as part of the Percent for Art
Program. The architect and the user department, Community
and Economic Development, determined that artworks could be
installed in any of the indoor or outdoor public spaces on
the ground floor. A Selection Committee was assembled to
oversee an open public competition consisting of Bruria
Finkel, Arts Commissioner: Julie Eizenberg, architect:
Meganne
steele,
consultant:
Sue
Edwards:
Barbara
StinChfield, Community and Economic Development Department.
An Expert Jury was then appointed by the Arts Commission,
consisting of Don Francis, art teacher and framer; Martin
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Gantman, architect and artist; and Nancy Hamel, art
historian.
Competition Process and Results
A request for proposals was circulated to the community of
artists, and an information meeting was held at the Center
on June l4. Fifty-five artists submitted proposals. The
Expert Jury reviewed the proposals and selected three
finalists: connie Jenkins, Jim Jenkins, and Nobuho Nagasawa.
These three proposals, and examples of the artists I work
were then presented to the Selection Committee which chose
connie Jenkins, based on artistic merit, feasibility, and
appropriateness to the facility. The Committee did,
however, express concern that the artist mentioned that her
painting style was evolving, and would be different from the
work the Committee had seen. The Committee voted to
recommend Ms. Jenkins for the commission with the following
condition: if she wants to experiment with a new style, she
must provide a sample for approval. If the
Committee/Commission does not wish the painting completed in
the new style, the artist must agree to complete the
commission in the preferred style, or forego the commission.
This recommendation was approved by the Arts Commission at
its meeting of July 23, 1990.
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Budget and Fiscal Impact
$20,000 is available in Percent for Art General Fund
Accounts #Ol-740-560-27688-892S-9908l ($lS,OOO) and
#Ol-740-S60-27690-8925-9908l ($5,000).
Recommendation
The staff Report recommends the selection of Connie Jenkins
for the fOllowing reason:
Ms. Jenkins successfully met the selection criteria of
quality,
scale,
budgetary and technical
feasibility,
appropriateness to site, and relation to life, work, and
values of Ken Edwards.
Ms. Jenkins I narrative description and work samples are
available for inspection in the Council office.
Prepared by: Barbara Franklin Moran
Director, Cultural and Recreation Services
Sharon Rose
Administrative Staff Assistant, Arts Division
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P~YOR & CITY COUNCIL
fOR ~UGUST 7 AGENDA
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Regarding the proposed Gesta~lon III sculpture in pallsades Park,
we strongly urge the Council to do everything possible to have
the Coastal Commission hearing venue changed froro Eureka to
Marina Del ney.
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