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["Kate Flory" <kflory AT townofchapelhill.org>]

Hello CHPAC,

 

I’m emailing to let you know that unfortunately over this past weekend there was damage to a piece in the CHPAC’s SculptureVisions 2004 Exhibition.  Yesterday morning a crew from Public Works discovered damage to Barbara Kobylinska’s sculpture titled “Tropical Onion” located in the garden at Firehouse #3. 

 

The clay sculpture is created in two pieces – it appears that the top (smaller) piece was broken in half.  It’s hard to tell if the damage was due to vandalism, a branch falling etc.  (My personal opinion is that it was probably not vandalism as the break to the piece is very clean and I would imagine someone trying to vandalize the piece would have shattered it a little more dramatically – but who knows.)

 

A report has been filed with the Police Department; I have spoken to the artist and I have spoken to the Town Finance Department about insurance. I’ll keep you all posted on any new developments.

 

Let me know if you have any questions at all. 

Kate

 

 

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Kate Billings Flory

Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission

306 North Columbia Street

Chapel Hill, NC  27516-2124

T: 919.968.2888, x377

F: 919.969.2063

E: kflory AT townofchapelhill.org

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