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- From: Scott Radway <scott AT radwaydesign.com>
- To: Richard Robinson <rhrjr AT webtv.net>, Steve Wright <swright AT townofchapelhill.org>
- Cc: chpac-staff AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Chpac-staff] TOC Art
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:44:59 -0400
I don't know if the biblio list for chpac actually will go to all or not - anyway Some thoughts below: "Following the September 10 ceremony dedicating the new Chapel Hill Town Operations Center, there have been several editorials and published letters critical of the public arwork that was included in that capital improvement project. In addition, there have been letters supporting both the inclusion of art in public facilities projects and specifically endorsing the placement of the two works of art at the TOC and proximate to the 50% of town employees that daily deliver important services to the community. It is gratifying to learn that, in spite of the various complaints about this project, most of the comentators appear to endorse the basic premise that enhancing our shared public space with appealing artwork is a legitimate and desirable civic undertaking. When public art projects are desired and proposed, important questions about the nature, location and cost of the artwork will arise and must be addressed with care. The challenge, always, is to seek civic art and design that serves the broad community and those most closely associated with the new facilities. In this instance, those of us involved in the decision-making process believe this public art and its accessibility to town employees, and town residents that have reason to visit these facilities for community meetings or other purposes, is appropriate and responsible. Others who have spoken about this matter think some other location and type of art would have been more appropriate. (While many of us would deem civic art within a courthouse facilities as appropriate, most of us hope never to visit the inside of such a facility.) I am confident that as Chapel Hill grows and has additional opportunities for public art we will benefit in the future from careful consideration of the concerns that have been expressed." On Sep 20, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Richard Robinson wrote:
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[Chpac-staff] TOC Art,
Richard Robinson, 09/20/2007
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Re: [Chpac-staff] TOC Art,
Scott Radway, 09/20/2007
- Re: [Chpac-staff] TOC Art, Frank Webb, 09/20/2007
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Re: [Chpac-staff] TOC Art,
Scott Radway, 09/20/2007
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