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- From: "Frank Webb" <frankwebb AT nc.rr.com>
- To: "'Scott Radway'" <scott AT radwaydesign.com>, "'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 15:48:58 -0400
Thanks, Scott. Perhaps you should follow up Dick’s
letter with one of your own expressing your complementary views. The two
letters together would make a good response to the fuss. Frank From: chpac-staff-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:chpac-staff-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Scott Radway 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 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 future from careful consideration
of the concerns that have been expressed." On Sep 20, 2007, at 11:37 AM, Richard Robinson wrote:
Dear Commission Members, In view of the continuing, publicly aired controversy about the TOC artwork, I have addressed the following letter to the Chapel Hill News, in which I seek to convey a somewhat conciliatory tone, in the hope
that this adverse publicity may abate. "In the aftermath of the September 10 ceremony dedicating the new accounts of negative reactions to the public arwork that was included
in that capital improvement project. While it will not address other cited reservations nor fully ameliorate one particular source of dissatisfaction, it may be useful to correct a recurring misperception that underlies one of the complaints expressed about the art at the Center. The articles and letters published to date erroneously assume that the $420,616 budget for art was met in full
with Town resources. In fact, the cost to the Town was $258,342, with the remainder addressed by grants from the Federal Transit Administration and the North Carolia Department of Transportation. It is gratifying to learn that, in spite of their 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 municipal undertaking. When public art projects are proposed, important questions about the nature, location and cost of the artwork likely will arise and must be addressed with care. The challenge, always, is to seek consensus that can attract an appropriate measure of public support. In this instance, those of us involved in the decision-making process failed to satisfy some of our fellow citizens. I am confident that we will benefit in the future from careful consideration of the concerns that have been expressed." _______________________________________________ Chpac-staff mailing list |
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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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