04-12-2016, 11:42 PM
(04-12-2016, 09:42 PM)MidTowner Wrote:(04-12-2016, 08:41 PM)panamaniac Wrote: So the Region's community services committee has approved $385,000 for seven art installations at ION stations. That's $385,000 for all seven, not $385,000 each. One wonders why they even bother. I fear the eventual winning installations will either junk up the stations or be too insignificant to be noticed. Sigh of disappointment.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6482...n-funding/
I think I'm missing something. $50,000+ seems like enough for a nice mural or sculpture. How much should "art installations" cost without being "junk"?
I would have had the opposite reaction had it been $385,000 EACH. How can you spend a third of a million dollars on a piece of art that fits inside a street car station?
I agree, $50K should be fine for a non-trivial sculpture. As a data point, Ted Fullerton's multi-piece work at the Charles & Benton garage was budgeted at $150K, and it's much bigger than the ION stations have space for.