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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-08-15; Parks & Recreation Commission; 888-6; Stagecoach Park Play Art SculpturePARK RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL AR« 888-6 MTR 8-15-88 DPPT P & R TITLE:STAGECOACH PARK Dl AV ADT Cf^lll DTI IDCrLAY AK 1 bL,ULrlUKt DEPT. HD. HITY ATTY CITY MGR. RECOMMENDED ACTION: To review selection committee choice of play art sculpture for Stagecoach Park. ITEM EXPLANATION: The selection committee for a play art sculpture to be constructed at Stagecoach Park has selected a stone raasonary spiraling wall, built in unconnecting segments (Exhibit 1). Previous City Council action approved seventy five thousand ($75,000) dollars to fund the sculpture which is slated for completion by December 1988. The selection of this particular project will be presented to Council shortly for final approval. 1. News article - Blade Tribune 2. Article - Carlsbad Arts News 3. Stagecoach selection committee minutes zo 1-(J zo l/>I/) ou 037 Stagecoach art project OK'd By Lynn Pierce • ... , Staf! Writer , CARLSBAD — A spiraling wall of a stone ma- • sonry, built in unconnected segments, has been recommended to serve both as public art and a i play area at Stagecoach Park.! Designed by Los Angeles artist Lloyd Hamrol. the broken spiral wall garnered the unanimous < vote of the selection committee. Their recommen- ' dation will be presented to the city Arts Commis- sion for approval, and then the City Council. Ac- ' cording to city arts manager Connie Beardsley, ; $75,000 has been budgeted to fund the sculpture, s slated for completion by the end of this year. • "I think it has nice, clean lines. It's pleasing to the eye and it seems to conform to the shape of the • terrain," said selection committee member Jim Popovich, parks and recreation commissioner. "I • can see adults sitting on it or walking around it. The kids can play hide and seek on it." • Hamrol's sculpture was selected over ? sculptures by Robert Feldman of Albany, and San •"Diego resident .Jesus Dominguez. Feldman had; proposed a sculpture depicting larger-than-life musicians playing instruments emitting steel '. waves of music on which children could climb. • Dominguez had proposed abstract stagecoach : wheels with oversized spokes serving as_a play Environment. - The three sculpture designs had been chosen in mid-April from 56 proposals submitted to the city Arts Commission. The three artists were asked to provide three-dimensional models of their sculpture ideas. The models had been on display first at the Carlsbad Library and then at the La Costa Library, where members of the selection committee met Friday to make their final deci- sion. Other selection committee members included arts commissioner Dona Meilach Carlsbad artist Nancy Robertson and city parks and recreation employee Mark Steyaert. A non-profit organization, the Arts Associates incorporated last August and serves as an arm of the city-appointed Cultural Arts Commission. Arts Associates president Jackie Wrench said members are planning tours to Costa Mesa to view the sculpture gardens and performing arts center there, and to Brea, to view the public art in that city. The tours will likely be scheduled to coincide with National Arts Week in November. The Arts Associates are also planning to serve as docents for the city-sponsored temporary out- door sculpture display slated to take place in Oc- tober. A similar show took place last year at Holiday and Stagecoach parks; the site for this year's display has not been selected, Wrench said. This spiralling, broken wall is recommended 'or Stagecoach park. 038 Stall Photo ' Tom Rlggs •c Update Stagecoach Park The Stagecoach Park selection committee, with juror, Ron Onorato, selected three finalists. They are Jesus Dominguez, Robert Feldman and Lloyd Hamrol. Each has submit- ted a maquette, (3-dimensional model) of their piece which is now on display at the Carlsbad Libary. The public is invited to stop by to see the maquettes and to submit their com- ments in the box provided. The ma- quettes will stay at the library through July 13, at which time they will be moved to the La Costa Library for fur- ther display. The Selection Commit- tee will reconvene on July 22 to select the piece for Stagecoach Park. The City Council appropriated $75,000 for this sculpture which will be com- pleted by the end of the year. Robert Feldman Jesus Dominguez Lloyd Hamrol 039 STAGECOACH SELECTION COMMITTEE MINUTES LA COSTA BRANCH LIBRARY July 22, 1988 - 3:00 P. M. Present: Dona Meilach Nan Robertson Jim Popovich Mark Steyaert Connie Beardsley Discussion of all three maquettes, written proposals and budgets were discussed. Jesus Dominguez: The Committee liked the concept and the fact that he tried to respond to the stagecoach. They felt it was more static than the initial proposal and did not like it as well. Robert Feldman: The Committee liked the forms and shapes but did not like the musician. Some members liked it better than others. Lloyd Hamrol : The Committee felt it was most responsive to the site and liked the rock and response to the stagecoach theme. They thought it created imaginative spaces for children to play. Comments from the Committee: Robertson - "The sculpture feels like it freed the ruins". Meilach - "I like the way the shapes flow with one another. It can be used by adults and children". Popovich - "Simple, pleasing to the eye - just like the looks". Steyaert - "It's the most responsive to the site". The Committee unanimously selected Lloyd Hamrol 's piece for Stagecoach Park. It was also noted that we had 466 responses from the public with Lloyd Hamrol 's piece the favorite. Hamrol - 199 Dominguez - 134 Feldman - 120 None - 13 The Committee suggested Hamrol consult the Parks and Recreation Department regarding maintenance concerns. One member commented that they preferred using a local source for rock if there is one available. The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m. c: Ray Patchett Frank Mannen Cliff Lange 040