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Lakewood seeks artist for two art pieces

February 7, 2019 By City of Lakewood

The City of Lakewood is soliciting proposals from Washington State artists to provide professional design and fabrication of two art pieces to be installed at the entrance of the new Colonial Plaza, located at Gravelly Lake Drive SW and Motor Avenue in Lakewood, WA 98499.

Proposals must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. April 4, 2019 to the City Clerk, City of Lakewood, 6000 Main St. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499. Learn more at the City’s website.

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  1. Mrs. John Lathrop says

    February 8, 2019 at 7:37 am

    Will this be a juried selection?

  2. John Arbeeny says

    February 8, 2019 at 9:17 am

    Another waste of tax payer money: $80,000 for that “art” work on Gravelly Lake and Washington Blvd. Since when do we depend upon government for art? How about sticking to what we have government for….like road maintenance. How many pot holes would have $80,000 filled? How many more with this waste of money? Could it be we are building monuments to celebrate current council members?

    • Carolyn Gordon says

      February 8, 2019 at 10:44 am

      I absolutely agree, John. I’d like to see an end to this wasteful practice. We don’t need art sculptures at Colonial Center. We need pot holes filled. We still need sidewalks along major roads. And we need to address the issue of homelessness before people freeze to death.

    • Sheri says

      February 8, 2019 at 12:18 pm

      John – This has been a state program since 1974 where a certain portion of any entity that receives state funding must allocate 1/2 of 1% of construction costs to public art. Not to say I am not in agreement with you it is just that Lakewood doesn’t have a choice in the matter. I was in education for 14 years and couldn’t believe some of the works of public ‘art’ that were paid for out of our tax dollars.

      www.arts.wa.gov/public-art

  3. Alice Rockwell says

    February 8, 2019 at 10:12 am

    $50,000. A dedicated funding stream via the rental fees for “City” days at the McGavick Conference Center was created in 2014 to provide resources for public art.

  4. John Arbeeny says

    February 9, 2019 at 8:44 am

    A council that approved this wasteful expenditure can vote to repeal it. Wasting money, whether yours or other peoples, is still a waste.

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