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Request for an extension of time for commencing with the art project for the Sedgwick County Park Art Garden.
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Recommended Action: Approve the request for an extension of time from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2019 for commencing with the art project for the Sedgwick County Park Art Garden.
In 2010, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a portion of the Sedgwick County Park (Facility) Master Plan that designated an undeveloped area near the 13th Street entrance as an art garden. The art garden is identified as a place for the display of permanent or temporary family-friendly environmental art for art-related functions. The BoCC also approved an agreement with the Arts Council to act as the conduit, promoter, reviewer and recommended agency for art to be placed in the art garden on behalf of Sedgwick County. The Arts Council adopted a process, outlined in the agreement, which includes an artist application, an assessment by the Arts Council, a county staff review with the County Manager's designees and a recommendation to the Commission.
On December 15, 2010 a project was presented to the Commission that met all of the aforementioned requirements, which had received the unanimous support of the Arts Council. The project that was proposed is an accurate solar/lunar astronomical calendar using about 100 pieces of Kansas limestone structurally placed or embedded into and rising from the ground. The stones will range in size from modest boulders to monoliths of 12 to 14 feet in height. The project is arranged in a north-south orientation and three adjacent circular paths will encompass approximately one acre. Seven of the largest stones will be permanently affixed on one surface with colorful art representing the flora and fauna of the seven continents; a deliberate link to the nearby Sedgwick County Zoo.
Multiple artists will participate in the project under the watchful eye of the principal artists to ensure artistic congruence. The archi...
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