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E <br /> I <br /> PUBLIC W RKS DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> i <br /> NEWS RELEASE ' <br /> January 1989 <br /> i <br /> CONTACT: Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> Jan Bohman, Planning, Development and Building Department, 681-5443 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> CITY OF EUGENE SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR WORKS OF ART <br /> I4 <br /> 4 <br /> The City of Eugene Visual Arts Commission and the Downtown Commission <br /> t <br /> are seeking proposals from area artists for sculptures that will be placed in <br /> the new lay area in the recently renovated downtown mall on Broadway, <br /> between harnelton and Willamette streets. <br /> The total budget for the project is $13,500. The commissions are <br /> i <br /> <br /> ~rr ~ seeking three to five permanently affixed sculptures that will provide a <br /> high-quality attraction for both children and adults and will enliven the <br /> edge of t e new play area. <br /> Acco ding to Jan Bohman, project manager for the renovation of the <br /> downtown all, the two commissions favor bronze sculptures that depict <br /> animals n tive to the state of Oregon, are safe for children to climb on, and <br /> are visua ly pleasing and easy to maintain. <br /> The isual Arts Commission administers the city's municipal arts <br /> ordinance under which one percent of the funds from public construction <br /> projects ver $50,000 is set aside for public art. The commission earmarked <br /> $7,500 fo the project, and the Downtown Commission, which advises the Eugene <br /> City Coun it about downtown issues and activities, donated another $6,000 to <br /> f the proje t. <br /> , <br /> more <br /> i <br /> <br />