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<br /> _ PUBLIC WO S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> NEWS RELEASE , <br /> January 21 1988 <br /> CONTACT: andra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> CITY OF EUGENE SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR ART WORK FOR AIRPORT <br /> The c'ty of Eugene Visual Arts Commission is seeking proposals for art <br /> work that ill be installed in the new Mahlon Sweet Airport terminal when it <br /> is complet d in the fall of 1989. <br /> The otal budget for the art work is $89,000. The Commission has <br /> selected hree major art zones that afford a first impression for visitors <br /> and travelers to the area: the central main lobby, with a budget range to <br /> $50,000; he observation deck, with a budget range to $30,000; and the <br /> concourse with a budget range to $20,000. <br /> Arti is interested in receiving a prospectus should send a <br /> i <br /> self-addr ssed, stamped envelope to the Visual Arts Commission, Public Works <br /> Departmen 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401. Final proposals must be <br /> j received y 3 p.m. on March 4, 1988. <br /> Thes works of art are possible through the Art in Public Places <br /> ordinance under which one percent of all construction funds for city of Eugene <br /> projects ver $50,000 are dedicated to art work. The commission is directed <br /> by the or finance to select art work that will enrich the social and physical <br /> environme t of Eugene's public spaces. <br /> The xpansion of Mahlon Sweet Airport began this summer with the <br /> ~ construction of new parking lots, a covered walkway, and a road system. In <br /> I April, co struction on the terminal will begin. When completed, the terminal <br /> more <br /> i <br /> <br />