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Exhibit F <br />City of Eugene Public Art Collection <br />Deaccessioning Procedure <br />The term "deaccession" denotes the formal process used to permanently remove an object from <br />the collection. Work may be removed temporarily from the collection by loan; and permanently <br />by exchange, sale or disposal only when certain conditions are met. <br />An important factor to be considered is the impact of such action on donors. In accepting gifts, <br />the City adopts a position of trust. There should be no suggestion of relinquishing this <br />responsibility as the result of deaccessioning. <br />Since artworks are acquired by the City through a thorough review process by impartial arts <br />professionals based on the quality and value of the work to the collection as a whole, <br />deaccessioning should be considered only after ten years have elapsed from the date of <br />installation of permanent works, and five years after acceptance in the case of portable works. <br />Deaccessioning should only be considered after a careful and impartial evaluation of the <br />artwork to avoid the influence of fluctuations of taste and the premature removal of an artwork <br />from the collection. (Exceptions can be made based on the criteria in this policy.) <br />This policy includes works of art purchased or commissioned through the Percent for Art <br />Ordinance, gifts of artwork accessioned by the Committee, and all other City-owned artworks <br />purchased separately by City Departments or received as gifts. Committee evaluation of an <br />artwork may be requested by the department responsible for the work or initiated as an advisory <br />action by the Committee. <br />Criteria. An object in the City's Collection can be considered for deaccessioning only if it meets <br />at least one or more of the following criteria: <br />1. It has physically or organically deteriorated beyond repair as determined by a <br />reputable conservator (and/or the Committee); or when it has been damaged or <br />stolen beyond hope of recovery. <br />2. When an item is a known forgery or fake. <br />3. It requires conservation, the cost of which would exceed the City's funds or ability to <br />raise the necessary monies. <br />4. It cannot be either properly stored or properly exhibited by the City; or, significant <br />changes in the use, character or actual design of the site require a re-evaluation of <br />the relationship of artwork to the site. <br />5. It is, in the opinion of qualified outside experts or the PAC, of markedly inferior <br />quality (relative to other works in the Collection) and/or there is a superior example of <br />the same kind and type already in the Collection. The qualified outside experts shall <br />be selected or approved by the Committee. <br />6. The City wishes to replace the artwork with a work of more significance by the same <br />artist. <br />City of Eugene Public Art Collection <br />Deaccessioning Procedure <br />Rev. 01108 <br />