Title
ORDINANCE NO. 3397 ACCEPTING DONATION OF THE SCULPTURES “PEACE TOTEM” AND “THE CHASE”
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED: Address Quality of Place Issues
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: Required
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Longview Outdoor Gallery (LOG) has had a successful fourth exhibit that launched in the fall of 2017 and continues through 2019. LOG has been able to raise enough funds to purchase their 13th and 14th pieces to be able to gift to the City of Longview. The goal of the Longview Outdoor Gallery is to donate 23 sculptures by the City’s centennial in 2023.
The metal sculpture “Peace Totem” was created by Jesse Swickard, stands sixteen feet tall, and weighs 1600 pounds. The artist lists the insurance value of this piece at $22,000. The second stone sculpture carved from basalt to be donated is called “The Chase” created by Craig Breitbach, stands six feet tall, and weighs 2,500 pounds. The artist lists the insurance value of this piece at $12,000. The donated pieces will remain in the current located on the corners of Commerce and Broadway Street. The Visual Arts Commission has reviewed and recommends that Council accept the sculptures as gifts to the city.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to accept ownership of, and for permanent display, “Peace Totem” and “The Chase” into the City of Longview’s permanent art collection by passing Ordinance No. 3397 and authorizing the City Manager to sign the applicable donation of art and transfer of ownership forms on behalf of the City of Longview.