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A Resolution of the City Commission accepting a proposal from artist Janine Antoni and approving the fabrication and installation of the sculpture Whispering Through a Stone, (unanimously recommended by the Arts Advisory Panel, approval/denial vote: 7 to 0, and the Cultural Development Board approval/denial vote: 7 to 0); authorizing the City Manager or his or her designee to negotiate an agreement with the artist; authorizing an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 amended budget to recognize as revenue a transfer from the Art in Public Places reserve, and appropriating such funds to put toward the cost of fabrication, installation, and related expenses regarding the artwork
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The City Commission has consistently expressed interest in building the City’s permanent public art collection with artworks by prominent artists representing a diversity of background and disciplines.
On August 2, 2022, the Arts Advisory panel reviewed a proposal by Janine Antoni that included a temporary installation for Art Basel 2022, and a permanent sculpture, Whispering Through a Stone, that could be completed in the following year. The Panel recommended approval of the proposal for permanent installation.
On August 4, 2022, the Cultural Development Board reviewed the proposal and expressed interest in Whispering Through a Stone; however, the Board prioritized recommending a project to highlight in time for Art Basel, 2022, and the sculpture could not meet the deadline.
On August 24, 2022, the City Commission was shown Antoni’s submitted proposal and overall expressed interest in Whispering through a stone.
On December 20, 2022, the Cultural Development Board reviewed a revised proposal for Whispering Through a Stone and made a motion recommending approval to the City Commission.
About the artist:
Janine Antoni was born in Freeport, Bahamas and currently lives and works in New York and Miami. She received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and is repr...
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