HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - C27040 - 08/09 El Peseo Xhbt CuratorContract No, C27040
REQUEST:
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CONTENTS:
CITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY SERVICES
STAFF REPORT
CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE MARK STEPHENSON
AS THE CURATOR OF THE 2008/09 EL PASEO
INVITATIONAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
RICHARD TWEDT
OCTOBER 11, 2007
COPY OF MR. STEPHENSON'S BIOGRAPHY
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion: 1) Approve Mark Stephenson as the curator of the 2008/09 El
Paseo Invitational Sculpture Exhibition; 2) award Mr. Stephenson an honorarium
in the amount of $10,000.
Executive Summary:
At its meeting of September 19, 2008, the Art in Public Places Commission
selected Mark Stephenson as the curator of the 2008/09 El Paseo Invitational
Sculpture Exhibition. The curator receives an honorarium of $10,000 for the
position. The Art in Public Places Commission provides $5,000 of the
honorarium and the El Paseo Business Improvement District provides the
remaining $5,000, once the curator has made the selections for the Exhibition.
The El Paseo curator personally visits all the galleries in Palm Desert and the
Coachella Valley and invites them to participate requesting sculpture proposals
of artists they represent. Also, the curator, staff from the Public Art Department,
and members of the Art in Public Places Commission invite independent artists
without gallery representation to submit proposals for consideration. The curator
selects eighteen finalists for the El Paseo Exhibition, which are presented for
approval by the Art in Public Places Commission and City Council.
Discussion:
Mr. Stephenson is well qualified to curate the 2008/09 Exhibition as he is a
professional artist and knows the art community in Palm Desert and Coachella
Valley very well. He also is very aware of professional artists in Southern,
California as he has maintained an active studio in Sky Valley, California where
his work has been exhibited and commissioned. Mr. Stephenson actively travels
throughout the United States exhibiting his artwork in prestigious, competitive art
festivals and will bring a new perspective to curating the 2008/09 El Paseo
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition.
Submitted by:
ichard TwedtrPub lc Arts Mg .
Approval:
Carlos Ortega ity Manager
:ITY COUNCIIKACTION:
APPROVED ✓ DENIED
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heila Gilligan, Ass - nt Ci gr.,
Community Services
Paul Gibson, Finance Director
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