Public Art Committee
Your City; Your Art
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Thank you from the Edina Public Art Committee (a committee of the
Edina Art Center Board).
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The residents of Edina enjoy an exceptionally high quality of life and
value a love of culture and the arts. To this end, the Edina Public Art
Committee, comprised of residents and Edina Community Foundation and Art
Center representatives, was convened to enhance the beauty of Edina's public
spaces with two- and three-dimensional art.
Projects
This public art program began in City Hall with rotating exhibits
of local artists' paintings throughout departments. Pick up an "Edina City Hall
Art Guide" (available in the lobby) for a quick overview of the current works on
display. In addition, for permanent display, the ceramic planters were created exclusively
for City Hall by Art Center faculty member Adama Sow, our talented Artist in Residence
from Senegal. An art glass window designed by Michael Pilla was installed in City Hall in late 2006
and dedicated in April 2007.
Other projects include:
- Grandview Square Park with sculptures rotating on loan annually.
- "Otter" by Jeffrey Birch installed in Edinborough Park as a gift of
Betty and Ron Hemstad.
- Sport murals designed by Robert Ellison installed in 2008 in the Edina
Community Center and South View Middle School City gyms.
- "Pinecone" installed in Centennial Lakes Park maze in 2008 as a
gift of John and Jean Hedberg.
- Nine plazas with sculptures/art in the Edina Promenade, pathways linking
the Galleria, Centennial Lakes and York Avenue. Promenade construction of
pathways was completed in November 2008. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held
in the spring of 2009.
People's Choice Awards
The Public Art Committee issued a Call for Sculptors for a sculpture loan
program for Grandview Square Park and the Edina Promenade in early 2009. Over
the course of the summer, 600 votes were cast for favorite sculptures on the
Edina Promenade or at Grandview Square Park.
The Edina Public Art Committee awarded Minneapolis resident Perci Chester the
first-place prize of $1,000 for her stainless steel, multi-piece sculpture
titled Gyr Family Cycle, which denotes youth, aging and the generational
presence. The piece currently resides, along with the other winning sculptures,
on the Edina Promenade and can be purchased for $35,000.
Fuller Cowles and Constance Mayeron of Shafer, Minn., have been awarded the
second-place prize of $750 for their granite mosaic over concrete and steel
chairs. The set of chairs can be purchased for $35,000.
The honorable mention and $500 award went to Kathy Gustafson of Bemidji, Minn.,
for her Minnesota Eco Turtle crafted from welded steel. The piece can be
purchased for $2,500.
The winning sculptures are part of rotating exhibitions for the Edina Promenade
and Grandview Square. The exhibition will continue through spring of 2010.
Funding
 The Edina Public Art Committee
received seed money from the City to jumpstart its projects, with additional funds
coming from corporate and private donors. Donations
to make this program possible may be made to the Edina Community Foundation, 952-833-9573.
Art adds richness to our environment, defines who we are, and creates a sense of
pride in our community with a tangible legacy that will last for generations!
Committee Members
Members of the Committee are Chairwoman Linda Kieffer, Bernice Amacher,
Brad Benn, Dick Crockett, Rick Fesler, Amy Kerber, Bill McCabe, Lois Ring, Anne Spooner
and Ruth Valgemae.
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