Cultural Council Agenda and Packet 2018 04 19

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ARTWORK REMOVAL/DE-ACCESSING CITY COUNCIL REVIEW All decisions by the LCC as to acquisition and placement of works of art shall be considered final unless the City Council within 45 days of the decision chooses to review the decision, which review shall occur at a subsequent City Council meeting. From time to time, it may be appropriate for the LCC to consider de -accessing a piece of Public Art, the process of withdrawing a work of art from public exhibition through storage, loan or disposal. Following current Best Practices for Public Art, the LCC may de -access a work of art when any one or more of the following circumstances exist: 1. The repair of a damaged work of art is impractical or the cost is excessive in relation to the cost of the work of art. 2. The work of art poses a public safety risk. 3. The security and condition of the work of art cannot be reasonably guaranteed in the present site. 4. The use of the particular public space has changed and re-siting the work of art would be inappropriate because it would impact the contextual meaning of the work of art. 5. The work of art is of inferior quality to other works in the collection or is incompatible with the rest of the collection. 6. The City wishes to replace the work of art with a work of more significance or appropriateness by the same artist. 7. The work of art does not meet the Values or Guiding Principles of the collection. 8. The work of art has received documented, unabated adverse reaction from the community over a period of time and modifications to the work are not possible. The City Council may choose to review a decision of the LCC regarding de -accession of a piece of Public Art within 45 days of the decision, which review shall occur at a subsequent City Council meeting. DE -ACCESSION APPROVAL PROCESS 1. Evaluation: The LCC will evaluate the work of art based on the Removal/De-Accessing criteria. 2. Public Notice: Public notice will be made and the public will have an opportunity to provide comment. 3. Approval: The LCC may vote to de -access a piece of Public Art. 4. City Council Review (if applicable): The City Council may choose to review a decision of the LCC regarding de - accession of a piece of Public Art within 45 days of the decision, which review shall occur at a subsequent City Council meeting. 5. Removal/De-accession. DE -ACCESSION PROCESS When de -accessing a piece, the artist will first be informed in writing of the decision and will be given right of first refusal to buy back the de -accessioned work of art. Donor will be informed in writing of the intent to de -access the Public Art (if applicable). The following means of de -accession will be considered (in order): 1. Re -donation, sale or other specific action as agreed upon with the donor or artist at the time of the City's acquisition of the work of art 2. Sale of the work of art 4