Comments on: Boise Artists Fail To Make Cut For City Hall Project https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/ A different slant on the news. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:04:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: lenny https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50888 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:08:52 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50888 The City isn’t “pissing” money away on art and for the record, the City isn’t responsible for the schools. That funding comes from the State. Please do your research before you make false claims. The homeless issue is not just a City of Boise issue, it is a Treasure Valley, State and Federal issue.

]]> By: Clancy https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50887 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:00:09 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50887 The city seems to be following state purchasing code for Public Works projects- 67-2805. I guess if want more local artist then the state law should be changed. Or an exclusion could be added under 67-2803.

While I do think we should have more local artist works considered for any project, I also like elected officials to follow applicable laws.

]]> By: Mame https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50872 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:06:39 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50872 I love anything I’ve seen by Ward Hooper, but this idea to me is as esthetically horrible as knee-jerk replicaintg state/national flags:

7-foot-tall, three-dimensional map of the Gem State, conceived and designed by metalworker Irene Deely.
Gads…….There are already too
many maps of the state all over the place.

]]> By: Cynic https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50850 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:52:02 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50850 More government waste ! Expect Dictator-wannabe Dave to raise taxes again to send the money out of state. He probably will use this as an excuse to go on another boondoggle trip to see their work

]]> By: JeffP https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50846 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:01:52 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50846 I don’t understand why they can’t use local talent. It’s the situation with the Simplot JUMP project. Out of state GC, out of state electrical consultant, out of state IT consultant and out of state contractors. We need to keep local projects local. It’s great way to revive Idaho’s economy.

]]> By: Cloudnine https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50795 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:26:24 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50795 Buy Idaho, right? Isn’t that what Idaho is all about? BS! Hasn’t been that way since I came here 20 years ago.

]]> By: Clancy https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50738 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:38:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50738 Here is the consideration for Idaho vs. national artist.
http://www.cityofboise.org/city_clerk/103012/art.pdf
“Request for Qualifications/Proposals: This is our typical process. We release a call‐to‐artists, a panel selects finalists,the finalists submit proposals,the public comments,the panel recommends a project for commission, and the recommendation is presented to approval bodies for consideration. Projects with a budget of over $25,000 must be released nationally. Projects under $25,000 can be limited in
eligibility to Idaho artists.”

For a balanced piece, I would add this story about Ward Hooper helping with the Julia Davis overhaul. http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/julia-davis-grows-new-public-art/Content?oid=2844696

EDITOR NOTE–The JD Park project is privately funded. Nice job, local artists.

Or this one.
http://www.boiseweekly.com/Cobweb/archives/2012/11/14/artist-byron-folwell-lights-up-idaho-ice-world

EDITOR NOTE–This one is $24,000…hardly on the scale of the $200,000 national artist jobs and just under the threshold to be sent out for bids.

]]> By: Mame https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50726 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:21:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50726 The only public art that I enjoy so far are the paintings on those corner (what? not sure what they are for) boxes–like the one on corner near Dawsons, or on the 9th and Fort corner.
A lot of what passes for public art in many cities could just as well have stayed private!

]]> By: Eastern https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50725 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:14:43 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50725 Boise State used out of state talent to create their current logo. Why shouldn’t Boise City use out of state talent for art in their “front yard”?

Why is there a $200,000 art piece to being with to compete with that beautiful waterpiece anyway?

Give em money and they will spend (waste) it.

]]> By: Ducky2206 https://boiseguardian.com/2013/03/30/boise-artists-fail-to-make-cut-for-city-hall-project/#comment-50688 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:51:37 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=9643#comment-50688 Why not provide the space and allow local artists to display their work, say for a month at a time, with information about the piece as well as contact info so if someone wanted to buy the piece or wanted to contact the artist they could. Why spend the money for out of state artists? DUMB move. Free display for local artists and possible sales for same.

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