1 percent for art

Public art project: ODOT gives its consent

Written March 19th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Somewhere on or near this corner, the city of Albany wants to place a big metal sculpture of wildflowers. So, to think about something other than the corona contagion for a minute, how is that coming along?

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Tags: 1 percent for art, Albany public art, Deedee Morrison, wildflower sculpture

Public art: What’ll it look like?

Written January 22nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

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Albany is about to follow through on spending some money for public art. The plan is to invite artists to propose something — most likely a sculpture that would be placed on a patch of grass near the Lyon Street off-ramp from Highway 99.

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Tags: 1 percent for art, Albany Arts Commission, Police and fire stations art

Art dilemma dogs Albany council

Written September 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 18 responses.

The Albany City Council has a dilemma concerning “public art.” It was unable to resolve this problem Monday and will try again when it meets at 7:15 Wednesday night. If the issue is not resolved soon, it may hold up the design of the city’s new police headquarters and main fire station.

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Tags: 1 percent for art, Albany City Council, Albany fire station 11, Albany police station, public art