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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Deaccession of Saturday at the Market
Presented by Andrea Bowes, Public Art Associate and Registrar, Community Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Arts Development Advisory Committee recommends to Administration that:
Administration deaccession the Saturday at the Market (183 PA) mural from the permanent public art collection and ensure it is destroyed such that no component can be used to recreate the original artwork or create another work thus impinging the artists moral rights.
That the Arts Development Advisory Committee recommends to Council that:
$6,000.00 be pulled from the Public Art Lifecycle and Maintenance Fund for the removal and destruction of Saturday at the Market (183) PA from 21 Perron Street, this includes the repair of the wall to its original state.
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SUMMARY
This mural was created and installed in 1997 by Stan Phelps and Keith Holmes. The mural has significantly deteriorated over the last 28 years and the vibrancy of the original artwork has been lost due to normal wear and tear from environmental exposure. The mural is rotting, and pieces are beginning to fall away from the wall, presenting a safety hazard.
Administration will deaccession and destroy the mural Saturday at the Market as per conversations with the artists and return the building wall to its original condition as per the lease agreement.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The extent of deterioration today is such that conservation of the panels would be cost prohibitive and futile. The physical condition of the varnish and paint layer are beyond redemption, the varnish has coalesced into opaque clumps, it is flaking and peeling, the paint layer is faded and powdery.?The panels are rotting. A frame component was removed in 2023 as it had come away from the wall indicating potential security problems with t...
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