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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015
Artists sought for Siuslaw Marina enhancement project
The Florence Public Art
Steering Committee, a sub-
committee of the Florence
Regional Arts Alliance, is
requesting proposals for one
piece of artwork to be placed
at the western end of the Port
of Siuslaw Marina, in the land-
scaped section facing Bay
Street.
This location provides high
visibility from both Bay Street
and the Port property.
It should be designed to pro-
vide an attractive and impact-
ful impression of the port and
Old Town to both local resi-
dents and visitors.
The piece is intended to be
the first in a series of public art
pieces to be placed in strategic
locations throughout the city,
following consultation and
approval from City leaders and
the Public Art Committee.
Design specifications and
guidelines include:
• Artwork must present a
theme consistent with this par-
ticular location at the end of
the Port — that is, a nautical
design that could, for example,
incorporate marine life, aviary,
boats, etc. (these are examples
only), and should recognize
items and species that are spe-
cific to the Pacific Northwest.
• To ensure maximum
impact and visibility, the piece
should stand between eight
and 10 feet tall and could be up
to four feet in diameter. The
port will provide a base for the
piece.
• Each work will be evaluat-
ed to require that it does not
present a hazard to public safe-
ty and must conform to ADA
standards.
The committee will place a
small plaque in an appropriate
place, not to detract from the
artwork, to recognize the artist
and donors who made the pur-
chase of the artwork possible.
Submission and selection
criteria is as follows:
• Submissions should in-
clude a resume of the artist,
references and an outline of
the artist’s experience with
public and/or outdoor art,
including pictures of finished
work and details of where and
when it was done and pricing.
• Artists should submit a
visual representation of their
proposal in pdf or jpeg format.
• All submissions must be e-
mailed with the following
information to be considered
eligible: Full name, address,
email, phone number and date
of birth.
• Submissions should be
sent to fraaoregon@gmail
.com, and the deadline is
Sunday, May 31.
Members of the committee
will review all entries and
determine the final design,
which will be announced by
June 15. The selected artwork
will be purchased from the
artist for a final price of
$7,000, and the design and fin-
ished piece will become and
remain the exclusive property
of the Port of Siuslaw.
Submissions not selected
remain the sole property of the
artist.
The artist is responsible
for delivering the finished
piece to the designated site
at a time and date determined
by the committee, but no
later than Sept. 30.
At that time, ownership
of the piece will transfer from
the artist to the Port of
Siuslaw and payment will
be completed.
A complete copy of this
notice is available online at
www.fraaoregon.org.
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Church rummage sale
to fund kids’ camp
Find a treasure you
didn’t know you were look-
ing for or get some extra
space in your garage or
closets — all while helping
kids go to camp.
Florence
Evangelical
Church is holding a rummage
sale Saturday, May 2, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Proceeds from this annual
sale help kids, who other-
wise could not afford camp,
go to church camp in the
summer.
This year the church
is looking to help 16 child-
ren have a fun-filled and
possibly life changing expe-
rience.
The funds will join with a
grant from Western Lane
Community
Foundation,
which is helping make
the camp registration possi-
ble.
The church can use
donations of gently used
items, such as books, toys,
tools,
household
items
and clothing to sell at the
sale.
Anyone who has some-
thing to donate can contact
Rob at 541-997-5159 to
arrange a pick up for your
donation.
The sale is at the church,
1318 Rhododendron Drive.,
on the corner of Laurel and
Rhody streets, one block
off Highway 101.
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Eugene
Symphony
performs in
Florence
SEAcoast Entertainment
Association’s sensational
season of seven high-caliber
performances wraps up on
Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m.,
when the Eugene Sym-
phony returns to present a
special
Florence-only
“Orchestra Showcase.”
This unique, one-time
concert will include the
music of Barber, Haydn and
Strauss and feature the
Symphony’s principal cel-
list Anne Ridlington.
The Symphony will host
a free pre-concert talk at
6:15 p.m. to meet the audi-
ence and give insights on
the evening’s music.
Individual tickets are $30
per adult and $10 for those
under 18.
Tickets are available
online at SEAcoastEA.org
or at the Florence Events
Center box office, 715
Quince Street; or by phone
at 541-997-1994.
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