SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018
Revolution
PHOTOS BY JARED ANDERSON & CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
Above, Florence Mayor Joe Henry thanks
the Small Business Revolution Team for vis-
iting the town. Below, Brinkman interacts
with small business owners. Left, DRT
Chairwoman Ellen Huntingdon (left) takes
Brinkman on a tour of Historic Old Town
Thursday. The Small Business Revolution
team also visited uptown Florence on
Highway 101.
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Brinkman and a crew from the Deluxe
Corporation, who produces the show,
spent Wednesday and Thursday touring
the city, visiting small businesses and
their owners, all the while speaking with
city officials and local residents.
After the crew visits all of the top 10
towns throughout the country, Deluxe
and the Small Business Revolution will
whittle the cities down to the final five.
“And then the nation, and the world,
will vote for who the winner will be,”
Brinkman said.
The final five are set to be announced
Feb. 13. At that point, the winner of
“Main Street” season three and the
recipient of $500,000 for its small busi-
nesses will be determined by a popular
vote.
“But honestly, being featured in the
show isn’t the biggest prize,” Brinkman
said, “The biggest prize is the renewed
sense of pride for your community, for
your neighbors, for understanding how
vital your small businesses are to the
success of this town.”
Hannigan said, “The community just
came together. I get choked up because I
look at our community and I see a heal-
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ing. I see a kindness in one another. I see
our community rallying to appreciate
our businesses and our business owners
and what they do for our community. I
think that even if we don’t get it — I
think that we will, obviously we’re the
best — but even if we didn’t, what this
event did for our community will be his-
toric. It’s going to be a milestone for our
community moving forward.”
Brinkman echoed this.
“As I’ve been talking to people, and
some of the notes you’ve guys been
sharing and what I’ve seen on social
media — you guys refer to this as a
spark, and that is truly what this is.
What the Small Business Revolution is
meant to do is to help remind you what
an amazing community you live in.
“As the towns we have visited in the
past who haven’t won can attest, you
have already won.”
Cameron Potts, Deluxe Corporation
vice president of public relations and
community management, said that all of
the top 10 towns will see the Small
Business Revolution team again, as the
nine cities not selected for season three
will get an exclusive marketing seminar
with the team.
For
more
information,
visit
deluxe.com/small-business-revolution.
Florence Public Art Committee’s new Outdoor Gallery program seeks artists
The Florence Public Art
Committee has created an
exciting new program to
enhance the beauty and liv-
ability of the local community
by regularly introducing orig-
inal outdoor art into Florence
to create a unique sense of
place and enhance community
identity.
This program, called “Art
Exposed — Dynamic Public
Art” provides a creative outlet
for artists to display their
work, and artists are encour-
aged to submit unique pieces
that demonstrate extraordi-
nary creativity and elicit a
feeling of “Wow” from all
who view them.
Many cities around the
world are engaged in pro-
grams of this type and it cre-
ates excitement for both the
community and visitors.
Five locations for this art
have been selected by the
Public Art Committee and are
in the high visibility/high traf-
fic area of Historic Old Town
Florence along Bay Street.
This area is filled with restau-
rants, galleries and specialty
shops and provides a beautiful
backdrop for artwork right
along the Siuslaw River.
Art displayed in this pro-
gram must be available for
sale to the public. Initial art
displayed will be installed for
a period of two years and each
artist will be provided a
stipend for the installation of
$500.
The City will provide bases
for the art and may assist with
installation.
All artwork must be the
original design and artwork of
the entrant and suitable for
viewing by all ages.
All artists over 18 years old
are eligible.
Details of the five Old
Town locations are in the
entry form, and artists are
encouraged to submit work
for all locations if they wish.
There is a $25 fee per artist to
submit work.
Should art be purchased
prior to the end of the two-
year period, the artist shall be
given first opportunity to
replace art with a suitable
piece to be approved by the
Public Art Committee. If the
artist chooses not to replace
the work, the space will be
made available to a new artist
through a new “Call to Artists.
The City of Florence will
collect a 30 percent commis-
sion on any art sold.
Applications should be sub-
mitted though Café. This is a
well-known and respected
website for managing all
types of art entries throughout
the United States and
Internationally.
Artists can register for
free by visiting www.call
forentry.org.
It is easy to register and, by
registering once, artists have
access to “calls” from all over
the world.
For additional information,
contact
Florence
City
Recorder Kelli Weese at 541-
997-3437 or kelli.weese@
ci.florence.or.us
The deadline for submis-
sions is Sunday, Feb. 25.
The Public Art Committee
will make the final selection
and artists will be notified
during the week of March 19.
The artwork is scheduled to
be installed by April 23.
“Art Exposed — Dynamic
Public Art” is another in the
series of Public Art activities
that will help all Florence cit-
izens and visitors experience
art in a new way.
City of
Florence seeks
city councilor
Florence City Council is the
policy and decision-making
leader for the city, which
strives to oversee the imple-
mentation of the efforts of the
city through important decision
making and representing the
city at various functions.
Service on the city council
offers an opportunity for resi-
dents to become involved in
their city government and to
help shape the direction of the
city.
Florence City Council meets
regularly on the first and third
Mondays at 5:30 p.m., and in
work sessions generally on the
first and third Wednesdays at
10 a.m.
In addition, Florence City
Councilors serve as liaisons on
one or more city committees
and often represent Florence at
many different events and
groups.
Anyone interested in serving
on the Florence City Council,
can download an application at
www.ci.florence.or.us.
Applications are also avail-
able at Florence City Hall –
250 Highway 101 in Florence.
Applications are due by 5
p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018.
Applicants need to reside in the
Florence City limits for at least
one year prior to appointment
and be a registered voter.
For more information s, visit
www.ci. florence.or.us, or con-
tact City Recorder and
Economic
Development
Coordinator Kelli Weese at
kelli.weese@ci. florence.or.us.