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then will be interviewed by that committee, which will be composed of two Public Art Committee members and three city staffers. "By the end of the year, you could have a proj- ect art manager selected and under contract," said Smith. Only then will the selection of the sculptures begin. The city could purchase existing art- work or extend a Call to Artists for new pieces. In either case, the Public Art Committee will review the contenders and make a recom- mendation to the Sarasota City Commission, which will have the final decision. The process has several deadlines because traffic engineers want the artwork installed before the roundabouts are opened to driv- ers. For example, staff also will need to know how large a structure will be necessary to support and protect each work of art from errant motorists like Kathleen Callender, who crashed into Unconditional Surrender in 2012 with her white Mercedes, damaging the statue. Work on the next roundabout, to be locate at the intersection of Main Street and Orange Avenue, is set to begin later this year. "We're probably about a year-and-a-half from the completion of [that one]," Smith told the Public Art Committee. "We would like the piece finished around the same time as the roundabout." Developers of new buildings must make either a monetary contribution to the public art fund or furnish a piece of public art. Currently the art fund contains $265,000, which is clearly insufficient for "museum quality … original … unique … [hurricane-resistant]" outdoor sculpture. Public Art Member Van Riper says she has been in contact with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to explore various funding vehi- cles for the roundabout art project. She urged other members to become familiar with major granting organizations like the Ford and Dart Foundations or the National Endowment for the Arts. "It would be great to have grants behind us when we kick this thing off so people see this as serious," she told the com- mittee Tuesday. Public Art Chairwoman Trulee Jameson envi- sions the entire project will take about 10 years to complete. Before the unanimous City Commission vote to seek a project arts man- ager, Commissioner Shannon Snyder said, "This has not been done in Florida and not many places elsewhere. Somebody's going to want this on their resume." % Search for text in stories by clicking the icon in the menubar and entering a search term. Search the current edition or all editions. QUICK TIP Search Only The Issue You Are Viewing Search All Issues Your search term here Sarasota News Leader June 20, 2014 Page 55