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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014
Vol. CXXIV, No. 39
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New downtown Tacoma sidewalk sculptures spotted along Pac Ave Posted online Weds., Feb. 26 Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Downtown Tacoma visitors may notice new public art along an eight-block stretch of Pacific Avenue. The large, colorful orbs are sidewalk sculptures that were installed this week and created by local artist Elizabeth Conner, whose work appears in many of the 14 rain gardens that were part of the City of Tacoma’s $11.9 million Pacific Avenue Streetscape Project. On Wednesday morning, the Tacoma Daily Index spotted a half-dozen of these sculptures between South 7th Street and South 15th Street. Each piece measures between three-and-a-half feet and nearly four-and-a-half feet in diameter, weigh between 1,700 and 3,200 pounds, are cast in concrete with a color treatment, and are secured to the sidewalk by a stainless rod, according to a report prepared by City of Tacoma staff. More photos of the new sculptures are posted online at tacomadailyindex.com.
Could Tacoma's Sun King see light of day by summer? Posted online Weds., Feb. 26 Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photo Courtesy Tom Morandi Tacoma's warehoused Sun King could soon see the light of day. Seven years ago, the three-ton, 15-foot-tall, 22-foot-wide steel frame sculpture wrapped in a silicon bronze skin was removed from the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street -- its home for three decades -- to make way for a new piece of public art (see "Sun King Dethroned: Can Tacoma ever appreciate this piece of public art?" Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 5, 2014). Today, the piece, which was created by Corvallis, Ore.-based sculptor Tom Morandi nearly 40 years ago, sits in storage at the City of Tacoma's Fleet Operations Headquarters (see "Sun King In Storage: It's no castle, but a Tacoma repair shop is home for now," Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 11, 2014). Two months ago, the City of Tacoma began to accept bids on a $25,000 public works project that would take Sun King out of storage and place it in a park located at South 15th Street and Dock Street, near Thea Foss Waterway (see "A new home for Tacoma's Sun King?" Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 3, 2013). The bid deadline expired on Dec. 19. Five contractors submitted bids, with Puyallup, Wash.-based D & D construction submitted the least expensive bid. City of Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride told the Tacoma Daily Index Wednesday the contractor visited Fleet Operations Headquarters this week to inspect the sculpture. The goal is to pour a concrete base on the public park site during the week of March 17. One month later, after allowing the concrete ample time to dry, the contractor is scheduled to move the sculpture out of storage and install it in the park. McBride added that one idea is to celebrate Sun King's re-installation in time for the summer solstice on June 21.