FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2006

Art commission discusses downtown art

The Municipal Art Commission will examine the state of upcoming downtown public art installations at its March 6 meeting. The meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 26th floor of City Hall, 414 E. 12th St.

New business will include discussion of potential artists for the Kansas City Convention Center and Sprint Center One Percent for Art projects.

Under a 1986 ordinance, any new building project undertaken by the City of Kansas City, Mo., must allot 1 percent of total design and estimated construction costs to commission a work of art related to the project. The Municipal Art Commission administers the One Percent for Art Program for the City and selects candidates who are then approved by the City Council.

Volunteer selection panels recommended Jun Kaneko, a sculptor based in Omaha, Neb., and Chris Doyle, an artist based in Brooklyn, N.Y., last month as candidates for the Convention Center and Sprint Center One Percent for Art projects, respectively.

In addition, the commission will discuss the status of the Power and Light Entertainment District’s One Percent for Art selection process.

For more information about the One Percent for Art Program and the City’s Municipal Art Commission, visit www.kcmo.org/cimo or call Sean Demory, Capital Improvements Management Office, (816) 513-0059.

Note: The commission may hold a closed session to evaluate artists’ proposals pursuant to RSMo. Section 610.021(12).