EXCITING NEWS and new art coming to downtown Liberty!! At last night's meeting the Liberty City Council approved a contract with Farri
s Wheel Studios, LLC for the commission of "Stop and Smell the Roses", renderings pictured to the right.
In January, the Liberty Arts Commission (LAC) issued a Request for Qualifications for a commissioned sculpture to be placed in front of City Hall. 117 artists from all over the U.S. submitted applications, then the Public Arts Panel selected five finalists to present their proposed design.
Farris Wheel Studios, LLC, and artist Amie Jacobson, was chosen for the "Stop and Smell the Roses" sculpture pictured here. This will be a 30' x 12' piece made of stainless steel, 1" thick cast glass and LED lights.
Fabrication is set to begin this summer and installed by July 2026. The $100,000 contract for this commissioned artwork will be paid for by the Transient Guest Tax (TGT) that the voters approved in 2014. Providing funding for public art is one of the four goals of the TGT fund.
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