Oak Bay is looking to keep the 2020 ArtsAlive sculptures an extra four months until August 2021.
The popular outdoor arts exhibition runs April to April but last year, COVID-19 delayed installation of the 10 sculptures until August.
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Council approved the extension to August as the program looks to be rejigged until the pandemic is over.
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Staff will request permission from the artists to extend the program until August, as many artists either sell their sculptures or send them to other outdoor shows once ArtsAlive is done.
The five-year-old ArtsAlive program relies on annual sponsorship to help cover the costs.
As such, the outgoing arts laureate Barbara Adams sent letters out in the fall to local business owners in hopes of gathering support for the 2021 program. It also asked for B次元官网网址渇urther sponsorshipB次元官网网址� to pay the artists an additional honorarium for keeping the sculptures past the one-year agreement of April 2020 to April 2021, until April 2022.
Instead, Oak Bay is going to recall the request for further sponsorship. Staff will also review alternative options for the $20,000 budgeted for the 2021 ArtsAlive program and will present those suggestions at a later date.
Results of the annual voting for the 2020 ArtsAlive sculptures have not been released. The voting identifies a PeopleB次元官网网址檚 Choice Award winner which council debates purchasing from the artist.
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