Bastrop, Tx–Following a suggestion by Council Member Kay Garcia McAnally on Tuesday, the city council agreed to form a citizen study group to look for significant local art works to embellish the convention center and new city hall now under construction on Chestnut Street.
The new city buildings should become a showcase for the wealth of local artistic talent already living and working in Bastrop, said McAnally. So far there is no budget or plan for placing art work in the new structures.
Works for public display might be purchased, borrowed for a time or acquired by gift or long term loans, said McAnally. An acquisition strategy should be one of the arts panel’s tasks, she suggested.
Mayor Terry Orr said he will appoint such a panel, with the council’s consent, if council members will first suggest a list of suitable candidates.Orr suggested a panel of possibly four to seven members as an initial working group.
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