Our apologies for the oversight. While our blog is meant to highlight and make transparent 4Culture’s work, we had no intention of minimizing the significant contributions of the other partners involved in the City Hall project. We greatly respect the dedication of the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council or the City of Shoreline.

Thank you for writing in with your comments.

Cath Brunner
Public Art 4Culture

I appreciate the inclusion of the story on the dedication of the Shoreline City Hall and our two public art pieces in this issue. I am very impressed with our young city’s commitment to public art and especially to the selection of the Beaumont and Berk creations. The sculptures are strong, and I commend the work of the 4Culture staff in this process and in achieving these artistic outcomes.

I believe, however, the coverage could have had a more inclusive tone. I am on the Board of the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council, and while neither we nor the director of public art for the City of Shoreline was directly involved in the management of the project, both are intregal to arts and culture in Shoreline. For example, you mention that the new City Hall will include a gallery; that will be managed by our Arts Council, not the city or 4Culture. Second, another fine sculpture was also dedicated that day, developed as part of the overall building project. While not selected by 4Culture, it IS public art and the artist (Richard Hestekind) was included in remarks at the dedication by Beaumont, Berk and the 4Culture manager.

You get my drift. I feel the article is very respectful of the two artists, and self-serving of 4Culture’s role, without being inclusive of other cultural partners and participants and artists in this day of celebration.

Sincerely,
Bruce Amundson
Shoreline Lake Forest Park Arts Council Board (speaking only for myself)