Select Final Icon and
Approve Locations for the
Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture
Project
Trenton Hill and Kristin Dance
City Council
May 16, 2023
2City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Icons Project identified as part of the Master Plan for Public Art
Temporary Art
Small-scale, Whimsical Art
• $100,000 Approved from Public Art Fund (Nov. 2021)
• Community Survey
Background
3City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 Examples of Prefabricated Sculptures
4City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Project Implementation
Phase 1: Identify Sunnyvale Icon & Locations
Phase 2: Design
Phase 3: Artist Selection and Proposal Approval
Phase 4: Execution and Installation of Approved
Proposals
Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project
5City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Community Survey Identified Top 5
Cherry, Apricots, etc. (fruit)
Sun
Parrots
Fruit Boxes
Water Tower
• Basic Conceptual Designs Created
Phase 1: Identify Sunnyvale Icon
6City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 Phase 1: Identify Sunnyvale Icon
• Arts Commission Narrowed to 3
• Cherry, Apricots, etc. (fruit)
• Sun
• Fruit Box
7City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Identify Locations in Parks/Open
Spaces
• Criteria:
Recent Installations
Future Park Renovation Project
Existing Private and Public
Installations
Equitable Distribution of Future
Installations
Phase 1: Identify Locations
8City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • District 1: DeAnza Park,
Las Palmas Park
• District 3: Ortega Park
• District 4: Ponderosa Park
• District 5: Columbia Park
• District 6: Fairwood Park
Phase 1: Recommended
Locations
9City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Maximize Budget and Canvas Space
Fiberglass on Metal/Aluminum Plate, Bolted to Ground
4 to 6 Feet Tall
20 to 30 Total Sculptures
$1,500 Artist Stipend per Sculpture
Phase 2: Design
Icon
Estimated Price
for 25
Sculptures*
Estimated Price
for 30
Sculptures*
Estimated
Height
Estimated
Weight (each)
Required
Fabrication
Time
Fruit $74,770 $88,470 5’7” 75lbs
4 to 8 months
Sun $75,525 $84,450 4’5” 75lbs
Parrots $85,120 $92,700 5’5” 85lbs
Fruit Boxes $77,000 $91,000 5’ 100lbs
Water Tower $68,900 $81,150 5’ 60lbs
10City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Call for Artists/Request for Qualifications
Late Summer 2023
• Community Selection Committee
Fall 2023
• Artist Design Concept Proposals
Arts Commission Review and Approval Winter 2023/24
Phase 3: Artist Selection & Proposal Approval
11City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Completed Designs Installed
Spring 2024
• Temporary Art
Expected 18-24 Months
• Evaluated Annually
Phase 4: Execution & Installation
12City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 1: Select the Final Icon and Approve Locations for the
Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project
2: Authorize the Arts Commission to Approve the Final
Icon Design and Select Artists
3: Take Other Action as Determined by City Council
Staff Recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2
Alternatives
13City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • Cherry, Apricots, etc. (fruit)
• Sun
• Fruit Boxes
Select One Icon
14City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 • District 1: DeAnza Park,
Las Palmas Park
• District 3: Ortega Park
• District 4: Ponderosa Park
• District 5: Columbia Park
• District 6: Fairwood Park
Locations:
15City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Icon Sculpture Project – May 2023 Questions?