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Originally Posted by Muta
Remember that the artist isn't getting $2.25M, they get only a small portion of that. Material, fabrication, delivery and installation of the piece often times is done locally (as was the case with the rock art by Canada Olympic Park), which employs locals and provides work.
I don't have a for-or-against position on the current municipal public art policy, and I don't work for the City; but I do think it's important for people to understand that there's more to the cost of art than just aligning '$2.25M' with a 'foreign artist'.
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Thanks. I do understand that. I just think we should be promoting local. If it is spectacular, and I happen to put the Peace bridge into that category, then I don't mind, as much, but man, this is not that.