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‘Sunniva’ named People’s Choice winner of public art
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Edina, Minn., Oct. 17, 2011 -- The Edina Public Art Committee has announced the selection of
the “People’s Choice” winners for the sculpture exhibitions on the Edina Promenade and in
Grandview Square Park.
The Edina Art Center Board’s Public Art Committee issued a Call for Sculptors for a sculpture loan
program for Grandview Square Park and the Edina Promenade early this year. After the sculptures
were installed, the public was encouraged to vote for their favorites. Over the course of the summer,
hundreds of votes were cast for favorite sculptures.
The first-place award of $1,000 was given to James Gabbert of Edina for “Sunniva – A Gift of the Sun.”
The second-place winner of $750 was Steve Elliott of Wayne, Neb., for “Transponder – An
Abstraction of Nature.” Judd Nelson of Wayzata, Minn., received the third-place award of $500 for
“Blue Heron with Pumpkinseed – Realism and Nature.”
The Public Art Committee and Centennial Lakes Park staff published a card with a map of the Edina
Promenade with sculpture locations. The card includes a QR code that when scanned opens up the
committee's website, www.EdinaPublicArt.org, where detailed information can be read regarding the
competition and exhibition. These cards are available at the Promenade ballot boxes as well as at the
Galleria Edina, Hughes Pavilion at Centennial Lakes Park, City Hall and other locations.
The winning sculptures are part of rotating exhibitions for the Edina Promenade and Grandview
Square. These exhibitions are on view for one year and change each spring. A new Call for Artists for
2012 is expected to be published at the end of the year.
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