Hayden public art input sought

HAYDEN - The Hayden Arts Commission has identified five finalists for a public art project that would be located adjacent to the Hayden Library.

Scale models of the five finalists' proposals are on display at the library, at 8385 N. Government Way, through Jan. 6. Comment cards are available for people to both rate and comment on the proposals.

The city's art project is slated to be installed next summer.

"The commission is looking for comments from the public on what they like and don't like about the proposals," said Jamie Gardipe, a planning assistant with the city.

It's not a public vote, however, as the Arts Commission and the library director will choose the winner on Jan. 7.

"This project will be the third piece of public art put in place by the Hayden Arts Commission and will be very significant to our city," Gardipe said.

The art will be built on a narrow strip of land between the library and the Peak Tennis Center, located at 95 W. Centa Drive. The strip is owned by the library, so it is public property.

The 102 applicants were narrowed to the following five finalists:

Linda Malisani, of Girona, Spain, submitted "At the Lake," featuring wavy steel panels with cutouts of fish, mountains and trees.

William Turnbull, of Madison, Wis., entered "Obelisquartet," which includes a row of large-scale, local-species dragonflies. The dragonflies have lighted glass bodies with metal lattice wings.

Karen Jobe Templeton, of Helper, Utah, submitted "Fire Breathing Dragon," featuring metal word cutouts and a dragon sitting on a bed of glass jewels.

William Frymire, of Kamloops, British Columbia, entered "Suspended Mosaic," which features a series of large mosaic photos of area plants and wildlife. The mosaics are created from reclaimed vinyl siding otherwise slated to go into a landfill.

Michael Horswill, of Hayden, submitted "Epiphany," which combines the use of colorful, lighted Plexiglass and steel 3-D creatures.