Another piece of public art could soon join the Dawn Staley statue and other sculptures along Senate Street in the Vista.
One Columbia for Arts and Culture and the Congaree Vista Guild have been collecting qualifications from South Carolina artists to design and build a new sculpture for the median in the 900 block of Senate Street. The organizations are offering $18,000 for the commissioned work, which covers the artist’s design, materials, fabrication, engineering and installation costs. The budget comes from hospitality tax dollars.
The Vista’s public art committee will review the submissions and select three finalists, who will each receive $250 to develop a proposal. The committee will then choose the winning design…