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Home My WebLink AboutCity Arts Commission 12-11-2025- Item IV. Presentation Slideshow - Sculpture Exhibition Phase X Public Poll ResultsNEWPORT BEACH CIVIC CENTER SCULPTURE EXHIBITION PHASE X PUBLIC POLL RESULTS 1 ADDITIONAL HANDOUT - ITEM IV. SCULPTURE EXHIBITION PHASE X PUBLIC POLL RESULTS PROCESS TO DATE : Submissions: •From Aug. 1st through Sept. 29, artists, gallery owners, artist reps, etc., were invited to submit eligible works through the Call for Entry (aka CaFE) platform • After review for eligibility and suitability for outdoor installation, 79 submissions were presented for review Jurying: •From Sept. 30 through Oct. 5, the jury, consisting of all active Arts Commission members and two outside guests, had the opportunity to review application materials on CaFE and score each application from 1 to 7. • At the Oct. 9 Arts Commission Meeting, the jury reviewed the results of scoring and, after discussion and consultation with Arts Orange County representatives, 30 works were chosen for presentation in a public poll Public Poll: •Poll was published on a dedicated page on ArtsOC’s website SparkOC.com, which is built on the WordPress platform. A WordPress plugin called TotalPoll generated the poll and collected votes •Poll was open to Newport Beach residents for voting from October 5 through December 15. 2 PUBLIC POLL SUMMARY: •Participants could vote for up to ten favorite works •Security measures include: •Users required to complete a CAPTCHA form designed to catch bot behavior •Users required to submit a valid e-mail address and provide their ZIP code and city of residence, only votes from Newport Beach ZIP codes will be counted • Users required to provide a valid E-mail address •For each work, a single image judged to be the best to represent the work was placed on a slide with identical dimensions and plain black background, with the work’s title and artist’s name below •The order of the works in the poll were randomized for each visitor; so that no single work gains advantage from their position •Raw vote logs of both accepted and declined voting attempts were examined to detect any patterns or voter behavior which, in Arts Orange County’s judgment, may give rise to a misleading interpretation of the “voice of the community”. •Public poll results are non-binding and advisory, to be used in final jury discussions for selecting slate of Finalists. •After concerns expressed by Arts Commissioners and Library Staff, ArtsOC made updates to the poll including the following: • Graphic design tweaks to increase the visibility of the circle to be clicked on under each work • The security setting which locked out IP addresses for 24 hours after multiple votes was reduced to 1 hour to increase participation at Library PCs • After review, a total of 230 voters cast 1,736 eligible votes 3 SAMPLE VIEW OF POLL : Individual Slide enlarges when clicked 4 QUALIFIED WORKS IN PUBLIC POLL (30) RANKED BY PUBLIC VOTE 5 Daley, Catherine (Windsor, CA) Cosmos: Starry, Starry Night Size: 10' H x 5' x 30" Weight: 200 lbs. Medium: Aluminum, Plexiglass, Stainless Steel Jury Avg.: 5.63 Jury Ranking: 1 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 132 Public Poll Ranking: 1 Daley, Catherine. Cosmos: Starry, Starry Night6 Harris, Diego (Upper Lake, CA) Wind Tree Size: 8' 8" H x 7' 2" W x 3' 7" W Weight: 250 lbs. Medium: Corten Steel over Steel Rebar Jury Avg.: 4.75 Jury Ranking: 7 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 126 Public Poll Ranking: 2 Harris, Diego. Wind Tree7 Linke, Harold (Lake Oswego, OR) Spiral Dance Size: 144” x 40” x 50” Weight: 75 lbs. Medium: Advanced composite with a polychrome white finish, climate resistant, round steel plate for mounting Jury Avg.: 4.13 Jury Ranking: 24 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 101 Public Poll Ranking: 3 Linke, Harold. Spiral Dance8 Knecht, Zan (Grand Rapids, MI) Coming Through Size: 10’ x 5’ x 2’ Weight: 300 lbs. Medium: Recycled corten steel Jury Avg.: 4.50 Jury Ranking: 16 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 99 Public Poll Ranking: 4 Knecht, Zan. Coming Through9 Robertson, Tamara (Oil City, LA) Open Heart Size: 10' x 10' x 18", base 4’ x 4’ Weight: 400 lbs. Medium: Welded Steel Jury Avg.: 4.88 Jury Ranking: 5 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 94 Public Poll Ranking: 5 Robertson, Tamara. Open Heart10 Martinek, Clark (Mitchell, SD) Intended Destination Size: 14’ H x 22” x 22” Weight: 350 lbs. Medium: Steel, Iron Jury Avg.: 4.13 Jury Ranking: 24 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 77 Public Poll Ranking: 6 Martinek, Clark. Intended Destination11 Gall, Alex (Vista, CA) Voyage of a Giant Size: 72" x 84" x 80" Weight: 230 lbs. Medium: Steel, Corten Steel, Solar LED Jury Avg.: 4.63 Jury Ranking: 10 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 71 Public Poll Ranking: 7 (tie) Gall, Alex. Voyage of a Giant12 Plaisted, Chris (New Milford, CT) Wave, The Size: 7.5’ H x 6’ W x 4’ D Weight: 500 lbs. Medium: Steel, Stainless Steel Jury Avg.: 4.13 Jury Ranking: 24 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 71 Public Poll Ranking: 7 (tie) Plaisted, Chris. Wave, The13 Bassoff, Solomon (North San Juan, CA) Joy Ride Size: 80” H x 136” W x 63” D Weight: 1,650 lbs. Medium: Concrete, Steel Glass Jury Avg.: 4.63 Jury Ranking: 10 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 65 Public Poll Ranking: 9 Bassoff, Solomon. Joy Ride14 Banks, John (Henderson, NV) Art in Old English Size: 82” H x 60” W x 60”D Weight: 360 lbs. Medium: Steel Jury Avg.: 4.63 Jury Ranking: 10 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 63 Public Poll Ranking: 10 Banks, John. Art in Old English15 Seese, Kirk (Lutherville, MD) Dragonfly Size: 14’ H x 4.5’ W x 4.5’ D Weight: n/a Medium: Steel and Repurposed Auto Parts Jury Avg.: 4.88 Jury Ranking: 5 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 62 Public Poll Ranking: 11 Seese, Kirk. Dragonfly16 Idelchik, Ilya (San Diego, CA) Reaching For Life Size: 13’ H x 2’ W x 2’ D Weight: n/a Medium: Metal Mash, Fiberglass Resin, Epoxy Paste Jury Avg.: 4.50 Jury Ranking: 16 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 61 Public Poll Ranking: 12 Idelchik, Ilya. Reaching For Life17 Muzzarelli, Aldo (Mauldin, SC) Butterfly Enchanter, The Size: 78" x 15" x 15" Weight: 80 lbs. Medium: Steel, Resin, Stoneware Paste Jury Avg.: 4.25 Jury Ranking: 21 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 57 Public Poll Ranking: 13 Muzzarelli, Aldo. Butterfly Enchanter, The18 Behan, Sonny (Miami, FL) Abhaya Size: 65” H x 33” W x 116” L Weight: 1,315 lbs. Medium: Bronze Jury Avg.: 4.13 Jury Ranking: 24 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 56 Public Poll Ranking: 14 Behan, Sonny. Abhaya19 Johansen, Nathan (Provo, UT) Germination Size: 54” x 24” x 12” Weight: 150 lbs. Medium: Sculpture cast in bronze Jury Avg.: 3.63 Jury Ranking: 41 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 55 Public Poll Ranking: 15 Johansen, Nathan. Germination20 Meyer, Nicholas (Temecula, CA) Emergence Size: n/a Weight: n/a Medium: Powder-coated Steel Jury Avg.: 5.63 Jury Ranking: 1 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 54 Public Poll Ranking: 16 (tie) Meyer, Nicholas. Emergence21 Pettit, Michael (Dent, MN) Escargot Size: 60" x 32" x 54" Weight: 120 lbs. Medium: Steel, Clear-Coated Stainless Steel Jury Avg.: 4.25 Jury Ranking: 21 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 54 Public Poll Ranking: 16 (tie) Pettit, Michael. Escargot22 Reinertson, Lisa (Benicia, CA) Wolf Rider-Ophelia’s Return Size: 72"x 72" x 24" Weight: 500 lbs. Medium: Bronze on Redwood Base Jury Avg.: 4.75 Jury Ranking: 7 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 53 Public Poll Ranking: 18 Reinertson, Lisa. Wolf Rider-Ophelia’s Return23 Bannon, John (Chicago, IL) Drop Size: 12’ x 1’8” x 1’10” Weight: 185 lbs. Medium: Steel, Cast Urethane Jury Avg.: 5.13 Jury Ranking: 4 Public Poll Votes: 52 Public Poll Ranking: 19 Bannon, John. Drop24 Kimball, Tyler (Kansas City, MO) Celestial Gates; Lunar Gate and Solar Gate Size: 7’ x 3’ x 2’ Weight: n/a. Medium: Glass sculpture, blown glass, stained glass, steel Jury Avg.: 3.63 Jury Ranking: 41 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 51 Public Poll Ranking: 20 Kimball, Tyler. Celestial Gates; Lunar Gate and Solar Gate25 Nelson, John Randall (Tempe, AZ) Yip, Yip, Yip Size: 72" x 47" x 62" Weight: 450 lbs. Medium: Galvanized Steel Jury Avg.: 4.25 Jury Ranking: 21 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 47 Public Poll Ranking: 21 Nelson, John Randall. Yip, Yip, Yip26 Vogel, Patrick (Signal Hill, CA) Dragon’s Tail Size: 6’ H x 2’ W x 12’ L Weight: 200 lbs. Medium: Aluminum Jury Avg.: 4.75 Jury Ranking: 7 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 44 Public Poll Ranking: 22 (tie) Vogel, Patrick. Dragon’s Tail27 Rench, Chris (Hood River, OR) Caught Up Size: 8' x 2.5' x 7.5' Weight: 180 lbs. Medium: Steel Jury Avg.: 4.50 Jury Ranking: 16 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 44 Public Poll Ranking: 22 (tie) Rench, Chris. Caught Up28 Elliot, Marguerite (Fairfax, CA) From Earth to Sky Size: 12' x 6' x 6' each Weight: n/a Medium: Stainless Steel Jury Avg.: 4.63 Jury Ranking: 10 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 36 Public Poll Ranking: 24 Elliot, Marguerite. From Earth to Sky29 Benefiel, Joan (Brooklyn, NY) Space Between, The Size: 93” H x 26” W x 29” D Weight: 600 lbs. Medium: Solid cast Resin, Corten Steel Base Jury Avg.: 4.38 Jury Ranking: 19 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 25 Public Poll Ranking: 25 Benefiel, Joan. Space Between, The30 Litman, Adrian Susnea (Santa Rosa, CA) FRUTTI DI MARE Size: 14’ H x 8’ D x 8’ W Weight: 350 lbs. Medium: Stainless Steel and Corten Steel Jury Avg.: 4.38 Jury Ranking: 19 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 23 Public Poll Ranking: 26 Litman, Adrian Susnea. FRUTTI DI MARE31 tal, lee (Jersey City, New Jersey) Blooming Reflection - Purple Clematis Size: 67” H x 22 ¼” W x 1” D Weight: 87 lbs. Medium: Polished Aluminum Steel Jury Avg.: 4.63 Jury Ranking: 10 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 22 Public Poll Ranking: 27 tall, lee. Blooming Reflection - Purple Clematis32 Barrett, Alex (Santa Fe, NM) TOOTHFAIRY Size: 78” H x 48” W x 60” D Weight: 220 lbs. Medium: Powder-coated Aluminum Jury Avg.: 4.63 Jury Ranking: 10 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 21 Public Poll Ranking: 28 Barrett, Alex. TOOTHFAIRY33 Wise, Jess Glode (Durango, CO) Focused Anomaly Size: 13’ x 5’ x 5’ Weight: n/a Medium: Steel with Crystal-Glass Sphere Jury Avg.: 5.38 Jury Ranking: 3 Public Poll Votes: 15 Public Poll Ranking: 29 Wise, Jess Glode. Focused Anomaly34 Mang, Tiimo (Lakewood, CA) Warning Beacon Size: 11’ H x 3’ W x 2’ D Weight: 250 lbs. Medium: Mild Steel, Stainless Steel Jury Avg.: 4.13 Jury Ranking: 24 (tie) Public Poll Votes: 5 Public Poll Ranking: 30 Mang, Tiimo. Warning Beacon35 RESULTS AT A GLANCE (1/2 ) WORK TITLE JURY SCORE JURY RANK PUBLIC VOTES PUBLIC RANK Cosmos: Starry, Starry Night 5.63 1t 132 1 Wind Tree 4.75 7t 126 2 Spiral Dance 4.13 24t 101 3 Coming Through 4.50 16t 99 4 Open Heart 4.88 5t 94 5 Intended Destination 4.13 24t 77 6 Voyage of a Giant 4.63 10t 71 7t Wave, The 4.13 24t 71 7t Joy Ride 4.63 10t 65 9 Art in Old English 4.63 10t 63 10 Dragonfly 4.88 5t 62 11 Reaching For Life 4.50 16t 61 12 Butterfly Enchanter, The 4.25 21t 57 13 Abhaya 4.13 24t 56 14 Germination 3.63 41t 55 15 36 RESULTS AT A GLANCE (2/2) WORK TITLE JURY SCORE JURY RANK PUBLIC VOTES PUBLIC RANK Emergence 5.63 1t 54 16t Escargot 4.25 21t 54 16t Wolf Rider/ Ophelia's Return 4.75 7t 53 18 Drop 5.13 4 52 19 Celestial Gates; Lunar Gate and Solar Gate 3.63 41t 51 20 Yip, Yip, Yip 4.25 21t 47 21 Dragon's Tail 4.75 7t 44 22t Caught Up 4.50 16t 44 22t From Earth to Sky 4.63 10t 36 24 Space Between, The 4.38 19t 25 25 FRUTTI DI MARE 4.38 19t 23 26 Blooming Reflection - Purple Clematis 4.63 10t 22 27 TOOTHFAIRY 4.63 10t 21 28 Focused Anomaly 5.38 3 15 29 Warning Beacon 4.13 24t 5 30 37 NEXT STEPS 38 THANK YOU! 39