Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 6, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Carla Bell Johnson, AICP, Deputy County Administrator
FROM: Vicki Landon, Administrator
CONTACT: Vicki Landon, Administrator
PHONE: 407-836-5540
DIVISION: Arts and Cultural Affairs
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Sculpture on the Lawn Donation Agreement by and between Orange County, Florida and Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation. (Arts and Cultural Affairs Office)
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PROJECT: N/A
PURPOSE: The Public Art Review Board, with staff support from the Arts and Cultural Affairs Office, has selected sculptures for an annual exhibition on the lawn of the Orange County Administration Center. This temporary outdoor sculpture program is open to artists who have carved sculptural pieces. Dorothy Gillespie’s artwork, “Rockefeller Center Sculpture Multi-Colored Totem,” is currently on the lawn of the Orange County Administration Center. This donation agreement will terminate the current “Sculpture on the Lawn Loan and Exhibition Agreement” for the sculpture and accept the donation of the sculpture to Orange County, Florida.
BUDGET: N/A