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More than 50 observers attended the two-hour meeting but were not allowed to speak as six members of the ESC Public Art Panel attended in person and three participated via conference call.

More than 50 observers attended the two-hour meeting but were not allowed to speak as six members of the ESC Public Art Panel attended in person and three participated via conference call.

Panel member Lial Jones of the Crocker Art Museum listens to Dr. Paul Jacobs, Executive Chairman of QualComm and part of the Kings ownership team, discuss arena plans by phone. Also participating by conference call were Rene de Guzman, senior curator at the Oakland Museum of California, and AECOM Design Principal Rob Rothblatt.

Panel member Lial Jones of the Crocker Art Museum listens to Dr. Paul Jacobs, Executive Chairman of QualComm and part of the Kings ownership team, discuss arena plans by phone. Also participating by conference call were Rene de Guzman, senior curator at the Oakland Museum of California, and AECOM Design Principal Rob Rothblatt.

Panel member Rachel Teagle (right) discusses possible locations for work by regional artists. Teagle is director of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

Panel member Rachel Teagle (right) discusses possible locations for work by regional artists. Teagle is director of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

Carlin Naify, president of the board for the Verge Center for the Arts, is flanked by artists including William Ishmael (left), Jose Di Gregorio and Micah Crandall-Bear. A total of 55 observers signed in for the meeting.

Carlin Naify, president of the board for the Verge Center for the Arts, is flanked by artists including William Ishmael (left), Jose Di Gregorio and Micah Crandall-Bear. A total of 55 observers signed in for the meeting.

Shelly Willis, executive director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, moderates the panel discussion. The March 30 agenda included updates on the installation of the Jeff Koons sculpture, the selection process for regional artists, and priorities for the art plan for the new downtown arena.

Shelly Willis, executive director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, moderates the panel discussion. The March 30 agenda included updates on the installation of the Jeff Koons sculpture, the selection process for regional artists, and priorities for the art plan for the new downtown arena.

Panel member Annabeth Rosen, an artist and professor of art at UC Davis, lists her priorities for the ESC art plan.

Panel member Annabeth Rosen, an artist and professor of art at UC Davis, lists her priorities for the ESC art plan.

Panel member Marcy Friedman, a philanthropist and arts advocate who donated $1 million to boost the budget for regional art to $1.5 million, clarifies a point before a packed audience of panel observers.

Panel member Marcy Friedman, a philanthropist and arts advocate who donated $1 million to boost the budget for regional art to $1.5 million, clarifies a point before a packed audience of panel observers.

Cheryl Holben (left), chair of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, discusses the ESC art plan with SMAC Executive Director Shelly Willis.

Cheryl Holben (left), chair of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, discusses the ESC art plan with SMAC Executive Director Shelly Willis.

Freelance curator and panel member Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins clarifies an item in the proposed budget for regional art at the new downtown arena.

Freelance curator and panel member Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins clarifies an item in the proposed budget for regional art at the new downtown arena.

Photos: ESC Art Panel Discusses Public Art

Back Photo gallery Apr 3, 2015 By Joan Cusick

The Entertainment & Sports Center art panel of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission met on Monday, March 30, at City Hall, which was officially closed for Cesar Chavez Day. Last fall, the panel recommended the $8-million purchase of a Jeff Koons sculpture to anchor the new downtown arena.