Delightful perusal – enjoy the sculptures at Percival Landing and vote

Take a walk among the art at the Percival Plinth Project in Olympia. The city is hosting 18 sculpture pieces this year loaned by regional artists. The community can vote on this, and whichever piece gets the most votes will receive a People’s Choice Award. It will then be put in the permanent art collection and placed on display.

On the city’s webpage about the art, the selection criteria include:

• "Quality of sculpture includes evidence of artistic ability and originality or uniqueness of vision, technical competency, material integrity, and craftsmanship.
• Sculpture must be freestanding and able to attach to a 24”x 24” stainless steel connector plate (provided) and be available for public display from June 2023-June 2024.
• Sculpture must not present a safety risk to the public, should be able to withstand exposure to the elements and unsupervised interaction, and be maintenance-free for the duration of the exhibition.  Artists must expect that sculpture may be climbed or marked on during exhibition.
• Balance and diversity of materials and style among selected sculptures.
• Artists should bear in mind that the audiences will be broad-based and of all ages and artwork should be appropriate for display in a public place.  Artwork that includes advertising or logos or is political, religious or sexual in nature will not be considered."

Voting for the art pieces is open until July 30, one ballot per person. The sculptures will be on display until June 2023.

Here’s a map that shows the 18 locations along the waterfront where the sculptures are standing.

To vote on your favorite pieces click here.

On the Olympia Percival Plinth Project page, it states:

Only one ballot per person, one vote per person. Voting open ‘til July 30.

• You must register on Engage Olympia to vote.
• You do not need to be an Olympia resident to participate.
• Sculptures remain on display until June 2023.
• People’s Choice Winner will be announced at an Olympia City Council meeting in fall 2022.

Sculptures that wish to submit to the next installation must be from Washington or Oregon state. They may submit up to two pieces of artwork each that are unique representations of their art and must have a valid business license. Details here.

Mussel by Jon Kalin. Medium silicon bronze. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Salmon Tide by Shawn Johnson. Medium steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Sprout by Ken Turner. Medium mild steel and stainless steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Resilience by Fumi Amano. Medium plywood, steel and paint. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Horse with Personality by Timm Duffy. Medium silicon bronze. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Guardian by Jim Johnson. Medium steel and copper. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Why? by Jim Johnson. Medium bronze, steel and copper. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Kelp's Dream by Joel Heidel. Medium metal. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Matrix by Karl Schwiesow. Medium ceramic, stoneware. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Underwater Disagreement by Eileen Lagasse. Medium stainless steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Common Ground by Nathan Robles, medium steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Journey Home by Angelina Marino Heidel. Medium powder coated steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Contortionist by Angelina Marino-Heidel, medium metal. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Salmon Romance by Pat Mcvay, medium red cedar. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Quantum Leap, Robert Gigliotti, medium steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Follow the Drinking Gourd II - Dan Brown, medium steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.

Germination, Robert Gigliotti, medium steel, stainless steel. Percival Plinth Project sculptures on Percival Landing.