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special naming opportunity is the majestic Van Sant sculpture that
rises over the Donor Wall at the Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive
Center. This bronze masterpiece depicts marsh birds taking off from
the calm waters of the Bay. It provides a fitting tribute to the
contributors to the Interpretive Center acknowledged on the Donor
Wall.
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Van Sant is a sculptor, painter, and conceptual artist. In thirty
five years of professional work he has executed over sixty major
sculpture and mural commissions for public spaces around the world.
These include the international airports of Honolulu, Taipei and Los
Angeles, the civic centers of Los Angeles, Newport Beach and
Inglewood, and corporate centers in Taiwan, Manila, Salt Lake City,
Dallas, Honolulu and San Francisco. Van Sant has had fifteen one-man
exhibits in the United States, Europe and Australia. His art is
represented in public and private collections throughout the world. More
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A donation of $50,000 (which is the amount of the Van
Sant commission) will give permanent
recognition to you or a special person dear to your heart. It will
also allow you to give tribute to the artistic talents of Tom Van
Sant and the dedication of those who have been instrumental in the
creation of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and Nature
Preserve, and the establishment of the Interpretive
Center.
The Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends is a section 501(c) 3
organization dedicated to preserving and educating the public about
Upper Newport Bay. Contributions are tax-deductible as specified in
the Internal Revenue Code.
For information on this naming opportunity please call Jack
Keating at (949) 720-9433. |
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