City Buys More Art

On June 6, 2023, the artpiece “Timeline Theory and Reflections” was purchased for $1,000. It was available to be purchased by the public for $7,000 but it was discounted to the city because of the inability of the artist to retrieve the art piece as he is sick and lives in Seattle. Would you drop $1,000 on a piece of art? We previously covered the city’s budget and projected shortfall here. Dan Gookin contends that the art budget is separate and that “additional revenues have come in, so the city is in good financial shape.” Although art is expensive, it does help to enrich the culture of Coeur d’ Alene. This piece can be found on 3rd and Sherman.