Dome Of Disunity? Councilman Joe Clement, Mayor Terry D'Arcy Spar Over Art Sculpture

Dome Of Disunity? Councilman Joe Clement, Mayor Terry D'Arcy Spar Over Art Sculpture

Mayor Terry D'Arcy's Dome of Unity has created significant controversy and dissension for the city of Joliet. Tuesday night is his big vote.

Joliet Mayor breaks tie vote to pass downtown City Square art sculpture - The Times Weekly

The Joliet City Council Tuesday approved a public art contract for the downtown city center after Mayor Terry D’Arcy broke a tie 4-4 vote. The contract is with Sijia Chen Studio for the creation of a signature public art installation at City Square, located just steps from the historic Rialto Theatre, at a cost not to exceed $197,000. Following an extensive review process and significant public input, the Joliet Arts Commission recommended “Dome…

D’Arcy Does It: Joliet Becomes Dome Of Unity City After 5-4 Tie-Breaking Vote From Mayor

JOLIET, IL — Less than a month after Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy cast the tie-breaking vote to make sure that Joliet residents are paying more money for their grocery taxes, the mayor cast another tie-breaking vote. On Tuesday night, D’Arcy voted to award a contract to Sijia Chen, the Chinese-born artist who lives in Los Angeles, to create a $197,000 Joliet-taxpayer funded Dome of Unity sculpture for the new downtown City Square being built across…