Near Poderosa State Park

Davis Beach Parking

Site: Corner of Davis and Lick Creek Road, currently an unimproved parking area

Themes: Indigenous cultures, Ponderorsa trees, Ponderosa State Park, bark sap collecting, tree species, textures and patterns found in nature

Goals: A good location for vertical, freestanding sculpture, celebrate history, natural environment, space-making, sitespecific concepts

Timeline: Coordinate with parking lot improvement schedule

Budget: $30,000-$100,000

Public parking area, corner of Davis and Lick Creek Photo: Amy Westover

Always Becoming, 2007 Nora Naranjo-Morse National Native American Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C.

“Native culture and the environment served as the inspiration… The sculptures’ metaphor of community, home and family not only conveys a universal theme to all peoples, but also enhances visitors’ experiences..” -Nora Naranjo Morse

The empty Davis Beach parking lot could serve as a location for temporary sculptures until improvements begin. When it comes time to design the parking lot, consider a permanent public artwork inspired by, or created by, local indigenous cultures and people. Kindered Spirits, 2015 Alex Pentek County Cork, Ireland

Kindred Spirits commemorates the 1847 donation by the Native American Choctaw people to Irish famine relief during the Great Hunger, despite the Choctaw themselves living in hardship and poverty and having recently endured the Trail of Tears.

Like the example above, consider a well- researched public art sculpture for this McCall location that commemorates either an entire tribe of native peoples or a single act of kindness or act of courage.