The cost we printed on last week’s front page for the total cost of leasing the ten outdoor sculptures from Michigan Sculpture Initiative was a little higher than it should have been. The total invoiced by MSI for the leasing was $15,590 (not the $16,250 noted in the story). We regret the error.
There was additional cost for promotion of the sculptures on top of that.
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority paid 60% of the total, $9,354, for six sculptures. The Van Buren Township DDA paid 40% of the total, $6,236, for four sculptures.
Carol Thompson, coordinator of the Belleville DDA, said the costs that added up to those totals were: $7,500 for artist stipends (10 x $750), $4,550 for sculpture installation, $2,790 fee to MSI, and $750 for one year’s rental of the concrete foundation.
Rosemary K. Otzman, editor