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Need:: $5000 I am applying for:: Other If other please state below:: I am applying for all of the above, materials, supplies, and equipment to bring this new sculpture to downtown Santa Ana. Artist Statement: Diana Markessinis is a Santa Ana based sculptor and fabricator especially known for welding organic forms out of salvaged metal. In 2007 she received her Masters of Fine Art from California State University, Fullerton, CA and her undergraduate degree in sculpture from West Virginia University (2003), attending special workshops at the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, France and the Haystack Mountain School of Craft in Deer Isle, in Maine. Markessinis has her work currently installed at the Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture Park, the Los Angeles Arboretum, Park Santiago Nature Center in Santa Ana, and The Artist Village in downtown Santa Ana. Other projects include Ten Feet along the LA River, The Rails for Trails Sculpture Garden in West Virginia and private residences throughout Southern California. She has had numerous exhibitions in Southern California, including Pulling the Forest Along the Road a NEA Grant project with Hope Center for the Arts and Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA. Markessinis has received awards and grants from The Hoff Foundation (2009) and California State University Fullerton Art Alliance (2006). Narrative for proposed use of funds:: Funds would be used to purchase the raw materials for the sculpture as well as the materials needed to create this piece, my welder and various hand tools, require supplies like gas, wire, grinding discs, etc. The remainder of the funds would go to design, labor, studio overhead costs and a professional team to install the sculpture. Supplemental Question 1:Please describe any additional City of Santa Ana resources required for your project (permits, public space, licenses etc.)?: This project will require an investigation of locations, I've listed some ideas in the Project Description. Potential permits would be contingent on installation and approval for the new sculpture. Supplemental Question 2: Is this a new or existing program/project?: It will be a new project designed for the specific site chosen, which I have done for the Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture Park, The Los Angeles Arboretum, The Park Santiago Nature Center in Santa Ana, and my first experience with public art in 2003 in Morgantown West Virginia. Supplemental Question 3: How will the proposed project be presented or shared