Wind Waves may be winding its merry way down the Pacific Coast Highway to its new home in California.
But it may not be too long before replacements are found and installed all over Richmond.
The non-profit organization that brought Wind Waves, Lenins head, Water #10 et al to Richmond over the last 18 months Vancouver Biennale has asked the city to consider hosting again for its 2013/15 temporary art exhibition.
Biennales proposal, presented to a city council committee last week, calls for the city to kick in $200,000 to help with installing seven temporary installations of sculpture and one land-based, possibly at the Terra Nova Rural Park.
The potential locations for the sculptures could be identified by the organizers as early as this month, with Steveston again high on their agenda.
However, the path to hosting the 2013/15 exhibition in Richmond may not be smooth after city councillors raised concerns at last weeks meeting.
In particular, it was noted that the city paid $125,000 to help with setting up the last Biennale exhibition, compared to $200,000 for the next event.
Another potential stumbling block could be the selection of the actual artworks and where they are to be located.
City council, should it agree to hosting the exhibition, may want to have more control over the selection and location of the exhibits.
Having artworks more specific to Richmond was also suggested by the committee.
Eric Fiss, the citys public art planner, wrote in his report the presence of the last round of Biennale artworks raised awareness about the impact public art can have on the enjoyment of our public spaces.
This was a unique and cost effective opportunity to provide access to major artworks.
If agreeing to take part in the next exhibition, Fiss said the city could look at finding the $200,000 from the public art reserve, private developers, grants or sponsorship.
City councils parks recreation and cultural services committee authorized staff to investigate participation in the 2013-15 Biennale.
