The City of Gold Coast engaged a professional team lead by Blue Sky View to assess and report on the structural and artistic integrity of the Kirra Eagle sculpture, located at Kirra Hill Lookout, Garrick St, Coolangatta.
The team included structural engineer Ashley Ruffin, Lambert & Rehbein; metal sculptor/public artist Russell Anderson, artplusdesign; and public art/conservation consultant John Waldron, Blue Sky View.
This Kirra Eagle, Conservation Report provides Council a summary of the assessment findings; the history of the sculpture and artist; a public art condition assessment; a public art significance assessment; a public art maintenance report; and a list of options and recommendations to ensure public safety, and for either the conservation or decommissioning of the sculpture.
The report was prepared in consultation with Council staff and the artist’s family.
Completed: March 2018