Artist sought for Winnemucca statue

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Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2003 | 8:41 a.m.

The Sarah Winnemucca Statue Selection Committee is looking for an artist to create the bronze sculpture of Sarah Winnemucca that will represent Nevada in the Capitol's National Statuary Hall in Washington.

A request for proposals inviting artists to participate in an open competition to design, fabricate and install the statue was issued. The deadline to submit proposals to the State Purchasing Department is 2 p.m. Sept. 8.

Copies of the RFP are available by contacting the Nevada Purchasing Division at (775) 684-8676 or by visiting the Department of Cultural Affairs' website (www.NevadaCulture.org).

For more information about the statue project and fund-raising efforts, call (775) 786-2335.