A World Cup jaguar, a kinetic fountain and a sculpture walk proposed for Lummus Park

Three proposals to add public art to Lummus Park along Ocean Drive are headed to the city’s Art in Public Places Committee, if the City Commission approves the referrals on its Nov. 18 agenda.

A jaguar stays. Commissioner Laura Dominguez wants the committee to weigh keeping “Neon Botanica,” a jaguar sculpture by Brazilian artist Leticce, at 7th Street and Ocean Drive in front of the Avalon Hotel. It is one of five jaguars placed in Miami Beach for the Jaguar Parade, a World Cup exhibition of 11 sculptures around Miami-Dade, her memo says. The sculptures are to be auctioned for Oncafari, a Brazilian jaguar conservation nonprofit, and a bidder has offered to donate this one to the city, according to the memo. If the committee supports it, Dominguez plans a later item to accept the gift and seek Historic Preservation Board approval.

A kinetic fountain. Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt proposes a site study for artist Ron Agam’s “Fountain of Radiant Harmony,” described in her memo as a fountain-sculpture combining color, light, water and programmable technology. Suggested sites are the blocks near 10th Street and Ocean Drive and the north end of Lummus Park near The Betsy. The artist or supporters would pay for the artwork, and the city would consider paying for installation, a cost not yet known, the memo says.

A rotating sculpture walk. Bhatt also proposes a permanent framework for rotating public art along Ocean Drive from 10th to 14th streets, with sculpture pads that could hold different works through the year. Artists or community groups would supply and maintain the art; the city would find the space and might help with installation costs, according to her memo.

The memos list no cost to the city yet. The committee would make recommendations to the commission, which would have to approve any installation.