Spread the money out between the participants and you'll get good sculptures and happy people. People do what they always do and rationalize it into a theme. Public reaction is appreciated by artists accustomed to working alone in their studios. Many people have a hostility for public art because they feel it is imposed on them and they don't know who has done it or why. In a symposium, people ask questions, they walk around it.
Sculptors develop little fan clubs of people following their work.
They encourage us-they are participating, they respect us for the hard work. It's fun to share in their enthusiasm. It reminds you of the magic that is art Art isn't really an object, it is that moment of contact when someone sees your work, and is really touched by it. The symposium opens people to art. Working in public during a limited period can be a challenge and an inspiration.