The Edisto Chamber of Commerce hosted the second Turtle Tide Art Auction in conjunction with the Edisto Fall Festival last Saturday, October 7. It was a warm Fall day at Edisto; the sun was shining, the band was playing, and more…
KneeKnocker Woods: A decade of thrills and chills
Oct 1, 2023 Just west of Gibbon on Highway 30, among the sprawling acres of Icon Poly, an eerie transformation takes place every October. As the sun sets, KneeKnocker Woods comes to life, beckoning more than 10,000 thrill-seekers to enter its…
Community Art Project Raises over $60,000
The Edisto Chamber of Commerce hosted the very first Turtle Tide Art Auction in conjunction with the Edisto Fall Festival last Saturday, October 15. It was a perfect Fall Day at Edisto; the sun was shining, the band was playing, and…
Seguin Texas welcomes first painted squirrel sculpture
There’s a giant squirrel on the loose, and it’s exactly how the city of Seguin wants it. The first of a series of hand-crafted squirrels was unveiled this past Sunday on the lawn of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church. Congregation members…
Fiberglass Sheep flocked Webster
Fiberglass livestock has been spotted “grazing” in front of local civic and commercial buildings in Webster, Dudley, and Oxford. But before you say “Eww!” — or even more appropriately “Ewe!” — rest assured that no one is trying to pull the…
Upcoming Fox-in-the-Boro project seeking artists
Rabbits hopped into Dedham, cows grazed around Boston, and foxes will trot through Foxboro this summer as part of a public art project. The Foxboro Cultural Council is seeking five local artists to participate in the public art, tourism, and charitable…
Saugerties owl legend becomes local art
Rocky, a tiny saw-whet owl found in a Norway Spruce tree to be set up as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020, has become something of a folk legend in the years after his discovery. Books have been written about…
Horse sculptures raise $250,000 for local organization
An auction of life-size painted sculptures of a much-loved therapy horse raised approximately $250,000 for WindReach’s educational and therapeutic programmes. Tilly, a miniature pony, died in November last year after 22 years of helping others at the Warwick-based outdoor activities centre….
Types of Public Art Installations
Most of the time, when art is visible in a community, it instantly becomes a public art project. It doesn’t matter if the art is murals, paintings, or large art installations; it is still works of art made by artists showing…
Group raises money for little angels project at Evergreen Home Cemetery
At Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice, a few yards away from U.S. Highway 136, there are a group of graves marking the final resting place for local infants and babies. The only thing noting this area’s importance is a plot marker,…