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  • ECFE Nature Explore Gateway
    ECFE Nature Explore Gateway
    Category: Architectural Detailing; Earth Work; Functional Artwork; Historical; Sculpture - Outdoor
    Public art pieces lead students and visitors into the NEC. Four life-size leaping deer with ‘skin’ made of regional animal and plant shapes are placed along the adjoining school building with a fifth deer reclined inside the gate to welcome one and all. Guided by staff, parents and the community, a local artist designed a beautiful motif arched entryway feature. Great Blue Heron parents and chicks welcome all to enter. Original signage from the school has also been included. Once inside, students may explore a life-size tipi, buffalo hide and Native American story books; items donated by the district’s American Indian Education program. An enormous “tree cookie” provides a sense of history and demonstrates the effects of time and natural forces on living things. A life-size replica of a bald eagle’s nest was built on a deck and adorned with sticks similar to what an eagle pair would use to build their nest. To tell the story of the eagle’s nest, a children’s book has been mounted on a small podium at preschooler level. Sticks are available for students/visitors to add and interpretive signage shows what eagles eat and how to find the nearby Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge with its many eagles, abundant wildlife, and pre-settlement habitats and vegetation. ISD 728 Early Childhood Education Artist: Sue Seeger Location: 1170 Main Street, Elk River
  • Historic Foley
    Historic Foley
    Category: Historical; Mixed Media; Painting
    Artist Robert C McCoy designed the five panels to highlight significant historical elements of Foley Minnesota: Livestock, Lumber, Intercontinental (transportation), Agriculture, and Government. The artwork for each panel was based on pictures from the Benton County Historical Society. Banners identify Foley and community, family, industry, history and commerce. A group of grassroots leaders worked in partnership with a private business, the local Chamber and the City of Foley to actively engage the community in the first public art installation in the downtown area. The goals of this project were to improve the aesthetics (beautification) and to encourage positive impacts in the local economy by adding greater interest in downtown.
  • Holdingford Mill
    Holdingford Mill
    Category: Architectural Detailing; Historical; Sculpture - Outdoor
    Located in the City of Holdingford along the Lake Wobegon Trail a two year long project coordinated by the Holdingford In Partnership and funding from a Public Art Grant awarded by the Central MN Arts Board. Artist: Keith Raivo
  • River's Edge
    River's Edge
    Category: Historical; Mixed Media; Mural / Trump L'Oiel; Painting; Sculpture - Indoor
    The mural takes place on an August day in mid-afternoon and there are over 118 species represented on the wall. The more species in the river, the healthier it becomes. The mural features native species of birds such as Wood Ducks, Geese, King Fishers, Cardinals, Blue Birds, Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Loons and Swallows. There are also wild flowers that line the banks that consist of Black Eyes Susans, Wild Bergamot and Showy Milkweed. The trees that line the banks are Maple, Oak, Birch, Willow, Elm and White Pine. Insects in the painting are beetles, butterflies and moths. The animals that roam the painting are deer, river otters, fox, and owls. Not only is it a painting, but there are 3D elements added as well. Some animals, fish and plants are sticking out of the wall. It gives the mural a nice sense of push and pull and gives it that “real-life” look. Melissa Gohman, a ceramic artist, led a team of apprentices in creating the ceramic elements of the installation. The first level is the underwater portion and the second level is what is above the water. The mural all together is 44 feet long and 28 feet tall. That is 2 generous stories to get the painting done well. The painting process started in October of 2011 and was a collaborative effort of artists for 3 months. Melissa Gohman, the Visual Arts Director for the Paramount Arts Resource Trust was the director and driving force behind the whole project. Willicey Tynes was the lead artist on the project. Dan Mondloch from St. Cloud State worked on the mural from the beginning. The mural represents the cross section of the Mississippi River as it flows through the town of St. Cloud, MN. The Mississippi is the 4th largest watershed. It crosses 32 U.S. states and takes approximately 90 days to get from the headwaters in Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. The St. Cloud part of the river is lush in nature and wildlife and was a key aspect that they wanted to convey in the mural design.
  • Sauk Centre Community Mural
    Sauk Centre Community Mural
    Category: Architectural Detailing; Historical; Mural / Trump L'Oiel
    Community Legacies, community members and Artists Carole Bersin, Roger Reinardy, and Diane Leukam created a mural depicting historical aspects of Sauk Centre. Community Legacies received support from the Central MN Arts Board through a FY 15 Project Grant.
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