The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/07/2025. The one action item on the agenda was a request from Hannah Ohayon, the Appleton Public Library’s current artist in resident with their Artist in Resident Program, to install a temporary sculpture in Veterans Memorial Park consisting of […]
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Public Arts Committee Recommends Approval Of Placement Of Temporary Pinecone Sculpture In Veterans Memorial Park
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 07/02/2025. The one item on the agenda was a request from Hannah Ohayon, the Appleton Public Library’s Artist in Residence Program, to create and place a temporary sculpture out of pinecones in Veterans Memorial Park. The committee voted unanimously […]
Public Arts Committee Approves Red Parking Ramp Mural – Encourages The Artist To Make Sure Handicapped Parking Sign Is Easily Visible Against Painting
The Public Arts Committee met 06/04/2025. The main action item on the agenda was the request to approve a request from Neo Medina and the Trout Museum of Art to paint a mural inside the Red Parking Ramp on Superior Street in downtown Appleton. The […]
Appleton Public Arts Committee Meeting 06/04/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Paint Mural Inside Red Parking Ramp
The Appleton Public Arts Committee is meeting 06/04/2025 at 8AM. They will be electing a Vice Chair, setting a meeting date and time, and designating a contact person, but the main purpose of the meeting is to vote on a request from Neo Medina and […]
Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture On Hold – ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany Reports That Price Of Materials Is Too High To Proceed With Existing Design And That The Groundswell Of Negative Feedback On Social Media Had Given Them Pause
The selfie sculpture the Appleton Downtown Inc was requesting to install in Houdini Plaza is on hold. ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany spoke at the Common Council meeting on 03/19/2025 and explained that the prices for materials had turned out to be too high to […]
Common Council Meeting 03/19/2025 – Will Review Request From AASD To Create New Anti-Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Selfie-Sculpture And Emissions Reduction Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 03/19/2025 at 7PM. They will be receiving a presentation from the Appleton Area School District in which the school district will explain the negative impact of truancy and then request that the Common Council create a local ordinance that would […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes 3-1 With 1 Abstention To Approve Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture – Discusses Purpose, Value, And Location Of “Selfie Station”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request from Creative Downtown Appleton, Inc to install a selfie sculpture in Houdini Plaza. There was some discussion about the purpose and value of the piece as well as […]
Appleton Public Arts Committee Votes In Favor Of Locator Pin Selfie Sculpture To Be Placed In Houdini Plaza
The Appleton Public Arts Committee met 03/05/2025. The one action item on their agenda was a request from Creative Downtown Appleton to install a selfie sculpture in Houdini Plaza. The committee voted unanimously to approve this request. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for […]
Public Arts Committee Approves Mural For Police Department Parking Garage, Receives Update On Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower Photo Contest
The Appleton Public Arts Committee met 06/05/2024 and voted on a request from the Police Department to paint a mural on their parking garage located at 222 S Walnut Street. The committee voted unanimously to approve the request. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion […]
Public Arts Committee Meeting 06/05/2024 – Will Vote On Police Department Request To Paint Mural On Outside Wall Of Police Parking Garage
The Appleton Public Arts Committee is meeting on 06/05/2024 at 8AM. They have one item on the agenda which is a request from the Appleton Police Department for approval to paint a mural on the east-facing wall of the Police Department’s parking garage. The mural […]