Here are pictures from the 2023 Avenue of Ice. They seemed to have a tropical/vacation theme. I gotta say, I was not particularly feeling it this year. I guess it was fun enough, and there were a few fun designed; however, the sculptures overall come […]
Tag: Appleton Art
Avenue Of Ice 2023 Currently Underway
The Avenue of Ice is taking place right now and over this weekend. They seem to have a tropical/vacation theme going on. It’s supposed to be 40 degrees tomorrow, so you may want to check the sculptures out sooner rather than later.
“Images That Define Appleton” Photo Contest Winners Chosen
The Public Arts Committee met 02/01/2023. The one action item on their agenda was to pick the winning entries for the “Images That Define Appleton” photo contest. These photos will be displayed in the Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower. They picked 8 winners from the pictures […]
Public Arts Committee Meeting 02/01/2023 – Will Vote On Winners Of “Images That Define Appleton” Photo Contest
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 02/01/2023 at 8:30AM. The one item on their agenda is to review the submissions for the “Images That Define Appleton” photo contest and pick 12 pictures and2 alternates to be displayed on the Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower. There are […]
New Mural At Appleton East High School
Irineo E. Medina completed a mural at Appleton East High School earlier this month. It’s visible along the side of the building from John Street. He is the artist behind a number of the murals across Appleton, and you can view more of his art […]
Collective Sculpture Sighted By Area 509
Guess who’s hanging out in the parking lot of Area 509 near the corner of Badger and Linwood? Yup, it’s everybody’s favorite Big Head. Presumably it’s being stored there until it can be shipped out to Bozeman, Montana. In fall of 2021, Alderperson Alex Schultz […]
Farewell To An Icon
He’s in a better place now. RIP sweet friend.
2022 Sidewalk Poetry Contest Winners Announced
The 2022 Sidewalk Poetry winners were announced during the 04/06/2022 Common Council meeting and have just been posted to the city’s Facebook page. Director Paula Vandehey noted that this was the 9th year of the sidewalk poetry program, and, by the end of 2022, the […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 04/13/2022 – Will Vote On Special Use Permit For Mill City Public House
The City Plan Commission is meeting 04/13/2022 at 3:30PM. They have one public hearing and one action item related to the public hearing. That item is a Special Use Permit for a restaurant with alcohol sales and service located at 1103 West College Avenue. Mill […]
Appleton Avenue Of Ice 2022
I had a chance to check out the Avenue of Ice. There were some sculptures that were very similar to some sculptures from last year including the piggy bank, the penguin, and the “LOVE” sculpture, but there were a lot more sculptures this year than […]