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 […]
Tag: Appleton Art
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 […]
Appleton Curling Club Mural
With the 2022 Winter Olympics currently taking place and all eyes on the curling events, it’s a good time to remember that the Appleton Curling Club exists. While technically located in Grand Chute, it does bill itself as the “Appleton” Curling Club, which I think […]
Alderperson Hartzheim Expresses Interest In Making The Sidewalk Poetry Program Selection Process More Public
The City of Appleton is currently accepting submissions for its Sidewalk Poetry Program. The city will pick up to 5 poems to be stamped into the sidewalk in various locations around the city. The deadline is February 18, 2022. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey mentioned […]
Appleton Art Highlight: “Gyan/Gesture Of Conscience” By Kara James
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any artwork. Back in November, the Common Council vote to extend the leases of three Acre of Art sculptures. I’ve already posted pictures of Howard Russo’s “To The Moon, Alice” and Paul Bobrowitz’s “The Collective”. I have not, […]
Common Council Meets 11/17/2021 – Votes On Lease Extensions For The Collective And Two Other Sculptures, Approves Polling Places For 2022, Approves Hiring Of New IT Director
The Appleton Common Council met 11/17/2021. At only 30 minutes long, it was one of the shorter Council meetings of the year. Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen provided a Covid-19 Update to the Council which I posted about yesterday. The council voted unanimously to approve […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves RISE Sign Lease Extensions For 2 Sculptures, Receives Report That Reid Golf Course Income Exceeded $1 Million This Year
The Appleton Parks and Recreation Committee met 11/08/2021. I already wrote a post about the Reid Golf Course rate changes for 2022. After voting on that, the committee turned to the remaining items on their agenda. The RISE Sign The next item they took up […]
Public Arts Committee Approves Lease Extensions For Three Sculptures – Gesture Of Conscience, To The Moon Alice, and The Collective
The Public Arts Committee met 11/03/2021. Amongst several things they took up lease extension requests for three Sculpture Valley sculptures currently located on public property—The Collective, Gyan/Gesture of Conscience, and To the Moon Alice. Alex Schultz, who is the alderperson for District 9, appeared in […]
Public Arts Committee Chooses Photos From Rhythms Of The World Event To Fill Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower
The Public Arts Committee met 11/03/2021. One of the items on their agenda was to determine how to fill the Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower. They had discussed the item at their previous meeting but made no final determination and came to this meeting with the […]
Public Arts Committee Meeting 11/03/2021 – Will Vote On Lease Extensions For Three Sculptures; Decide On Process For Filling Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 11/03/2021 at 8:30AM. They’ll be taking up a number of items. The Municipal Services Committee already voted to recommend that the lease for The Collective sculpture on College Avenue be extended for 6 months through the end of April […]