It seems that the Fiber Rain yarn bomb event has been delayed due to the Appleton Health Department’s concern about increasing coronavirus cases. Appleton Downtown Inc had been planning to kick off this even on April 16, and it would have featured “one-of-a-kind yarn-creations displayed […]
Tag: Appleton Art
Downtown Appleton BLM Mural Impacted By Building Renovations
Well, that was short lived. The BLM mural on the corner of College Avenue and Appleton Street was completed in June of 2020 and by February of 2021 windows were being added to wall on which the mural was painted. By March, the building renovations […]
History Museum Mural Blocked By New Building
I hope everybody got a chance to view the mural on the west wall of the History Museum At The Castle while they still could because it’s totally covered up by the wall of the new building going in next to it. I always thought […]
Avenue of Ice – 1 Week Follow-Up
What a difference a week makes. This is what all the Avenue of Ice sculptures look like now.
Appleton Avenue of Ice 2021
I had a chance to check out the ice sculptures over the weekend. Not sure what they look like now with the warmer weather. It was fun, but, honestly, the sculptures were pretty corporate–not a ton of creativity. I was hoping to see a hodag […]
Avenue of Ice Event Happening Now
Appleton’s Avenue of Ice event is going on Downtown. Go catch all the ice sculptures while they’re fresh.
In These Cold Grim Days There’s Still The Scubas Mural
As we endure sub zero temperatures, perhaps now is the time to gaze upon the mural at Scuba’s Pourhouse and dream of warmer days. https://ewww.scubaspourhouse.com/
All Things Appleton Reader “Images of Hope” Winner
One of All Things Appleton’s readers took this winning “Images of Hope” photo. It is a pretty picture–nicely composed–and when I picked out my own private top 12, it made the cut. Good Job!
“Images of Hope” Contest Winners Chosen
The Appleton Public Arts Committee met 01/05/2021 and picked out 12 winners and 4 runner-ups for their “Images of Hope” photo contest. Winners: #4, #6, #12, #13, #14, #19, #21, #22, #23, #25, and #26 Runner-ups: #18, #27, #41, and #44 Winners get $100 per […]
“Images of Hope” Photo Contest Submissions
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 01/05/2021 at 7:45am. The only action item is reviewing the 47 photos submitted to the Images of Hope photo contest and picking 12 winners and 4 runners up. Winning submissions will be cropped to 43″x43″ squares and displayed In […]