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 Sculptures
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.
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.
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 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 […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Allow The Collective Sculpture To Remain On College Avenue Through The End Of April 2022
The Municipal Services Committee met 10/25/2021. Alderpersons Bill Siebers (District 1), Brad Firkus (District 3), Denise Fenton (District 6), and Joe Prohaska (District 14) were all in attendance. Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) was excused. At only 13 minutes, it wasn’t a long meeting. They […]