Public Art for Rural Communities
Date: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 to Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Location: Whiterock Burr Oak Visitor Center and downtown Coon Rapids, Iowa
Contact: Rachel Garst, rachelg@creatinggreatplaces.org, (712) 210-4327, or Doug Carpenter, dpcarp@crmu.net, (712) 210-5075
Starting Friday afternoon, Whiterock Conservancy and the community organizatioin, Creating Great Places, will host art enthusiasts from around the region to discuss how even very small rural communities can install and enjoy great public art. The event will include a tour of town art ranging from Coon Rapids' monumental Hybrid Icons installed by Iowa’s premier public artist David Dahlquist, to a variety of local pieces using local materials (think corn-planter plates!). On Saturday will be the community's annual Raccoon River Art Fair, featuring music, local food and home-grown fine art.
Featured participants include
- Melinda Childs, Forecast Public Art
- John Davis, director of the Arts Center from the thriving town of Lanesboro, MN (pop. 754).
- Connie Goeken from the Spencer, Iowa, arts movement
- Ron Kopeska, from the Franconia Sculpture Park
- Rachel Garst, describing Coon Rapids assets and their expression through art
Related information
Whiterock Conservancy website
Creating Great Places website
More about this event [Creating Great Places website]
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture |
Ames, Iowa 50011 |
(515) 294-3711 |
leocenter@iastate.edu