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About the Art Walk
This year, there’s another great reason to visit Red Wing’s beautiful historic downtown. Art in the Heart of Red Wing features more than 30 outdoor sculptures and art pieces, including nine sculptures added this spring along the Art Walk.
Follow the interactive map to stroll through our charming downtown streets and enjoy each piece. The easily walkable Art Walk also meanders down to the Mississippi riverfront and Levee Park, where the walking/bike path will lead you past the unique floating boathouse village to Baypoint Park. From this vantage point, you can view the newly constructed Bridge of Valor which spans the river connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin; It’s truly a work of engineering artistry.
Bringing the 2023 Sculptures to Red Wing is a partnership between Red Wing Arts, Downtown Main Street, the City of Red Wing, the Public Art Liaisons (the PALS) Committee of Curt Gruhl, Art Kenyon, and Becky Poss; and Sculpture Tour Eau Claire.
Nine sculptures are on loan and will be replaced in 2024 with nine new pieces. They were chosen by a peer review panel of 15 community members. They are for sale by the artists. For inquiries, please contact info@redwingarts.org or call 651-388-7659.
The Art Walk is fully and enthusiastically funded through the generosity of local philanthropic groups with a shared vision to enrich our community, entice new commerce, and encourage newcomers to return.
To donate to our public art efforts, please click below.
We are grateful for….
City of Red Wing Public Works crew (y’all are the BEST)
Sculpture Tour Eau Claire
Neufeldt Industrial Services
J and J Crane
Biesanz Stone
Our rotating sculptures on loan come from a partnership with Sculpture Tour Eau Claire, which also led us to find Maestro, Jake on Bass, and Synchronous - permanent additions to our collection. We want to thank its director, Julie Pangallo, who encouraged us to make our dream a reality. Her extensive connections with regional and national artists who are willing to lease their sculptures was invaluable to us, and her guidance helped make many of the steps toward the completion of this project possible. To learn more about Eau Claire, visit their website here: https://www.sculpturetour.org/
Backstory
It all began with a road trip…..
This sculpture project began when a group of Red Wing art lovers traveled to Mankato to investigate a sculpture installation that was part of an active arts alliance. Art Kenyon, Curt Gruhl, and Becky Poss then formed the PALS, Public Art Liaisons. They, along with others, visited similar installations to study other programs and to consider the possibilities for our city. Red Wing Downtown Main Street and Red Wing Arts were natural non-profit partners for developing a downtown sculpture program. The planning began. Funding was secured and a selection of gorgeous outdoor sculptures from across the country was created.
Art Kenyon, Julie Pangallo, and Curt Gruhl in Sioux Falls, SD
Curt Gruhl, Julie Pangallo, Art Kenyon, Becky Poss
Not even the pandemic could stop the planning!
Installation Day!