The ‘Love’ and ‘I Love Racine’ signs, which have beautified downtown all summer, go up for online auction beginning Sept. 1st. Opening bids for auction start at $200 and the bidding will close at 11:59 pm on September 10. To participate, visit racinedowntown.com and click on the ‘Auctions’ tab (racinedowntown.com/sign-auction).
Proceeds from the online auction will help keep downtown vibrant by supporting the organization whose mission is to foster economic, social, and cultural diversity by stimulating business development, programming events, and marketing downtown to the community, developers, and tourists.
2023 Public Artists:
Artists Gallery (multiple artists)
Nancy & Scott Barthuly
Nicole Blakely
Patricia Borowiec
Kelly Drumm-Frederick
Dave Gage
Lizbeth Gage
Jennifer Jarrett
Kathryn Klomp
Alexis Lockridge
Brenda Lois
Connie Meredith
Samantha Moe
Paul Muckler
Faille Schmitz
Serenitie Schutters & Horlick High School Art Class
Lisa Shockley-Fors
Dallas & Tarah Tawwater
The Prairie School 2023 Kindergarten Class
The Prairie School Art Class/Vicki Schmitz
Hillary Warren
Kelly Witte
“We’re so proud that we are one of only a few communities in the nation that has displayed a public art project in downtown for over 20 consecutive years. I believe these signs will be a huge hit. The designs range from The Beatles, to Golden Books, Lake Michigan and more,” said Kelly Kruse, executive director of the Downtown Racine Corporation.
DOWNTOWN RACINE CORPORATION: Downtown Racine Corporation, a non-profit whose mission is to foster economic, social, and cultural diversity by stimulating business development, programming events, and marketing downtown to the community, developers, and tourists.