The Kenosha Arts Fund is seeking sponsors for the 2024-2026 Biennial Sculpture Walk-HarborPark.
The current sculptures will remain in place along the promenade on the south side of HarborPark and additional locations until mid-September when new art will be installed.
“The sculptures are changed every two years to keep the exhibit vibrant for residents and visitors of Kenosha,” said Natalie Strohm, Sculpture Walk project manager.
Sponsorship is $4,500 for the biennial exhibit. The sculpture artists receive $2,250, and the remaining funds go toward grants to community organizations and events that advance the arts in Kenosha County. The Arts Fund is a component fund of the Kenosha Community Foundation. People and businesses can support the sculpture through donations to the Kenosha Arts Fund, a component of the Kenosha Community Foundation, 600 52nd St., Suite 110, Kenosha, WI 53140.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to support public art and to support arts events and education in our community,” Strohm said.
Strohm urged people to stroll among the current sculptures as work continues to find successors for the upcoming installation.
The current temporary sculptures are:
• Transition by Bruce Niemi (retired), formerly of Kenosha, sponsored by the City of Kenosha
• Sphere by Paul Bobrowitz, Colgate, WI, sponsored by Patricia Petretti
• A Big Hello, by Craig Snyder, Plymouth, MN, sponsored by the Kenosha Community Foundation
• The Balance Between, by Maureen Bergquist Gray, Interlochen, MI, sponsored by Uline
• Dragonfly, by Michael Petit, Dent, MN, sponsored by Tom and Ruth Clark Family
• Ma mere, by Joseph (Frances Joseph Gagnepain IV), St. Charles, IL, sponsored by Snap-on Incorporated
• Coming Together, by Bruce Niemi (retired), formerly of Kenosha, sponsored by Mary Tunkieicz
• Ascending Perspectives, by Craig Snyder, Plymouth MN, sponsored by Visit Kenosha
• Blended Family, by Paul Bobrowitz, sponsored by The Kloss Foundation
• Whole of My Heart, by Chris Plaisted, New Milford, CT, sponsored by Friends of the Arts Fund
Most of the sculptures are located along the promenade on the south side of HarborPark. Additional locations are near the Pierhead Lighthouse at the Kenosha Water Utility, 100 52st Place, and Civic Center Park, 5600 Sheridan Road.
In addition to seeking sponsors, a nationwide Call for Art is underway. The Arts Fund is seeking sculptures to include in the 2024-2026 exhibit.
For more information about sponsoring a sculpture or submitting a sculpture for consideration, email artsfund@kenoshafoundation.org or call 262-654-2412.