Public Art
Public Art
Stainless and corten steel dragonfly sculpture by Parker Mcdonald to be installed at East Bridge Park in Monticello MN in fall of 2023.
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;
ACHF Arts Access
We believe the installation of this sculpture will celebrate and publicize two big projects in Monticello; the expansion of East Bridge Park, and the official launch of our Arts Trail later this summer. Having a brand new installation to show off, especially one by this much requested hometown artist, will be a great way to introduce our self-guided arts tours connected to the Monticello Arts Trail, and the live in-person tours we will be conducting to kick off the arts trail and park expansion. We feel this new outdoors arts activity in Monticello will change the way people visit out downtown, increasing pedestrian and bike traffic. ; The installation of Parker McDonald's Dragonfly Sculpture at East Bridge Park will help publicize and celebrate the expansion and redesign of that important riverfront park and add to Monticello's growing walkable arts tour. We will have staffers stationed at the park before the expansion begins this spring to count visitors on foot and on bikes. We will also collect counts from the East Bridge Gardeners. Once the piece is installed and the trail maps are up, we'll do another count at similar times/days to see if there is an increase in traffic. We will also conduct polling at the sculpture site after the installation to ask visitors about their activity-- whether they just happen to be going to the park, or are specifically visiting the art sites.; We'll survey area residents online and in person at the unveiling event.
Our outcomes for the sculpture are still planned, but we are in a holding pattern due to construction. The scope of the work involved in developing the site at the corner of Broadway and Hwy 25 downtown has sprawled to envelope the Walnut and Hwy 25 area,
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