Public Art

The seventh permanent sculpture will have been installed in the Delano Sculpture Park. Many area residents will have experienced a free and accessible arts activity locally, with many visiting the sculpture park for the first time. The audience will have gained a new perspective on trumpeter swans and the history of the reintroduction of the trumpeters to Minnesota and our local area. The audience will have gained knowledge about the artist and various aspects of the sculpture and the creative process. The community will have developed a stronger sense of pride in our community and in the sculpture park. The audience will be invited to complete an online survey to provide feedback. The audience has an opportunity to cast a vote for the People's Choice Sculpture from among the works displayed for a year as part of the annual sculpture walk. We will incorporate the Trumpeter permanent sculpture as a part of this survey. To encourage participation, an incentive will be offered in the form of a prize drawing from all surveys submitted by Labor Day 2023. We will continue to accept surveys after that date, but the vote for People's Choice will not be counted. We use the survey to capture demographic details of our audience. A separate child-friendly survey will engage and introduce children to the world of sculpture by letting them vote for their favorite piece. The Arts Council will also solicit feedback through conversations with the City and city commissions, the public art review committee members, key community leaders, and the artist. Members of the council will seek feedback from members of the public as well through our own deep connections into the community.