A close-up of stacked stones at Phelps Park in Decorah, Iowa, where the Civilian Conservation Corps crafted walls, a fountain and more.
WHEN YOU THINK public art, what pops into your mind? Sculptures? Murals? Sidewalk poetry? All fit the definition.
An example of the stone art at Phelps Park.
But public art stretches beyond the obvious. If you look for it, you will see art everywhere, as I did on a September visit to Decorah. This northeastern Iowa river town is rich in art, natural and otherwise.
In a downtown Decorah plaza, “Doe and Fawn” by Victoria Reed.
Art enriches a place by adding texture, interest, depth.
Look up to see this sculpture on the Nelson & Co building in downtown Decorah.
Art personalizes a place with character.
The colorful mural by The Cardboard Robot.
Art colors a town with vibrancy.
On display at Donlon Toy Jungle (inside Donlon Pharmacy), this 6-foot KNEX Ferris Wheel.
Details posted with that Ferris Wheel build.
Just another angle of the KNEX Ferris Wheel.
Art brings a community together, creating a cohesiveness that unites in working toward a common goal.
An artful door leading to apartments in downtown Decorah.
Art comforts.
Stacked stone art in Dunning’s Spring.
Art empowers, strengthens.
Inside The Cardboard Robot, shoppers are encouraged to be hands-on creative.
Art expands our imaginations to create.
This new bridge at Dunning’s Spring Park replicates a stone bridge of 140 years ago. Master stone mason Ted Wilson crafted the bridge along with Sean Smyth. The bridge features dry stonewalling, meaning there’s no mortar between joints.
We need art. Today more than ever. To bridge our differences.
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© Copyright 2018 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
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