St. Louis Park Artwalk in the Park
An outdoor exhibit of original artwork by local creatives in parks and along trails and community spaces in St. Louis Park—promoting creativity, enlivening public spaces, and connecting community with our natural environment.
2024 Summer Artwalk: Kindness in the Community!
The Artwalk In the Park is back for summer 2024, and this year’s theme is “Kindness in the Community.”
We know that true kindness is so powerful!
We also know that true kindness can be rare. And that in our world today, we can use more kindness, care, and compassion towards other people.
As part of the 2024 Artwalk in the Park, we're asking community members to imagine what kindness in our St. Louis Park community looks like in the form of your original artwork. This can be as literal or as abstract as you like, as long as it promotes kindness.
Some prompts you might consider as you're making your art board include...
What is an act of kindness you've witnessed or experienced in the community?
Who in the community embodies what it means to be kind?
What is a kind act that often goes unrecognized or unnoticed?
What does being kind look like in your home, your background, your specific community?
How can kindness thrive even in difficult or challenging times?
What do you see in the local community? What do you want to see?
Timeline:
Sat, June 22nd 12-2pm: Board and supply pickup at Nelson Park
Thurs, June 27th, 1-4pm: Board and supply pickup at Lenox Community Center
Friday, July 19th, 1-4pm: Drop-in workshop at the SLP Library (supplies provided at workshop)
Monday July 15st - Friday, July 19th: Drop off your home-made art board at Lenox Community Center
July thru September: Art boards on display in parks throughout St. Louis Park
Late-September: Call for art boards to be picked up (date and time TBD)
Spaces are limited. We welcome artwork from people of all ages as well as families working together, and recognize that understanding and expression of the project themes will vary based on age and lived experience. We will notify you by email if there is a space available for you.
If selected, your artwork will be displayed at parks throughout the SLP community! Boards will be displayed...
July 22nd thru Aug 9th in Oak Hill Park (by the splash pad)
Aug 12th thru Aug 30th in Dakota Park (around the dog park)
Sept 2nd thru Sept 20th in Wolfe Park (behind the pickleball courts)
Once the final exhibit in Wolfe Park is completed, we'll have a call for artboard pick-up in late September.
Please note: Artists are free to let their imagination reign; however, artwork containing words or images that are overtly political, violent or sexual will not be displayed. Thank you for your understanding. Questions? Contact mike@slpfota.org.
2024 Art Walk installation: Oak Hill Park
2023 Summer Artwalk
The 2023 Summer Artwalk features local creatives—from youth to seniors, amateur artists to professionals—in the months of August and September. Artwork will be displayed at the St. Louis Park Library, Dakota Dog Park, and Wolfe Park. The theme of the Artwalk, in partnership with St. Louis Park Read Fest, is “Books that Inspire.” ! Please enjoy past years’ Artwalk photos below!
2023 Artist List
Lilli Sprintz, Nancy Mischel, Cassandra LeRoy, Pam Luer, Kath Solomon, Cindy Skjei, Amir Berenjian, Katherine Butler, Lorri Cullen, Wendy Pajor, Katherine Story-Sutter, Jeanne Kenton, Daniela Quinsani, Jim McDonough Jr., Ph.D., Deborah Bowling, Monica Bowling, Avril Bowling, Deb Schein, Janina El-Jabry, Ashley Severson, Bob Kusnetz, Shira Brudoley, Maren Arenberg, Jane Oden and kids, Darla Davis, Karen Lattery*.
*Please contact emilyjane@slpfota.org if you are a participating artist this year and your name is missing from this list.
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Winter 2021 Artwalk Gallery
Oak Hill Park
Dakota Park
Partners
Thank you to the City of St. Louis Park for their collaboration and support of the Art-Walk in the Park project.
Fall 2020 Pilot Project
Local artists and creatives designed and painted original artworks, in the form of mini-murals on plywood, that went on traveling display to some of St. Louis Park's beautiful nature trails and parks. This outdoor exhibit was designed in 2020 as a pilot project during a pandemic to provide youth and artists with a sense of community connection and an opportunity for personal creative expression, while bringing artwork to the outdoors, where neighbors can safely enjoy the display.
The parks for 2020’s pilot project were Wolfe Park’s Wolfe Lake trail, the Westwood Hills Nature Center, and Aquila Park/Cedar Lake Trail. The 40 painted boards spanned a wide range of themes and subject matter, reflecting the varied emotions and perspectives experienced during this challenging time. The artwork was displayed for six weeks in total, two weeks at each of the three selected ADA-accessible trails in different parts of the city.
All participating artists received a blank piece of plywood, a set of acrylic paints and brushes to use for the project. Artists ranged from youth to seniors, including both experienced and amateur artists, as well as families who created the artwork together. Middle school youth from The Connection, a Perspectives, Inc. summer program, also created artwork in response to the theme of resilience, which they have been discussing throughout the pandemic and in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and ensuing Twin Cities uprisings. The youth were able to express their feelings and experience through an artwork and share it with the broader community.
In the Media
SLP Art-Walk in the Park will provide a picture of 2020
Seth Rowe, September 7, Sun Sailor
SLP Art-Walk in the Park debuts paintings in St. Louis Park
Seth Rowe, September 17, Sun Sailor
Artwork Gallery
Participating artists:
Cassidy Anderson, Augustus Anderson, Kelly Anderson, Sheila Asato, the Awend family, Jennifer Bednarski, Shelli Burns, Coco Connolly, the DeCamillis family, Janina El-Jabry, the Ellsworth family, Rich & Ruth Erickson, the Gallagher Watson family, Jim Heintzman, Carole Humphrey, Jeanne Kenton, Emily Lavalier, Cassandra LeRoy, Bruce Lindquist, Pam Luer, Amelia Merfeld, Karin Miller, Madeline & Leah Moore, Rick Person, Diane Petron, Jaida Puentes, Jon Reiss, Wayne Roemhildt, Jennifer Stice, and Susan Wagner.
From The Connection at Perspectives, Alayjah A., Ariana W., Christopher W., Pawell H., Toni R., and additional middle school youth.
Thank You
Thank you to our project sponsor, Bridgewater Bank, and volunteers from the St. Louis Park Sunrise Rotary Club for making this project possible, and to the City of St. Louis Park for collaborating on the project.
