Art Walk Sculpture Project
ACWL began placing sculptures along the bicycle trail systems in the
White Lake area in October 2005. The theme for the project is An Artist’s
View of White Lake Area. Sculptures will be placed along the connected
bicycle trails that run through the cities of Whitehall and Montague and
surrounding areas in West Michigan. The Art Walk encompasses both the
Hart-Montague Trail State Park and the Montague-Berry Junction Trail.
ACWL began placing sculptures along the bicycle trail systems in the
White Lake area in October 2005. The theme for the project is An Artist’s
View of White Lake Area. Sculptures will be placed along the connected
bicycle trails that run through the cities of Whitehall and Montague and
surrounding areas in West Michigan. The Art Walk encompasses both the
Hart-Montague Trail State Park and the Montague-Berry Junction Trail.
| "Windwave" by Cara O'Brien, sponsored by Community Foundation of Muskegon County |
| "Eagle Returning to the Nest" by Terry Moore and Calvin Brush sponsored by Howmet Castings |
| "WildFlower" by Stan Policka sponsored by ALCOA Foundation |
| "Swimming Upstream" by Robert L. Barnum sponsored by DTE Energy Foundation |
| "Lake Spirits" by David G. Anderson sponsored by The Muskegon Chronicle |
| "Serene Trees" by Sharon Smithem and Wesley Brown Sponsored by the Howmet Alcoa Foundation |
The Art Walk sculptures are to be developed using a tiered system to encourage
sculptures of various sizes and costs to be submitted. Pieces should fall within a
$4,000 to $50,000 range and artists are strongly encouraged to visit the area and
create their work based on location and theme. Artists considering submission
should contact ACWL for a map of the proposed bike trail locations and should
note their work will be placed dependant upon the acceptance of their piece and
ACWL securing sponsorships for each piece. Pieces in the full cost range,
especially the lower end are encouraged, enabling individuals and small
businesses, as well as larger sponsors, to share in this legacy. Individuals and
businesses are also sought who would like to sponsor a sculpture but cannot invest
the full sponsorship amount; they have the option to co-sponsor a piece. If a group
sponsorship isn’t already identified, the Arts Council will match multiple
interested sponsors to a sculpture, giving more people the option to participate in
this unique legacy of investment in the White Lake Community. Sponsors choose
their sculpture from among many juried pieces. Anyone interested in sculpture
sponsorship is encouraged to call 231-893-2524.
sculptures of various sizes and costs to be submitted. Pieces should fall within a
$4,000 to $50,000 range and artists are strongly encouraged to visit the area and
create their work based on location and theme. Artists considering submission
should contact ACWL for a map of the proposed bike trail locations and should
note their work will be placed dependant upon the acceptance of their piece and
ACWL securing sponsorships for each piece. Pieces in the full cost range,
especially the lower end are encouraged, enabling individuals and small
businesses, as well as larger sponsors, to share in this legacy. Individuals and
businesses are also sought who would like to sponsor a sculpture but cannot invest
the full sponsorship amount; they have the option to co-sponsor a piece. If a group
sponsorship isn’t already identified, the Arts Council will match multiple
interested sponsors to a sculpture, giving more people the option to participate in
this unique legacy of investment in the White Lake Community. Sponsors choose
their sculpture from among many juried pieces. Anyone interested in sculpture
sponsorship is encouraged to call 231-893-2524.
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Long-time Council member and
Montague artist, George Ramsay,
has received final approval to move
forward with the sculpture to be
placed in Covell Park. Ramsay has
designed a number of other public
art pieces and is an art professor
emeritus from Wittenberg
University. The steel sculpture,
which will stand 22 feet tall, will
feature the designs of sailboat masts
on one side and trees on the other.
“As you drive west into Montague,
you see the sailboats; as you drive
east towards Whitehall, you see trees
– two local visual themes fused into
one public artwork,” Ramsay wrote
in his statement to Whitehall city
officials, who approved the request
by a 6-1 vote.
Montague artist, George Ramsay,
has received final approval to move
forward with the sculpture to be
placed in Covell Park. Ramsay has
designed a number of other public
art pieces and is an art professor
emeritus from Wittenberg
University. The steel sculpture,
which will stand 22 feet tall, will
feature the designs of sailboat masts
on one side and trees on the other.
“As you drive west into Montague,
you see the sailboats; as you drive
east towards Whitehall, you see trees
– two local visual themes fused into
one public artwork,” Ramsay wrote
in his statement to Whitehall city
officials, who approved the request
by a 6-1 vote.
The sculpture will be visible to automobile
traffic and users of the adjacent recreational
trail. The cost will be funded through
donations and fundraisers. The funds need
to be raised by February 2010 in hopes that
the sculpture can be completed and
dedicated in August during the City of
Whitehall’s Sesquicentennial celebration.
It’s exciting to see the Art Walk project
continuing to forward with this unique
piece taking its place alongside the other
wonderful artworks the Council has placed
along the bike path. Donations can be
made at the Arts Council of White Lake.
This project is made possible in part by a
grant from the White Lake Community
Fund of the Community Foundation for
Muskegon County.
traffic and users of the adjacent recreational
trail. The cost will be funded through
donations and fundraisers. The funds need
to be raised by February 2010 in hopes that
the sculpture can be completed and
dedicated in August during the City of
Whitehall’s Sesquicentennial celebration.
It’s exciting to see the Art Walk project
continuing to forward with this unique
piece taking its place alongside the other
wonderful artworks the Council has placed
along the bike path. Donations can be
made at the Arts Council of White Lake.
This project is made possible in part by a
grant from the White Lake Community
Fund of the Community Foundation for
Muskegon County.
| Sailboat/Trees Coming to Covell Park in 2010 |