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Press Releases

  • St. Croix Flyway Bird Migration Celebration – May 8 and 9 (April 3, 2015)
  • New Art Bench To Be Unveiled In Osceola (August 28, 2014)
  • Have a seat: Art Bench Trail stop planned for New Richmond (July 2, 2014)
  • Local Art Benches are Happening Places This Summer (July 2, 2014)
  • Spend Summer Vacation Completing the  Art Bench Trail Photo Challenge (June 12, 2014)
  • Celebrate National Trails Day June 7th on the St. Croix Valley Art Bench Trail (May 21, 2014)
  • First Bird Migration Celebration Held in St. Croix Valley (May 9, 2014)
  • St. Croix River Valley Art Bench Trail Launches with Migratory Bird Festival May 2 – 4 (April 24, 2014)
  • Art Bench Trail Through St. Croix Valley Will Highlight Community Creativity (November 8, 2013)

In The News

  • Finding Minnesota: The Art Bench Trail (WCCO News, Dec. 2, 2020)
  • How Can A Bench Answer A Question? (Page 4, Chieftain News, Fall 2014)
  • ‘Togetherness’ celebrates St. Croix River’s impact in Osceola (Osceola Sun, September 16, 2014)
  • Collaboration in Practice (Franconia Sculpture Park blog, June 24, 2014)
  • St. Croix Valley bird lovers mark return migration (Pioneer Press, May 2, 2014)
  • Art Bench Trail Celebrates St. Croix River, Creativity, and Community (St. Croix 360 – April 29, 2014)
  • Art Bench Trail connects the St. Croix River Valley (Stillwater Gazette – April 25, 2014)
  • Art Along the Way (Living & Playing Magazine – Spring 2014)
  • Spectrum West (Wisconsin Public Radio – January 23, 2014)
  • Art Bench Trail will connect river valley towns (New Richmond News – Jan. 10, 2014)

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High-resolution images free to use by media. Please credit “Photography by Steven Johnson, courtesy The Phipps Center for the Arts.”

"Kindness is Key" bench - Croixdale, Bayport, MN
“Kindness is Key” bench – Croixdale, Bayport, MN
"Kindness is Key" bench - Croixdale, Bayport, MN
“Kindness is Key” bench – Croixdale, Bayport, MN
"Butterfly Bench" - Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center, Prescott, WI
“Butterfly Bench” – Prescott, WI

Junior Girl Scout Nature Bench - Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings, MN
“Junior Girl Scout Nature Bench” – Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings, MN
“Junior Girl Scout Nature Bench” – Carpenter Nature Center, Hastings, MN
“River Bench” – Lakefront Park, Hudson, WI

“Settler’s Rest” bench – Mill Site Park, Marine on St. Croix, MN
“Settler’s Rest” – Marine on St. Croix, MN
“Two-River Rest” bench – Larry Forrest Memorial Park, Somerset, WI

“Rock & River” bench – Gaylord Nelson Riverwalk, St. Croix Falls, WI

 

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Anastasia Shartin
Visual Arts Director
The Phipps Center for the Arts
Phone: 715-386-2305, ext. 103
Email: ashartin@thephipps.org

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  • St. Croix Falls, WI
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  • Houlton, WI
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  • Hudson, WI
  • Carpenter Nature Center, MN
  • Prescott, WI

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