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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🔔 info session at 11am CT *tomorrow* Saturday, Sept. 19 Register: bit.ly/919info Learn about our grants for MN-based artists, eligibility, application process, and what makes a strong proposal Find an info session recording: bit.ly/GrantsFPA Applications for our 2027 grants are due Oct. 18, 2026

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🔔 Info session soon for artists applying for our grants for MN-based artists: Sat., Sept. 19 @ 11:00am CT: bit.ly/919info Learn about the grants, eligibility, application process, and what makes a strong proposal. Find a previous info session recording + more on our grants page: bit.ly/GrantsFPA

A vibrant text graphic from Forecast Public Art advertises the Public Artist Grants artist support virtual info session held via Zoom on September 19 at 11:00 AM.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

One of our favorite MN State Fair traditions: the Joyful World Mural Park! This year, Destiny (Dez) Noel Bilges, Discover Dope Creative, Philli Irvin, and Reggie LeFlore will live-paint at the Fair from August 27 – September 7, amid the Mural Park collection on display.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🔔 Info session tomorrow for artists applying for our grants for MN-based artists: Weds, Aug 26 @ 6:00pm CT: bit.ly/826info Learn about the grants, eligibility, application process, and what makes a strong proposal. Find a previous info session recording + more on our grants page: bit.ly/GrantsFPA

A vibrant text graphic from Forecast Public Art advertises the Public Artist Grants artist support virtual info session held via Zoom on August 26 at 6:00 PM

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Interested in our public artist grants? Join an info session: Aug 26 at 6pm CT bit.ly/826info Sept 19 at 11am CT bit.ly/919info Apps due Oct 18, 2026 Find support + inspo: bit.ly/GrantsFPA Forecast grants support MN-based early- and mid-career artists looking to advance their work in public art

A colorful text graphic from Forecast Public Art advertises the Public Artist Grants artist support virtual info session held via Zoom with Jen Krava, Forecast Director of Learning, Grants, & Research

The words "Public Artist Grant Applications Open!" hover over four scenes with artists performing their creative practices in nature, on stage, and among community.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Have an idea for how art can come alive in public, connect people, strengthen community, or shape civic life? We want to help you make it happen: bit.ly/GrantsFPA Our grants support early- & mid-career MN-based artists who want to work in public art Apply by Oct 18 Info sessions Aug 26 & Sept 19

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎉 The artists adding 4 new murals to The MN State Fair Joyful World Mural Park: 🌟 Discover Dope Creative 🌟 Philli Irvin 🌟 Destiny (Dez) Noel Bilges 🌟 Reggie LeFlore Celebrate this joyful world with us! Visit the Fair Aug 27 - Sep 7 to see the artists painting and enjoy the Mural Park collection

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Cassandra Buck’s MNPAiR residency spanned THREE parks: Olmsted County Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo, Rochester Cascade Lake Park & Quarry Hill Nature Center “Creating these installations has been a meaningful way to connect with residents and celebrate the beauty of our shared natural spaces," she says.

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MN Parks Artist in Residence: Cassandra Buck (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Lindsay Buck worked w/ 2 regional parks for her MNPAiR residency: Robert Ney and Two Inlets at Bdé Heháka - Omashkooz Zaaga’igaans Her goal: to connect both parks & highlight the central MN landscape's cultural significance The trail and mobile phone app she developed are free & open to the public

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MN Parks Artist in Residence: Lindsay Buck (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

As a previous artist-in-residence at Tettegouche State Park, Sam Zimmerman invites visitors to think about how they want to share their own stories, how they want to experience the park, and how they want to have a relationship with the park throughout their life:

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MN Parks Artist in Residence: Sam Zimmerman (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

"Art allows you to cross barriers," says John K Sterner. Hear John and his teammate Tamara Isfeld describe their MNPAiR residency—and creating an environment where park visitors kept returning—at Memorial Park in Granite Falls and Douglas County Lake Brophy Park near Alexandria, MN:

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MN Parks Artists in Residence: Tamara Isfeld and John K Sterner (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We think it's incredible that artists Monica Rojas and Nicole Rojas-Oltmanns worked with 500 participants and collaborated with multiple groups in 30 events and workshops during their MNPAiR residency. Find out how they connected with the Lake Bemidji State Park community, staff, and park site:

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MN Parks Artist in Residence: Monica Rojas and Nicole Rojas-Oltmanns (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Reminder—There's still time to register for Making It Public - Community Connections: bit.ly/MIPcstar26 • Register by June 12, 2026 • June 20, from 1:00 - 6:00pm • In-person • Snacks provided • FREE • Open to artists of all disciplines and experience levels. • Priority given to St Paul-based artists

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📣 St Paul, MN artists: strengthen community engagement in your practice! bit.ly/MIPcstar26 FREE in-person interactive professional dev workshop for artists of all disciplines, experience levels June 20 Register by June 12 Register for Location Snacks! Funded by City of St Paul Cultural STAR program

A graphic with logos for Forecast and Saint Paul Star Program, for Making It Public Community Connections, an in-person workshop from 1:00 to 6:00 PM on June 20, register by June 12, 2026.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Artist opportunity—3 permanent artworks at Westonka Library Info session + virtual site visit: June 4, 5–6:30pm CT Apply by 11:59pm CT, June 14 Open to mid-career and established individual artists & teams who live in Minnesota and the Native Nations that share the same geography

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Westonka Library Public Art Commissions | Forecast Public Art

With Hennepin County Library, we invite artists to apply for 3 public art commissions at Westonka Library. Apply by June 14, 2026.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Artist opportunity reminder—the Minnesota State Fair and Forecast seek 4 muralists to add new murals to the Joyful World Mural Park for 2026. Apply by May 18: bit.ly/JoyfulMuralPark Stipend: $4,500 (includes materials) Artists must be 18+ and reside in Minnesota

Whimsical graphics with logos from Forecast Public Art, the Minnesota State Fair, and the Minnesota State Fair Foundation for the 2026 Joyful World Mural Park open call for artists, application due May 18

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📣 Opportunity—Washington DC artists & arts admins 2‑day workshop on commemorative public art and public memory work in the District bit.ly/MemoryMakersMonuments May 14–15 Free, in-person Trust for the National Mall, @opindc.bsky.social, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Forecast Public Art

Memory, Makers, & Monuments Public Art Workshop, Washington, DC, May 14-15, in-person training

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Artist opportunity Reminder—The MN State Fair and Forecast seek 4 muralists to add new murals to the 2026 mural park. Info session Sat. April 25, 11am CT bit.ly/InfoJoyfulMural2026 $4,500 stipend (includes materials) Artists must be 18+ and reside in Minnesota Apply by May 18 bit.ly/JoyfulMuralPark

Colorful and playful lettering and an artist portrait promote a virtual info session for artists on Saturday April 25 at 11am on Zoom for the MN State Fair Joyful World Mural Park, with Tricia Heuring of Forecast Public Art, Dudley Voigt from Arts A’Fair, and previous mural park artists from 2024 and 2021, Xena Goldman and Maiya Lea Hartman.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Watch MNPAiR artist JG Everest describe how he created site-specific sound & performance installations, and collaborated with other local artists, for his residency with Wild River State Park. MNPAiR united 3 state agencies, with 12 artists engaging 2,000+ visitors across 13 parks in 11 MN counties

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MN Parks Artist in Residence: James Everest (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In a world trying to convince us we have less and are less, Ifrah Mansour invited us to seek refuge in nature and gather in joy, weaving, and beauty. Hear from the MNPAiR artist to find out about her residency at Dakota County Parks, where she shared time, fabric, spices and stories with community.

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MN Parks Artist in Residence: Ifrah Mansour (2024–25)

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Artist opportunity—Minnesota-based artists: apply for 3 temporary, site-responsive public art commissions at the RiversEdge site in downtown Saint Paul: bit.ly/RiversEdgeArtistCall Apply by April 26, 11:59PM CDT Stipend for each of 3 selected artists/teams: $10,000

A graphic with logos for Forecast Public Art and Ramsey County depicts downtown Saint Paul and the edge of the Mississippi River as a RiversEdge call for artists, apply by April 26, 2026

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Artist opportunity—the Joyful World Mural Park is back! The MN State Fair and Forecast seek 4 muralists to add new murals to the 2026 mural park Apply by May 18: bit.ly/JoyfulMuralPark $4,500 stipend (includes materials) Artists must be 18+ and reside in MN Info session April 25 📸 Drew Arrieta

In a playful font, the words Joyful World Mural Park float over a person painting a colorful mural outside, with the call for artists to apply by May 18, 2026, and logos for Forecast Public Art and the Minnesota State Fair.

A smiling Vietnamese person with orange hair and headphones paints a colorful mural at a state fair

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

When artists are embedded in government, these unique collaborations lead to unique outcomes. “This was not a solo experience," a MNPAiR artist explains. 📸 1. Sam Zimmerman, Tettegouche State Park, Asin-badakide-ziibi Amik/Baptism River Beaver 2. Ifrah Mansour, Weaving Abundance, Dakota Cty Parks

A painting of a decorated beaver on a rock looking at a lake while a wolf silhouette howls on a bluff in the distance under a starry pink, blue, and black sky with a full moon

A collage of eight scenes with many people smiling as they work on creative weaving

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

🌟 $526K invested in MN economy 🌟 2K+ visitors engaged 🌟 70+ artist-led events 🌟 15 artworks installed 🌟 13 parks 🌟 12 artists 🌟 11 MN counties 🌟 4 seasons of activities 🌟 3 gov agencies 🌟 1 major goal: Creating Belonging in Minnesota parks Art deepened visitor connections to MN parks: bit.ly/mnpair

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Minnesota Parks Artists-in-Residence (MNPAiR) is a Legacy Amendment success story—supporting Minnesota artists, strengthening public lands, and ensuring that parks belong to all Minnesotans. Browse ou...

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

What's a state park artist-in-residence? In 2025, 12 artists engaged 2K+ visitors, strengthening belonging in 13 parks across 11 MN counties: youtu.be/oWVqz0qcnrE MNPAiR is a replicable Legacy Amendment success—supporting artists, strengthening public lands, and ensuring that parks belong to all

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Minnesota Parks Artists-in-Residence (MNPAiR) sizzle reel

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

To our MN community: we support you and are with you in solidarity. We want to support the courageous artists bearing witness to what is happening to Minnesotans. Because of you, history will not forget. We're offering 20 small $1,000 grants to MN-based artists & culture bearers who are documenting

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

In solidarity with our community, Forecast will be closed on Friday, January 23 to make space for care, connection, and community service. Our staff will be spending the day with neighbors, family, and friends in collective power. We will always stand up for the human and civil rights

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Art we've been part of this year: MNPAiR artist Stephanie Lindquist organized free plant walks led by 4 herbalists; participants learned about the power of everyday plants and the land at North Mississippi Regional Park, and received a tea or salve Jan 17 & 31: Drop-in willow weaving workshops!

Fish silhouettes woven from willow branches installed among leafy plants.

A hand holds a package of medicinal tea leaves.

A hand holding a small container of salve with an illustration of a hand on the lid.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Mni Sota Akitho Festival was an opportunity for community to share ideas for the future Mississippi River Learning Center. Wóokiye wiŋ invited attendees to create a paper doll and share reflections about how they envision spending time at the river.

A child wearing a pale green coat holds up a collaged paper doll they made with braided Black hair.

A child wearing a bright pink coat holds up a collaged paper doll they made with long braided BIPOC hair.

Signage with a collaged paper doll wearing Native Dakota clothing invites attendees to create a paper doll with the prompt: "who do you see yourself with at Ȟaȟáwakpa (the Mississippi River), and what are you doing?".

Notes read “Dakota boat tours,” “want to make art with my mom,” “paths that feel safe,” "easy and open access to water,” ”natural medicine trails", “interactive sculptures,” ”natural medicine trails,” and more.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Looking back at artwork we've been part of this year: “The idea comes from the wall owner suggesting planting ivy to take over the wall to thwart any graffiti in the future. ...I kept returning to the notion that ivy, plants, and other nature will outlive all of us." —Mike Davis, Chroma Zone artist

A green, pink and white mural of cartoon snakes and other creatures among various plants and leaves, painted on a long, curving textured brick retaining wall.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Looking back at artwork we've been part of this year: "My sleeping lady [concept] didn’t represent the area in the way that she [once] did. I decided it was time for a change, too. She is no longer asleep... and she is growing, just like the area that surrounds her." —Biafra, Chroma Zone artist

A large mural in a pop art comic book style on an exterior brick wall under a blue sky depicts a girl sitting next to a pile of books while reading a book.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: MNPAiR artists Monica Rojas & Nicole Rojas-Oltmanns helped students design stickers & temporary tattoos (free at Lake Bemidji State Park ranger station), and created Art Packs (free checkout at the park Visitor Center); with local fabric & help from high schoolers.

A person in the woods wears a sturdy shoulder pack emblazoned with a circular fabric patch with the words "ART PACK" in the middle. Surrounding the words in a color wheel are cross-stitched colored pencils in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Next to each pencil is a plant or other natural item in the same color family such as a flower or feathers.

An Art Pack spread out on a sketching table by a park trail includes sewn pouches with mark-making materials, sketchbook, and a nature journaling book.

Young students work with brushes and red paint on creative activities.

Nine different Lake Bemidji State Park stickers feature hand drawn scenes of water crafts on a lake, birch bark and mushrooms, a tent and campfire by the water, a fish on a line, autumn leaves, and other park scenes along with the message "designed by Gene Dillon and AWCL students."

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Artwork we've been part of this year: Our grantees inspire us! To deepen her commitment to a public art that is community-driven, with Forecast grant support, Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo traveled to Chile to join embroidery workshops & meet with textile artists. What's your favorite new public art?

Two women smile as they work on a tabletop weaving project together.

A woman sits on a porch and pets a dog next to a sign that reads Residencia de Artistas.

Several people gather around a table outdoors.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Stef Kiihn transformed utility boxes to reflect the identity, memory, and vitality of St Paul. Her designs celebrate stories of the Underground Railroad, the suffragist movement, and more, offering a new way to see into the history and peoples of MN's capital.

A detailed design covering a municipal utility box features an early twentieth century map of the city of Saint Paul during the Civil War era with a monochrome portrait referencing the figure Clara Eva Hardenbrook, who fought for women's right to vote.

A detailed design covering a municipal utility box features a map of the city of Saint Paul during the Civil War era with a monochrome portrait referencing Joseph Farr and the Underground Railroad, honoring the pre–Civil War efforts to free enslaved people brought north by visiting plantation owners.

Detailed designs covering two side-by-side municipal utility boxes feature maps of the city of Saint Paul, referencing Phalen Creek and Trout Brook (Swede Hollow), reflect on a sacred Dakota site that later became a haven for waves of immigrants seeking new beginnings, and on the cycles of migration, labor, loss, and renewal that have shaped its waterways and surrounding land.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Artwork we've been part of this year: Marlena Myles and Tara Perron held 4 community celebrations at Battle Creek Park uplifting Dakota ancestral teachings, modern Indigenous artists & artistry and seasonal community-building activities. They also created a medicine garden and an outdoor classroom.

At sunset, group of people stand in a park prairie by a native plant garden listening to a person speaking.

On a snowy day a person wearing a winter coat holds up a paper with a design and a mobile phone on camera mode displaying that design over the live view of the landscape behind.

A winding path in a green park filled with people walking together, some in Native clothing like ribbon skirts.

At a green park, a group of people gather around a table for a creative activity.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

We're looking back at creative work we've been part of this year: “This mural is a blend of both digital and natural worlds, combining a saturated aesthetic with a lot of different patterns and graphic detailing." —Anna Charney, Chroma Zone muralist What was your favorite new public art in 2025?

A mural on an exterior brick wall features swirling green, blue, and purple shapes evoking water, bubbles and seashell spirals.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: In West Plains, MS, our Midwest Memory grantee, Lincoln School Project, added 2 bronze statues to restored grounds. Their new Reflection Plaza—dedicated on the anniv. of the Brown v Board of Education ruling—celebrates the school’s history and role in the community

A bronze sculpture of a little Black girl holding her hands in the shape of a heart.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: MNPAiR artist Sam Zimmerman spent the year exploring and learning about the environment and inhabitants of Tettegouche State Park. A new Grandfather Teachings walkway will include his paintings paired with English & Ojibwemowin, on 7 weatherproof aluminum signs.

Two young people and an adult wearing coats stand at a lookout over Lake Superior under a cloudy blue sky. The adult points toward the horizon.

Three people look at a painting resting on a tabletop easel depicts a black raven cawing under a full moon in a sky swimming with stars.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

We're looking back at creative work we've been part of this year: Cadex Herrera says that his @chromazonefest mural "creates a space of belonging, connecting people across the Americas to Maya indigenous roots, and carrying forward the strength, memory, and resilience of a culture that endures."

A person on a ladder paints a huge, vibrant mural on an exterior building wall under a blue sky, largely in greens and yellows, depicting a group of ancient Mayans playing a game where the airborne ball is momentarily aligned in the center of a massive yellow sun.

A huge, vibrant mural on an exterior building wall under a blue sky, and painted largely in greens and yellows, depicts ten ancient Mayans playing a game where the airborne ball is momentarily aligned in the center of a massive yellow sun.

The center of a vibrant mural painted in warm earth tones depicts three ancient Mayans playing a game where the airborne ball is momentarily aligned in the center of a massive yellow sun.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: We helped HCL find an artist for art at Hosmer Library. Olivia Levins Holden & Juliette Perine Myers' Seeding the Stars is based on ideas and feedback from residents & patrons. It honors community institutions, foraging, cultivating, community gardening & diversity

Mosaic tile mural detail of a feminine figure bending down to tend to plants.

People gather in a library space to celebrate colorful mosaics installed around two ten-foot-tall columns.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Water Whisperers was an opportunity to come together and build our connections with the Mississippi, ourselves, and each other! Artist Bayou Bay facilitated, inviting participants to learn about the future Mississippi River Learning Center and share reflections.

Two people lounge in hammock chairs facing a riverbank near signs inviting them to take a seat and relax.

In a green city park along a riverbank, two people rest in hammock chairs while two people lounge on a blanket, near a series of four pale blue scarves waving in the breeze, stretched between two trees.

A person rests in a hammock chair facing a riverbank, near a sign that reads "take a seat and relax."

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Artwork we've been part of this year: This dynamic, untitled mural in downtown Saint Paul by Milkessa represents the city's Little Africa cultural destination area. Find it at Cedar and 11th Streets. What was your favorite new public art in 2025?

A colorful outdoor mural spanning a brick wall depicts four stylized, dynamic African figures under a vibrant tree.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: @cassandrabuck2244.bsky.social was 1 of 12 artists at MN parks. She held workshops at 3 parks in Olmsted County, creating community-informed work. She shared, "I hope the work invites people to pause, reflect, and feel a deeper sense of belonging in these parks.”

A group of people gathered next to a stone wall in the woods, beginning to paint and fill in the outline of a massive bird with wide open wings.

A massive red and pink cardinal with wide open wings painted on a stone wall in the woods.

A colorful mural on the side of a park building depicts vibrant pink, purple and green flora, a yellow bird and Monarch butterfly, as well as swirling water full of fish.

A person reading a colorful collaged descriptive sign at a park that depicts a flowery meadow under a blue sky with the message, "Take a moment to ask yourself, Who lived here before? Who fished these rivers and walked along their banks? Who hunted, gathered, and called this land home?..."

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Our grantees inspire us! Community-based artist Witt Siasoco created "Batad." A concrete and stainless steel tiled sculpture, Batad is the artist's first large-scale permanent public artwork in the Twin Cities. Find it at the Phillips Foundation in N Minneapolis.

A man and two children smile as they lounge on a tiered concrete sculpture with shimmering tiles, sited in a plaza.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Ruby Thompson transformed St Paul utility boxes, illustrating native species of the Mississippi River. "We are all part of one whole," she explains. "I hope my artwork makes you stop and look, leaving you more curious about the plants and animals that live here."

A design on a city utility box features a bird on a branch among greenery and a blue sky.

A warm orange, red, orange and brown design on a municipal utility box features a detailed illustration of a fox among autumn branches and leaves.

A colorful design on a municipal utility box features a detailed illustration of a deer among trees and greenery at dusk.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Artwork we've been part of this year: Free and open for self-guided tours at Wright County Robert Ney Park and Two Inlets: MNPAiR artist Lindsay Buck developed an app, heart+land, that pairs with onsite signage to bring a new perspective on the land through history, language & botanical knowledge.

A heart+land mobile phone app sign posted on a large stump next to a trail by a prairie illustrates the Wild Bergamot plant with the Dakota and Ojibwe names along with the botanical name and a QR code to the app.

A heart+land mobile phone app sign posted along a wooded park trail displays an illustration of a Gooseberry plant with the plant name in Dakota and Ojibwe, as well as the botanical name and QR code for the app.

A grid of six scenes illustrates what users of the heart+land app can expect to see, including a welcome screen, plant profiles, animal information, games and more.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

We're looking back at creative work we've been part of this year: “El mural se llama: Si solo fuera yo un pájaro. Sobre migraciones y fronteras. / The mural is called If Only I Were a Bird. It’s about migration and borders." —Kalaka, Chroma Zone muralist What's your fave new public art in 2025?

A colorful mural of a firefighter with brown skin carrying a child with brown skin and also holding a bag with a house a rainbow donkey figure, guitar, Day of the Dead skull, watermelons with the phrase Viva la Vida Frida Kahlo, and a book titled The Arrival.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Our grantees inspire us! Early-Career Project grantee Rebekkah Anderson describes her project—a mosaic tile installation reviving a worn area of the sidewalk on the City of Chisholm's main street—as "bringing beauty out of brokenness."

A tiled mosaic fixes a section of sidewalk with imagery of a Canadian Goose flying in a blue and orang sky over a sun, and a fish in sparkly water, under which tiles spell out Chisholm MN.

A hand points to tiled mosaic pieces that are being set in a sidewalk.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Artwork we've been part of this year: As part of MNPAiR, John Sterner and Tamara Isfeld led free workshops at Memorial Park in Granite Falls & Douglas Cty Lake Brophy Park, offering mosaics, plein air painting & ceramics. Participants made permanent murals and John created accompanying sculptures.

A glass mosaic depicts pink flowers amidst greenery, with a Monarch butterfly perched on a bloom under a blue sky.

In a park pavilion, a small group of five people work on creative mosaics.

Half a dozen slim, six-foot-tall wooden sculpture figures installed in a park.

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Forecast Public Art @forecastpublicart.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Art we've been part of this year: Ngân Huynh's utility box designs celebrate SE Asian family cuisine & culture, offering a way to see the peoples of Minnesota's capital. Ngân explains, "I hope you’ll... notice the Tết holiday, the Hmong story cloth, the Songkran festival, and the Khmer dance."

A vibrant design on a City of Saint Paul utility box depicts a Southeast Asian figure dressed in purple elaborate clothing and dancing.

A City of Saint Paul utility box wrapped in a vibrant mural depicts bright Southeast Asian-inspired cuisine and cultural references.

A vibrant design on a City of Saint Paul utility box depicts a Southeast Asian figure dancing.

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