"Linking Fences" art installation Bike Tour

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Connecting our Community Through Linking Fences

The #ArtCentralSpearfish Linking Fences art projects have been busy since Spring. Fences all over Spearfish have been “artified!”

During the 2017 Spearfish Bike Week event, the Linking Fences art installations will be part of a bike tour, 3-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 2. It’s free.

Where do I start?

Take yourself and your bike to Spearfish City Hall at 3 p.m. sharp on Saturday, Sept. 2. Bike tour maps will be handed out for all riders. If you want a map early, they are available in The Matthews Art Gallery (by Thurs., 8/31).

Where are the Linking Fences projects?

Here you go.

* Asterisk denotes that the project was selected through
a “Community Call for Artists” process.

646 N. 5th Street, across from City Hall
“Woven Tyvek”
BHSU Design Class (Prof. Michael Baum)
Tyvek was spray painted, cut into 2” strips and woven through the fence in a collaborative design class project.
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Basketball Court near State and Elgin Streets*
“Linking the Past to the Present to the Future”
Charla Strickland, Artist
Using pre-fabricated fence cups, this piece speaks to the storytelling of the past and how we listen to find our future.
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145 N. 7th Street at Dakota Street
“Look at Ed’s Hubcaps Grow!”
Paul & Kathy Young, Private Residence
Found materials were upcycled and painted to create this colorful fence including ironing board “Rose” and her garden. Project collaborators included friends, family, and neighbors.
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Tennis Courts at City Park*
“Jazz: Homage to Matisse”
Jo Powell, Artist
Large Lexan figures painted figures and shapes that honor Matisse’s Jazz Series paintings. CD’s and smaller pieces were painted by Girl Scout Troop 70022 and community members.
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United Methodist Church, Jackson Boulevard
“Painted CD’s
Kiddos at Children First Nursery School decorated CD’s with paint and glitter and hung them on the fence using colorful zip ties.
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Canyon Street near Jackson Blvd, at the UMC
“Linking Thru Service”
Northern Hills Rotary Club
Rotarians and the Children First 4/5 year old class used fence cups to create this installation.
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1304 N. 3rd Street / 1304 N. Ohio Street
“Artists”
James Canfield, Private Residence
Screenprinted images of artists Shawn Funk, Frida Kahlo, Jim Morrison, Salvador Dali, and Bob Ross.
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Spearfish Recreation & Aquatics Center*
“Community Unity: Mitakuye Oyasin:
We are all Related”
CAT Scratch Designs, Cary Thrall, Artist
Mixed media installations that feature four panels depicting Mato Tipila (Devil’s Tower), Mato Paha (Bear Butte), Psaloka Paha Pinkpala (Crow Peak), and Iyowota’in Paha (Lookout Mountain). Northern Hills Training Center, Kid Konnection Preschool, and Spearfish Summer Recreation kids all participated in material preparation. Signs near each panel include the Lakota knowledge that informs the designs.
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Creekside Elementary School
“Fish!”
Project initiated by Julianne Zoller and Dan Olson
Wooden fish were cut out by the Northern Hills Training Center and painted by Creekside students (grades 3-5), BHSU GEAR UP 2017 participants, and Creekside’s Summer 2017 Kids Club Kids.
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Old US 14 & Fairgrounds Loop
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5860
“Flag Day!”
Northern Hills Service Unit Girl Scouts
Using recycled wood pallets to make a fence, girls painted the American flag on each pallet.
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111 Dubois Lane
“Sun” and “Eclipse on Dubois Lane”
Jo Powell, Private Residence
Cedar wood pieces that were left over from the construction of the fence were glued together, secured, and painted to form the Sun. The moon face was installed over the sun face for the eclipse and now hangs nearby.
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West Elementary near King Street
“Recycled Plastic Tops”
West Elementary Students (Julianne Zoller)
Students collected colorful plastic tops and caps which are assembled on string and installed.
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“Linking Fences” is an ArtCentral project, funded by a 2016 Community Innovation Grant from The Bush Foundation to The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center, and made possible by the support of the City of Spearfish, Spearfish City Council, many volunteers, and local businesses.

Spearfish residents are invited to join us and make your own fence project! For more information, please email [email protected].

Details

Date and Time:

Date:

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Time:

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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