A Soulful Afternoon of Art in the Park

I just spent an enjoyable afternoon at a sculpture garden park. The park, called Caponi Art Park, is in Eagan MN - only 20 minutes from my house, but I had never been there before. I will go back.

Art and nature are such an amazing combination. The calmness of walking through the woods coupled with the stimulation of contemplating a piece of art made for a very poignant afternoon.

This park has a resident sculpture artist, Anthony Caponi, , who has created some of his sculptures to fit into the landscape. If you are not careful, you can walk right past the sculpture pieces. I felt I was on a treasure hunt looking everywhere. My curiosity was high and my brain was very active as a meandered along the grassy paths discovering new art in all kinds of places.

According to the park’s website, "The Art Park is an extension of Caponi’s teachings, which emphasize the role art and creative expression play in the well-being of the individual and community. Anthony Caponi, park founder, sculptor and retired professor, used this philosophy to organically integrate art, life, and nature into a 60-acre sculpture."

I’m involved in an environmental learning center and park in my city and this gives me pause to reflect on how we might be able to bring together artists and nature to help raise awareness and understanding of the impact we have on the world around us.

I hope my soulful afternoon will inspire me to new ideas on how to bring art into people’s everyday lives and encourage the Artie in them to come out!

See pictures from the park in the Artie in Us Face book page, under the album titled Caponi Art Park.

Scott County MN Art Crawl - Artist Information Meeting June 15 2010

Scott County MN artists who create unique, quality fine arts are invited to present and sell their artwork in their studios or at a Sponsoring Business during our fall Art Crawl event.

Artist Informational Meeting
Tuesday June 15 2010
7:00 – 8:00 pm
Savage City Hall Community Room
6000 McColl Drive
Savage, MN

More Information and Artist Sign-Up Forms can be found at
www.SavageArtsCouncil.org

Artist Meeting for Scott County MN Art Crawl, June 15 2010

The Savage Arts Council in partnership with the participating Savage and Shakopee Businesses is pleased to offer the first Scott County Art Crawl. This event is designed to provide Scott County artists the opportunity to display and sell their fine art to a broad audience of potential buyers that may not be familiar with their artwork. Learn more at our informational meeting: Artist Informational Meeting Tuesday June 15 2010 7:00 – 8:00 pm Savage City Hall Community Room 6000 McColl Drive Savage, MN


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