Come and visit with resident artists. Ask the artists, “What are you making?”
Donations encouraged and welcomed!
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Meet at the information center. Donations encouraged and welcomed!
Tours are led by resident artists.
Click here to view the current sculptures on display
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To schedule a tour for your school, civic group, or organization call 651-257-6668
or e-mail tours@franconia.org. Donations encouraged!
Click Here to schedule a tour for your School or organized group
Tour events sponsored in part by the St. Croix Valley Community Foundation
and the Wisconsin Arts Boards with funds from the State of Wisconsin.
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Earth Day, celebrated in the US on April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. This date is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Come celebrate with Franconia Sculpture Park!
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org. |
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Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States and is celebrated in a number of countries.
Franconia Sculpture Park plants more than 100 trees each year.
Please help Franconia by making a donation for trees.
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org. |
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Come one come all to Franconia to celebrate the longest day of the year! Enjoy dinner with Franconia resident artists ($6 donation). At sunset, there might be a dance with the disco ball rearing its infamous self.
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org. |
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All people are warmly invited to a series of lively evenings for a free dialogue and an interchange of ideas between artists and everyone interested in art of three dimensions. FSP artists and alumni converge at the park twice a month, from June through October, for Three Dimensional Thursday Symposiums. The evenings’ events will include examples of alumni and/or resident artists’ current artwork and a freewheeling discussion between artists, critics, philosophers, poets, and you!.
For more information please & to RSVP, please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org. |
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Reservations required, with a non-refundable, pre-paid fee of $25 per student per class.
Limit 30 students per class. All are on Saturday. We start taking reservations June 1. Call 651-257-6668 or e-mail kidsmakesculpture@franconia.org.
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Come and be part of art history and the direct casting of metal sculptures. Cast metal artists from around the world converge on FSP for a two-week workshop at the end of July. On August 1st, we invite the public to be part of out cast metal artist workshop and create (or collaborate on) your own small sculptures. A nominal fee is charged to cover expenses. Molds are $25, $40, and $75. For more information: info@franconia.org.
There are a limited number of educational grants to cover the expense if you cannot afford the fee.
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Community Collaboration / Hot Metal Pour is made possible, in part, by a grant from the East Central Regional Development Commission and the East Central Arts Council with funds provided by the Minnesota State Legislature. |
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The International Day of Peace occurs annually on September 21. It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is a observed by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples.
For more info, please visit http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org |
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Day-long arts festival celebrating the artists and new sculpture installations.
For more information please call 651-257-6668 or e-mail info@franconia.org. Thank you!
Click here for more information The Arts & Artist Celebration & Festival is Sponsored in part by
The 13th Annual Franconia Arts & Artist
Celebration & Festivalis made possible, in part, by a grant from the East Central Regional Development Commission and the East Central Arts Council with funds provided by the Minnesota State Legislature.
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Please join us for this Franconia tradition, as we toast a
beautiful year in honor of all our friends and supporters.
Please bring a pie or a bottle of wine. We’ll supply a
bonfire, coffee, cider, and some of John’s world-famous
turkey soup.
Please RSVP by calling 651-257-6668
or e-mail info@franconia.org Hope to see you here—and thank you, once again, for your support!
Bring family and friends.
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For a complete list of our Supporters, please click here.
For a complete list of our Individual Patrons, please click here.
For a complete list of In Kind Support, please click here.
Click here to view 2008 event calendar |
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Families Make Sculpture Workshop
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