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The Smoky Hill River Festival’s Art Installations distinguish the event from any other in the country!

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Riverside

Arturo: Art & Fortune on the Boardwalk
by Erika Nelson

City: Lucas, KS

Reminiscent of east coast boardwalks, the 2022 ‘set’ includes historical references to the sideshow-like fortunes of the art institution system, playing with truth and facade, real and fake, belief and reality. Friday & Saturday: 10 am – noon; 2 pm – 4 pm Sunday: 10 am – noon

Arturo: Art & Fortune on the Boardwalk

Arturo Art Fortune on the Boardwalk by Erika Nelson

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East of Fourth Street Bridge

Beyond the Horizon: The Journey
by Ann Arkebauer

City: Leawood, KS

Lines, movement, and patterns from past Festivals are reinvented and re-imagined to create a new rhythm that inspires.

Beyond the Horizon: The Journey

Beyond the Horizon: The Journey

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East Arts Area

Big Fan
by Juniper "TJ" Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

When things heat up, it’s best to stay cool. Luckily, your biggest fan showed up! Let’s form the ultimate team and life will be a breeze!

Big Fan

Big Fan by TJ Tangpuz

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Arty’s Stage in Artyopolis

Color Me Joy
Arty's Stage Skirt by Anne E.H. Hoekstra

City: Salina, KS

Move and dance with the joyful colors of the rainbow in this fun-loving, original design.

Color Me Joy

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East Arts Area

Cooler Mom
by Juniper "TJ" Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

Her cooler is packed (no glass, of course) and she’s ready for a weekend of art, music, food, and fun!

Cooler Mom

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Attached to staff golf carts throughout the Park

Creature Constellations
by Juniper "TJ" Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

Look fast and you might catch a glimpse of these sculptures flying past. These creatures inspired by the cardinal directions of the Chinese constellations are going, going, gone.

Creature Constellations

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Fourth Street Bridge

Dream Dragon Bridge
by Bill Godfrey

City: Tarentum, PA

Get ready to be immersed in an experience like none other. Journey through mysterious symbols under an amazing dreamscape of mythical themes!

Dream Dragon Bridge

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Riverside

EPIC Balloon Installation
by Up Up & Away

City: Liberty, MO

Balloon artists John and Johnna Perry build an installation of epic proportions! Stop by and make your own contribution to the sculpture.

EPIC Balloon Installation

Up Up & Away

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Paintchoo Plaza in Artyopolis

Face Parade
by Tim & Amy Carlson

City: Lawrence, KS

Come be a part of the action and join the continual procession of colorful Festival faces and figures.

Face Parade

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East Arts Area

Food Truck Prime
by Juniper "TJ" Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

A heroic consumer of Festival foods…

Food Truck Prime

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Attached to Staff Golf Carts throughout the Park

Four Elemental Directions
by Juniper "TJ" Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

Keep your eye out for these roving sculptures representing the four cardinal and elemental directions of the Native American medicine wheel.

Four Elemental Directions

Four Elemental Directions

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Riverside, in the river north of Mulberry Bridge

Gators Gone Wild
by Curt Krob

City: Salina, KS

Try not to be scared out of the otherwise peaceful Riverside area where hand-sculpted remote-control river alligators roam wild.

Gators Gone Wild

Curt Krob - Gators Gone Wild

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South of Stage II

Into Orbit – Eyes turned Skyward
by Steve Britt

City: Salina, KS

Join this heroic spaceman and explore distant planets and galaxies in the wondrous but dangerous universe we inhabit. Inspired by retro comic images and childhood memories from space-themed movie and television serials.

Into Orbit – Eyes turned Skyward

Into Orbit - Eyes turned Skyward

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Surprise Locations Throughout the Park

Jitterbug
by Matt Farley

City: Lucas, KS

A total re-envisioning of the typical festival white pop-up tent, where the tent frame and panels have been completely disassembled and given new life as building blocks for a truly one-of-a-kind sculpture.

Jitterbug

Jitterbug Sketch

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Shelter by Sound Garden

LEGO® Press
by Michelle Dreher & Angie Dreher

City: Kansas City, MO

Join us for a unique interactive printmaking experience using LEGO® tiles to create designs that are inked up and then pressed onto paper. Great fun for both adults and kids alike! Friday and Saturday 11 am – 3 pm Sunday 11 am – 1 pm

LEGO® Press

Lego Press

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Riverside

Plein Air Painting
by Bill Brassea

City: Salina, KS

A Plein Air painter is the name for an artist who paints outside. Stop by for a conversation about art with Plein Air artist Bill Brassea at his easel in Riverside. He looks forward to meeting you!

Plein Air Painting

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West of Kenwood Bridge

Poetry Wall
by Rich Bergen, Katrina Paradis

City: Salina, KS

Fancy yourself a writer, poet, or just want to try your hand at it? Create your own poems and prose on the “S River Scroll.”

Poetry Wall

Poetry Wall

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Kenwood Bridge

Reinventing the Wheel
Designed by David Exline, Engineered by the Family of Exline, Inc.

City: Aliso Viejo, CA

The wheel is reinvented through this merger of design, art, engineering, fabrication, and mechanical expertise. A true collaboration of minds! This kinetic Festival icon has changed the Festival landscape for more than 15 years.

Reinventing the Wheel

Reinventing the Wheel

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Riverbank at Kenwood Bridge

Riverbank Mural
by Colin Benson

City: Salina, KS

The natural landscape becomes a painter’s canvas. Come be immersed in this feature and experience how art can transform a space and bring this riverbank to life!

Riverbank Mural

Riverbank Mural

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Riverside

Schools of Fish by Scribe
By Scribe

City: Kansas City, MO

Renowned KC Graffiti artist Scribe creates an onsite mural that Festival-goers can watch evolve over the weekend.

Schools of Fish by Scribe

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In the river East of Kenwood Bridge

Snake Oil
by Matt Farley

City: Lucas, KS

In celebration of our waters and water protectors, this giant wiggle snake, slithers in the Smoky Hill River. This translation of a child’s toy acts as a gateway for discussion about the dangers hidden within the intertwined extraction, processing, and transportation of both energy and water.

Snake Oil

Snake Oil

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Stage II

Stage II Skirt
by Anne E.H. Hoekstra

City: Salina, KS

This vibrant handmade skirt is inspired by the deco architecture in downtown Salina.

Stage II Skirt

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Throughout the Park

Stick Horse Stampede
by Juniper 'TJ' Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

Watch out for the Stick Horse Stampede! Playful sculptures of “standing” stick horses – let your imagination run wild with them!

Stick Horse Stampede

Stick Horse Stampede Sketch

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Tennis Court Fence

Sub Culture Cross Stitch
by Marideth Highsmith

City: Salina, KS

This is not your grandmother’s cross stitch! Using color, scale, and texture, this abstract repurposed fiber sculpture challenges viewer’s understanding of what the age-old art of cross stitch can be.

Sub Culture Cross Stitch

Sub Culture Cross Stitch

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West of Events Center Bridge and West of Art/Craft Demonstration Area

Trees – a Natural Canvas
by Alicia Firstbrook-Stott, Shelby Brin

City: Manhattan, KS

Come explore this area and witness the Festival canopy become a colorful and surreal experience.

Trees – a Natural Canvas

Trees - a Natural Canvas

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Riverside

Watch Your Step
By Colin Benson & Chase Wheeler

City: Salina, KS

Come watch this massive serpentine street art mural come to life.

Watch Your Step

Watch Your Step - Colin Benson & Chase Wheeler

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Events Center Bridge

Wavey Fish Bridge
by Mike Miller, in partnership with the Salina Art Center

City: Wichita, KS

New and interactive additions to “Standing Wave,” with waves of flying fish jumping over the Events Center Bridge. The colorful fish will be decorated by children at Creation Crossing in Artyopolis.

Wavey Fish Bridge

Standing Wave 2021

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Contact

785.309.5770
Salina Arts & Humanities,
a department of the City of Salina
211 W Iron Ave • PO Box 2181 • Salina, KS 67402 •
Fax: 785.826.7444

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