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Art Installations

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

ALPHABETICAL BY BOOTH NUMBER

Throughout Park

ARTeryGO
by Salina Art Center

City: Salina, KS

Come work with an artist to create your very own piece of art at our mobile studio. Take home one for yourself and leave another behind to be part of our larger community installation!

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.

North of Kenwood Bridge

Big Fan
by Juniper "TJ" Tangpuz

City: Kansas City, KS

This robot has such a great time at the Festival his head spins. So if you want to hang out with him, take in the breeze, and chill (one of his main protocols) you’re in good company.

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.

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!

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.

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.

South of Riverside Stage

Henna: Get Your Art On
by Raven & Luna

City: Broken Arrow, OK

The only safe henna is handmade henna. Did you know that shelf-stable henna cones could be dangerous and are not actually henna at all? This henna contains only pure ingredients at the highest quality. Designs are drawn on freehand and will last about two weeks. Come get your art on with Michelle “Raven” Gray and Shona “Luna” Orr! Friday & Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

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.

Shelter by Sound Garden

Lego Press
by Michelle & 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 the paper. Great fun for both adults and kids alike! Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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.”

Kenwood Bridge

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

City: Aliso Wieja, 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.

Riverbank at Kenwood Bridge

Riverbank Mural
by Colin Benson

City: Denver, CO

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!

In the river between Mulberry and the Dragon Dream 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.

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.

Riverside

Step Right Up! Voting Booth
by Erika Nelson

City: Lucas, KS

A cross between carnival booth and fine art presentation, Step Right Up! Voting Booth is an interactive sideshow version of a traditional art show tent. This creative twist on a classic carnival game touches on your power of choice. Come cast your “vote” with a successful throw. (Caution: this game may be rigged!) Friday & Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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.

South of Riverside Stage

The Resound Field
by Scribe

City: Kansas City, MO

The turntables spin. The unique creatures of the Fields all plug their headphones into the earth. Peace travels in sound waves though the blades of buffalo grass creating nothing short of a resounding “yes”.

West of Events Center Bridge, West of 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.

Contact

(785) 309-5770
Salina Arts & Humanities,
a department of the City of Salina
211 W Iron Ave • PO Box 2181 • Salina, KS 67402

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