RACINE, Wis. — The Downtown Racine Corporation unveiled this year's public art project, wooden Amish-built rocking chairs, in downtown Racine.
Twenty-six artists were selected to create the chairs and the rockers are scattered throughout downtown. Of the 26 chairs, 18 will go up for an online public auction HEREfrom Sept. 1 through Sept. 10. The other eight will be displayed year after year downtown.
According to the Downtown Racine Corporation, there will be a self-guided scavenger hunt all summer long. Each rocking chair has a question that relates to the chair's artistic design. Those who participate will be win a $5 Downtown gift card, valid at over 100 locations, for answering at least 15 questions correctly.
Scavenger hunt forms can be picked up at The Downtown Racine Corporation (425 Main St.) or downloaded HERE.
This is the 21st consecutive year for the public art project.
Artists selected for this year and the titles of their work include:
- Nancy Barthuly: Navigating Racine
- Marcia Baxter & Margie Bong: Sit N Seek
- Chelsey Cacciotti: Giardino di bottoni
- Peg Ducommun: Release the Krackin’
- Evergreen Academy: Dip
- Hailey Fischer: Lazy Daisies
- Danielle Frees: Setting Sail
- Liz Gage: Norwegian Rosemaled
- Liz Gage: Sunflower Dreams
- Shannon Gegare: Rockin’ Rhymes
- Rachel Hankwitz: Wildflowers
- Brenda Lois: Rockin’ with the Beatles
- Rebecca McGowan: Reflections
- Connie Meredith: Southern Comfort
- Samantha Moe: Beach Bum
- Paul Muckler Wisconsin Rocks!
- Paul Muckler: Rockin’ Robin
- Bill Reid, Vicki Schmitz
- Holly Wolf-Mattick & Prairie Art Dept.: Flyover States
- Jil Radtke: Rockin’ Our Way to Vacay!
- Tara Schmidt: Sounds of Spring
- Elizabeth Stalman: The Patriot
- Jessica VandeLeest: Rockin’ the 90’s
- Craig Welch: Rocking to the USA
- Kelly Witte: Rad to the Max
- Nicki Zimmer: Space is the Breath of Art
- RYOCF – Person in our Care: Not titled
