Friday, October 14, 2016

Public Art Edina Announces People’s Choice Award winners

Edina, Minn., Oct. 11, 2016 – One sculptor won both the first- and second-place People’s Choice Awards in the 12th-annual Public Art Edina rotating outdoor sculpture exhibit.

Jim Dehne’s “Peacock Display,” located on Edina Promenade, garnered the most votes. His “Horse Play” at 50th & France came in second in voting that took place mid-June through September. The Newton, Wisconsin, artist bends and welds iron to form animals and birds. Another of his works, “Three Dancing Sandhill Cranes,” is on the Edina Promenade as part of the City of Edina’s permanent art collection.

“Bonded Souls,” a steel, fused bronze and clear-coat sculpture that depicts three lifelong friends, took third place. The work, by James Bearden of Des Moines, Iowa, is near the fountain at 50th & France.

Many people voted at the Public Art Edina booth during the Edina Fall into the Arts Festival in September. People could vote at spots around the city, online and via the Edina To Go mobile app. Public Art Edina is a working group of the City’s Arts & Culture Commission.

The winners receive $1,500, $1,200 and $750 respectively and are invited to show their sculpture until May 2018. The other seven sculptures in the competition will remain on display at 50th and France, Edina Promenade and Grandview Square Park until May 2017. Sculptures are available for purchase.

“Congratulations to the winners as well as the other participating sculpture artists whose work was chosen from 34 entries,” said Public Art Edina Chair Barbara La Valleur.

For more information, visit the Edina Public Art page on EdinaMN.gov or contact Edina Art Center General Manager Michael Frey at 952-903-5729 or mfrey@EdinaMN.gov. 

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Dale Riley

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