Public Art

Public art can be found throughout the City Center in the form of sculptures, murals, monuments and other elements of interest. Some public art in acquired for the community through the Walking Sculpture Tour; other pieces are commissioned for specific locations.

No matter where you are in the City Center, art is close by!

1

Mankato Piece

Dale Eldred

Materials: Steel

2

Look Up

Nicholas Legeros

Materials: Bronze

3

Saturday Distractions

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze

4

Reconciliation Park

Thomas Miller

Materials: Kasota Stone

5

Winter Warrior

Thomas Miller

Materials: Kasota Stone

6

Korean War Memorial

Thomas Miller

Materials: Kasota Stone

7

Dakota Sioux Memorial Bas Relief

Unknown

Materials: Unknown

8

Reading Magic

Julie Jones

Materials: Bronze

9

Blue Earth County Library Fountain

Raymond Jacobson

Materials: Cast Bronze & Glacial Boulders

10

Maud’s Deep Valley

Marian Anderson

Materials: Oil Paint

11

Grace Lutheran Church Mosaic

Prof. Donald Gregory

Materials: Unknown

12

St. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church

Joseph Masberg

Materials: Unknown

13

Historic Blue Earth County Courthouse

Unknown

Materials: Copper

14

Going for the Goal

Dee Clements

Materials: Bronze

15

Historic Ellerbee Building Stained Glass

School of Louis Sullivan

Materials: Unknown

16

#G-0048

Greg Mueller

Materials:

17

Chasing My Tail Again

Matt Miller

Materials: Steel

18

Enventis Lineman Bas Relief

Paul J. Vetter

Materials: Limestone

19

Tractor Bull

Chris Powell

Materials: Bronze

20

The Hive

Kendrick Daum & Keith Hood

Materials: Paint

21

Resurgence

Chris Powell

Materials: Stainless Steel & Bronze

22

Bethlehem Lutheran Church–Crucifixion

Paul Granlund

Materials: Bronze

23

Mankato Sesquicentennial Time Capsule

Thomas Miller

Materials: Kasota Stone

24

Manahan Memorial

Thomas Miller

Materials: Kasota Stone

25

Spilling Fountain

Harold Staler Sr.

Materials: Unknown

26

Green Sea Turtles

Eric Thorsen

Materials: Bronze

27

Guidance

Debra Zelenak

Materials: Bronze

28

Godzilla

Dale Lewis

Materials: Stainless Steel

29

Rock Ants Roll

Al Belleveau

Materials: Stone and Steel

30

Spirit of Energy

Karen Crain

Materials: Bronze

32

The Mni Mural

Julie Johnson-Fahrforth, Michael Cimino, Andrew Judkins, Ann Judkins & Craig Nagel

Materials: Paint

33

Lean Back

Haptic Design Lab

Materials: Powder Coated Steel and Ipe Wood

Sponsors:
Mankato Fourth of July Celebration, LLC, managed by Radio Mankato

34

Kites

Michael Cimino

Materials: Paint

Sponsors:
City of Mankato,
Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council

35

Art Park

Lu Miller

Materials: Paint, Metal

Sponsors:
Gretchen Etzell,
City of North Mankato

36

Vetter Stone Plaza

Greg Mueller, Korrin Lohman

Materials: Corten Steel, Powder-coated Steel, LED Lighting, Wood, Limestone

Sponsors:
City of Mankato,
Vetter Stone Company

37

Germination

David Hyduke

Materials: Steel

Sponsors:
Hope Cook,
Carnegie Art Center

38

I Choose Joy

Greg Mueller

Materials: Steel & Reclaimed Architectural Millwork

Sponsors:
Purchased from CityArt program

39

Land of Memories

Gregory T. Wilkins

Materials: Steel, Stained Glass, LED Light

Sponsors:
City Center Partnership - Artists on Main Street

40

All for One Community Mural

Michael Cimino with community members

Materials: Paint

Sponsors:
City Center Partnership - Artists on Main Street

41

Hokusai Hardware

Kedrick Daum

Materials: Paint

Sponsors:
City Center Partnership - Artists on Main Street

42

Seeds of Old Town

Benjamin Liebl, Justin Ek

Materials: Paint

Sponsors:
City Center Partnership - Artists on Main Street

43

To the Moon and Back

Jason Felten

Materials:

Sponsors:
Artists on Main Street - City Center Partnership,

44

The Boy in Blue

Alan Gibson

Materials: Mixture of fiberglass-like materials

Sponsors:
Boy in Blue Committee

45

Maestro

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze & Stainless Steel

Sponsors:

48

The Cog of the Wild

Andrew Nyberg

Materials: Steel & Found Objects

Sponsors:

Rise Into Yourself

Kelly Murphy

Materials: Exterior latex paint on aluminum siding

Sponsors:
Wooden Spoon,
Frost Plaza

46

New Life

Janesville, Waldorf, Pemberton (JWP) High School Advanced Metal Sculpture Class

Materials: Steel

Sponsors:

49

We Can Do It!

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze

Sponsors:

Fine Feathered Friends - 2021

Gary and Tonnie Hovey & Jim Perrine

Materials: Stainless Steel Flatware

Sponsors:

Mountain Spell - 2022

Harold Linke

Materials: Carbon Fiber Composite

Sponsors:

Lupine - 2023

Tim Adams

Materials: Painted Steel

Sponsors: