2026 Walking Sculpture Tour

This exciting exhibit of outdoor sculptures is displayed year-round in the City Center of Mankato and North Mankato, Minnesota. Artists place their sculptures in the program for one year. Artists are eligible to win cash awards including the Juror’s Purchase Award and have their sculpture permanently installed in the City Center or be voted People’s Choice. Plus, the sculptures are available to the public for sale.

2026 Brochure | 2026 Map

1

Steel Prairie Sentinel

Chase Gerdts

Materials: Steel and Cast Iron Found Objects

Sponsors:
Pub 500,
Gallagher Insurance

2

Revolution

Tim James & Aidan Demarais

Materials: Powder-Coated Steel

Sponsors:
NaKato Bar & Grill,
Pagliai's Pizza

3

Guy in the Mirror

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze and Stainless Steel

Sponsors:
iSpace Environments,
Skinner Family Dentistry

4

American Black Bear

Don Gaber

Materials: Reclaimed Materials

Sponsors:
Hillton Garden Inn

5

Intended Destination

Clark Martinek

Materials: Metal

Sponsors:
SEH

6

Europa

Joshua Koffman

Materials: Bronze

Sponsors:
Knutson + Casey

7

Can You Hear Me Now

Bobbie Carlyle

Materials: Bronze

Sponsors:
Scheels

8

The Archer

Linda Marsh

Materials: Cast Bronze and Stainless Steel Wire

Sponsors:
Hotel Alexander,
NAI North Star

9

Guaranteed Investment

Clark Martinek

Materials: Metal

Sponsors:
Wealth Enhancement Group

10

Golden Bounty

GiGi Griffin Miller

Materials: Ceramic Tiles, Glass Beads, Cement, Polystyrene and Stainless Steel

Sponsors:
Mankato Area Foundation

11

Tatanka

Greg Kraft

Materials: Illinois Limestone

Sponsors:
Stifel,
Kato Moving & Storage

12

Rooster

Alex Zamesin

Materials: Recycled Tires

Sponsors:
Wow! Zone,
Valley News Foundation

13

Mod Pod

Gail Katz-James

Materials: Welded Steel and Mixed Media

Sponsors:
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.,
Neubau Holdings

14

Airmail

Keith Dorn

Materials: Steel

Sponsors:
Gislason & Hunter LLP

15

Queenie

Steve Feren

Materials: Concrete, Glass and Aluminum

Sponsors:
Snell Motors

16

Vertical Refraction

James Pedersen & Ryan Pedersen

Materials: Welded Steel

Sponsors:
Eide Baily

17

Hope

Joe & Terry Malesky

Materials: Stainless Steel

Sponsors:
Carlson-Tillisch Eye Clinic,
Old National

18

Learning to Fly

Vic Rouleau

Materials: Rustic Metal

Sponsors:
Mankato Clinic,
The Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic

19

Spinner Dolphin

Dale Lewis

Materials: Mixed Metal and Found Objects

Sponsors:
Minnesota Valley Credit Union,
Widseth

20

Serpentine Insect Hostel

Tim Adams

Materials: Weathered Steel, Stainless Steel and Lexan

Sponsors:
Brennan Companies

21

Going Home

Sondra Jonson

Materials: Stainless Steel

Sponsors:
ATOM Hospitality Group

22

The Pollinator

Kirk Seese

Materials: Painted Steel, Clear Polycarbonate, UV Inks and Up Cycled Half Kayak

Sponsors:
Tami Paulsen in Memory of Bryan Paulsen

23

Aglaea

Greg Mendez

Materials: Steel

Sponsors:
Carnegie Art Center,
Meyer & Norland

24

Forged in Feathers

Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP) Metal Sculpture Class

Materials: Found Objects and CNC Cut Metal

Sponsors:
North Mankato Port Authority

25

Crystal

Mark Hall

Materials: Powder-Coated Steel and Cast Glass

Sponsors:
ISG

26

Cube Farmer

Craig Snyder

Materials: Steel

Sponsors:
Bolten & Menk

CityArt Purchased Sculptures

A

Reading Magic - 2011

Julie Jones

Materials: Bronze

B

Guidance - 2012

Debra Zelenak

Materials: Bronze

C

Saturday Distractions - 2013

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze

D

Green Sea Turtles - 2014

Eric Thorsen

Materials: Bronze

E

Godzilla - 2015

Dale Lewis

Materials: Stainless Steel

F

Stand for the Flag - 2016

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze

G

Maestro - 2017

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze & Stainless Steel

H

New Life - 2018

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

Materials: Steel

I

The Cog of the Wild - 2019

Andrew Nyberg

Materials: Steel & Found Objects

J

We Can Do It! - 2020

Lee Leuning & Sherri Treeby

Materials: Bronze

K

Fine Feathered Friends - 2021

Gary and Tonnie Hovey & Jim Perrine

Materials: Stainless Steel Flatware

L

Mountain Spell - 2022

Harold Linke

Materials: Carbon Fiber Composite

M

Lupine - 2023

Tim Adams

Materials: Painted Steel

N

Eggsciting News - 2024

Kimber Fiebiger

Materials: Bronze

O

Infinite Biking - 2025

Victor Yepez

Materials: Iron

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2016 Sculpture Tour