A ribbon cutting ceremony for the latest public sculpture to be installed in Stevensville will take place on Friday, October 2 at 5 p.m. to kick off the Scarecrow Festival.
Join the Main Street Association Design Committee for the dedication of Stevensville’s latest addition to its collection of outdoor art sculptures. This latest work of art is a celebration of the popular Scarecrow Festival, now in its tenth year, and a memorial to the festival founder, Gary Knapp. Gary was passionate about enhancing the arts in Stevensville and was pivotal in shaping the Scarecrow Festival into its successful present-day event as well as working with the Stevensville Art and Sculpture Society to fund and install the second public art piece in Stevensville, “To Know Joy,” a bronze by JR Eason at Lange Park. The first public art piece to be installed was “Two Left Feet Dancing Free” by Jay Laber, on the corner of Third and Main.
Local artist Loree West was selected by the design committee to create this latest sculpture. She is known for her beautiful ceramic bas-relief technique which brings depth and perspective to her sculptures. Loree has merged the scarecrow theme with elements of Gary’s craftsman style woodworking craft to create an outdoor sculpture that can be enjoyed by all who visit Stevensville.
The sculpture will be permanently installed in the Native Plant Park, by the bike path just east of the Forest Service offices.
