public art
In Cornelius, you can put Humpty Dumpty together again
Jan. 14. By Dave Yochum. All will soon be right in Cornelius: The $2,500 needed to put Humpty Dumpty back in his rightful spot in front of Cornelius Elementary School has been raised. Humpty sat atop a brick wall in an open book with the nursery rhyme engraved on the left side and a word […]
Help put Humpty Dumpty sculpture back together again
Jan. 8. There’s an effort to put Humpty Dumpty together again after he was stolen from an outdoor art installation in front of Cornelius Elementary School in 2023. Humpty sat atop a brick wall in an open book with the nursery rhyme engraved on the left side and a word search on the right side, […]
Innovative work of art—and technology—brightens tunnel under I-77
July 10. By Page Leggett. How eager would you be to walk or bike through a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-tall, 16-foot-wide subterranean tunnel? What if it were 30 feet below a busy stretch of interstate? What one person may find exciting, another might find daunting. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation was faced with the challenge of making […]
Noted sculptor visiting Davidson for Veterans Monument
April 3. Douwe Blumberg, who has been commissioned to produce the Davidson Veterans Monument, is in town to conduct public meetings with members of the Davidson Public Art Commission and the Davidson Veterans Committee. The Lexington, Ky., sculptor will also visit the .2 acre sculpture site in front of the Post Office, known as the […]
Missing: Humpty Dumpty in front of Cornelius Elementary
June 12. By Dave Yochum. The Humpty Dumpty in front of Cornelius Elementary School has been missing since he was last seen sitting on a wall. Ann Wolfmayer said she was walking her granddaughter to school on Thursday when they noticed that part of the six-foot-tall sculpture was missing. Humpty sat atop a brick wall […]
