Public Art Committee

public art on display

Public Art on Display

Sculptures in the Park

May - October in Mount St. Mary Park
Bring the family, have a picnic or just take a stroll through Mt. St. Mary Park located along Rt. 31 at Prairie Street along the beautiful Fox River in St. Charles to see sculptures by local area artists. This event is co-sponsored by the Downtown St. Charles Partnership and the St. Charles Park District. and is underwritten by Old Second Bank in St. Charles. For more details, visit the St. Charles Park District web site.

Indoor Sculpture

• Keep Your Balance, by Ray Kobald
  (St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. 6th Ave.)
• The Reader, by Maria Kirby-Smith (St. Charles Public Library)
• Five 19th century French bronze statues
  (St. Charles Public Library)
  

Outdoor Murals and Vignettes

• The Art Shoppe, by B. J. Wagner
  (211 W. Main St.)
• Walkin' Brick Blues, by Allison Femal
  Chord On Blues (106 S. 1st Ave.)
• Two murals at Scentimental Garden (115 Cedar Ave)
• Pub 222 Courtyard (222 W. Main St.)
• Bella Bridal Shoppe, by Linda Stuart (60 Indiana St.)
• Pottawatomie Park, c 1895, by Neil Puccetti (Francesca’s, 200 S. 2nd St.)
• The Fox and the Blue Heron, by B. J. Wagner (Smitty’s, 15 E. Main St.)
• Vintage Auto Mural, by Peggy Sue Seahafer (3rd Street Shops, 12 N. 3rd St.)
• The Jalapeno Grille murals by Art by Joseph (602 Geneva Rd.)

Indoor Murals and Paintings

• Bar-B-Que Shack (210 Cedar St.)
• Harris Bank, downtown
  (One E. Main St.)
• Corfu Restaurant (2520 E. Main St.)
• St. Charles Municipal Bldg.
  (2 E. Main St.)
• WPA art collection at St. Charles Public Library
  (1 S. 6th Ave.)

Outdoor Sculpture

• Ekwabet, on the Freedom Trail, by Guy Bellaver (2 State Ave.)
• Growth Spirals, Colonial Plaza, by Guy Bellaver (220 Cedar St.)
• Sons of Charlemagne,
  fox sculptures (Main St. Bridge)
• Chimney Fox, Fox Island Square (One Illinois St.)
• Foxcycle, along the Freedom Trail, by Joe Gagnepain
  (2 State Ave.)
• Col. Baker Sculpture, by Ray Kobald (in front of Hotel Baker, 100 W. Main St.)
• Dellora Norris Sculpture, by Ray Kobald (in front of the Municipal Center, 2 E. Main St.)
• Turtle Sculpture, by John Kobald (Mt. St. Mary Park)
• Interim X, by Bruce Niemi (Mt. St. Mary Park)
• Framework for a Donut, by Howard Russo (Baker Memorial Park)

Architectural Detailing

• Blue Goose weathervane (164 S. 1st St.)
• Town House Books door by 19th c craftsman
  (105 N. 2nd Ave.)
• Peacock stained glass window over Hotel Baker entrance
  (100 W. Main St.)
• Tiles from the Hotel Baker garage –
  Hotel Baker rose garden (100 W. Main St.)
  & Midwest Groundcovers (Rt. 25)
• Fountain on Municipal Building Wall (2 E. Main St.)