Public Art Passport

05/06/2025

Art that inspires!

This breathtaking mural, a project by the Kochville Township Downtown Development Authority, is an exciting new feature of Public Art Passport!

🌟 Created by celebrated muralist Kevin Burdick, this piece adds a vibrant touch to Kochville while continuing his legacy of meaningful public art across Michigan.

Have you spotted his work in Saginaw? Let us know your favorite mural!

04/17/2025

🎨 Calling All Sculptors!

The Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum is excited to announce the 9th Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition (RBJSE)—and we want YOU to be part of it!

This is your chance to showcase your talent and creativity in a prestigious exhibition dedicated entirely to three-dimensional art. Open to artists living in the Great Lakes region, the RBJSE celebrates diverse styles, media, and themes in sculpture.

✨ Key Details:

Submission Deadline: April 20, 2025

Awards: 1st Place: $2,500 | 2nd Place: $1,500 | 3rd Place: $1,000 | 4th Place: $750

Eligibility: Open to all living sculptors connected to the Great Lakes.

📍 Learn more and submit your entries by visiting our website linked in our bio.

Don’t miss this opportunity to have your work featured in a celebrated exhibition!

04/16/2025

🌼 Spring is in the air all year round at Gaudreau the florist! 🎨

This vibrant mural in Saginaw, MI brings life and color to the community, with a special shoutout to their team member for the artistic assist! Commissioned by The Great Mural Project, this piece is a celebration of creativity, nature, and local artistry.

10/08/2024

Our friends over at Public Arts Midland are hosting a scavenger hunt! Join in before it closes 10/13.

Happy Global Diversity Month! We're excited to celebrate again with Midland Area Cultural Awareness Coalition.

We hope you'll join us in playing along with our Public Arts Midland Scavenger Hunt, for a chance to get out with neighbors and friends, AND have a chance to win a great prize! 🔎🗺️🎨📸

Here's how:
1. Check out the Public Art scavenger hunt map here: https://www.artseenfestival.com/pam-scavenger-hunt
2. Take a friend, neighbor, or fly solo to see some of the public art in Midland County. (Selfies or it didn’t happen!)
3. Comment on this post by Sunday 10/13 at 8PM.
4. Each photo comment with a different piece of art in Midland County counts as one entry. Enter as many times as you like!
Two winners will be selected at random on Monday 10/14. Winners get to select their prize from the list shared in the comments.

Check back and play again each week till the end of October! (New pics to enter each week- no repeats please!).

Public art is a fun way people can connect to where they live, share unique experiences of living in a place, and we want to encourage you to get out and experience all the amazing public art Midland County has to offer, as it all builds on the culture of our community!

PS- if we missed any art, and I’m sure we did, shoot us a message. Thanks and HAVE FUN!!

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08/31/2024

Join Public Arts Midland and Creative 360 for Performance in the Park! On September 7th, enjoy live performance, music, food, and much more! 🎉

08/28/2024

📸Only TWO more days for the Public Art Passport Selfie Contest!!! Have you entered your selfies yet?!

To participate, snap a selfie with as many of the thirteen Public Art Passport Exhibition sculptures as you can find (locations can be found on our website). Please submit your photos using the Google Form found on our website. Up to thirteen entries per person, one for each artwork in the exhibition!

Participate to win gift cards, a Public Art Passport Swag, and more!

Enter photos here: www.publicartpassport.com

08/27/2024

Did you know that the Historic Masonic Temple of Bay City hosts an Artist Assembly the first Tuesday of every month?

"Traditional, digital, and artists across all mediums are welcome to join us for our monthly drop-in artist workshop! Bring your sketchbooks, tablets, or whatever you're working with to relax, get some work done, mingle, and network with other artists in the Red Room! Entrance is free, but donations are always welcome! This workshop is appropriate for all ages." -HMT

The next Artist Assembly is September 3rd, 2024!

08/16/2024

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🌟Today we had the pleasure of welcoming artist David Smiczek and his wife to the Zoo! David is the talented creator behind the stunning giraffe sculpture that has been gracing us this summer as part of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum's Public Art Passport. It’s been an honor to showcase his remarkable work, and we’re grateful for the chance to share such beauty with our community.🌞🎉🦒

08/09/2024

We are SO excited to be at the Saginaw Art Fair surrounded by one-of-a-kind artwork, kids activities, live demonstrations, and so much more! Come say hi to us over at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum's booth!

We hope to see you there!

08/08/2024

Did you know the museum has art that is thousands of years old?
Did you know that the museum has a blown glass sculpture hanging from the ceiling?
Did you know that the museum was once a family home, bulit over 100 years ago?

Come see it all for yourself! Enjoy a free public tour of the Saginaw Art Museum & Gardens this Saturday.

Interested in being a docent? Attend our training in September/October! Sign up here: https://www.saginawartmuseum.org/event/docent-training/

08/08/2024

Want a chance to get outside and see some local art? What about a chance to win some awesome prizes?

Do both with the Public Art Passport Selfie Contest, now through August 30th! Snap a selfie with as many of the thirteen Public Art Passport Exhibition sculptures as you can find (locations can be found on our website). Submit your photos using the Google Form below! Up to thirteen entries per-person, one for each artwork in the exhibition!

Participate for a chance to win gift cards, Public Art Passport Swag, and more!

https://forms.gle/aagstKifFK6p1NGv7

08/07/2024

Harvest Celebration uses its bright colors to showcase a wonderful bounty of food! As we inch towards fall, we might think of all of the wonderful foods we get to enjoy, like pumpkins, peppers, cabbage, corn, and sunflower seeds. The Phoenix Community Farm not only supplies Midland with such fresh produce, but teaches the community how food is grown prepared, and preserved!