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A-Mazing Garden
Art Spark Cottage
A-Mazing Garden
Artists: Kris Prengaman (the wildflower maze) & J.O. Thacker (story brick pathway)
Description: The A-Mazing Garden is a delightful maze for all! Weave through the beautiful wildflowers by following along with stories to guide your way. Peak blooming time is late Spring - Summer.
Activity: Follow the brick path story to weave through the maze or listen to all three maze stories on our YouTube playlist.
Location: In the Imagination Space.
Art Rocks!
Art Spark Cottage
A-Mazing Garden
Artists: The Community!
(contributors include: Kirsten Dunster Eisele, Mattie Lukemire and Rachael Montunnas)
Description: All various shapes, sizes and color art rocks add so much whimsy to our space.
Activity: Give a rock, Take a rock. One of the ways to trade art work at the Park!
Location: Throughout the Imagination Space.
Art Spark Cottage
Art Spark Cottage
Brass Dreams in Flight
Artist: Created by Amy Margraff of Ostrandoors.
Description: A magical fairy door with a table for two. We imagine Boardman sisters Ruth & Dot making big plans for the Park.
Location: At the base of the Harry Potter tree in the Imagination Space.
Brass Dreams in Flight
Brass Dreams in Flight
Brass Dreams in Flight
Artist: Todd Timler
Description: Musical bench created from donated instruments by the community.
Location: On the west side of the Imagination Space.
Sponsored by Noon Kiwanis Club
Chief Keep It Clean
Brass Dreams in Flight
Chief Keep It Clean
Artist: Todd Timler
Description: A trash bin re-imagined to be a piece of art at the Park!
Activity: Lift the front handle and throw trash away after enjoying the Park. :)
Location: Imagination Space
Dripping 88
Brass Dreams in Flight
Chief Keep It Clean
Artists: Roxanne and Charlton Amidon
Description: A repurposed baby grand piano water feature with a small garden on top and a rushing “waterfall” over the keys. The piece is nestled amongst a rock garden, with rocks of varying size and kind.
Location: On the west side of the Imagination Space.
In Loving Memory of Mary L. D'Amico. Master Gardener & Artist
Finding Home
Joey & His Dog
Gnome Village
Artists: Mary Weiler Williams and the participants of CREATE! 2023.
Description: The quilt designs for this piece were chosen for their “hidden messages” which many people believe helped runaway slaves escape to freedom. The platforms are recycled satellite dishes, and stand for the way we are guided today.
Location: On the west side of the Imagination Space.
Gnome Village
Joey & His Dog
Gnome Village
Artists: The Community!
(contributors include: Peter & Pat Davies and Linda Hurley & Family)
Description: Scattered around our Harry tree live the gnomes! The colorful gnome homes are crafted by our community artists and donors.
Location: Around our Harry tree in the Imagination Space.
Interested in helping us make a gnome home for the Park? Please contact us.
Joey & His Dog
Joey & His Dog
Joey & His Dog
Artist: Jim Hollenbeck
Description: Part of a collection of Muffler People throughout the Park.
Location: You can find Joey & His Dog in the center of the A-Mazing Garden.
Picket the Owl
Project Freedom
Joey & His Dog
Artist: Matt Roberson
Description: Built of recycled wood, this climbable owl can be enjoyed by kids and adults.
Activity: Climb the back or front of the owl to make your way to the top to have a bird's eye view of the Imagination Space. A movable ship style wheel is at the top.
Location: In the Imagination Space, close to the Winter St gates.
Princess
Project Freedom
Project Freedom
Artist: Ernest Nkwocha Ogbonna
Description: This interactive unicorn is quite a marvel for kids and adults a like. Created by Ernest Nkwocha, a sculptor in Nigeria, from recycled tires.
Activity: The body of the unicorn is climbable so that you can sit on the back for a photo opportunity.
Location: In the Imagination Space close to the gate entrance off of Winter St.
Project Freedom
Project Freedom
Project Freedom
Artists: Concept by Miranda Lytle & Created by Brooke Ripley & the community!
Description: Created on a repurposed trampoline as a paint by numbers project by the community in 2021, Project Freedom is a colorful and meaningful piece to attract, educate, comfort and inspire the community at large. From afar, onlookers will see a mosaic butterfly created with a multitude of bright and neutral colors. Close up it will become evident that tucked within the iconic image of metamorphosis, positivity, and change are two fists breaking free from the chains which bind them.
Location: In the center of the open field on the south side of the Park. The art piece is used as a shade structure.
Sponsored by Ohio Arts Council
The Imagination Garden Gates
The Imagination Garden Gates
The Imagination Garden Gates
Artist: Todd Timler
Description: Created to mimic our logo and to encourage visitors to explore our 2.2 acre space.
Location: Enter the Park through these beautiful gates off of Winter Street.
The Octopus' Garden
The Imagination Garden Gates
The Imagination Garden Gates
Artist: Kevin Tackett
Location: On the fence of the west side of the Park.
Together Forever
The Imagination Garden Gates
Together Forever
Artist: Jim Hollenbeck
Description: Part of a collection of Muffler People throughout the Park.
Location: By the Winter Street gate entrance.
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Willow Rest and Reflect
Together Forever
Artist: Jim Hollenbeck
Description: Part of a collection of Muffler People throughout the Park.
Location: By the gazebo in the Imagination Space.
Willow Rest and Reflect
Willow Rest and Reflect
Willow Rest and Reflect
Artists: The 2023 Mosaic Bench Workshop participants lead by Virginia Corwin and Lynda Elias (the bench) & Kris Prengaman (the grove-lette)
Description: A new small area at the Park for quiet reflection called “Willow Rest and Reflect” is ready for visitors and wanderers! The beautiful mosaic bench was created as part of a Mosaic Workshop held at Boardman Arts Park in September 2023, and is a nod to one of our sponsors - Willow Brook. A “grove-lette” of willow bushes and a tree complete the installation and offer a respite to use when walking along the track, watching children play in the grassy field, or to just sit and reflect.
Location: On the south side of the Park closest to William Street
The project was sponsored by Willow Brook Christian Communities , as well as by William Street United Methodist Church, and the Ohio Arts Council through ArtsNext grants awarded to the Park.