Through it all, each piece of art resonates with visitors.
“Ball in the Window” by William Weaver.
Wren Prather-Stroud is the secretary of the New Mexico Arts Commission.
She’s also been around to see the arts park grow – not only in size – but in the amount of public art in the area.
“Cougar” by Cynthia Rowland.
“Because of the arts park, the area has grown exponentially,” Prather-Stroud says. “Before COVID, we used to have live performances down there and a movies in the park series. We haven’t had anything in awhile. There is a reason that we added the ‘s’ to arts park. We wanted it to be a home for visual arts and performance arts. The park has become a fabric of our lives.”