Art of the Fox

Batavia Art of the Fox building

The Conservation Foundation is partnering with the Batavia Public Art Initiative, a committee of Water Street Studios, to bring a series of nature-inspired murals to the Jeffery D. Schielke Government Center, a historic windmill factory that stretches along the Fox River and harkens back to the time when the Fox was a working river, generating power for the factories that called its banks home. Now, as a government building, the grounds are a community gathering space, a public river walk, and a wildflower sanctuary.

 

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A local artist will be commissioned to paint each window along the east side of the building (one artist per window). Congratulations to all our muralists listed below! If you’re interested in seeing the murals being painted, stop by the Jeffery D. Schielke Government Building from 9:00am — 5:00pm on Saturday, September 21st to check out the artist’s workday and visit with the artists while they paint.

 

Art of the Fox Muralists

 

The goal is to fill 10 windows with a unique mural that celebrates local ecosystems, the Fox, and our human connection to these natural elements – from the river to the native plants, to the creatures that call this watershed home.

 

The Art of the Fox Mural Unveiling will take place on Saturday, October 5th from 11:00am — 1:00pm and you’ll get the chance to see each of these boarded windows painted with a celebration of local nature!

 

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The Hamill Family Foundation has offered a matching donation via The Conservation Foundation’s Fox River Initiative for all funds raised for Art of the Fox Batavia.

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