Pointless Prize: Public Art Finder

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    UPDATED #publicartfinders winners are….. (drum roll!!!)…..

    • 1st place – Chris Randall (@consularrider)
    • 2nd place – Heidi Rausch (@heidi-rausch)
    • 3rd place — Janet L (@indiana)

    A special shout out to Carol Calhoun (@cvcalhoun) who was on track to finish in the top 3 participants, but sadly was hit by a car and had to drop back to a being a Friend of BAFS.

    I was hoping to see you all at the Freezing Saddles Final Happy Hour on April 2nd, but alas I will be out of town — on a bike tour, imagine that. Boomer (thank you!) will present the awards in my absence.

    Thank you all so much for playing #publicartfinder! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all your posts and reading the comments and stories accompanying them. I follow all of you on Strava and will be watching for more of your public art finds. I hope you all will play again in 2026!

    How to Play #PublicArtFinder

    1. Ride your bike at least 10 miles.  On that 10-mile ride, discover any art form (loosely defined: you know it when you see it! The art find must be readily accessible to the general public. An art find on a ride less than 10 miles does not count.

    2. Only one art find per day will be counted.

    3. Include some part of your bike in the photo.

    4. Post the photo of your art find in both of these places (use small resolution):

    • Your Strava for the ride on which you discovered the art. You must use the hashtag #publicartfinder in your Strava ride title for your art find to be counted on the FS2025 leaderboard. Follow me on Strava (karenbikes2) and allow me to follow you back so I can verify your #publicartfinder rides. I’ll use the data from the leaderboard to feed the official #publicartfinder scorecard. If you want to view the leaderboard and can’t locate it, email me: karenbikes2 at gmail.
    • The BAFS2025 “Pointless Prize: Public Art Finder” thread on the BikeForum. Must be the same photo as the one posted to your Strava.

    5. Post your #publicartfinder photo on Strava and in the Forum before midnight on the day of the ride.

    Describing the location of your art find is nice to include with the photo so that others may find it too. Including any description of the art (artist, information about its creation, etc.) is also nice.

    One point will be awarded for each entry that meets all 5 criteria listed above. A faceless cabal will judge the entries. Bonus points may be awarded based on subjective criteria — e.g., use of creative objects (like your bike interacting with your art find), art find descriptions in your posting, witty captions, composition, light, artistic flair, great stories, percentage of quality submissions, # likes/kudos/dislikes, etc. In the event of a tie, efficacy rules: most art discoveries/least # of total FS2025 miles will win.

    Friends of FS2024 are welcome to post, but only registered participants can win prizes.

    Now go find some public art!

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    Nomnomnom
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    Pretty excited for this one

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    Serdar
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    I found one public art that is New2Me. Can’t wait to share it in January. smile

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    cvcalhoun
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    1/1/2025

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    consularrider
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    #publicartfinder – 1/1/2025 – Herman B Wells statue in front of Owen Hall.  Wells was the 11th president of IU (1937-1962) and then Chancellor (1962-2000).  During his tenure IU became an internationally recognized institution in so many disciplines.

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    Serdar
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    Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac National Memorial

    According to the National Park Service website, “President Johnson came here often when he needed to escape from the stresses of building a Great Society. After he died, his wife chose this place for his memorial.”

    #1135392
    Laurie E.
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    Laurie E.
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    #1135397
    Indiana
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    1/1/25 Monroe Street Bridge Art, Brookland DC

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    Sophie CW
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    Along the NCR Trail, Gnome Hill was created by Gene Stiffler about 16 years ago to amuse trail users. Now there are over 200 gnomes with cute signs.

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    consularrider
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    #publicartfinder – 1/2/2025 – Tour de Mellencamp.  This is a recent (2024) addition to the E 7th St pedestrian/bike zone on the north side of the IU Auditorium in Bloomington, IN.  It honors Seymour, IN native John Mellencamp who has been a long time resident of Bloomington and benefactor to the community and the University.  The buildings in the background are portions of the Eskenazi Museum of Art, the IU School of Fine Arts, and the Radio/TV Building (WFIU).

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    Heidi Rausch
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    #publicartfinder

    Mural found in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, OH

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    Boomer Cycles
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    1/1/25 #new2me #yardart
    JOY

    500 block of 26th Road South, Aurora Heights hood of Alexandria VA

    Joy

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    Boomer Cycles
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    1/2/25 #new2me #yardart

    Holiday Lane Pop Up art in the Del Ray hood of Alexandria VA (which is a seasonal treasure trove of yard art for the Festivus Holidays)

    Festivus

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    @carol ✊ The #publicartfinder photo you posted to the forum for 1/1/25 is different than the one posted in your Strava for that date.

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    Serdar
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    SACANDAGA TOTEM
    1991
    John Van Alstine, American b: 1953
    Granite and Steel
    Dedicated in Memory of Minnie Odoroff
    Patron of Contemporary Art
    Gift of the Alexandria Sculpture Festival
    H. Alan Young, Chairman
    In partnership with the City of Alexandria
    2010

     

     

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