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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January 20, public art on a railway viaduct in Eppegem, Belgium. The Viadict carries the railway over N270 Elewijtsesteenwg as it travels from the village proper out past the Rubenskasteel, the estate of Peter Paul Rubens the Flemish painter (Dutch Master) that dates back to the 1600s, and where he spent his last years.
1/20/2025
I have no idea where this is located. I was going for a completely different artwork, and took this only as insurance. But it turned out the one I was going for (which can be seen in my Strava) was behind a fence, and there was no way to get a photo of it that would also show my bike.
For the record, the yellow light in this photo is part of my bike.
1/21/25
This is on a garage on Grove st in falls church – near the trail, though that’s not how we got there cuz the trail isn’t real clear in falls church
I included the light next to it cuz I like how it looks paired with the pretty arty wheel1/21/25 Frozen Frosty snowman #5, found along the Potomac Yard Trail near the volleyball & tennis courts.
Special edition “PedalwithPride 🌈 “ bicycle found at the corner of S. Washington St & Wilkes Ave in Old Town Alexandria VA.
1/22/25 mural at Cristal City metro – around the corner from the Jenn took a pic of.
This one faces 18th St S & is partially obscured by a handy dandy CaBi bike rack
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