Lions Park Nature Play Public Art Project

The City is interested in artwork that supports the project’s overarching nature play theme and encourages interaction, participation, curiosity, and learning. Artists are encouraged to explore opportunities to incorporate educational or interpretive elements related to local ecology, water, wildlife, native plants, water conservation, or environmental stewardship into the piece. Proposals that engage children and families through touch, movement, sensory exploration, or open-ended play and discovery are strongly encouraged.

In keeping with the project’s commitment to accessibility and inclusive design, artists should also consider how their work can create welcoming experiences for individuals with diverse abilities and sensory needs. The City encourages proposals that incorporate sensory-rich yet calming experiences, such as natural textures, tactile elements, quiet spaces for reflection, or opportunities for grounding and gentle engagement with the environment. Artists are invited to think broadly about accessibility and to create work that supports a range of ways people experience, explore, and connect with public spaces.

The City welcomes creative interpretations of these goals and encourages artists to propose innovative, integrated works that foster imagination, belonging, and meaningful connections between people, play, art, and nature.