Lake Lynn Public Art

Public Art at Lake Lynn Park

Artist team A Gang of Three was chosen in 2024 to create public art as part of planned improvements to Lake Lynn Loop Trail.

In fall 2024, the group held several sessions at the lake to engage passersby about the project and encourage participation. Visitors were asked to imagine the lake as an entity with a memory and a voice, and to consider what they might ask it. They could mail postcards or send digital messages through a website, Letters to the Lake. The “lake” then composed poems in response to the inquiries, stories, and secrets people shared. For phase two, the artists invited letter-writers and the broader community to a co-creation event at Lake Lynn Community Center with work stations and art supplies. Animals and wildlife appeared in many of the participant creations.

From these community engagement sessions, the artists have developed a concept that acknowledges and respects the input received in the engagement process. They are proposing a series of life-size animal sculptures that will be scattered throughout the trail. The origami-inspired forms will be made of stainless steel and appear around the lake as graceful spirits and sentinels.