Public Art at Neuse River Park

Artist Gabriel Eng-Goetz

Local artist Gabriel Eng-Goetz was selected in 2024 to create public art at Neuse River Park.

Young man with black hair stands in front of a colorful mural depicting a large brown hand.

Gabriel is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Durham, North Carolina USA. His work explores our human connection to the natural world and the cultural history of identity, including his own as a Chinese American born and raised in the South. Outside of creating artwork for clients and collectors, Gabriel works with his community to showcase and uplift North Carolina's vibrant and diverse art scene by producing/curating events and working as a youth mentor. Gabe has a BFA from Syracuse University

IG: @gabegets

About the Neuse River Park

The Neuse River Park property is an 83.6-acre site, originally known as the Leonard Tract. The site is located at 12028 Falls of Neuse Road, northeast of the I-540 Loop and east of Capital Boulevard (U.S. Highway 1). This future park site is located immediately adjacent to the Neuse River. Falls of Neuse Road bisects two portions of the park property, with the only current connection being the Neuse River Greenway, underneath the Falls of Neuse Road Bridge. The City of Raleigh manages an adjacent parcel that is subleased through the State of North Carolina and Army Corps of Engineers, with an existing parking lot, canoe launch, and popular trailhead for the Neuse River Greenway Trail. The State and Army Corps manage additional public recreation facilities in the area around Falls Dam.

You can learn more about plans for the Neuse River as well as possible integrations of Whitewater amenities into the site by reviewing the Neuse River Blueway Plan.

The project timeline for planning, design and construction of these improvements runs from 2023-2028. Learn more about Neuse River Park.