Art Tour
The map provides a route to see Northfield's community artworks. The walking tour takes about one to two hours.
Artworks
- Anniversary fountain, sculpture, Raymond Jacobson, 1980 and Civil War monument, sculpture, 1921
- Harvest, sculpture, Raymond Jacobson, 2005
- Just Food Co-op mural, Rafael Estrella and student artists, 2021
- Key mural, members of the Key
- Riverside Lions Park, installation, Northfield Garden Club
- Northfield Area Veterans Memorial, sculpture, Jeff Anderson, 2005
- Art information kiosk, sculpture, Rick Swearer and Howie Holt, 2019
- Spreading the Love, sculpture, Dale Lewis and Geralyn Thelan, 2020
- Love, mural, Brett Whitacre, 2019
- Young Sculptors Project, 2021
- Bookhead Dancers, sculpture, Jen Wolcott, 2008
- Literary Stairs, mural, Kathy Ness and Kate Woodstrup, 2021
- 2nd Street Bridge, sculpture, Spencer Jones and Wade Kolbe, 2007
- 5th Street Bridge, sculpture, Spencer Jones and Wade Kolbe, 2007
- Threshold, sculpture, Kris Swanson, 2018
- Wanbli Mitakuye Oyasin (Eagle Relatives), sculpture, John Sterner, 2022
- Wind Piece, sculpture, John Maakestad, 1970 and Tree, sculpture, Nick Swearer, 1970
- Flame, sculpture, Nick Swearer, 1970770
- Poetry Steps, mural, collective effort, 2021
Additional locations
Additional community art locations in the Northfield area:
South end of town
- Torque, Northfield Senior Center
- Primary Shapes, in the Bridgewater Elementary School playground
- Roundabout underpass murals by Adam Turman
Within the Northfield Hospital
- Keep the Ball Rolling, Northfield Hospital foyer
- Pente, Northfield Hospital atrium
- Look Who's Watching, Northfield Hospital center hallway
Within the Northfield Public Library
- Four Seasonal Scenes, Northfield Public Library
- AHIMSA, Northfield Public Library
- Woodcarving, Northfield Public Library
Dundas community
- Dundas Dukes Statue, found near the Memorial Field in Dundas
- Between Earth and Sky by Malcolm "Mac" Gimse, found near the Archibald Mill ruins
Carleton College
- Weitz Art Center
- Various Carleton sculptures
St. Olaf College
- Flaten Museum of Art
- Various St. Olaf sculptures
Collaborators
The map was made in collaboration with:
- Northfield Public Schools
- The Guild
- City of Northfield
- Northfield Arts and Culture Commission