An example of a wrapped utility box in Edina, MN. Photo courtesy City of Edina.

July 31, 2025 Damian Goebel 1 min read City of St. Paul, Public Art

City of St. Paul/Forecast Public Art Looking for Artists to Spruce Up Downtown Utility Boxes

Forecast Public Art invites Minnesota-based artists of all experience levels to submit qualifications for the digital design of utility boxes

June 26, 2025 Tim Johnson 3 min read Building Community, Columns, Public Art, Raspberry Island

At Home on Raspberry Island

It is a fair bet that Albert Einstein would have loved the colorful, fanciful, imaginative Mexican folk art exhibit presently installed on Raspberry Island. Hike down the Wabasha bridge steps or exit off of Wabasha onto Fillmore St. and you will find yourself in the presence of “Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island”. Surrounded by the Mississippi River on both sides, overlooking downtown St. Paul, Raspberry Island is the perfect venue for these four to sixteen foot vividly colorful creatures, whose heads and bodies are a fusion of a diverse and imaginative world.

June 26, 2025 Damian Goebel 1 min read Public Art, Raspberry Island

Raspberry Island Welcomes Colorful, Whimsical Alebrijes for the Summer

Raspberry Island welcomed 16 new inhabitants last month when Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island moved in. The new exhibit, which