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Where the Outdoors & Creativity Connect
Art and nature share a unique transformative power. We are proud to be a bridge merging community, the outdoors and art together in Theodore Wirth Park and encourage you to join us on this journey.
Create your own art with Loppet Outdoor Art programs! Check out all of the offerings from Loppet Outdoor Art here.
Trailhead Gallery
The Gallery at The Trailhead is excited to feature local artists. The Gallery is open during all Trailhead building hours.
Call for Artists
The Loppet Foundation is seeking local artists to showcase their work in the Trailhead Gallery, a bright, welcoming space in the Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park — where art, connection to the outdoors, and community meet. We are seeking visual artists whose work illustrates our mission, vision and values. This is an unpaid exhibition opportunity. Artists receive full visibility in a high-traffic community space.
Read the RFP here.
Past Artists:
- Native Voices: Stories from Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ/Bassett Creek
- Allie Rykken
- Anna Kleven
- Charles Caldwell
- Ashley Koudou
- Heather Friedli
- Monica Bryand Photography
- Kate Fisher
- Art by Chris Spah
- Megan Murrell Illustration
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Trailhead Mural
The Loppet worked with local artist Philipo Dyauli on the 2024 Mural project!
Philipo Dyauli is a self-taught artist that embraces scale in a fearless way. His paintings and murals use bold color palettes to capture the joys of everyday life, specifically elevating the representation of Black and Brown people and their lived experiences. Dyauli also transforms his personal experiences into life-size paintings to create a unique form of visual storytelling.
See more of Philipo’s work at https://philipodyauli.com/
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Art in the Park
Engage with the various art in Theodore Wirth Park!
- Third Daughter Restless Daughter – Art Installation
Youa and Wone Yang ccreated Third Daughter, Restless Daughterin response to their grandmother’s Hmong embroidery. The most important constants to their art is the hard work and integrity that they put into every project, and it’s their dedication and passion that makes their craft stand out. View their art installation along the fence on Theodore Wirth Parkway.
- Mango Day/Ashley Koudou/Taylan De Johnette – Digital Art Banner
Ashley Koudou and Taylan De Johnette founded the design agency Mango Day in 2023 to help BIPOC creatives and entrepreneurs find solutions to grow their brands authentically. They recognized the gaps in opportunities for growth that are available for BIPOC artists and businesses and have dedicated themselves to uplifting and investing in them to help them grow, develop sustainable income, and build community. Koudou and De Johnette collaborated to produce the colorful mural you’ll see on a storage container that is used for sledding tubes and mountain bikes, right next to the Trailhead. Spectators will have a great view of the mural from several points in the Loppet Cup venue.
- Fawzia Khan – Bronze Birds in the Trailhead
Fawzia Khan is a multidisciplinary artist who creates socially conscious artwork. She is interested in what unites us. “To see the “other’s” point of view acknowledges our common humanity and creates an opportunity for empathy and resolution,” she says. She is concerned with issues of marginalization, gender inequities, and the balance between safety and freedom. Khan created “Plan B,” the birds hanging from the ceiling with “parachutes,” during the second Gulf War, as a commentary on the inadequacy of the equipment supplied to US troops. The birds installed on the birch logs have been repurposed to remind us we share this planet with other life forms. The logs were found during the artist’s run through Wirth Park. Visitors to Wirth Park may see “Plan B” in the Trailhead through March 2024.
- Woodframe Artwork
This rotating banner can be found just outside of The Trailhead.
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The Loppet depends on our community to support our mission through donations, membership and volunteering.
Donations are critical to the Loppet in providing inclusive opportunities to connect in the outdoors for all.
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