Public Art League is proud to
announce the installation of Circle of
Friends, a sculpture by Karen Crain, on November 6th. Public Art League worked with the City
of Champaign to complete the installation at the corner of Park and Neil streets
in downtown Champaign. Circle of Friends represents the 41st
sculpture Public Art League has brought to the community, and its installation
is possible thanks to the generous support of the Friends of PAL.
Sculptor Karen Crain has been
creating exhibitions for over 20 years and has won national awards in major
juried shows including the National Sculpture Society, American Women Artists,
and Allied Artists of America. Her works
have been featured in cities and galleries across the country, and she has won
People’s Choice awards in South Dakota, Arizona, and Colorado.
Crain’s love of the human spirit
and form are what give her art its emotional depth. Circle
of Friends is a tribute to her family and the books she enjoyed with them
as she was growing up. She explains,
“Books can have an enormous impact on us, helping to form our beliefs, morals,
and dreams. The circular shape the girl
sits in echoes the theme of how books encompass our lives and become a valuable
part of who we are.” The band around the
outside of the circle contains the engraved titles of several books that appeal
to young readers, and Crain hopes these titles will encourage young readers and
their families to makes these books a part of their lives.
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