Legacy of Lands

Photo design image copyright: StudioKCA

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About the Project

The Waunakee Area Public Arts Commission, (WAPAC) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is commissioning a public artwork and gathering space in the Town of Westport. This new Placemaking Art, designed and implemented by the world-renowned StudioKCA, will celebrate the Town’s legacy of valuing green space, wetlands, land, and water.

The Town of Westport in Dane County, WI may appear to passersby on the busy County M Highway as a quaint little township, nestled between the lively City of Madison to its south and the ever expanding Village of Waunakee to its north. Westport is both a haven and a sweeping oasis of land conservation that encompasses wetland preserves, Lake Mendota, nature trails, parks, and farmland in contrast to the surrounding communities.

All people of Westport have preserved and honored the land and water over multiple generations and through a variety of cultures and heritages dating back to the first inhabitants 10,000 years ago.

The Town of Westport has worked extensively to conserve the area landscape along with the State of WI Department of Natural Resources, Dane County’s Department of Natural Resources and Groundswell Conservancy. They hold a common belief that communities thrive a world filled with green places.

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A landscape of a green field by a pond lined by trees with gray clouds in Westport Wisconsin.

Photo credit: Mark Weller

Artists Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang of StudioKCA have created award winning, nature-inspired Public Art all over the world.

  • Created by world-renowned, Madison-based StudioKCA artists Jason Klimoski and Lesley Chang

  • The kinetic, illuminated misting tree and its cloud canopy will be prominently displayed to inspire thousands of onlookers daily

  • This artwork honors all peoples of Westport who have been stewards of our natural resources for generations

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StudioKCA

Photo credit: Mark Weller

Both preservation and conservation are evident in how Westport has demonstrated its value of the area landscape. In preserving, the Town has actively kept the land and water valued, alive, and free from damage, decay, or development. In conserving, the Town has maintained access to waterways, created prairie walking trails, and encouraged sustainable farming and historic educational opportunities on the land.

WAPAC has a mission to enrich, develop, and advocate for the arts for the common good of our community. WAPAC will utilize new public art to visually recognize that the Town of Westport is a unique oasis in contrast to neighboring residential communities.

We are currently fundraising to raise $500,000 for this exciting public artwork project.