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IN THE NEWS
November 2023
Hastings Arts & Culture Commission
Unveils New Dale Lewis Sculptures
Otto, the River Otter, Rock Bass and Bicycle Tree II at Hastings RiverWalk
No-Iron Dragonfly on the bike trail at Linear Park
November 2023
HPAC Sponsors Three Sculptures for Hastings
Trellis
Pleasant Hill Library
Mourning Tree
Dakota County Administration Center
Be Square
Hastings Senior Health & Living
May 2023
Scraposaurs Added to SculptureTour Eau Claire 2023
Watch Interview with Dale Lewis
KDWA Radio Interviews Dale and Mecca
The intersection of Hwy 42 and Lock Blvd in Hastings has organically evolved into a sculpture park. The owners of the property, Harry and Patty Benjamin have graciously allowed Dale to display his sculptures there for nearly 10 years.
In a recent interview with Maureen McNearly at KDWA Radio, they asked the community to give their thoughts and ideas for a name for the sculpture park.
Email your thoughts or ideas by clicking here.
Happy New Year!
2022 was another creative year for Dale with 17 new sculptures, two traveling exhibits on display, awards and more!
To view this retrospective, click on the Flipbook cover.
5 Dale Lewis Sculptures Featured
in Eau Claire Sculpture Tour
Sculpture Tour Eau Claire's 2022-2023 season has just started and they are featuring 5 of Dale's sculptures.
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Bing
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Chicken Farmer
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Shark!
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Straight to the Heart
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Viking Boat
Check out Sculpture Tour Eau Claire's Facebook Page
Scraposaurs at The Lewis & Clark Interprestive Center
April 30, 2022 - May 2023
One of two traveling exhibits on display in Iowa this summer!
Encounter 14 dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures displayed on the grounds of The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City, IA.
The Lewis & Art Exhibition at Reiman Gardens
April 15 - October 10, 2022
One of two traveling exhibits on display in Iowa this summer!
Encounter 14 fabulous and fun sculptures displayed in the 17-acre gardens at Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens.
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A Retrospective of 2021
2021 proved to be another productive year for Dale.
He created 14 new sculptures and added two new options to his traveling exhibits:
Traveling Trees and Paint By Numbers.
To learn more click on the image.
Hastings Journal
New Dale Lewis creations join Hastings downtown art collection - see article.
September 30, 2021
Dale installs two sculptures in Hastings.
Star Tribune
Benefits of public art go on display - see article.
Sunday,
September 26, 2021
Dale installs two sculptures in downtown Hastings.
WCCO's Finding Minnesota
Minnetrista's Big Stone Mini Golf featured on WCCO Channel 4 News
August 5, 2021
Woolly Bully, Sasquatch and other sculptures are highlighted.
Artist Dale Lewis
Feature Article in the Hastings Star Gazette
July 30, 2021
News writer, Sophia Voight, interviews Dale Lewis about his sculptures.
CBS Weekend News
WCCO's "Finding Minnesota" episode aired on CBS Weekend News
September 4, 2021
Big Stone Mini Golf has 7 Dale Lewis sculptures on permanent display.
Scraposaurs on the Move!
Scraposaurs
featured on WEAU Channel 13 News
May 9, 2021
Scraposaurs Traveling Exhibit arrives at Artisan Forge Studios in Eau Claire, WI.
YouTube Video produced by Subscribbles
May 3, 2021
Shows details of all 14 Scraposaurs sculptures at Artisan Forge Studios in Eau Claire, WI.
Gumby and Pokey
featured on Channel 5 KSTP
January 18, 2021
Gumby and Pokey sculptures and an interview with Dale included in the story.
Dale Lewis typically creates ten large-scale sculptures a year.
With plenty of time on his hands during the 2020 COVID quarantine, Dale created 21 new sculptures - his most prolific year yet!
To view the virtual magazine covering his 2020 Retrospective, simply click on the COVID Steel image.
A Creative Quarantine
"Spreading the Love" in Northfield
Dale Lewis and Northfield, MN, fused glass artist, Gerie Thelen collaborated to create
this latest sculpture entitled
"Spreading the Love."
This activity is made possible by Artists on Main Street, a partnership organized locally by the Northfield Downtown Development Corporation and the City of Northfield Arts and Culture Commission. Funding and other support provided by Rethos: Places Reimagined, Springboard for the Arts, and the Bush Foundation.
Installed October 6, 2020
Gerie Thelen and Dale Lewis
"Spreading the Love"
Northfield Armory Square
Big Stone Mini Golf and Sculpture Gardens
featured on Channel 5 KSTP
October 6, 2020
Many of Dale's sculptures
are included in the story.
Dale Lewis on "Locally Grown"
by Hastings Community TV
August 2020
2020 Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk has bang and now "Bing!"
With special permission, Dale was one of a select few allowed to install
his sculpture during the COVID-19 quarantine for the 2020 Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk.
"Bing" will remain in Sioux Falls for two years.
Big Stone Advancing Arts Sculpture Gardens & Mini Golf
Adds Five Dale Lewis Sculptures
August 2019
Wooly Bully, Big Bird, Harley the Rhino, Dunes the Camel and When Pigs Fly the Natural Way
became permanent additions to the sculpture garden at Big Stone Mini Golf in 2019.
They joined previously purchased Sasquatch and When Pigs Fly Fighter Jets.
Big Stone Mini Golf, 7110 County Road 110 W, Minnestrista, MN 55364
Wooly Bully
At 13 feet long and over 9 feet tall, Wooly Bully weighs nearly 1300 pounds
(over 600 pounds of tie wire for his hair).
He took nearly 6 months to build.
I named him Wooly Bully
because the whole time I was building
him, that song "Wooly Bully" kept going through my head!
Big Bird
The extinct Elephant Bird of Madagascar inspired "Big Bird." At 9.5' tall and 6.5' long, it represents the largest land bird ever known.
I was recently interviewed at KDWA Radio. To listen to the Big Bird interview, click on the button below.
Dunes the Camel
When Pigs Fly the Natural Way
Harley the Rhino
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