Imagine walking the beautiful Snake River Greenbelt and discovering art and nature crafted into a scenic resting place! The Snake River Greenbelt and Falls is the number one visitor attraction in our community. What better way to enhance the greenbelt experience than to provide artistically inspired seating areas where one can savor the joys of the natural world while reflecting on the creativity of the human spirit. Through a collaborative effort between the Historic Downtown Foundation of Idaho Falls, the Idaho Falls Arts Council, the City Parks and Recreation Department and the City Beautification Commission, it is our goal to commission and place approximately 20 artistic seating areas on the Snake River Greenbelt between Broadway and the LDS Temple on the eastside and Broadway and John's Hole Bridge on the westside. The sites have been selected in consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department and approved by the Parks & Recreation Commission. The 20 finalist designs were selected from a pool of 101 submissions by 29 different artists. Funding will come from private businesses and individuals who will sponsor individual benches for $3000 with $2900 going to the artist and the remaining $100 to cover the costs of plaques recognizing the sponsors and artists. Twelve of the 20 benches will be installed and unveiled on the greenbelt on September 21st. The remaining benches will be installed in late spring 2011. We thank the City Parks and Recreation Committee for their support of this project.
("Appaloosa" bench design above by Ronda Friesen, 2010)
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